The Joker

Forbidden Fruit

I frutti proibiti sono sempre i piu dolci. Forbidden fruit is always sweetest. – Italian proverb Julia was touched. By chance they had found out that it was her birthday. Patrizia’s cousins and friends arrived. The chairs had been pushed aside and the tables laid out as a buffet with an abundance of Southern Italian …

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The Joker

Freak Beach

The office was full. With only one booth open there was only one thing to do. He kept calling, at the top of his voice, until they sent for the manager. “Ingegnere, mi dica?” “Who is running this place?” he said. “I comunisti?” The Engineer always rose early. Though that morning he had special reason …

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The Joker

Rosa Marina

The beach at Rosa Marina had always been a good spot for Daniel. Cabin cruisers and yachts of the new euro millionaires would come and weigh anchor in the bay. All of society seemed to gather here along the shore in the afternoon sun: the good-looking teenagers of the alta borghese, the Russians, Germans and …

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