The Roma were always working. From the outside looking in, it appeared as though they weren’t doing anything–mere beggars taking… Read more La Sicurezza della Famiglia
Category: Short Story
Sono Sylvia (Nella Mia Mente)
I don’t remember the last time I went to Fontana di Trevi. It was some year long before it had been massively… Read more Sono Sylvia (Nella Mia Mente)
Ripped Apart By Lyon
She knew it was coming. The separation between them had been discussed many months in advance, and Adriana was prepared… Read more Ripped Apart By Lyon
You Can’t Walk A Kilometer in My Supergas
Barely a week has passed since my migration to Italy from France. I make my way down to Rome at… Read more You Can’t Walk A Kilometer in My Supergas
The Myth of de Waal Straat
There is a commonly held historical view of Wall Street’s infancy. Before the stock brokers and the finance guys and… Read more The Myth of de Waal Straat
Outcasts Always Mourn
Even though it should feel frigid at this time of year, it does not. I take it as an omen… Read more Outcasts Always Mourn
I’m Neapolitan, Bitch
I get into the cab after arriving at Porta Garibaldi in Milan under the misguided impression that my driver will… Read more I’m Neapolitan, Bitch
Skulduggery
To exist on this earth is to choose evil. This is the belief that Bennet Austin upheld from an early… Read more Skulduggery
Do Widzenia Greenpoint
I embarked for Greenpoint in the pre-Lena Dunham era (more on that bitch in a second). And while my time… Read more Do Widzenia Greenpoint
The Clothes of Puerto Ricans
In spite of New York being a very impersonal place, one becomes unwantingly privy to many personal things in the… Read more The Clothes of Puerto Ricans
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