These scribbles, my kaleidoscope of thought, shall reveal the way I perceive the world.

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Anatoly's Mother

Published on 22-04-2026 20:42:00 by Stefano Marinelli
Anatoly's mother waits for her son's messages with the quiet, stubborn hope only a mother can have. In the space between one phone call and the next, war enters the house through silences, small gestures, and the unbearable weight of what everyone already knows.

I'm Still Guybrush

Published on 14-04-2026 09:41:00 by Stefano Marinelli
A jolt before dawn, a terminal waiting in the dark, and the Monkey Island soundtrack pulling me back to a warm summer evening in 1991. The screen has always been my safe harbour - it just took me thirty years to understand why.

Two Seashells

Published on 11-04-2026 19:35:00 by Stefano Marinelli
A chance encounter with Ivan Graziani in the mid-nineties, a nod I didn't deserve, and the years it took to understand what he already knew about our sea and the places we leave behind.

The Usual, Thanks

Published on 27-03-2026 08:50:00 by Stefano Marinelli
A snowy drive to a meeting that turned out to have nothing to do with IT - and a pizzaiolo who understood politics better than the politicians.

The Scent of Denial

Published on 21-03-2026 08:45:00 by Stefano Marinelli
An anonymous white bottle in a 2001 photo brings back the sharp smell of adolescence - of treatments, hidden shame, and the night I looked in the mirror and finally saw what everyone else already had.