As the rise of the Italian Fascism makes its constant and visible presence in noble 1940s Venice, the esteemed Professor Nino Rolfe and his much younger wife, the fine and sumptuous Italian beauty Teresa, sadly, after twenty years of marriage, witness their enthusiasm wither and the passion wane. Inevitably, after Nino's feeble attempts to kindle prudish Teresa's desire, all that remains is to let his imagination run wild and confess his boldly intimate and rousing thoughts to his elaborate diary, in the hope that Teresa will soon find it and read it. There, in his frank and unrestricted confessions, against all risk of being judged as a vile and corrupt lewd man, the Professor would admit all the things that he would never be able to say in person, urging his Goddess Teresa to break free from even the slightest restraint and inhibition and finally get rid of her painful and revolting modesty. The faithful diary may be locked away in safety but the precious key is hidden in plain ... Written by Nick Riganas

Ferdinando Cefalù is desperate to marry his cousin, Angela, but he is married to Rosalia and divorce is illegal in Italy. To get around the law, he tries to trick his wife into having an affair so he can catch her and murder her, as he knows he would be given a light sentence for killing an adulterous woman. He persuades a painter to lure his wife into an affair, but Rosalia proves to be more faithful than he expected. Written by Jwelch5742

After her mother commits suicide, nineteen year old Lucy Harmon travels to Italy to have her picture painted. However, she has other reasons for wanting to go. She wants to renew her acquaintance with Nicolo Donati, a young boy with whom she fell in love on her last visit four years ago. She also is trying to solve the riddle left in a diary written by her dead mother, Sara. Written by Kale Whorton [email protected]

This story opens in 1938 in Rome, where Marcello has just taken a job working for Mussollini and is courting a beautiful young woman who will make him even more of a conformist. Marcello is going to Paris on his honeymoon and his bosses have an assignment for him there. Look up an old professor who fled Italy when the fascists came into power. At the border of Italy and France, where Marcello and his bride have to change trains, his bosses give him a gun with a silencer. In a flashback to 1917, we learn why sex and violence are linked in Marcello's mind. Written by Dale O'Connor [email protected]