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St. Pats and Italian Uification Day

St. Pats and Italian Uification Day

A Story by toritto


Giuseppe Garibaldi Yes, March 17 is St. Patrick’s Day. And a happy St. Patrick’s Day to all, especially my Irish friends! B..
For International Woman's Day - Viola Liuzzo

For International Woman's Day - Viola Liuzzo

A Story by toritto


Viola Liuzzo died on March 25, 1965. She was murdered by the Klan in Selma, Alabama. I wrote about her on International Women’s Day several ..
Lenin's Wife

Lenin's Wife

A Story by toritto


Everyone knows of Lenin. His body is still on display in the great Kremlin square, once known as Red Square, for those with a bit of ghoulishness in..
Two Bullets For Lenin

Two Bullets For Lenin

A Story by toritto


Fanya Kaplan was a poor peasant girl born in Tsarist Russia on February 10,1890. She never went to school; what education she received she got at ho..
On A Mission To Mars

On A Mission To Mars

A Story by toritto


One step for a man I watched when I was only 26 and knew I’d live to see the day Magellan set a foot on Mars. I would be a lucky one to s..
Death of the White Rose - February 22, 1943

Death of the White Rose - February 22, 1943

A Story by toritto


Core Members of theWhiteRose - Munich 1942 - (l to r) Hans Scholl, Sophie Scholl and Christoph Probst. Arrested by the Gestapo and guillotinedon Feb..
The Ugliest Valentine's Day Card Contest

The Ugliest Valentine's Day Card Contest

A Story by toritto


“You get away cheap onValentine’sDay!” she would quip with a smile. Carnations were her favorite flower. Not roses. Car..
Roman Holiday

Roman Holiday

A Poem by toritto


Rome will always be here eternal, imperishable unlike fresh fruit or cheeses or the days of our lives. The dank catacombs the Colosseum, Appian..
Being Eliza Doolittle

Being Eliza Doolittle

A Story by toritto


Toritto, channeling Buddy Holly, soon to be Eliza Doolittle with a cup O’joe - 1959 Toritto graduated from Lafayette High School in Brooklyn ..
On Being Had

On Being Had

A Story by toritto


It was the first half of the 1970s, I was in my early thirties and was an up and coming young “executive” working for the Great American..