Personal thoughts on a possible future I finally translated my apocalyptic Christian novel into English. It will take some time before I can think about anything else except enjoying it, but until all the editing is done, I can make up a sequel. I’ve been considering writing a sequel for…

It’s just not fair I was walking downtown today, and looking at the men around me (yes, I tend to look at them, I’m not that old yet!), I realized for the umpteenth time that Greeks just love their beards. You can rarely see a clean-shaven male face here. Especially…

But the fulfillment of this dream ‘We shouldn’t have come!’ the husband whispered. They were following the stooped elderly woman down a narrow, dark hallway. The wife could discern painted shapes of stones on the wallpapers. The air smelled of something bitter. ‘Shh.’ She said, ‘Don’t talk in here!’ ‘Why…

And the voice he’s been waiting to hear ‘She sings, sir!’ the boy said. Sam wiped his sweaty hands on his work pants. The afternoon sun was flowing through the half-open door of his shop, and its bright light made the boy look like a ghost. ‘She sings?’ ‘Yes, I…

Poetry Writing Contest Response — I don’t know if mermaids exist, but I saw one. Yes, I did. She was hiding in the morning mist. Below her, the sea was brewing a cocktail of angry froth, pointing west, east, south, and north, gathered by a swirl of hard-working moths, who were shoving all this down …

It felt a bit crazy, but it was nice Today 🔘 Paulius Juodis released his fifth podcast episode where he did his best to make me look smart. I suppose it wasn’t an easy task since this was my first international interview and my microphone was slipping down my neck…

A story about otherness I’ll try to explore my view of the concept of otherness by answering Subhi Najar’s four (intriguingly) philosophical questions. 1. What does happiness mean to you? Please define it in a word, line, picture, or story. Happiness is being the other. A word, a touch, a…

He definitely enjoyed it I had lunch with a bee yesterday. Actually, Mr. Bee had lunch, I was simply observing. He didn’t seem to mind. On the contrary, I think he was enjoying my presence, judging by the purring sounds he made. Yes, he was purring, I swear. There was…

They were three against one The king had a kingdom to defend. A big colorful expanse of life behind him, all his, all not his, all self-sufficient and all dependent on him. He had stayed at the back when his army met the enemy. He was making plans, giving orders…