Italian

40 Years Ago, I lost My Father. Our Family Lost a Legend.

The Dangers of Hitchhiking

Don’t be stupid. Someone might blow your fucking brains out.

Soup and Sex

Con•sum•mate: verb ˈkänsəˌmāt/ make (a marriage or relationship) complete by having…

Mobster, Prankster, Father, Saint.

Dad may not have been a saint by definition, but he did his share…

Oh, the Drama of Being an Italian Girl

Happiness comes with a price: the realization that death is…

When Dad Won a Bet, Life Was Grand. When He Lost, We Ran for Cover.

You gotta pay the vig.

Missing Fingers and Fibs

I’ll never know how dad and his brothers lost their fingers, but in our…

Her Name Was Rosa, She Was a Chola

I returned to school with few noticeable bruises. The majority of the hits were blows to my head…

Twenty Dollar Palms

Holy Week and saving Dad from the devil.

The Baby.

They called me the baby. My parents were middle-aged when they had me. Let’s just say I was a surprise. I always felt my parents sheltered…