Roberta Mora is a primary school teacher. Having always loved stories, she writes to give voice to the interplay between emotions and imagination. She founded the Instagram page *Il baule delle storie* (37,700 followers), a treasure trove of children’s literature and picture books, to share a sense of wonder and beauty with adults too.
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The Streetlamp
A quiet witness to life, illuminating the beauty, pain, and wonder of being human. An old street lamp silently watches life pass beneath its light. Year after year, it witnesses the meeting of two young people: the music, the laughter, the shared rain, the promises. It sees them grow up, get married, become parents. Then pain shatters that balance. But…
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It’s All About Knots
From the knot untied at birth to the shoelaces learned on winter afternoons, each moment of growing up is linked to a different kind of knot. Some knots tighten in the throat on the first day of school, others are loosened by sharing small daily stories. As the child grows, he learns that knots—like imperfections—make each life unique and strong.…
