Matilda Colarossi

Snapshots: She/Lei by Matilda Colarossi

SHE by Matilda Colarossi Another endless discussion. Dysfunctional, as they all were, and silent departing. From the next room, the words took on a familiar hue. She listened, not listening. They were always the same words. They started with “she” and trailed off into a familiar refrain which would no longer touch her. She heard…Read more Snapshots: She/Lei by Matilda Colarossi

The language we carry inside us…by Matilda Colarossi

“Tutto può cambiare, ma non la lingua che ci portiamo dentro”: Italo Calvino. Bellissima osservazione. Ma come interpretarla? Qual è la lingua che ci portiamo dentro? E’ forse la parola che ha accompagnato il primo abbraccio? La prima ninna-nanna? La prima lettura? Dopo anni passati in Italia un amico mi chiese: in che lingua pensi?…Read more The language we carry inside us…by Matilda Colarossi

Snapshots: Coral sings songs of love/Coral canta canzoni d’amore by Matilda Colarossi

 Coral sings songs of love by Matilda Colarossi Coral brushes the nest of red curls away from her face and into a bun at the nape of her neck. The unruly mess is in stark contrast to the order in her head. She has been practicing law since she was 26. She has defended women…Read more Snapshots: Coral sings songs of love/Coral canta canzoni d’amore by Matilda Colarossi

Snapshots: Clowns/Clown by Matilda Colarossi

Find this and Matilde Colarossi's other short stories on http://www.stanza251.com Arabella Bertola, writer, teacher, translator, was kind enough to translate this for her.