Apart from the opportunity to face my work, I very much appreciated interacting with my Fellows. I found the mixture of talents most refreshing. As for my work itself, what is there to say? When I was younger I had a romantic view of ‘inspiration’, now in...
The Civitella Ranieri Fellowship reconnected me with my art. The quiet, the ambiance of peace, the evening conversations with other Fellows, a mix of genres. I came at the start of the autumn and found the slow change in temperature revivifying. I started a new novel...