# Michelle Damiani

Writer with Italy at heart.

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## [What's on My Mind this Month](https://michelledamiani.substack.com/p/whats-on-my-mind-this-month-a45)

_2026-08-13 · Michelle Damiani_

August 2026: What's growing, simmering, and taking shape

## [A detour that defined the trip](https://michelledamiani.substack.com/p/a-detour-that-defined-the-trip)

_2026-08-06 · Michelle Damiani_

How Slovenia brings new meaning to tired, old adages

## [Plečnik's Parking Lot](https://michelledamiani.substack.com/p/plecniks-parking-lot)

_2026-07-30 · Michelle Damiani_

What Ljubljana showed me about the choices cities make

## [In Pursuit of Slaughter Turnips](https://michelledamiani.substack.com/p/in-pursuit-of-slaughter-turnips)

_2026-07-23 · Michelle Damiani_

What Slovenia taught me about real slow food

## [What’s on my mind this month](https://michelledamiani.substack.com/p/whats-on-my-mind-this-month-030)

_2026-07-16 · Michelle Damiani_

July 2026: What's growing, simmering, and taking shape

## [How to Tell You're in Umbria](https://michelledamiani.substack.com/p/how-to-tell-youre-in-umbria)

_2026-07-09 · Michelle Damiani_

One Roma jersey. One village bar. One coincidence so improbable it could only have happened in Italy.

## [The Hipster Barber Quotient](https://michelledamiani.substack.com/p/the-hipster-barber-quotient)

_2026-06-30 · Michelle Damiani_

We came armed with a checklist to find a home. Italy had other ideas.

## [The charm of feral chickens: A Grand Cayman escape](https://michelledamiani.substack.com/p/the-charm-of-feral-chickens-a-grand)

_2026-06-25 · Michelle Damiani_

How a Caribbean island made me rethink the Danish concept of hygge

## [What's on my mind this month](https://michelledamiani.substack.com/p/whats-on-my-mind-this-month)

_2026-06-15 · Michelle Damiani_

June 2026: What's growing, simmering, and taking shape

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## [Why I’m still thinking about Puglia](https://michelledamiani.substack.com/p/why-im-still-thinking-about-puglia)

_2026-06-02 · Michelle Damiani_

On olive trees, ancient fortresses, and the strange magic of place