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Friday, January 30, 2026

Backlit

25 January 2016 (I've posted this photo before, but maybe I've finally gotten the treatment right)
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Sunday, January 25, 2026

Talking and Reading

23 January 2015
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Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Pink Sunset from the Accademia Bridge

21 January 2014
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Sunday, January 11, 2026

Very Low Tide (Bassa Marea Estrema)

Six years ago today


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In November 2010 my wife, our 3-year-old son, and I moved from Brooklyn, NY to Venice, Italy. Born and raised in California, I'd lived in NYC since 1993--except for a 2 year period from 2007-09 when my wife and I lived in Asheville, NC, where our son was born. I have dual American-Italian citizenship and am equally divided between Sicilian blood on my mother's side and Genovese on my father's. I've published a novel with a major press, some journalism, and worked a variety of jobs.
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