WEST PHILADELPHIA — Paul, 27, of Cambridge, Mass., writes literary science fiction, and, until recently, worked as a caretaker in a psychiatric ward. He first encountered The Castle of Crossed Destinies eight years ago.Italo Calvino (1923–1985), was raised in Siena, Italy. He wrote The Castle of Crossed Destinies between 1940 and 1969.Paul writes periodically at: https://ouroborosjormungandr.wordpress.com/