Monthly Archives: September 2005

An Italian legend, so I’ve learned, says that Rome has a secret name.“Roma” is a mere alias used for public discourse … as well, on a side note, “Amor” spelt backwards, interestingly (which explains a lot of interesting things I’ve … Continue reading →

“Rome took all the vanity out of me; for after seeing the wonders there, I felt too insignificant to live, and gave up all my foolish hopes in despair.” – Louisa May Alcott in Little Women (1869) The great folly … Continue reading →

Part I by Romulus Nobody said traveling would be easy. And absolutely everybody said that traveling with Julian Ahlquist would be lunacy; and this most especially in my case. Not the least of those who portentously dissuaded me, warning of … Continue reading →