Crushed It: Celebrating My First Literary Publication

The Grapes, the Stomp, and the Story That Found Its Way Into Print

Friends, I’m thrilled to share that my Italian American memoir essay, “Crushed It: Lessons from a Grape Stomp,” was just published in the literary journal Ovunque Siamo. It’s a story about family, tradition, and the unexpected lessons of a grape stomping contest.

It’s a funny, heartfelt piece about entering — and winning — a mother–daughter grape stompin…