“Freedom or Death” | Ελευθερία ή Θάνατος | article of Richard Romanus
This year being the 200th anniversary of the founding of the modern Greek state, it seems important to be reminded of the significance of our Evangelistria Monastery in that effort.
By 1807, the idea of...
The Haircut | Το Κούρεμα | the article of Richard Romanus
Planting a tree, cutting a flower, or having your hair cut is always best done when the moon is full. Don’t ask me why, but it has something to do with the...
Sundays at the Kalivis | the article of Richard Romanus
From his beloved grandmother, my friend Spiros inherited a quarter acre of land on a low hillside not far from the airport with a view of the sea and part of the Punta. On...
The Neighborhood | the article of Richard Romanus
One winter morning during one of those moments when I was lost in a daydream, instead of following the road in Platanias I drove into a riverbed and within three meters I was up...
Kalo Taxidi | the article of Richard Romanus
It was the middle of the night when two old women and I were roused from our sleep by the squeaking wheel of a gurney being wheeled into the room. The women didn’t have...