Introduction  My grandmother was born in Bari, Italy in October of 1929. She was 20 years old when she left for the United States of America, later giving birth to six children––the youngest of them being my mother. At family dinners, our large crew would gather at two tables (unable to fit on just one) to shove down focaccia bread, manicotti, and biscottis, alongside our after-dinner […]

Introduction As a little girl, I was always the kid eager to roll around in the mud with the pigs at the petting zoo. I loved learning about and interacting with as many animals as I could. I was hit with genuine confusion when my friends would come over and shy away from petting my dog. What is there […]

The Story of Inkle and Yarico The story Inkle and Yarico first appeared in 17h century London, in Richard Ligon’s book A True and Exact History of the Island of Barbadoes. The story follows Inkle, a British merchant who sets sail for Barbados to check on his family’s sugar plantation. He ends up landing in […]