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One Ray the More, One Shade the Less / Un Raggio in Più, un Ombra di Meno
Do I have enough of your trust that you’ll allow me to rouse you from your warm covers before sunrise on a chilly morning? Have we been together long enough for you to know that you won’t be...
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Citizen of the World / Cittadina del Mondo
It’s strangely fitting –proprio, one might say– that it’s pouring buckets during my last day in Civita. No need to venture out exploring; this initial expedition is complete. Beginning yesterday at 3...
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Lost / Sono Persa
Nothing confirms that I’m out of my home country like being asked to produce i miei documenti when requested by uniformed polizia in treno. While the officer and her partner were clearly looking for...
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Swan Song / Cigno Canzone
During my final year of undergraduate study, I wrote a paper for a focused seminar on Geoffrey Chaucer, during which I discovered a soon-to-be treasured story from his Canterbury Tales, The Second...
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Roman Holiday, a Flashback
Edicole in Trastevere Graffiti and ruin in Trastevere S. Maria in Trastevere S. Maria in Trastevere S. Maria in Trastevere Madonna and child graffiti in Trastevere Chiesa di S. Giovanni in Trastevere...
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You Say Sacred, I Say Sacral
S. Donato Chiesa - Civita My favorite necklace is practically worthless—but only if its value is counted in dollars. Considering my feelings about organized religion, it might be surprising that this...
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Moments of Significance
Vulture looming from above Palazzo Grassi The last time the weather changed from summer to fall, I was in Civita. A year to the day, I remember what it felt like to wake up early in Il Nuovo and wish...
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