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Friday, February 20, 2026

From Lagoon to Table, Sant' Erasmo

A clammer searches on a mudflat near Sant'Erasmo, while diners enjoy lunch on a bright winter day (16 February 2019)


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Friday, February 13, 2026

Rowing Home from Preschool (Grand Canal)

14 February 2014
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Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Acqua in Piazza on a Gray February Day

1 February 2014

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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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