American English, Italian Chocolate

A memoir in essays beginning in the American Midwest and ending in north central Italy. In sharply rendered vignettes, Rick Bailey reflects on donuts and ducks, horses and car crashes, outhouses and EKGs. At times humorous, at times bittersweet, Bailey's ultimate subject is growing and knowing, finding the surprise and the sublime in the ordinary detail of daily life.

O memorie in eseuri care incepe in Midwestul american si se termina in nordul Italiei centrale. In vignete redate cu claritate, Rick Bailey reflecta asupra gogosilor si ratelor, a cailor si a accidentelor de masini, a depozitelor si a electrocardiografilor.