From a Brooklyn Garden

In this reflective piece, author Vinny Cusenza revisits his childhood summers in Appalachia—where a city boy’s adventures led to unexpected lessons about belonging, history, and the overlooked people who called those mountains home.

Tony: On Being Italian - A look at Italian American history in Vinny Cusenza’s novel Blood and Soil, tracing immigrant struggles, prejudice, and identity in 20th-century America.

Hello to all who’ve landed on the launchpad of my writer’s blog! I’m so very glad to have you along for the blastoff.