What Her Eyes Have Seen I lost My aunt rose a few weeks ago. Yes, that’s a sad thing, but the saddest thing was that she wasn’t just a dear aunt and wonderful person. What I lost was my own personal time machine, a magic mirror into the past. Aunt Rose was born in 1916. […]
Filed under: Ancestry/Genealogy, Family, Life Lessons, Storytelling, Uncategorized by Giacomo on 04/25/13
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What Are You Afraid Of? I was reading a thriller book a while back and there were a few scenes dealing with snakes that made my skin crawl. No, not in the creepy crawly way you’re thinking of, but in shock that a writer would put such nonsense in a book. All it would have […]
Filed under: Animal Sanctuary, Family, Life Lessons, Storytelling, Uncategorized by Giacomo on 04/18/13
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I’ve been on a kick lately to get to the bottom of sayings. After last week’s column I thought I’d tackle a couple of tougher ones. Let’s start with one close to my heart: See Naples and Die. Vedi Napoli e poi Muori “See Naples and die.“ It was a phrase coined during the reign […]
Filed under: Animal Sanctuary, Life Lessons, sayings, Storytelling, Uncategorized by Giacomo on 04/11/13
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A huge THANKS! is in order for all you wonderful readers. You have made March my best sales month ever. And even more gratitude to the magnificent readers who spent precious time leaving reviews. My books have some of the highest ratings based on customer reviews. The “hard boiled mystery” category has @ 5,000 books […]
Filed under: Animal Sanctuary, Editing, Life Lessons, Pigs Who Write, Reading, Storytelling, Writing by Giacomo on 04/4/13
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