In the early 1950s, elegant and worldly Régine Fondulac, widow of a well-regarded talent scout, must overcome her self-doubts and a myriad of obstacles to realize her dream of making her New Orleans supper club a premier showcase for unique and dynamic musicians. In her drive to succeed, Régine explores unusual paths that lead her […]
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59. The Glory Days of Peaking
I recently watched a spate of movies that make me think that going to the prom is very important for young people in the U.S. I asked my wife if she had gone and she said “no.” “Is it because you weren’t invited or because you weren’t interested?” I asked. She said she wasn’t asked. […]
57. How to Get a Wife
There are many, too many, books and articles on subjects such as how to make friends, how to figure out your calling in life, how to find true love. I have been happily married for nearly a quarter of a century now. Marriage was not a given for me, not a realistic goal. I am […]
56. Sacrifice, or, Slapped in the Face by my Own Words
Has someone ever confronted you with something you said which made you realize the unintended effect of your words? Bear with me. I will get to my point. There is a startling scene in an episode of the television series Breaking Bad in which scores of men of various ages are shown crawling on their […]
55. Do Thoughts Attract Misfortune?
This post is admittedly a bit off the wall, full of speculation. Have you ever noticed that some people seem capable of causing others misfortune or even harm just by their thoughts? Are they unintentional witches, necromancers, or what? My father’s sole surviving sister back in Southern Italy was one of those people, or so […]
54. The Nun and the Motown Song
When my wife was in the eighth grade in Brooklyn, NY, she attended a Catholic school. That year, she was in the classroom of “Sister Bertrand,” who was a math wiz with a sharp mind, a hidden sense of humor, and a reputation for being strict. To an eighth grader, Sister Bertrand would have seemed […]
53. Reasons to Run Away
The holidays in the last two months of the year – namely, Thanksgiving, Christmas, etc. – are often times for sharing hearty meals and catching up with relatives and friends we may not have seen for a while. These can be happy occasions, awkward encounters, or even stormy confrontations. Sometimes, these get-togethers lead to sad […]
52. The Voice of Longing
Back in Italy I had an uncle I’ll call “Pietro.” Even as a little kid, I understood how selfish, ungrateful, and boorish he was. Uncle Pietro, from what I saw, was not highly motivated. Whatever he managed to accomplish and obtain in life, it was thanks mostly to his brother, my father, who was generous […]
37. Dealing With Disaster – Part 2
On November 23, 1980, I was walking to a bus stop to return to my hometown, which was a 10-minute ride up a mountainside. I was just a few meters from the bus stop when the ground shook violently. The street cracked open. Buildings trembled. Shattered window glass rained down. People screamed and ran in […]
36. Dealing With Disaster – Part 1
For this post on disaster and its aftermath, my wife can tell her story better than I can. The day was sunny, the air crisp, the temperature perfect. It was my second day arriving at work after a whirlwind tour of Italy. I was just about to enter the converted bank where my office was […]
ANTON CIRCLES HIS WORLD 