We speak with Federica Minozzi. She is a writer living on the Adriatic Coast of Italy.
Federica studied Physics and Mathematics then taught the subjects in school in her Italian town. She also discovered an affinity for languages when learning English and German.
Federica is now teaching Physics, Mathematics, and English online to students around the world.
She wanted to be a writer since the age of six, and has been writing since, but only recently began to publish her essays and stories.
Today, we are reading 309 Snowflakes, a beautiful and haunting story of her in a town recovering from a devastating earthquake.
You can read more of Federica’s work on:
Medium: https://medium.com/@fedeminozzi
Substack:
From the show:
“… and there's this moment after something like this [earthquake] happens where all the world is hugging you. They sent money, you have reporters, you have politicians, and all the lights are on you and you are there and you don't feel alone. But then everybody leaves because, of course, they have to. There are other earthquakes, other wars, other tragedies, and they have to move on with their lives. And then I came there and I wanted to talk about all the ways in which your daily life is different when you are in a city that has to go on, has to find a new normal, but there's nothing normal in that. …”
“… Q: As writers, are there limits we should place on what we can talk about?
A: I don't think so. Because if we start questioning what we can have an opinion on or not, then it's easy to shift into a sort of self-censoring situation. or avoiding certain topics because maybe they're too difficult. What's important is for everyone to have the chance to speak their truth and for everyone to be honest. … I think that everybody should have the right to do that, but nobody should claim the absolute truth. …”
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