Maria MocerinoCh: Dinner with the fam, he can’t play, I can’t not singFormula 1 on TV — it’s time to dine with his parents who aren’t in favor of Carmine’s music interests, aren’t in favor of me giving up…1h ago1h ago
Maria MocerinoCh 8: I don’t remember who I am, and then I hear Carmine play the guitarI don’t seem to remember who I am, and Carmine is a talented guitarist.5d ago5d ago
Maria MocerinoCh 7: Getting up the stairs to get to my room requires athleticismI get settled into the Ottaviano house. We learn that this is a particular event for me, that I change personality and get wind that…Nov 3Nov 3
Maria MocerinoCh 6: We meet Diodora and Giggino — the sport beginsInto the Ottaviano house, we have lunch, and the sport begins… where are you? Are you even yourself?Oct 24Oct 24
Maria MocerinoCh 5: Carmine and I in the car on the way to the Ottaviano houseSo my right-hand cousin, a musician, and I make our way back to the house. Welcome to Naples.Oct 20Oct 20
Maria MocerinoYou’ll Never Believe What Happened in Paris: Gare d’AusterlitzI interviewed people in Paris for memorable stories that happened to them in specific locations. Here’s one. *Strong language warning.Oct 19Oct 19
Maria MocerinoCh 3: They sent Carmine to pick me up at the airportMy cousins send the Neapolitan at Hogwarts, Carmine, to pick me up because we could miraculously communicate “tweet tweet” without the need…Oct 17Oct 17
Maria MocerinoCh 2 (or 1) : “It had been fifteen years”It had been fifteen years. I had to think about it, whether or not I would pick up the phone. I had disappeared to my cousins when I was…Oct 15Oct 15
Maria MocerinoCh 1: Christmas in Naples is a Sport: we just go, I didn’t know.Christmas in Naples is sport. We just go. I didn’t know. The Neapolitans rose from the subterranean channels to kick out the Nazis…Oct 7Oct 7
Maria MocerinoI get to my cousin’s house and Franco Franzese takes me down — WHERE have you BEEN?I came ashore onto her living floor the color of sand. A window by a Christmas tree flooded the linoleum floor with a bright light like a…Apr 26Apr 26
