Category Archives: Writing

Givers and Takers: A Short Story

Posted on July 10, 2019 by Loretta Giacoletto

In my role as an associate editor for the highly respected Allegory E-zine, I’ve read hundreds of short fiction submissions over the years, and used to write quite a few short stories myself until creating full-length fiction became my top … Continue reading →

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Our Wild Neighbors

Posted on June 21, 2019 by Loretta Giacoletto

Hubby D and I reside in what was once a Southern Illinois coal mining town. Now the town is best described as part of the Metropolitan St. Louis area. Realtors refer to our diverse neighborhood as desirable. I like that. … Continue reading →

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Normandy, France, D-Day Plus One

Posted on June 7, 2019 by Loretta Giacoletto

Photo by Yucel Moran on Upsplash An excerpt from The Family Angel …  Dear God, any place but here. Not that PFC Frank Roselli had any choice as to where he would be fighting his first battle—in this case, Omaha … Continue reading →

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Priorities and Then Some, as in Chicken Stock

Posted on May 30, 2019 by Loretta Giacoletto

Life has been more than hectic these past two months, what with Hubby D’s open-heart surgery and his subsequent ahead-of-schedule recovery. Our from-the-heart thanks goes to the amazing cardiothoracic team of physicians, nurses, and staff at Washington University School of … Continue reading →

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What’s for Dinner?

Posted on January 20, 2019 by Loretta Giacoletto

How about bacon-wrapped pork tenderloin served alongside prune and walnut filled ravioli? That’s right–prune, p-r-u-n-e. And no screwing up of faces please. Don’t knock what you’ve never tasted. Trust me. Two or three of these Italian agnolotti will give you a … Continue reading →

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See One, Do One, Teach One

Posted on December 2, 2018 by Loretta Giacoletto

See one, do one, teach one. I first heard this surgical term during my years as an administrative coordinator at one of the most prestigious medical schools in the country. It’s an adage that works just as well with any number … Continue reading →

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Proud to be an American

Posted on November 11, 2018 by Loretta Giacoletto

Proud to be an American, you bet. And so very thankful, especially on this and every Veteran’s Day, what my parents always referred to as Armistice Day. The eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918 … Continue reading →

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Everybody has the right to be an artist

Posted on October 19, 2018 by Loretta Giacoletto

In the summer of 2004 I went to Northern Italy with Hubby D, a cousin, and my brother, After visiting our family villages in the Piemonte Region, we headed for the South of France, via the picturesque mountains and stopping … Continue reading →

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Deceptions in 1930 Montana

Posted on September 28, 2018 by Loretta Giacoletto

Here’s one of my favorite scenes, from an area I researched in great detail, more like up close and personal. Pietro Rocca has left the wife he deceived and their two children back in Italy while he comes to terms … Continue reading →

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On the Great Wall

Posted on September 1, 2018 by Loretta Giacoletto

In another life I did climb the Great Wall of China, as indicated on the sweatshirt I bought that autumn day some twenty-five years ago. Of course, I didn’t climb the entire wall. To be more precise, I walked rather … Continue reading →

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