"All this he saw, for one moment breathless and intense, vivid on the morning sky; and still, as he looked, he lived; and still, as he lived, he wondered."
Tre sono i ricordi più significativi che conservo di Andrea Piazzalunga. "Il Piazza", come veniva affettuosamente chiamato in studio. Il primo: un viaggio di ritorno in auto dal cantiere di Saint-Vincent durante il quale ci siamo persi in chiacchiere, abbiamo mancato l'uscita del raccordo e ce...
I've been sharing with you my writing journey for a while now, either here, on the Blog or on my social platforms (mostly The App Formerly Known as Twitter), and one of the most recent developments is that I've closed deals with different readers to...
Most people go on vacation to relax, which often requires disconnecting from reality entirely. Being wired that way, they are able to enjoy runaway resorts and places where all you do is sleep. Alas, my brain won't accept anything of the sort: if you want me...
How do you explain it to normal people when a person meant the world to you but you lived an Ocean apart and you only met in real life a handful of times? I think you don't, I don't think you can, but I have...
For those of you who don't follow me on Twitter, here's a small update on the status of my novel and its author. First of all, the English draft of the novel is finished and I have an idea for a title. The working title of...
I've recently been reprimanded by a friend, who draw my attention to the fact that I haven't posted here for a while. Well, not reprimanded, really: it was a very sweet note inquiring whether I was ok. I'm sure the thought hasn't crossed people who follows...
Well, I've been back from Madeira for a while, but it took me a moment to organize the notes and pictures. The journey has been challenging, for a whole set of reasons including a big question mark around my health, but overall I'm satisfied, and I...
Well, I've been silent, I know. I'm in a good enough place to know that, just because no one asked, it doesn't mean no one noticed. I know you did. 'cause you did, didn't you? It would be easy enough to say I've been busy with work,...
Happy Valentine's Day! Do you remember when we started, before going down the rabbit hole of the Heike Monogatari? I was taking a look at the Japanese Ghost Tales by Lafcadio Hearn, so today let's take a look at the second tale of the collection, which...
Just a quick update to let you know that we spiked so much that we had to resize the chart. This was before New Year's Eve: [caption id="attachment_14204" align="aligncenter" width="845"] Yeah, I know.[/caption] This is today. We are around 170.800 new cases. In one day. [caption id="attachment_14314" align="aligncenter" width="834"]...
