by Jeanne Kore Salvato | Jan 26, 2023 | Uncategorized
BACKGROUNDThe last novel in our series of seven, The Five Wounds, by Kirstin Valdez Quade, features an unusual background. The Penitentes, male Catholic brotherhoods who re-enacted the crucifixion, flourished in secret up through the mid 20th century in southern...
by Jeanne Kore Salvato | Jan 19, 2023 | Uncategorized
ne thing about winter, it seems to me, is that the forward motion we normally so enjoy is not really what we experience during this time. It occurs to me that winter is a time of patterns, the way the brush repeats itself along the road, on the hillside, in the parks...
by Jeanne Kore Salvato | Dec 22, 2022 | Uncategorized
nstead of our usual chatty musings, I thought it might be nice to pause, taking a quiet moment for those of us trying to find our way when the nights are very long this time of year. Crest, Rhône-Alpes, France And if you have a few moments, the following podcast...
by Jeanne Kore Salvato | Dec 15, 2022 | Uncategorized
e are in the thick of the World Cup finale. So just a few words from yours truly on the subject. MOROCCOPundits say that the World Cup 2022 will be Morocco’s World Cup, even though they lost to France today. It is extraordinary that they are the first Arab...
by Jeanne Kore Salvato | Dec 8, 2022 | Uncategorized
THE BEAUTIFUL GAMERicharlison scores a brilliant goal for Brazil, and the commentator says, “That is jogo bonito. That is the beautiful game.” PELÉIf you don’t know Pelé, then perhaps you don’t know quite what is behind this comment. The story of Pelé, who won...