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Send us a text Cavi di Lavagna, Italy: Sofia Peccora, a motorcycle mechanic, mourning the death of her adult son, Davide, from a drug overdose three years earlier. Her best friend, Carmen, convinces her to take a job at the local cafe, Pasticceria Fausto, as a pastry chef. Sofia accepts and quickly falls for the owner, Fausto, who turns out to be a criminal boss. Sofia and Fausto begin an affair, despite the reservations of her friends and her adult daughter, Paola. Fausto's role as a drug dealer threatens their relationship. B is for Bisexual - short stories by Laura P. Valtorta

Send us a text With Bobbert back in the U.S. from the commune in Mexico, Marge and her new friend, Agnes, get sick of Bobbert's company pretty quickly and her constant stories about mezcal and the mezcalẽra, Carmen. When will Bobbert return to the commune? When can Agnes and Marge be alone? B is for Bisexual - short stories by Laura P. Valtorta

Send us a text Bobbert, busy on the commune helping Oliver, Peebles and the gang in Oaxaca, still misses Marge. What can she do, with Marge living in Alabama, fighting the military regime? Bobbert feels torn between two worlds as she helps make mezcal and cheers up the team at Thanksgiving by playing the trombone. B is for Bisexual - short stories by Laura P. Valtorta

Send us a text Dissatisfied with life on a compound in Mexico, Marge and Honey drive back to Alabama. Once there, Honey connects with Diesel Tedesco, and Marge, happy to be home, joins a group of Democratic Socialists. B is for Bisexual - short stories by Laura P. Valtorta

Send us a text Fearful after Lavinia gets arrested for voicing an opinion on her podcast, Marge, Bobert, and Celedine prepare to escape to Oaxaca, Mexico. Peebles and Oliver are already there building a homestead. Will they make it? Will Marge have the courage to leave her home in Alabama? B is for Bisexual - short stories by Laura P. Valtorta

Send us a text Tree specialists Oliver and Peebles meet at a screening of the LGBTQ film Passages. Although Oliver is married to a woman, the only real obstacle that stands in the way of their relationship is Peebles' mother, Marge, whose house he shares. Oliver proposes a solution that suits everybody. B is for Bisexual - short stories by Laura P. Valtorta

Send us a text Sabrina and Jennifer, inventors and schemers, continue to sneak Sabrina's stories and novels to the  "recommended" pile of the New York publishing office of Jennifer's cousin: Whitaker, Smith, and Outlaw. Things are going well until the receptionist, Muffy Militello, discovers their secret: invisible cloth. Now Muffy wants in on the action. B is for Bisexual - short stories by Laura P. Valtorta

Send us a text After inventing an invisibility cloak and regularly robbing neighborhood businesses to support her writing habit, Sabrina Strega gets discovered by local bookstore owner Jennifer Outlaw, large and opinionated. Together they decide to use the cloak to help them both achieve their dreams. As everybody smart knows - it's better to dream small. B is for Bisexual - short stories by Laura P. Valtorta

Send us a text After breaking up with her girlfriend, Carmen visits her husband, Suresh, in North Carolina. Suresh creates a virtual service animal - Ganesh the elephant - to help Carmen deal with people. But is Suresh really pulling the strings? B is for Bisexual - short stories by Laura P. Valtorta

Send us a text Alberto and Domenica Castro once again see the ghost, Frederick Hay, who returns to their modern-day farm from 1851 on his way to Canada to escape the Fugitive Slave Act. Nobody is sure they believe in ghosts, especially not Frederick. B is for Bisexual - short stories by Laura P. Valtorta

Send us a text Overwhelmed by the New State and its anti-conservation efforts, Giovanna and her friend Todd start a new church - St. Turtle. Giovanna's mother, Carmen, returns to Alabama from exile in New Mexico to tell them how to do it. B is for Bisexual - short stories by Laura P. Valtorta

Send us a text Laura, Marco, and Dante talk about First Amendment rights and their hopes about saving and protecting these rights in the future. They read two blogs from March 2020 - A Journal of the Coronavirus Year - that discuss Italian names and a trip to Cuba. B is for Bisexual - short stories by Laura P. Valtorta

Send us a text When Carmen's friend, Suresh, a computer scientist, asks her to marry him for citizenship reasons, Carmen agrees. Although Carmen is gay, their marriage flourishes, due to distance, humor, and the help of robot companions. B is for Bisexual - short stories by Laura P. Valtorta

Send us a text Tabitha, whose father is an obscenely famous British actor, reflects on her crazy childhood and her eccentric family. At university, she meets Amadou, who is a student from Mali. B is for Bisexual - short stories by Laura P. Valtorta

Send us a text Laura, Dante, and Marco read a short Halloween screenplay about cats who may be magic and who definitely ruin the house of Alice the Italian Witch. B is for Bisexual - short stories by Laura P. Valtorta