While working on my next book, I came across this snippet: “We’ll land in Milan and spend a few days there. Then we’ll take the train to Venice. Maybe going to Lake Como on the way. Next, we want to visit a small town where my husband’s family is from. We figured we’d rent a […]
Yesterday was my final day in Chicago. With the help of my new friend Louise, it was amazing. She picked me up early and we headed towards the Garfield Park Conservatory. Rather than going on the highway or sticking to main streets, Louise had plotted a route that allowed me to see a number of […]
In addition to my traveling, I mentor entrepreneurs through Score NYC. This morning, prior to setting out I had a couple of zoom calls with people who are working to grow their small business. This was a benefit to them and me. I needed time to sit, rather than running around. After the calls I […]
Once again, I covered a lot of ground today, both in distance and meandering down memory lane. My first activity this morning was to take the river architecture tour. It’s something I did a couple of decades ago. But as Chicago’s architecture has changed significantly since then, it seemed a good idea to do it […]
My day today represents the best travel can be. It was jam packed and I’m tired, but I wouldn’t have sacrificed one minute of it. My first stop was to revisit the “Bean.” Officially titled Cloud Gate, it is a monumental stainless-steel sculpture by artist Anish Kapoor. It is an iconic symbol of Chicago that […]
When my flight descended into Chicago there was a perfect view of Lake Michigan and the city’s skyline. This was very welcome, as NYC had been misty, gray, and muggy when I departed. Chicago is a city I know well but haven’t visited in nearly a decade. Without business trips, I didn’t have either a […]
The Old Woman appeared out of nowhere at the entrance to the cave. Standing rooted in the earth and radiant as a star, she set her wooden staff firmly in the ground. I stumbled a bit, trying to find my footing. What was she doing way out here, meeting me outside the cave? I hadn’t […]
This man lived in the Las Vegas tunnels for more than two years, mostly in the dark. America’s War on the Homeless by Mark M. Bello Beneath the shimmering neon skyline of the Las Vegas Strip—a symbol of America’s obsession with wealth, spectacle, and indulgence—thousands of people live in silence and shadow, hidden in abandoned […]
White smoke emerges over the Capital Dome as reported by CNN, MSNBC and FOX NEWS. The United States has a new president. God bless America! by Mark M. Bello Sometime in the Future . . . Washington D.C.— NEWSFLASH — Following the election of the first American Pope, Leo XIV, The United States Supreme Court, […]
Donald Trump’s view of World War II is dangerous and distorts America’s legacy. by Mark M. Bello On May 8, 1945, the world took a collective breath. After six long years of fighting in Europe, Allied forces—led in large part by the United States—achieved what many thought impossible: the defeat of Nazi Germany. Victory in […]
