Another cool story about my ancestry.
My mother's maternal grandfather (my great-grandfather on my mom's dad's side) was born in Italy and emigrated to the United States in the early 30s between WWI and WWII.
Why?
Because for twenty years he wrote for an underground political newspaper in which he openly criticized Benito Mussolini and his regime.
He fled in fear of his own life, heaving behind his family and friends, and never returned.
I like to think stories like this suggest I might have a genetic predisposition for being wordy and a compulsive writer. He did something amazing with his words. Maybe I can too.
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