Civitella for me was an enlivening return to beginner’s mind, and a place where I could be newly courageous. Nourished in every sense, sheltered from external and outward-facing pressures, and inspired by the brilliant and generous fellows by my side, I returned...
Accompanied to sleep by swallows at daybreak and woken at noon by a duo of rusty and gray pigeons, I fell right into companionship with my standing desk, converted for me by dear Marco, my usual inverted hours—sleep in the morning, work through the night—luxuriously...
This remains one of the most wondrous experiences of my writing life. So much that is new found me, entered my work, catalyzed a worlding at Civitella Ranieri. The instances accumulate into an impossible record, yet, what is clear is that all of my future works will...
This is was an extraordinary experience, one I will treasure forever. This haven in Umbria afforded me the necessary quiet space to start a difficult essay I had been deferring for almost ten years. I began writing the very first day I arrived and have not stopped...
