Kristine Crane, Associate Editor, Author at The American Mag

Language of life

By Kristine Crane, Associate Editor| 2022-05-21T15:55:28+02:00 May 15th, 2022|L'Americana|

Like many people, I started riding a Peloton exercise bicycle during the pandemic. I’m not a huge fan of indoor [...]

By Kristine Crane, Associate Editor| 2022-03-29T05:00:45+02:00 March 29th, 2022|L'Americana|

I never thought that I would end up teaching, certainly not based on my halting early efforts. The summer after [...]

By Kristine Crane, Associate Editor| 2022-02-16T00:39:24+01:00 February 13th, 2022|Home, L'Americana|

Columnist Kristine Crane again turns back the clock to her Italian days, but this time the emphasis is on vanity and cultural expectations.

By Kristine Crane, Associate Editor| 2022-01-03T20:10:32+01:00 December 29th, 2021|L'Americana|

A few mornings ago, just before I awoke from a dream, I told myself this: No one wants to move [...]

By Kristine Crane, Associate Editor| 2021-11-13T13:07:27+01:00 November 13th, 2021|L'Americana|

I’m spending the fall in Iowa as part of my doctoral degree program. It’s like study abroad — but in [...]

By Kristine Crane, Associate Editor| 2021-10-12T20:31:56+02:00 September 16th, 2021|L'Americana|

I became a health reporter in Rome years ago. Not officially. That would come a couple of years after I [...]

Every time I return to my father’s house in Iowa, I try to whittle down my childhood belongings. I’m down [...]

By Kristine Crane, Associate Editor| 2021-05-15T14:00:11+02:00 May 10th, 2021|L'Americana|

When I got pregnant nearly four years ago, I was at a crossroads in my life. I’d just been accepted [...]

It’s often said that women become their mothers. Ever since my mother died twelve years ago, I’ve noticed how I’ve [...]

By Kristine Crane, Associate Editor| 2021-09-29T08:08:55+02:00 January 24th, 2021|L'Americana|

Since the start of the pandemic, an Italian phrase has been on my mind: abbiamo soltanto gli uni e gli [...]

One year, I got a Snicker’s bar for Christmas. I’m sure my mother gave me other gifts, as did my [...]

By Kristine Crane, Associate Editor| 2020-11-30T13:05:45+01:00 November 27th, 2020|L'Americana|

The 1989 movie “Field of Dreams” plays out in my home state of Iowa and at the time gave the [...]