Author: Antoinette Carone

My life as a writer began when my husband and I decided to spend a year in Italy. I kept a journal which was later published as Ciao, Napoli. A Scrapbook of Wandering in Naples. I have compiled a book of short stories, titled Siren Shore inspired by our experiences in Italy. My work has appeared on Ovunque Siamo and Foxglove Journal. I am an active member of the New York Writers’ Coalition and of the Italian American Writers’ Association. I hold a bachelor’s degree in Romance Languages and have also been involved in community theater.

The Stranger in Chock-Full-o’Nuts

When I first lived in the city, I got a job at Chock-Full-o’Nuts on 57th Street and Eighth Avenue. One evening a very interesting man came in. He had piercing eyes. He sat at my station, ordered black coffee, then asked if I were a student. “No.” “An artist, then?” “No, I’m an actress.” “That… Read more The Stranger in Chock-Full-o’Nuts

Posted on 21st July 202027th June 2020 by Antoinette Carone