“The answers you get from literature depend on the questions you pose.” – Margaret Atwood

“Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.” Groucho Marx

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I'm one of many volunteer reviewers reading 2025 books by small presses -- presses and authors that often don't receive the attention they deserve. My focus is Literature in Translation (fiction and nonfiction). #100smallpress

Halcyon Days: Caravaggio’s Seven Works of Mercy, Pio Monte della Misericordia, Naples.

Sharp contrasts, indeed. Life is now chiaroscuro, yes?

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That volcano is closer than you think. I mean Stomboli. Or do I?