The Author's Corner
Notes on writing, reading and the writers who shaped literature.
How Science Shapes Storytelling Time Travel in Science and Fiction
The concept of time travel straddles the boundary between scientific theory and imaginative storytelling, where Einstein’s equations suggest its theoretical…
Flash Fiction and Its Impact - Capturing Life in a Few Words
Flash fiction is a literary art form that condenses an entire story into just a few hundred words. Despite its brevity, it carries the power to evoke deep…
Multiple Genres: Mystery, Sci-Fi, and Drama in The KEAK Anthology
One of the most remarkable aspects of The KEAK Anthology is its ability to weave together multiple genres, creating a dynamic and engaging reading…
The Battle of Crete: A Memoir of Courage and Survival
The Battle of Crete is one of the most poignant narratives in The KEAK Anthology, capturing the extraordinary courage and resilience of individuals who…
The Story of Jane Austen
I started reading the novels of Jane Austen was I was just a teen. Her stories were more than just love stories, contemporary sweet romances of their time.…
The Story of Jane Austen
I fell in love with the works of Jane Austen as a young teen. In her works she addressed issues of gender, politics and class-consciousness rarely expressed…
How the Victorians Created the Modern English Novel.
I read Jane Eyre and Pride and Prejudice at the age of eleven and never looked back. I spent my teenage years devouring nineteenth century literature,…
Suggested 2022 Summer Readings.
As we move into the summer months, reading whether at a beach or in your favorite chair in your backyard becomes a way to relax. You enter into the world of…
Author Spotlight: Artemios Korkidis and Dr. Katherine Korkidis
Author Spotlight: Artemios Korkidis and Dr. Katherine Korkidis This week, we feature the recently published memoir and story collection The AJK Anthology.…
The 32 Most Iconic Poems in the English Language
My favorite poems are many, but the ones given here especially those written out in their entirety are my top choices. The lines given in bold are lines I…
Books That Made Your Favorite Writers Want to Write
The Books That Made Your Favorite Writers Want to Write For me the book called Ulysses is one of my teen favorite novels, first read at age 16. It was the…
Can reading a particular book influence our life decisions?
Can reading a particular book influence our life decisions? I can unequivocally say, yes. The first book that influenced my life was written by Charles…
Dostoyevsky, Just After His Death Sentence Was Repealed, on the Meaning of Life
\Dostoyevsky, Just After His Death Sentence Was Repealed, on the Meaning of Life The first time I read Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky I was a…
New Book on the work of Niels Bohr entitled "From Data To Quanta".
As a writer and physicist I have often admired Dr. Niels Bohr. Not only was he a renowned scientist in the field of atomic theory, a Noble Prize winner, and…
Philip K Dick: the writer who witnessed the future
Philip K Dick: the writer who witnessed the future Science Fiction is a genre that I felt I was well suited for when I started writing. I am a scientist by…
The Story of Viktor Frankl, by Maria Popova
The Story of Viktor Frankl, by Maria Popova “To decide whether life is worth living is to answer the fundamental question of philosophy,” Albert Camus wrote…
Yes to Life, in Spite of Everything: Viktor Frankl’s Lost Lectures
Yes to Life, in Spite of Everything: Viktor Frankl’s Lost Lectures When I first began writing my sequel to Josette called Daniel, I described him as a young…
A Wrinkle in Time
When my son was a pre-teen, he enjoyed the works of Madeleine L’Engle, especially her book entitled “A Wrinkle in Time.” Madeleine L’Engle ground-breaking…
What inspires a writer to write?
When I think back on my first short story or even my first novel, there was a story in my mind I needed to put down on paper. But it was more than just…
AJK Anthology is now ready to go
AJK Anthology is now ready to go - translated from my father's original works and with the addition of new content it is now published. eBook and Print…
How does A Writer Begin?
When I think of when and where my first novel Josette began, I can understand Elizabeth Hardwick’s take on writing. I was 17 year old and in my room on a…
KK Blog: What Makes a Writer?
Simply sitting down with paper and pen or fingers on a keyboard and writing does not make a writer but it is a start. A passion to tell a story, does that…