Summary

"Vampires in the Lemon Grove" – In Sorrento, Italy, the first lemons are always harvested in October. Clyde and his wife, Magreb, work the Alberti family lemon farm, Santa Francesca’s Lemon Grove, in Sorrento. By all appearances, Clyde is a kindly Italian grandfather. In truth, he is a vampire. A teen girl named Fila who works the farm produce stall knows about Clyde’s condition, and always gives him the best lemons she can find. American, Welsh, and German tourists frequently visit the grove, but usually pass by Clyde. In the evenings, the tourists are always amazed to see the bats descend on the grove. Among them is Magreb, who still frequently transforms into a bat.

Clyde reflects on how he and his wife traveled the world to discover a food source that could quench their thirst in reform, and...