Carolyn MonroAnd When They Were Only Halfway, They Were Neither Up Nor Down4 min read·Jul 20, 2023----
Carolyn MonroBackfireBoth Hans-Joachim and Averardo had been drafted into their respective armed services during WWII: Hans-Joachim into The Luftwaffe and…5 min read·Jan 23, 2022----
Carolyn MonroA Handful of ButtonsLooking back on a life of protest, dissent, social action, taking long rides on buses to Washington, D.C to march and carry signs or…4 min read·Oct 10, 2021----
Carolyn MonroThe Most Beautiful Walk Outside the City Gate in Florence, ItalyThis walk is best undertaken in the early Spring when the wisteria are in bloom. It begins at the Roman Gate, La Porta Romana, in the…4 min read·Sep 26, 2021----
Carolyn MonroThe Butterfly Opens The DoorI knew of her by no other name. The maestro, my art teacher in Florence, called her The Butterfly. Perhaps she was the housekeeper or…4 min read·Sep 8, 2021----
Carolyn MonroOn the PlantationIt was the Spring just after Mardi Gras in New Orleans and just before Katrina closed in on that city, destroying the South Side and…5 min read·Sep 8, 2021----
Carolyn MonroThe Boy Who Loved DianaOnce upon a time, there was a country called Yugoslavia and in the winter of 1960, I had no intention of going there.18 min read·Aug 29, 2021----
Carolyn MonroA Day Off and The Days That FollowedTwenty years ago, I worked weekends and was off on Mondays and Tuesdays. On Mondays, I shopped for groceries and waited in line at the bank…8 min read·Jul 25, 2021----
Carolyn MonroThe Genesis of A StoryHow does a story get started? Why, it seeps into the cracks and crevices of your brain like nitrogen: colorless, odorless and…2 min read·Jul 25, 2021----
Carolyn MonroThe Holocaust in EllenvilleIn those days, we children had magic lanterns. The lantern was a simple oblong black metal box with a slit on top to drop in lantern slides…4 min read·Jul 25, 2021----