We didn’t know how we were going to do it. If it had ever been done (our research later revealed… Read more The Casual Commandeering of a Gondola
Tag: Italy
The Sounding Board
Shut up, shut up, shut up, shut up, shut up. No one wants to hear you talk, you irrelevant old… Read more The Sounding Board
Casablanca If the Love Was Unrequited and the Setting Was a University
I couldn’t have known, not really, that we would end up in the same town. The same place at the… Read more Casablanca If the Love Was Unrequited and the Setting Was a University
The Woman Who Invented A Face Guard for Entering Southern Italy
Flavor Flav is perhaps the only person who possessed even half as much contempt for having his face touched. This… Read more The Woman Who Invented A Face Guard for Entering Southern Italy
The Embarrassment
It’s already generally embarrassing to bring a new beau home. Something in it that forces your parents to unwillingly acknowledge… Read more The Embarrassment
Driving to Paestum Listening to “Living For Love”
“I found freedom in the ugly truth, I deserve the best and it’s not you,” Madonna declares as my parents… Read more Driving to Paestum Listening to “Living For Love”
Dodici Vibratori Sulla Spiaggia
In Italy, let alone the south of Italy, one never knows where the trash comes from. Only that it somehow… Read more Dodici Vibratori Sulla Spiaggia
Woman Travels Alone
“Are you traveling alone?” “Huh?” I ask, not realizing it’s only going to prompt the security minion to heighten the… Read more Woman Travels Alone
The Cheese Grater
Cheese grating is hard work. Not everyone can do it. Especially not a woman, not with her flaccid arms and… Read more The Cheese Grater
Canally Speaking
Perhaps more than any other city, Venice feels the most bizarre to visit. Not because of its absurd setup, but… Read more Canally Speaking
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