Through the eyes of Saint Maria Skobtsova (1945) by Sofia Kioroglou

Through the eyes of Saint Maria Skobtsova (1945) “Life is like the chimneys of the crematoria. You think they incessantly belch out smoke. But when the smoke plumes start rising slightly above, they turn into bright clouds and scatter into Continue reading Through the eyes of Saint Maria Skobtsova (1945) by Sofia Kioroglou

Astypalea by Sofia Kioroglou

Astypalea Swathed in silky aquamarine waters, far-flung, butterfly-shaped. Astypalea, the bank of Gods, is my ultimate escape from the scurry and scramble of bustling Athens. With a frozen piña colada, I behold the rugged beach fringed in gas-blue waters, not Continue reading Astypalea by Sofia Kioroglou

gerald locklin | the vampires saved civilization: new and selected prose, 2000-2010

Click the cover if you are interested in buying this book… A collection of the Long Beach legend’s prose–fiction and non-fiction–from 2000 to 2010, with works dealing with 1960s Los Angeles, the legacy of Charles Bukowski, the simple pleasures of Continue reading gerald locklin | the vampires saved civilization: new and selected prose, 2000-2010