Category Archives: Memoirs

>Nutters I have known #3: The Greek ‘researcher’

Posted on January 19, 2011 by

> Soula was very keen on her research. She was researching her own island (aren’t we all) during Ottoman times, but nobody knew exactly what. You see, Soula thought that what she was doing was so important and significant , … Continue reading →

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>Nutters I have known #2: the pseudo-intellectual

Posted on December 9, 2010 by

> [I had forgotten about this series, until Claude reminded me-thanks!] Makis was an intellectual. One of those you know the moment you lay eyes on them. Short, dark, with John Lennon glasses, always clutching a book. I met him … Continue reading →

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Chaff

Posted on July 13, 2010 by

  Mastre Hambís put out his cigarette with his boot. ‘Come on boys, not much left’. The soldiers lazily got up from the comfort of the giant carob tree’s shade and prepared themselves for another couple of hours of work. … Continue reading →

Posted in army, Army Tales, Cyprus, land, landscape, mediterranean, Memoirs, Mesaoria, military, national service, rural, stories, youth | 1 Comment

>The dining table of life

Posted on June 10, 2010 by

> As someone who lives abroad, I always dread phone calls from Cyprus announcing losses of loved ones. It’s the fate of the voluntarily (or involuntarily) displaced. They always tell you that [insert name of loved one here] is in … Continue reading →

Posted in childhood, Cyprus, family, food, life, mediterranean, mediterranean food, Memoirs, stories, youth | 6 Comments

>Nutters I have known #1: the Basque

Posted on March 22, 2010 by

> According to Will Self, 70% of the world’s nutters are in University in some shape or form. In a way it makes sense. Universities are inhabited by people who spend lifetimes focusing on something so small and intricate, that … Continue reading →

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>The dream of the spherical goddess

Posted on March 6, 2010 by

> Ever since I hurt my ankle and gave up football, 18 months ago, I have been wanting nothing more than to kick a ball. It’s as if my heart defies what the body knows: I’ve hurt both ankles twice. … Continue reading →

Posted in Anagennisi Deryneias, Football, Georghe Hagi, Hristo Stoickov, Italy, Maradona, Memoirs, Nea Salamis, Omonoia, Roberto Baggio | 2 Comments

>Mud and pomegranates II

Posted on November 26, 2009 by

> (continued from I) When the sun was well on its way, and nature around them was wide awake, they slowly got up and headed back inside the orchard. They made their way through the fruit trees to the edge … Continue reading →

Posted in birds, childhood, Cyprus, hunting, lime sticks, Memoirs, stories | 4 Comments

Mud and pomegranates

Posted on November 24, 2009 by

  It wasn’t even half past three when Angelís woke up. He’d set up the alarm clock for four but his excitement couldn’t wait. Sundays were the best, there was no school and he could do whatever he liked with … Continue reading →

Posted in birds, childhood, Cyprus, hunting, lime sticks, Memoirs, olive trees, stories | 7 Comments

>Life is a journey, I am a traveller

Posted on October 15, 2009 by

> image from here A few days ago I scanned and posted some old photos on Facebook for the delectation of friends, old and recent. The outcome was a thoroughly moving response by about 10 fellow students from a time … Continue reading →

Posted in Cyprus, friends, Memoirs, nostalgia, Romance, stories, University | 4 Comments

>Voyagers Triumphant

Posted on December 4, 2008 by

> After the war my family lived in Ayia Phyla, just north of Limassol, until things back home on the east coast settled down. Or, to put it differently, people fled for fear of the Turkish army, and kind of … Continue reading →

Posted in family, Memoirs, stories, Triumph | 6 Comments