Entanglement For this month's Naked Truth, a never before published short story of real events which never happened but had they, they might've gone something like this.
Out for an Aimless Walk Many things shape our coming to Sicily, but one near and dear to our hearts is the incredible opportunities to get outside and take an aimless walk.
The Story of a House How the poem Eros Turannos helped me see beyond the death of my father and understand better the joy and happenstance of sharing a life together.
Penso di Sì (I think so) We'd done everything we could to be prepared so that I could swiftly and efficiently take up Italian residency. Why did this seem harder than it should be?
The Lever and Fulcrum Our life in Sicily is not that different from our life in America in that we arrived here with the same passion to be part of a community.
Spilling My Words It's been said that writers and artists cannot fail, that just becoming one is a success. Tell that to a starving artist denied a bank loan.
Is Changing the World for the Better in Need of a Reckoning? The cost of doing good and the myth that everyone pays their fair share and the richest pay the most.
Staying Upright, Moving Forward, Part Three The final chapter in our series of starting a business in Sicily shares how we are trying to stay in the zone despite a serious setback.