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Snowlit City Chant
We created this winter song inspired by photos of Milan and Moscow, me and Perplexity
Jan 13
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To Pass Through the Fog
I wrote this story many years ago, when I was (yet again) in the situation described here. It's happened to me many times. But I still believe it's…
Jan 8
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The Land Where Survival Was an Art Form
Life in Italy was never easy. Virtually every place and every period could be included in a survival manual. Let's talk about castle secrets again. Once…
Jan 7
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A Postcard from Italy: Life Lessons
Jan 4, 2024
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Where Triangles Point to Heaven
Nov 12, 2025
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A Rough Week
Nov 7, 2025
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The Most Spectacular Castle of Aosta Valley, Italy
Mar 2, 2024
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Stunning Fort of Bard: A Journey through Napoleon's Passage
Jan 14, 2024
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What Does A Well-Lived Life Mean For A Human?
Jan 28, 2024
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A Tale of Tiny Steaks and Smaller Pastries
Every year between Christmas and New Year's, my friends and I engage in what has become our sacred ritual: eating our way through Piedmont while…
Dec 30, 2025
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Through the Frosted Door: The Scandalous Skirts of Saint-Pierre
Guarded by carved oak against winter's bite, a bas-relief freezes 1400s nobility: stern lords flank ladies in shockingly short tunics. No trailing…
Dec 22, 2025
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Italy’s ‘Child Queens,’ Sealed in Stone
Across northern Italy, some of the oldest stones in the region hold secrets from a distant past, where children were interred with reverence and…
Dec 14, 2025
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The Expat Paradox: Finding Freedom in Italy's Coldest Welcome
Twenty-six kilometers separate Biella from Ivrea, but they might as well be centuries apart.
Dec 9, 2025
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The Hierarchy of Mountain Gods
Walk into any landscape that's bigger and more powerful than you are—any mountain, any ocean, any desert, any forest dark enough to remind you that…
Dec 2, 2025
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Messages in Stone: Getting Lost Among Prehistoric Secrets
A Sunday Walk Through 4,000 Years of Mystery (and Wild Boar Territory) in Bessa Natural Reserve, Piedmont
Nov 25, 2025
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The Village of Secrets: Every Stone Speaks in Symbols
Inside Rosazza—Italy's Most Mysterious Village, Built by Freemasons to Transform the Soul Rosazza, Province of Biella, Piedmont
Nov 18, 2025
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Where Triangles Point to Heaven
The wild boars weren't expecting company for dinner. Neither was I expecting to find myself clinging to a rocky slope in the Italian Alps.
Nov 12, 2025
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A Rough Week
Ever feel completely wrung out? Like maybe the best thing to do is just drop everything and go for a walk?
Nov 7, 2025
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