• The School Dance…

    My kid went to the first school dance tonight. I decided to go do some writing while I wait the hour and a half. Or course, the coffee shops are all closed, so…

  • Journaling on an Italian Holiday

    I sat in the sculpture garden, just off of the Piazza della Signornia. This is in Florence. I’ve been lucky enough to visit Florence several times. And each trip, I make it a…

  • “Coffee Shops”

    Here’s a weird bit of information. When you publish short stories on your own personal website, it often voids the chances of said story to be published in a literary magazine. Most of…

  • Viva Italia…

    At the ripe age of forty-something, I have trouble recalling some of my youthful motivations. Why did I want to be an astronaut? Why did I love Raggedy Ann and Holly Hobbie so…

  • Michelangelo’s Shoes

    After reading my book, Big Trouble in Little Italy, my aunt called me with this question: “Is there really a museum in Florence that has Michelangelo’s shoes on display?” You betcha. The museum…