My Big Fat Funny Life
Nick AthanassiadisFunny, heartfelt stories from a Greek-American life in Kalamata — about Greece, marriage, bureaucracy, coffee, cats, and the little absurdities that make life unforgettable.
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Gyro, Jai-ro, Yee-ro: The Greek Food That Keeps Turning
In 1853, British photographer James Robertson took what is believed to be the first photograph of a cook in Constantinople standing before a vertical spit, almost identical to those we still see today.
There are many dangerous conversation...
Hands off the Smyrneika koulourakia!
Smyrneika from my own oven. Accepting orders!
Greek coffee ready.
A plate of homemade Smyrneika beside me.
Greek brain successfully rebooted.
This story is based on actual events, with certain facts dramatized. Some names have been chan...
The People v. Greek Summer
Breaking news.
A visitor has filed a lawsuit against the Greek Tourism Bureau for false advertising and deceptive practices.
The charges are serious.
The plaintiff claims Greece was presented as sun, sea, romance, village charm, blue doo...
The National Instrument of Greece
GRRRRRRRRRR
You hear it everywhere.
At daybreak.
At lunchtime.
At the exact moment the sun is saying goodnight and you are thinking, foolishly, that perhaps the day is over.
No.
GRRRRRRRRRR.
The national instrument has begun.
If you...
Susan Never Had a Chance
For twenty-five years, Karen thought I had a problem.
Not a serious problem.
Not the kind where someone quietly prints an article and leaves it on your desk.
Just a normal marital problem.
The kind where your wife says, “You remember Su...
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Raised in Athens on strong coffee and mysterious recipes, I spent 30 years in the U.S. learning irony the hard way. Now I write funny, heartfelt stories about Greek life, everyday absurdities, and the little moments that stay with you.
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