I'm a writer, a world citizen: across earth, water & sky
Who does not know Venice? Piazza San Marco, the Canale Grande, the Rialto Bridge, its carnival, its Biennial and the Golden Lion... Not only Venice, located in a lagoon, is literally sinking due to the holes in the seabed at depths of up to 500 meters... there is also the rising waters due to global …
Continue reading "Please… SAVE Venice! * una petizione per salvare Venezia"
It was a tough fight... è stata una dura lotta... but we are three reckless girls and ready to do anything (the boy Antonio this time didn't fool around with us)... ma siamo tre ragazze temerarie e pronte a tutto (purtroppo Antonio non è nella foto) Thanks to the magic of our music (Merlin gave …
Continue reading "Congratulations to the string quartet “I Fulmini”"
. Un'occasione da non mancare: ascoltare dal vivo il quartetto d'archi "I Fulmini" (Francesca, Sara Luna, Valentina e Antonio) che ha conseguito un primo premio al concorso svizzero di Neuchâtel lo scorso mese di marzo. Con la presentazione del mio ultimo romanzo "Il Segreto degli Annwyn" che attualmente viene trasformato in una sceneggiatura per film... …
Continue reading "Presentazione letteraria * literary presentation"
I was dreaming about this trip since a very long time... Sognavo questo viaggio da molto tempo... Read about it and see the pictures! * Leggi qualche emozione dal mio diario e guarda le foto... .
When I speak of vegetarianism and veganism, my interlocutor wrinkles his/her nose (most of the time)... I realize that unfortunately are still few to embrace this choice that not only shows respect and compassion for other living creatures, but it is also the only solution to safeguard the planet Earth. The issue I resume it …
Continue reading "We all have a choice… but still is only yours! * Possiamo scegliere…"
Fortunately emotions follow one another constantly: those sad that leave us helpless and the joyful ones that allow us to dream of a better world! This was a long weekend really exciting, with a music competition in Neuchâtel with my daughter Sara Luna and the string quartet I Fulmini (The Lightning - Francesca, Sara Luna, …
Continue reading "They did it again! * L’hanno fatto nuovamente…"
I admit it: I'm quite intrigued and curious. It is the first time that I face, on a professional level, the idea of seeing my novel transformed into a film scenography. Metaphorically I can compare it to a mother who brings her son for the first time to a birthday party... Chrysalis is a young …
Continue reading "Getting ready: with the Torino Film lab #AdaptLab#"
. Not only in our country there is this issue! When the rain arrives, this trigger the migration of frogs and toads. Like every year specimens of toads and frogs are on their way to their breeding grounds, usually ponds, but also lakes. After spawning, the batrachians remain few weeks in this places, and then …
Continue reading "about frogs and toads * sulle rane e rospi"
More than half a century ago, I made the acquaintance of "Teddy Bear", the faithful friend that still accompanies me in my sleep and dreams! My confession may seem a bit misplaced... but I'm sure that many of my readers have special and sweet memories linked to the existence of a particular stuffed animal... From an …
Continue reading "Me and my teddy bear * c’era una volta Orsetto"
The snow came back and the thermometer's mercury reads O° celsius (32° Fahrenheit). I look around... women in fur coats, young people wearing jackets with hoods decorated with fur, men with thick padded goose down jackets ... Everyone should know the truth behind these items of clothing! . The farmer in this video casually describes ripping the bloody …
Continue reading "The snow came back last night * ieri notte è tornata la neve"
to help children in need, if it will take off... AdaptLab: from page to screen This year L’immagine e la parola (Images and words) (19 – 22 March) will be joined by a session of AdaptLab, a workshop on the adaptation of literary works for the screen, developed by TorinoFilmLab and addressing industry …
Continue reading "The Annwyn secret: the thrill to maybe become a movie"
I was not even twenty when I first met Tito: he was a fascinating person, singular and unreachable. Or at least if I considered all the stories and rumors going around about him! He was emanating a strange aura, his smile was captivating, and his strange accent made me smile. I saw him again on an …
Continue reading "Tito Bassi: a writer of visceral emotions * scrittore d’emozioni viscerali"
I'm helping care for koalas burned by the bushfires by pledging to make mittens for injured koalas. As an IFAW supporter, I’m making a lifesaving difference for animals. You can help too. Visit this link to lear how to do it too! °°oOo°° Mi impegno a confezionare dei guantini/muffole per la cura dei koala feriti e …
With the flow of time, as a raging river toward its estuary... I grew older with the forces that crumbles like dry bread forgotten in a corner. Maybe because of that, the reflections are becoming more intense, more pressing, even becoming a reason that brings me forward. It is not easy for anyone, being an …
Continue reading "A time for reflection… * Un momento di riflessione…"
Every time I sit in front of the PC, I find on the screen a multitude of shocking news and campaigns... We can not reverse the situation, it is true, we can not force the oligarchs to drop with drilling in the Arctic that kill the bears and the rest of the tundra's fauna... we can …
Continue reading "Act before it is too late * agire prima che sia troppo tardi"
Claudine Giovannoni 