by Massimo Roscia ♦ Before the dawn’s red sky reflected off the horses’ blue bridles, golden rows of carriages, chariots and sedan chairs were already lined up, and in procession, through fields of sods, flourishing groves and fertile vineyards, heavy with grapes, slowly descended like tears on a cheek, the grassy hills from Fabriano to Camerino. And by Scopri
by Paolo Roversi ♦ It all started on a very hot night in Milan, the air was swamped with mosquitos and humidity. Enrico Radeschi and his friend Loris Sebastiani, Deputy Commissioner, who had both made it through a nightmarish case that made them sacrifice hours of sleep, energy and leave days, were wandering around the Scopri
by Michele Costantini ♦ The dove flapped its wings, along with the rest of its body, clumsy and panting, weighed down by fatigue. It could feel each fiber of its body stretching, twisting in a desperate attempt to escape the enemy. The two seagulls were chasing it, a deadly pair, their giant white wings spreading Scopri
by Maria Rosa Giacon ♦ Interviewer: Madame Franco, tell us about your birth. I’ve read that you came from the cittadini originari of Venice caste, but with the best will in the world, I do not exactly understand what that means... Franco: Native-born citizens were a class above the common people, their ties with the Scopri
by Daniela Cicchetta ♦ The woman crossed the Baglio’s1 courtyard, carrying a wicker basket filled with vegetables right on her hip, giving her an off-balance stride, her pelvis leaning forward and the rest of her body backwards. She was wearing jodhpurs, a white shirt and the same boots for horseback riding she had used that Scopri