A Ghost Town…for Now
We have never lived in times like these. In a matter of days, actually hours, the virus called coronavirus or Covid-19 has changed the life of every single Italian. When the elderly, like our parents/grandparents, were children, they lived through times of war, strife, and hunger. This too is a war, but against a deviously underhanded and invisible enemy that has insinuated anguish and uncertainty into our lives. The streets and squares are deserted. The shops are shut. People are locked away in their homes, small or large, ugly or beautiful. Even the grand historical buildings, which we talk about passionately on a daily basis, seem not to exist anymore. They’ve disappeared from our minds and have been replaced with bigger fears and problems. The buildings are now dormant, awaiting our return. And looking around, we realize that this...