Dispatches from Europe #13

Aug 11, 2006 | Theatre - Travel

Again from June, 2002. This is the last of our little dispatches from Italy. Dear All,It’s hot… hot hot hot. Yes, I know from the CNN weather reports that it’s hot in Chicago right now… and in Michigan… and basically all around the...

Chapter 3 – The Prince’s Near Allies pt. 1

Jul 31, 2006 | The Novel

The Benedictine bells were just finishing the call to Prime when two panting teens raced up the inner stairs of the great Scaliger palace in Verona. Attaining the top, they skidded to a halt at a demure distance from the open double doors. Listening, they heard...

Letters to Juliet

Jul 29, 2006 | Books - Publishing

I know there are desperate people in the world, seeking advice on how to live their lives. Dear Abby, Oprah, and Mr. Blue (oh, how I do miss Mr. Blue) are only a few examples of how authoriy figures have hundreds, even thousands of people seeking their counsel. I have...

Living Sources

Jul 26, 2006 | Books - Shakespeare - Travel

Outside of books, there are the living Veronese. Antonella Leonardo at the Ministry of Culture was unbelievably kind and helpful, answering questions and arranging for my wife and I to meet a half dozen fascinating people while we stayed. Besides arranging my...

More Sources

Jul 25, 2006 | Books - Publishing - Shakespeare - Theatre - Travel

At the eleventh hour I discovered a tome that is to be treasured – the DANTE ENCYCLOPEDIA. In spite of the occasional error (the Lucius Junius Brutus that killed the Tarquin was decidedly not the son of the Marcus Junius Brutus who murdered Caesar!), the vast effort...