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I love this! You should have gone and enjoyed Italy!

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So funny!

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Love this!! You made me smile out loud!! Not for the 1st time, by the way! ☺️

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What a funny story! I love the way you wrote this. Really enjoying your Substack.

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Unrelated to the current topic but related to Amy Stewart author or Kopp sister novels. Recently I was rereading the last 2 Kopp books and saw in the author’s notes you have enough research for at least a couple more books. Any hope of writing about those wonderful women again? It may also boost your feminist views for a future Italian award and trip….🥴

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I think it's pretty clear that this is the best thing I'll read all day. Brava, Amy!

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let's organize a Fans of Amy Stewart field trip to Italy and take Amy with us.

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Got both of the both of cultural references. Calling doctor now.

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Thank you for such an entertaining email, especially the Seinfeld references. Please know how much I appreciate your endeavors, even if you sing as off key as I do.

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When I read the part about the Italians asking you to sing, I laughed so hard I almost spit out my morning tea. Then I continued laughing until my husband made me read your newsletter to him. I'm still chuckling. Thanks for a good start to my day!

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This made me laugh, best part of my morning, thank you!

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I laughed and learned---I had no idea there was an Amii Stewart! I'm a little young for bone density scans but definitely old enough to be asking about a colonoscopy!

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I thought you were going to accept - I was checking into extending the hotel stay (one night seemed rather stingy on the part of the award ceremony organizers)

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I just about died laughing. I would have been VERY tempted to swan-dive into the farce too!

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Oh that is hilarious! Your Amii/Amy scenario was perfect. All it needed was for you both to somehow show up to the front door (where there is presumably a beefy person controlling a list of names and access) at the exact same time going, "I'm Amy Stewart." "No, I'M Amii Stewart!"

I really want to know how they respond.

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I think you accidentally ended up in Alexander McCall Smith's Professor Dr Von Igelfeld/Portuguese Irregular Verbs Series!

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