In her new collection of short stories, Baltimore writer Rosalia Scalia connects us to people we might never get to know by ourselves. Maybe they’re a lot older or younger than we -- or from a different ethnic group, and without Scalia at our side we wouldn’t realize that their families struggle like ours. Or maybe they’re just nasty, like the crotchety guy in the title story, 'Stumbling Toward Grace.'  We learn right away that he’s a bigot who’s cut off his daughter and never met his grandkids. Somehow Scalia helps us see not just his mistakes, but why he’s made them.

“There are many people around us who have things about them that are unlikeable but they themselves are not bad people, they’re just flawed.”

Links: Scalia at Ivy Bookshop Thurs. Oct. 28 at 7pm, and In conversation at Lost City Books in Washington, DC Friday Nov. 5 at 7:30 pm.

In her new collection of short stories, Baltimore writer <a href="https://rosaliascalia.com/">Rosalia Scalia </a>connects us to people we might never get to know by ourselves. Maybe they&rsquo;re a lot older or younger than we -- or from a different ethnic group, and without Scalia at our side we wouldn&rsquo;t realize that their families struggle like ours. Or maybe they&rsquo;re just nasty, like the crotchety guy in the title story,<a href="https://www.unsolicitedpress.com/store/p336/scaliabook.html"> 'Stumbling Toward Grace.' </a>&nbsp;We learn right away that he&rsquo;s a bigot who&rsquo;s cut off his daughter and never met his grandkids. Somehow Scalia helps us see not just his mistakes, but why he&rsquo;s made them.
&ldquo;There are many people around us who have things about them that are unlikeable but they themselves are not bad people, they&rsquo;re just flawed.&rdquo;
Links: Scalia at Ivy Bookshop <a href="https://www.theivybookshop.com/upcomingevent/24834">Thurs. Oct. 28 at 7pm</a>, and In conversation at Lost City Books in Washington, DC <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lovebirds-by-hananah-zaheer-with-guests-rosalia-scalia-and-matthew-miller-tickets-173049364307">Friday Nov. 5 at 7:30 pm</a>.

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