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The Tear Bottle by Annemarie Jutel

This post is the very first in a series of interviews I'm planning with talented storytellers about the creative process and also about how they bring their works to light. I've known Annemarie Jutel for a long time and so am pretty familiar with her incredible energy and varied accomplishments. She is a critical diagnosis scholar and Tumuaki ō te Kura...

Beach Walk

The other day, John’s thumb suddenly stopped working. It didn’t hurt but it was definitely on strike, to the point he couldn’t pick up...

Tolkien in Italy

When we were in Rome for a few days last week, I decided to check out “Tolkien: Man, Professor, Author,” a new exhibition at...

Otranto of the East

During the summer we spent several weeks in Otranto, one of the most beautiful towns and the easternmost one in all of Italy. Here...

Hadrian’s Luxury Hideaway

One of the most-advertised half-day activities in Rome is taking a guided tour of Hadrian’s Villa and the Villa d’Este (the two sites nearly...

10 Roman Statues, Fleshed Out

Pythagoras planned it. Why did the people stare? His numbers, though they moved or seemed to move In marble or in bronze, lacked character. But boys and...

Your Free Forum Trivia Tour

Yesterday I decided it’s time I saw some more ancient Roman sights. After all, YOLO. I invited John to come along on the excursion...

Tropea: Three Months in Onion Town

Exactly a year ago, John and I were getting ready to leave Tropea, a small and almost impossibly picturesque coastal town in Calabria. In...