The Art of Hitting the Wall: A Memoir
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Chapter 10: An Outstretched Hand [Part 2]
It was an ancient Roman idea — the octagon.
Sep 25
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Chapter 10: An Outstretched Hand [Part 1]
Filippo stands draped in his plain white undershirt, clean linen falling softly across his shoulders.
Sep 6
5
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August 2025
Chapter 9: The Waiting and the Whispers
There had been many Florences.
Aug 22
6
Chapter 8: Beneath the Guilding
High over Tuscany, where the air is cool and crisp, a swallow is soaring on the afternoon currents.
Aug 13
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Tara Slade
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Chapter 7: The Edge of a Guilded Knife [Part IV]
The double doors of the Arte della Seta Guild stand solid and imposing, dark wood bound with bands of iron, framed with thick stone columns rising into…
Aug 6
5
2
July 2025
Chapter 7: The Edge of a Guilded Knife [Part III]
The River Arno splashes in ripples of olive green, like dirty paintwater, lapping merrily against the thick stone arches of the Ponte Vecchio.
Jul 31
4
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Chapter 7: The Edge of a Guilded Knife [Part II]
Through a narrow sliver between the workshop’s double doors, the street passes by in fragments.
Jul 24
6
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Chapter 7: The Edge of a Guilded Knife [Part I]
Not far from the cathedral, in the wealthy quarter where the bankers and silk merchants live, a single room still flickers with light.
Jul 19
6
Chapter 6: Beneath an Open Sky
The rain is falling heavily over Florence.
Jul 12
5
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Chapter 5: Out of the Fragments
I step out of the coffee shop onto Terrace Street.
Jul 6
5
2
June 2025
Chapter 4: The Laws of Creation [Part II]
I twist the pithy core of a yellow pepper out over the sink and watch its tiny seeds skitter across the gleaming stainless steel.
Jun 29
6
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Chapter 4: The Laws of Creation [Part I]
To my readers, here’s the first half of Chapter Four.
Jun 19
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Tara Slade
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