They are twelve: all young, but of different ages and different life experiences, and thus with their own different ways of narrating. They represent the best in new Italian writing. And they willingly accepted the challenge: to write about shoes, steps, walking. Basically, unavoidable key words for people who, like the authors, are used to travelling with their minds and imagination. Texts by Bruno Arpaia, Gianni Biondillo, Daniele Brolli, Giuseppe Cederna, Emidio Clementi, Giancarlo De Cataldo, Marco Mancassola, Stefano Massaron, Marco Missiroli, Letizia Muratori, Giampaolo Simi, Nicoletta Vallorani