Sicily
and Vermont
Gioacchino Cataldo on full page ad in NYT
March 24, 2022
Before he was the last rais of the Favignana tonnara, Gioacchino Cataldo was a boat captain and that was when I took this picture of him. It is superimposed on a photo I took of Bue Marino, the sea cove near the house I rented at the edge of the island. It is also the cover of the first edition of the book, Mattanza.
Old friend on Favignana
March 8, 2022
On a rare day in spring when the tonnaroti did not have to work, Vito Giangrasso ( right) took me to Il Pozzo, which is a point on the east side of the island, to watch Benito Ventrone fish.
OK, not Sicily, but timely here in Vermont
March 3, 2022
40 gallons of clear sap boils down to one gallon of golden maple syrup.
Seeking a literary agent
March 3, 2022
I am looking for a literary agent to represent my new book, Heart of Palermo.