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Downs & Ups of Dreams Actualized
Jul 20, 2024
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In Vacanza
but NOT in Italy . . .
Jun 26, 2025
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Uscite? and Apparecchia!
Cultural contexts that matter
Jan 25, 2025
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The Gifts of Asking and Listening
In Italy & Elsewhere
Dec 18, 2025
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Friends, Family & France
Too Much Travel & Talk?
Nov 30, 2025
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In Vacanza
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Uscite? and Apparecchia!
Jan 25, 2025
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Just Chillin' in the City of Food
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Beyond Rain
Oct 26, 2024
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A Little Bit More than Italy
Reflections on Recent Writing & This Newsletter
Oct 10, 2025
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"No Seatbelts" by Etta Madden
Creative nonfiction
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Oct 6, 2025
Late Summer Reading & Streaming
about Italy--the next best thing to being there
Sep 20, 2025
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Ferragosto Longings
Espresso & Gelato, Together
Aug 15, 2025
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Just Chillin' in the City of Food
One Family's Words about How & Why to Explore Bologna
Jul 31, 2025
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Sequential Celebrations
What's Not to Love about Spring?
Apr 30, 2025
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Neither Here nor There
Memories from Rome
Mar 15, 2025
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The Festa di Sant’Agata
Sicilian Fun in February
Feb 5, 2025
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Creating Worlds
The Presepe Tradition
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