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Sophia Kouidou-Giles

An Empty Seat in the US Supreme Court

Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a model of strength and persistence, and positive change. What will this next year bring, without RBG?

Sophia Kouidou-Giles

Travel is a State of Mind | ΚΑΡΙΝΑ ΙΩΑΝΝΙΔΟΥ

This monologue captures the anxieties surrounding us during the coronavirus pandemic. Imagine a man in sunny Greece...

Sophia Kouidou-Giles

The Alchemy of Words | Η Αλχημεία των Λέξεων

As writers we make magic when we delve into plots, set the stage, draw scenes, choose words, linger in the past or visualize the future...

Sophia Kouidou-Giles

Are Memoirists Psychological Refugees?

Memoir writers can be an assembly of refugees that keep away from what they want to avoid recalling...

Sophia Kouidou-Giles

The Bells of Hagia Sophia Toll | Κρούν στην καρδιά μου οι καμπάνες της Αγιάς Σοφιάς

A monologue translation of Greek playwright Karina Ioannidou on her grandmother’s escape from the 1922 genocide. (TheBlueNib.com)

Sophia Kouidou-Giles

Baking Bread During the Pandemic

On such a day, I find I'm eager to take time making bread over again; it feels nourishing to the soul. (TheBlueNib.com)

Sophia Kouidou-Giles

The Drama of Writing Trauma: Authoring Memoir | Το Δράμα της Συγγραφής Μεμουάρ

Writing memoir involves recalling past events in the now, paying special attention to family; decipher life experiences...

Sophia Kouidou-Giles

American Cities on the Edge of Asphyxia

We are a long way away from days of healing, healthy debates and solution-driven planning. (TheBlueNib.com)

Sophia Kouidou-Giles

Glykerini with Lemon | ΓΛΥΚΕΡΙΝΗ ΜΕ ΛΕΜΟΝΙ

The day Maria Psoma Petridou gave me a copy of her book of personal essays, was the day I fell in love with her writing.

Sophia Kouidou-Giles

Ten Insights Gained from Writing a Bilingual Memoir

In the course of completing my memoir, ultimately in two languages, ten discoveries came to light.