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Rage

By Leo de Natale Rage By Leo de Natale September, 2022 “You’re not going to believe what happened driving here,” said Ernst Swensen, a fifty-something dentist, to his dental school classmate and close friend Ciro Della Stronzo. “It was worse than doing a root canal without Novacaine!” Alas, as they drove that afternoon, Ernst’sContinue reading “Rage”

Sonora, 1888

Sonora, 1888 By Leo de Natale Name’s Slade. I’m a greenhorn cowpuncher out of Tucson. I’m 22 and drifted down to The Arizona territory. Hooked up with the Circle T Ranch out of Sonoita. Out West. Tired of the cold Nebraska flatlands. Never seen mountains before. Bodacious. The Sonoran desert is a thing of beauty,Continue reading “Sonora, 1888”

Smell

Smell By Leo de Natale Illustrations by Vince Giovannucci My name is Andy Di Coglione and this story involves me and my battle with the first Cranial Nerve, aka the olfactory nerve. The situation occurred ten years ago, long before the Covid pandemic. The height of hysteria occurred during the winter that followedContinue reading “Smell”

Under The Gym-Gym Tree

Under The Gym-Gym Tree By Leo de Natale Illustrations By Vince Giovannucci Ned Elwell, a very fit 60-year-old, was driving to his second home – a local health club with the silly name: Gym-Gym. During the past thirty years, he’d become a disciple of physical fitness at this health club chain and religiously exercisedContinue reading “Under The Gym-Gym Tree”

Caravaggio’s Son

Caravaggio’s Son By Leo de Natale Illustrations by Vince Giovannucci Some people have an obsession with colors. There are many women who have a thing about purple. They dress in purple, their homes are fifty shades of purple – sofas, wall paper, bathroom tiles. Others prefer pink or orange. A certain Rhode Island gentleman,Continue reading “Caravaggio’s Son”

A Petri Dish On Wings

Illustrations by Vince Giovannucci A Petri Dish On Wings By Leo de Natale After cruising eight days down the Danube River, Josef “Joe” and Anna Adamek were ready to go home to Boston. Despite the unseasonably cool and rainy weather, the late September vacation did not disappoint. From a reverential Benedictine Abbey near LinzContinue reading “A Petri Dish On Wings”

Barnyard Gold

By Leo de Natale The ochre-colored building sits ensconced on a hilltop in rural Agawam, Massachusetts. At first glance it could pass for a warehouse or storage area for the potatoes and broad-leaf tobacco that are grown in this western Massachusetts town. But the pungent mixture of horseflesh, manure and winter hay reveals itsContinue reading “Barnyard Gold”

Deus Ex Machina

Deus Ex Machina By Leo de Natale Illustration by Vince Giovannucci I am old and often contemplate the dehumanization we are experiencing at the hand of modern technology, specifically the ever increasing hydra-like control the internet, computers and cell phones have over human beings. I’m not completely intimidated by social media, the internet, theContinue reading “Deus Ex Machina”

Les Dentes de Roi

Les Dentes de Roi By Leo de Natale As a child, I had a world class Bugs Bunny overbight. Abnormal dentition ran in the family. My mother and sister also had an array of crooked teeth. As a rite of passage, my parents realized the social repercussions of malformed teeth and by Grade 6Continue reading “Les Dentes de Roi”

Magnificat

Magnificat ByLeo de Natale Can miracles occur? Does a Supreme Being, aka God, exist? Is there hope for the future? These metaphysical questions have been posed through the millennia. We are living in an age of cynicism, an epoch when the bad news outweighs the good. Mankind has always considered our life on Earth asContinue reading “Magnificat”