Wolfed on the Napoli tangenziale

A look back (first published on 27 August 2014)

The Phraser

‘Chi pecora se fa’ ‘o lupo s’ ‘a magna’ – behave like a sheep and the wolf will eat you.Chi pecora se fa’ ‘o lupo s’ ‘a magna’ – behave like a sheep and the wolf will eat you.

What a beautiful day.
We’re not scared.

On a hot weekend afternoon we crammed four bodies into our Fiat 500 and headed down to the Naple’s seafront for a stroll and a pizza. The only obstacle between us and the chef was the tangenziale.

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A short story: Chipepo’s Box

Baobab Photo taken by daveandlolo

Baobab in the Zambezi Valley in Zimbabwe
Photo taken by daveandlolo

Chipepo swipes at the flies that cling to his left eye. He rubs a gnarled knuckle into the eye’s inflamed corner and sighs.  He leans back against the tree.

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