PinnedMember-onlyVikingsVery well constructed series, signed by Michael Hirst, Vikings, even if too modern in the visual system, in the hairstyles and make-up. The protagonists look more like rock stars, for their movements and expressions, rather than ancient Norse. But the reconstructions of the environment are meticulous and effective, the characters…Vikings4 min readVikings4 min read
PinnedMember-onlyBianca come la neveAn excerpt from “Bianca come la neve ” by Patrizia Poli “White as snow” my father said, “so I want this daughter of desire.” My mother sewed by the window, she pricked herself, drops of blood wet the cold pillow on the windowsill. She then turned to my father, put…Vampires4 min readVampires4 min read
PinnedMember-onlyDead Man WalkingA penny for your thoughts. Are you thinking about your girlfriend? Are you thinking about what to ask for dinner? Are you thinking about dawn that grabs you? I see your arm, tattooed and strong, the tendons hardening just enough to allow you to grab the bottle through the bars. Your eyes…Death Penalty2 min readDeath Penalty2 min read
PinnedMember-onlyIceland, Finland and the Myths cherished by TolkienThingvellir: I am behind the black basalt spur, in front of the immense lichen-covered lawn where the Althing was held, the open-air parliament of the Icelanders. In the cold, sulfur-smelling air, in this asphalt-colored lava land, among pumice dunes and geyser puffs, it is necessary to make a classification…Iceland6 min readIceland6 min read
PinnedMember-onlyFrom Behind“It’s late, Mario, let me go”. She threw herself out of the car, fumbled with the lock, for a moment the light illuminated the entrance hall. She wore a shirt that was a little big on her. He was impressed with the image of his thin shoulders disappearing into the door. He…Short Story6 min readShort Story6 min read
Aug 3Member-onlyAldo Dalla Vecchia, “”Le tre parche”Public and private life coincide in the writings of Aldo Dalla Vecchia, one of the best known journalist and television author, so that this new effort of his mixes the fresco of costume with the family saga, the characters known to all with the figures who populated the Venetian province…Death3 min readDeath3 min read
Jul 3La pietra in tascaWith great pride I present to you my latest creature, “The Stone in your Pocket”, a book that I care about infinitely because it is one of those things that make me who I am. The text is loosely based on the life of Emily Brontë and her imperishable novel “Wuthering…Wuthering Heights2 min readWuthering Heights2 min read
Jun 29Member-onlyEmma Fenu, “Le spose della luna”“Le Spose della Luna” recounts an out of time Sardinia, as ancient as a nuraghe, ancestral and telluric, made up of magical rites, blood, feuds and revenge. A region where the protagonists are women, true mistresses of nature and the elements, although forced into the limited environment of the house…Sardinia2 min readSardinia2 min read
Jun 25Member-onlyAldo Dalla Vecchia, “La tivù è tutta scritta?”Aldo Dalla Vecchia, the Alberto Angela of writers, the one who explains complicated concepts in a calm, elegant and simple way. In this agile manual for aspiring television writers, he shows us the job of someone who writes texts for TV, that is, precisely, the author of programs. The first…Television2 min readTelevision2 min read
May 19Member-onlyAna Danca’s “La Voce del Silenzio”Ana Danca is Romanian and it seems the publishing House wanted to leave the text of this allophone author as she wrote it, with some linguistic inaccuracies, a wrong choice for me regardless, given that in any case the writing level would have been good. It also seems that the…Romanian2 min readRomanian2 min read
