Listen to a short excerpt from “Gelatiamo,” an essay in The Enjoy Agenda.More
Monthly Archives: January 2021
A review of Get Thee to a Bakery
Thank you, Liane Kupferberg Carter for this lovely review of Get Thee to a Bakery. An excerpt: “Rick Bailey sounds like an ideal travel companion. He’s endlessly curious, astute, and hilarious. All these traits are on dazzling display in his new book, “Get Thee to a Bakery,” a delightful blend of memoir, travelogue and creative…More
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I came home from school one day, my mother was sitting at the kitchen table with pencil and paper. “What are you doing?” I asked. “I’m helping you think of a name for your band.” Well that’s nice. That’s what I said. Grateful she had stopped saying “combo.” What I also thought was: Is there…More
On the perils of flip-flops–climbing the learning tower
Listen to a short excerpt from “Flip-flops and the Leaning Tower of Pisa,” an essay in American English, Italian Chocolate.More
Are You Going to Eat That?–on donut desire
Listen to a short excerpt from “Psyched,” an essay in American English, Italian Chocolate.More