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Garlic for Breakfast 3
Welcome to the third installment of my paranormal novel Garlic for Breakfast.If you missed the previous posts, you can read them now by clicking "Garlic for Breakfast" under the "Labels" category on the left sidebar.Enjoy!byCarmen Ferreiro EstebanHe took back the paper and setting his hands, palms up, on the table in a gesture of surrender, stared at me. "I'm Becquer," he said. "Gustavo. Adolfo. Becquer." He pronounced the name slowly his eyes straight [...]
Libretto & Linguini
by Chrysa Smith In the mood for a little Puccini, Rossini, Bellini?Then head to Victor's Cafe in South Philly, where 'Authentic Italian' is served up-- both in food and song.That's right---singing waiters. But not just any singing waiters---- opera singers. Beginning at 5pm, this South Philly daily tradition begins. As I remember it, a bell will ring (like in church) to call your attention and quiet you down. Then the entertainment begins--and it's [...]
Calling All Feminists!
by Chrysa Smith Finally, a place where women rule. They make all the decisions.And according to a piece on the TODAY show, it is the only culture where men walk around with their mouths covered by tropical sheets (hopefully, high thread count cotton), and the women show their pretty, smiling faces. Nirvana, you say? Well, not quite. Actually, Timbuktu. No, I'm not joking. Timbuktu is not only real, but it is located in [...]
Above and Beyond the Call of Duty
A Middle Aged Woman Laughs at (and Suffers Along With!) Duty-Bound MenBy: Mary Fran BontempoI know it’s a spouse’s job to be supportive. Once you say the “I do’s,” it’s expected that you’ll be there for your partner through the bad as well as the good.But I can’t help but think there should be limits, places no spouse should be forced to enter under the guise of fulfilling marriage vows.For example, no woman [...]
Italian President
This is totally politically incorrect, but hysterically funny. And, as an Italian-American I can actually say that I think he may be referring to some members of my family, except we're of the South Philly variety. (Apologies for the short commercial at the beginning.) Enjoy!--Mary Fran