My Dad is Greek. His mother comes from the very south of the mainland, a peninsula home to the Maniotes, a group of Hellenic people who descend from the ancient Spartans. His father is from the Greek islands,...

Walking down the aisles of a bookstore and seeing a book titled "My Struggle" is one jarring eyecatcher. I thought I was in the presence of one of the most evil books ever written. Out of pure curiosity,...

For a long time, one of my favorite poems has been “For Whom the Bell Tolls” by the old English poet John Donne. Donne wrote the poem in 1624, part of a grand collection of poetry titled “Devotions...

I have gotten a lot more into short stories recently, inspired by my deep and cemented love of Raymond Carver. I looked around for something really impactful, and it seemed to be that the internet and...

In the past, I would have been inclined to write this panel like a congressman, filled with hot air, and speaking only to hear myself. This was a time in my life when I thought reading all the classic...