“How do you pick up the threads of an old life? How do you go on, when in your heart you begin to understand… there is no going back? There are some things that time cannot mend. Some hurts that go too deep, that have taken hold.” Well, this line from The Lord of the Rings has definitelyContinue reading “The Un-return of the King”
Category Archives: Constantinos Kokkinolambos
Of Heartbreak
The dark gap between the curtains is lit by the first morning rays. I awake from my troubled sleep and try to make sense of my existence. My head is a drum set – with the drummer. I take a quick scan of the room; beer cans, beer cans everywhere. Oh, a few wine bottlesContinue reading “Of Heartbreak”
Seeing The Matrix
How can we get closer to the truth? I have decided to answer this very tricky question in a creative way so I shall use evidence from pop culture (which is a roundabout way of saying Netflix shows and perhaps a few books here or there). Hence, this article contains some minor spoilers from books,Continue reading “Seeing The Matrix”
Unlocking the Dusty Chest of My Childhood Memories
Every person has had a vastly different childhood which has probably shaped some part of their lives today. In this article, I shall attempt to give an honest account (give or take some stylistic flourishes) of some of the most fundamental and gripping memories of my own childhood. Writing down the anecdotes has been difficultContinue reading “Unlocking the Dusty Chest of My Childhood Memories”
Shadowing Carlos Ruiz Zafón And His Own, Everlasting Shadow
“I still remember the day my father took me to the Cemetery of Forgotten Books for the first time.” This first line of Carlos Ruiz Zafón’s novel The Shadow of the Wind still echoes in my mind, haunting my dreams while also reminding me of my own humble beginnings; just as the protagonist’s, Daniel Sempere’sContinue reading “Shadowing Carlos Ruiz Zafón And His Own, Everlasting Shadow”
