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.”

Scalia has two events coming up in the Baltimore area. She’ll be speaking at Pandola Learning Center at 914 Stiles St. in Little Italy-at noon this coming Saturday, April 23.  And next month, on Sunday, May 29th, she’ll be in conversation with author Raphael Alvarez and poet Dean Smith at Ikaros Restaurant, 4901 Eastern Avenue, in Baltimore’s Greektown neighborhood. That event begins at 5 pm. 

In her new collection of short stories, Baltimore writer&nbsp;<a href="https://rosaliascalia.com/">Rosalia Scalia&nbsp;</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">&nbsp;'Stumbling Toward Grace.'&nbsp;</a>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,&nbsp;&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;
Scalia has <a href="https://rosaliascalia.com/events/">two events</a> coming up in the Baltimore area. She&rsquo;ll be speaking at Pandola Learning Center at 914 Stiles St. in Little Italy-at noon this coming Saturday, April 23.&nbsp;&nbsp;And next month, on Sunday, May 29th, she&rsquo;ll be in conversation with author Raphael Alvarez and poet Dean Smith at Ikaros Restaurant, 4901 Eastern Avenue, in Baltimore&rsquo;s Greektown neighborhood. That event begins at 5 pm.&nbsp;

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On The Record is co-hosted by Sheilah Kast and Ashley Sterner. Sheilah and Ashley are excited to share conversations with audacious artists, intrepid scientists, community leaders and more. And of course, tales from the beloved Stoop Storytelling Series!
Currently, you'll hear On The Record on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and the full hour of NPR's Morning Edition on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
On The Record is produced by Maureen Harvie and Melissa Gerr. Theme music created by Jon Ehrens. Logo designed by Louis Umerlik.
If you want to share a comment, question, or an idea for an interview you'd like to hear, email us at <a href="mailto:ontherecord@wypr.org">ontherecord@wypr.org</a>

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