Month: February 2026
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The Final Goodbye
Describe a phase in life that was difficult to say goodbye to. Mmm, a hurtful goodbye to a phase in life. Well, goodbyes do hurt, some or less, especially when it’s connected to experiences and memories with which we had a special attachment and connotation. I had lived through that…
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Outshining
I reached for the stars and found your bold eyes midst them, outshining. They bathed my bearing, with pure utter love, so I was like a dove, peaceful, high flying. ©2026 Vasiliki Papadopoulou
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The Philosopher with the Hammer
If you could be someone else for a day, who would you be, and why? When I started my studies at the university, after the first semester, I began to engage intensively with Philosophy, and, as my studies included German literature, specifically classic literature, I combined these two fields. What…
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The Perfect Loaf
Describe the most ambitious DIY project you’ve ever taken on. Well, I’ve always been fond of baking, and one day I decided to give it a try to bake my own Sourdough bread. For that, I first needed to prepare a sourdough starter from scratch, which takes 14 days to…
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Give it a try!
If you could permanently ban a word from general usage, which one would it be? Why? I remember my apprenticeship, when I had a boss, I would characterize him as a traditional one. He was, in a way, very strict but also kind, and interested in his employees, I mean,…
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Agnes & Mephistopheles
He stood before her, tall and strong, arms akimbo, with unbreakable confidence, in his total black suit. He was her master, that’s how he felt, but he resembled the devil more, with his eyes burning with power, his lips shaping a cunning, satisfying evil smile, and the pencil moustache dancing…
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Embracing the Unexpected
What is the biggest challenge you will face in the next six months? Biggest challenge? Well, nothing specific comes to my mind. Of course, I’ve set my goals, but if you set them intentionally on your own, you are prepared, and for that, I wouldn’t call them a big challenge…

