Mary Louisa Cappelli
Stories (14/0)
Hurtin' Ball of Love
When daddy came home from Bobby’s Pool Hall, he was so drunk he walked through the screen door scaring Dog the cat and sending him flyin’ onto the Dixie stove where Mama shielded Dog with her ladle causin’ him to land into a bowl of Cheez-Its.
By Mary Louisa Cappelli2 years ago in Poets
Intergenerational Double Dating
My husband and I recently went out to dinner with an ol’ Jewish writer friend a few seasons shy of 70 and his 30-something Asian partner. There is certainly nothing unusual about this relationship. After all, the trend of Jewish men dating younger Asian women has been trending since Woody Allen and his adopted daughter, Soon-Yi Previn. Issues arise, however, when you are called on to double date with this generational minefield. What do you all have in common? What on earth are you all going to talk about?
By Mary Louisa Cappelli2 years ago in Humans
Field Notes from Buenaventura
As a Human Rights advocate, I’ve visited and advocated for some of the most vulnerable communities in Central and Latin America. One such community is the Afro-Colombian community living in dilapidated wooden houses on stilts above the waters of La Playita — one of the deadliest areas in Colombia.
By Mary Louisa Cappelli2 years ago in Criminal
Rewilding
All animals, great and small, work together to maintain an ecosystem’s biodiversity and integrity. In some of my research on mountain lions in the Santa Monica Mountains, I have argued that apex predators are crucial to this balance. Without them, ecosystems will collapse. Dave Foreman, founder of Earth First! knows this and created the term Rewilding as a comprehensive means to protect the environment.
By Mary Louisa Cappelli2 years ago in Earth