Howdy, readers! Just providing a quick update. Yes, I’m still working on my memoir. Still grappling with the title. I’m thinking, Leather Soul: an Italian American Girlhood. You get it, right? Leather sole. Leather soul.

Also, I have exciting news. In February, I was admitted into a part-time hybrid graduate program in social work. This is a wonderful distraction from some of the rough times I endured over the past couple of years. (More on that later.)

I hope you’re all having a lovely summer. In December, I started a new position at Washington State University. And for the past two-and-a-half years, I’ve been obsessed with the case of the lovely young people, Xana, Kaylee, Ethan, and Maddie, from the University of Idaho–my alma mater. Go Vandals!

My sincere hope is that the families and friends of these young people can move on and gain some kind of solace.

Talk to you all soon!

Cindy