Rottenkid

I'm a novelist & travel writer living in Italy for over three decades --dividing my time between Rome and Tuscia- northernmost corner of Lazio. I am a passionate traveler, art collector, and home cook, and a lover of curious places off the beaten track.

Baking Powder Wars: The Cutthroat Food Fight That Revolutionized Booking -- Smithsonian, 10 Best Food Books of 2017; Cuisine & Culture: A History of Food & People -- Gourmand Award, Best Food Book.

Essays, humor, food writing, recipes, and musings from an inveterate cook, baker, and eater. An irrepressible Cat Lady.

Food stories. Mostly. Many with dead celebrity cameos.

Aging, love of life, doubts about the world and its ways, self-published by me the writer because nobody else gives a shit and the world rushes on.

New York Times bestselling author Kirsten Powers offers fresh thinking about how we can make big changes in our lives, communities and country.

In which we come together to save American democracy, or at least have fun while trying.

Writing tips from a book coach: words, witchery, and occasional bouts of wisdom.