Sophia Kouidou-Giles
Egypt Street, 1950s
If my mother remained an enigma, the circumstances and routines of my father’s life had always been so physically clear and evident to...
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Sophia Kouidou-Giles
- Mar 4, 2021
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Check their expressions. Is it interest or curiosity when you spell your last name? “K-o-u-i-d-o-u.” You are not sure. They ask and you...
Sophia Kouidou-Giles
- Dec 23, 2020
'...And I screech ToWho, ToWho, but no one listens to me...'
TRANSLATOR’S NOTES: Searching for contact with the mighty, wise creature of the forest, the owl, Karina Ioannidou captures the spirit of...
Sophia Kouidou-Giles
- Oct 1, 2020
Under the Azure Greek Sky | Κάτω από τον Γαλάζιο Ουρανό της Ελλάδας
It was a sleepy winter day in Thessaloniki, and Mother, who liked to knit, had brought along her green bag with yarn and needles. My...
Sophia Kouidou-Giles
- Sep 25, 2020
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
- Sep 19, 2020
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
- Sep 16, 2020
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
- Aug 19, 2020
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
- Aug 8, 2020
Coffee is in My DNA
My favorite story was about Kaldi, the goatherder, who noticed how excited his goats became at night after munching on the coffee plant!
Sophia Kouidou-Giles
- Aug 5, 2020
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
- Jun 27, 2020
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
- Jun 15, 2020
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
- May 16, 2020
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
- Apr 30, 2020
Ten Insights Gained from Writing a Bilingual Memoir
In the course of completing my memoir, ultimately in two languages, ten discoveries came to light.
Sophia Kouidou-Giles
- Mar 31, 2020
Goodbye, Cleopatra
All cats are graceful, careful, and independent, but none more than Cleopatra.
Sophia Kouidou-Giles
- Mar 13, 2018
That Ticking Clock: The Handling of Time in Fiction, Poetry, and Nonfiction - #AWP2018
A panel of writers discussed the craft of shaping time and the unique relationship between narrator and reader.
Sophia Kouidou-Giles
- Jan 21, 2017
Trouble Makers - Why I Marched on January 21, 2017
I emigrated to the USA in my late teens and settle in a kind, and generous country. I have a stake in keeping it moving forward.
Sophia Kouidou-Giles
- Jul 4, 2016
His Name is Abdul: A Greek Perspective
He is one of the lucky ones, fleeing the chaos of his embattled Syria. He is a refugee: a harsh word, filled with humiliation. Does it...
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