Mushroom hunting that drives the whole nation crazy from July to September is one of peculiarities and cornerstones of Latvian national identity. Seriously. Every family has it’s own secret place in the forest where to pick mushrooms. At Civitella, under the...
While in residence at Civitella, I made substantial progress on my novel. Because part of  the narrative is set in Italy, and because much of is its imagery draws heavily from masterworks of Italian art, Civitella was the ideal location for me to write. I concentrated...
