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# 25 Bearing Witness: A Personal Pilgrimage to the Roman Ghetto
On stumbling stones, trauma, and the transference of memory
Nov 21
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🎶 Artists in the Wild (2): Meet Thanh Thanh Nguyễn, Dancer
On dance as self-expression, bodies as homes, and claiming your art.
Nov 14
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# 24 Paying Attention Is Inviting a Story into Being
On female heads, a photo essay—Rome, Italy
Nov 7
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🗝️ I Invented a New Leader
On how to be an optimist in a world full of despair
Nov 5
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October 2024
🔎 How to Overcome the Fears that Hold Us Back
On embracing uncertainty and paying attention to what scares us
Oct 31
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# 23 Why Sicilian Marzipan Tastes Bittersweet in Autumn
On grief and the confectionery of Santa Caterina in Palermo
Oct 24
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# 22 Far Less than Everything You Wanted to Know about Rome
On the Latin Language, Sex Education, Death, Life, and Art
Oct 17
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🗝️ What She Really Wants to Know
Flash Fiction
Oct 12
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🖇️ Life-Changing Advice from a Literary Agent: Break Down the Wall
On self-erasure, authenticity, and connecting with readers
Oct 10
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# 21 Mushrooms With a View: Falling in Love with Bracciano
On Italian food, making connections, and happiness squared.
Oct 3
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# 20 I’m Stoned, But I’m Not From the Stone Age
On tolerance, right-wing politics, and overtourism—Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Sep 26
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⌂ Italy Stands for Love: Marriage in 7 Acts
On fireworks, murder investigations, and bicycle races.
Sep 19
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