May 18, 2026 | Rome, Italy
Lying for a sale.

Buyer beware

"These are made in the Vatican by little nuns. They smell like roses and they won't lose their scent.” Little nuns?

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The House in the Novel

Vitorchiano is Etruscan territory and originally was probably a colony of the larger Etruscan town of Norchia. Fragments of an Etruscan wall stand near the Vitorchiano cemetery, and all along the gorge atop of which the old town stands, dozens of Etruscan tombs and grottoes are carved.

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Letter From Austin

I came to Austin, Texas, expecting a culture as foreign as Italy, a place filled with cowboy boots and pick-up trucks.