Alice Leccese Powers is the editor of the anthologies "Italy in Mind," "Ireland in Mind," "France in Mind, "and "Tuscany in Mind, "and co-editor of "The Brooklyn Reader: Thirty Writers Celebrate America’ s Favorite Borough." A freelance writer and editor, she has been published in "The Washington Post, The Baltimore Sun, Newsday," and many other newspapers and magazines. Ms. Powers also teaches writing at the Corcoran School of Art and Georgetown University. She lives in Washington, D.C.