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Around The Table
Last week I bemoaned the challenges faced in searching for my Sicilian ancestors. Names repeated and tangled into each other, providing generations of the same name. Many Italian-American families, like mine, christened their first-born sons with the paternal grandfather's name. Second born sons were given the maternal grandfather's name, and the third sons wore their… Continue reading Sweet William
I am writing a magical realism series, The Eyes of the Strega, that was inspired by Sicily’s rich history and my mysterious ancestor, Margherita, whose story has been passed down through generations of family women. I have been untangling family legends, names, nicknames, and centuries-old Sicilian traditions. With the help of genealogical documents and a… Continue reading Untangling Names
A search for my maternal great-grandfather's mother, Margherita, pulled me down the genealogy rabbit hole.
Dear Patient Readers, Remember me—the absent writer? I have plenty of excuses—family drama, constant distractions, health issues, and the cat marching across my keyboard and sending the computer into a spiral dive (the W key may never recover). Despite the cat insisting on rubbing against the touch screen monitors and everything else, I am moving… Continue reading The Absent Writer
I am not a child, wife, sister, or mother of a veteran. My dad was too young for active duty during the Korean Police Action. My husband carried a draft card after his eighteenth birthday, but missed the Vietnam War draft. The honors, troubles, and stories did not live in my home. However, Great uncles… Continue reading The True Spirit of Veterans Day: More Than Thank You
