American English, Italian Chocolate

"Delights and will make readers stop and notice the individual pieces of their everyday lives."—Publishers Weekly, starred review

 

“Rick Bailey’s writing sparkles with wit and self-deprecating humor, provoking laughter that hurts with the recognition of our own foibles and faults. His keen observations transcend the ‘small’ subjects of these short, powerful essays.”—Jim Daniels, author of Rowing Inland and Eight Mile High
 

“In Rick Bailey’s memoir, readers will find short essays filled with poetic language and the feel of a satisfying short story. In writing that is filled with quick humor and poignant tenderness, Bailey’s experiences reflect our own humanity back to us.”—M. L. Liebler, poet, editor, and author of I Want To Be Once
 

“Rick Bailey is insatiably honest, addictively affable, meticulously observant, and beautifully precise.”—Lisa Catherine Harper, author of The Cassoulet Saved Our Marriage
 

“A brain box of ruminations, the essayist has a penchant for connecting dots most gazers never see or sense or hear. A bracing, buoyant read!”—Thomas Lynch, coeditor of Artifacts and Illuminations: Critical Essays on Loren Eiseley