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I was born and grew up on the hills of Francavilla. I moved away for a few years, but I returned to my hometown and now manage the family ceramic lab. If you are around Francavilla stop by to say hello and have a coffee!

Elisa DiVirgilio was born in Casalbordino, Abruzzo & immigrated to the US with her family age 12 but maintains close ties with the region. Wife, mother of 2, grandmother of 2, officially retired she is owner of Elisa's Custom Creations & measures her success by her family's happiness. Gardening is...

Helen Free earned her M.A. in English at Georgetown University and has taught literature and writing for 29 years in Washington, DC for both Trinity University and Gonzaga College High School. She has written forVoce Italiana and has appeared on the Diane Rehm Show. She is the co-founder of ‘Let’s...

James Schwarten is an American who lives in Velletri and works in Rome, where he teaches at Loyola University Chicago’s Rome Center. His mother was born and raised in Civita D’Antino.

Gillian Nevers is a poet living in Madison, Wisconsin. She’s worked as an art teacher, an advocate for crime victims, a conference planner & a government bureaucrat. A city girl at heart, she fell in love with the rugged beauty, the food, & the people of the Abruzzo, during yearly...