Simona Carini was born in Perugia, Italy, and is a graduate of the R. Donatelli School of Nursing in Perugia and the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Milan, as well as of Mills College in Oakland, California. She writes nonfiction and poetry and has been published in several venues, both in print and online. She lives in Northern California with her husband and works as an academic researcher in medical information science. “Conversation” © 2018 by Simona Carini. Contact the author through her website: www.simonacarini.com.

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