When I was in elementary school, I had a favorite illustrated book of stories from around the world, which I spent a couple of years of my youth reading the cover off of. Most of the yarns in it were what you would expect from such a children’s collection: various fantastical narratives about quests that[…..]
Section: Constructing Narratives
Saved by Divine Compassion
The multiplicity of male – female relationships that make up the fabric of our lives begin out of a desire to be in touch, to have someone close to our heart. Relationships require us to open up to that touch, and in opening ourselves, we become vulnerable.
The Pilgrim’s Distress
The idea behind pilgrimages is a simple one: certain places are more spiritually powerful than others, and people benefit from going to them. The power of the place may be centered in a physical structure (such as the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem or Hagia Sophia in Istanbul), or the site may have attracted attention because[…..]
A Hapless Priest: A Pontic Tale
Translated by Patricia Fann Bouteneff
What I Learned From Dracula: Death Between East and West with the Undead
When I was a young girl in the western United States in the 1990s, the portrayals of Orthodox Christianity and Orthodox Christians in the popular culture I consumed were thin on the ground, to say the least. The weddings on television shows looked nothing like the weddings of my cousins, where I was expected to[…..]