Month: March 2025

  • Stray Thoughts 54

  • Greetings from the past…

    Write a letter to your 100-year-old self. Hey, you! or Hey, me! Well, we must have done a good job living up to 100 years. Congratulations! To be honest, we had a difficult start, but by the end of our 20s, we slowly found our right path. Even then, we…

  • Dream Birth

    A dream rooted deeply in my heart, it runs through my veins, climbs up the hills of my feeble mind, seduces my wits to conquer my being, and grows bigger and bigger day by day. ©2025, Vasiliki Papadopoulou, all rights reserved.

  • Non-Shopaholic

    Where would you go on a shopping spree? Well, first of all, I don’t like shopping. I only go shopping when I need something and then I shop targeted. I need something, so I look on the internet to see what kind of offer exists and where I can buy…

  • The Drama of Romanticism

    The drama of romanticism is distinguished by its infringement of the traditional rules of this genre, especially in form and presentation. The writers do not intend to produce this drama exclusively for the theater stage but also as a reading drama that plays out in the reader’s or audience’s fantasy.…

  • What’s in a name?

    What is your middle name? Does it carry any special meaning/significance? I don’t have a middle name. Thank God! My first and last names are very long, totaling 20 letters, so a middle name would have been totally unnecessary. However, my first name derives from: It also means royal, the…

  • Stray Thoughts 53

  • Self-Empowerment

    What is the last thing you learned? My latest life lesson was that I should rely entirely on myself. To have faith in my capabilities and power. Furthermore, I shouldn’t expect much from others or trust too much. Otherwise, I risk being incredibly disappointed. These were two harsh lessons, but…

  • It rains

    In my soul, it rains heavily of sorrows and I mourn deeply my sacred chants. There outside the sun is shining painting my window with icons of blood. In silence, it rains around my being and I embrace my demons and saints. ©2025, Vasiliki Papadopoulou, all rights reserved.

  • Intrusive

    What is one question you hate to be asked? Explain. I’ve not been asked about anything very much lately, so there are no questions that could annoy me. However, three years ago, I was asked a very annoying question that totally ticked me off. That very classic question when you…