Healdsburg Man's Essay May be Published in National Magazine

Louis E. Guglielmino of Healdsburg has written one of the 150-word life stories being considered for publication in an upcoming issue of Reader’s Digest magazine.

Guglielmino is the husband of J. Patch Guglielmino, author of "A Flag at Half-Mast," an account of her month of relief work at Ground Zero after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Louis Guglielmino's story is trending as one of the most popular submissions, according to a Reader's Digest spokeswoman.

 Here is the submission:

“Violin Lesson” by Louis E. Guglielmino

"When I was 12, my parents decided I should take violin lessons. So for one hour per day I practiced in the living room.

Then my teacher announced that I would participate, as a novice, in the upcoming recital and to practice at least two-hours per day. After a few days of squeaks and squacks, mother decided I should practice in my bedroom upstairs.

At first my mother would yell, "Please shut the door."

By Saturday it was my father who yelled, "Stop that infernal noise!"

Mom again came to my rescue and said better practice in the basement. Several days passed when she was ironing in the laundry room in the basement.

She said, "Louis, it has been warm lately. Why don't you practice in the backyard?"

When the neighbors complained my future as a violin virtuoso came to an abrupt end."

If you would like to support Gugliemo's essay, you may go to  facebook.com/ReadersDigest and vote for it.