Award-winning author of literary fiction, anthologies and memoir, and of Dr. K's Portal Through Time, a science adventure series for readers aged 8–12.https://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/https://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/the-accidental-discovery-that-changed-medicine/https://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/the-accidental-discovery-that-changed-medicine/Exploring Book 3: Alexander Fleming’s Penicillin Promise Sometimes the greatest discoveries do not arrive with fireworks or fanfare. They arrive quietly,…Tue, 30 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMTYoung Readers & Activitieshttps://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/fun-ways-to-spark-kids-interest-in-science-through-storytelling/https://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/fun-ways-to-spark-kids-interest-in-science-through-storytelling/Teaching science to kids can be one of the most rewarding yet challenging tasks. While facts and theories may feel abstract or intimidating, storytelling…Wed, 16 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMTYoung Readers & Activitieshttps://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/how-time-travel-sparks-curiosity-in-young-readers/https://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/how-time-travel-sparks-curiosity-in-young-readers/Time travel has long fascinated readers of all ages, offering a gateway to the past and a glimpse into the future. For young readers, it presents an…Wed, 16 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMTYoung Readers & Activitieshttps://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/galileos-legacy-why-he-still-matters-today/https://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/galileos-legacy-why-he-still-matters-today/Galileo’s enduring legacy doesn’t rest solely on his astronomical discoveries but extends into the very fabric of modern scientific thinking. His…Thu, 10 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMTYoung Readers & Activitieshttps://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/how-science-shapes-storytelling-time-travel-in-science-and-fiction/https://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/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…Mon, 31 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMTThe Author's Cornerhttps://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/flash-fiction-and-its-impact-capturing-life-in-a-few-words/https://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/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…Mon, 20 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMTThe Author's Cornerhttps://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/multiple-genres-mystery-sci-fi-and-drama-in-the-keak-anthology/https://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/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…Mon, 20 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMTThe Author's Cornerhttps://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/the-battle-of-crete-a-memoir-of-courage-and-survival/https://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/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…Mon, 20 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMTThe Author's Cornerhttps://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/beyond-the-veil-of-tradition/https://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/beyond-the-veil-of-tradition/The streets of London were bustling with life, the industrial hum of progress ever present. Cobblestones clicked beneath the wheels of carriages, and the…Wed, 06 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMTShort Storieshttps://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/echoes-of-ashmore/https://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/echoes-of-ashmore/The rain beat down on Olivia’s windshield as her car crept through the winding streets of Ashmore. She barely recognized her hometown through the haze of…Tue, 05 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMTShort Storieshttps://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/shadows-of-the-polls/https://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/shadows-of-the-polls/The air hung heavy with anticipation as Election Day dawned. Across the country, a sense of urgency rippled through crowds, stretching from the sun-drenched…Mon, 04 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMTShort Storieshttps://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/echoes-of-the-past/https://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/echoes-of-the-past/The town of Riversfork had returned to its quiet, unassuming existence. Riversfork is a quaint village nestled between the tranquil currents of the…Sun, 03 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMTShort Storieshttps://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/on-this-day-in-space-blog-is-time-travel-a-possibility/https://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/on-this-day-in-space-blog-is-time-travel-a-possibility/Unlocking the Mysteries of Time Travel: Exploring the Boundaries of Possibility Time travel has long captured the human imagination, captivating us with its…Tue, 09 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMTOn This Day in Spacehttps://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/the-girl-in-the-garden/https://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/the-girl-in-the-garden/In the heart of a bustling metropolis stood a towering apartment building, its windows reflecting the ceaseless motion of the city below....Fri, 05 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMTShort Storieshttps://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/what-if/https://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/what-if/Ana Quin O’Rourke sat on her balcony sipping a cup of her favorite tea, Earl Grey Black with Lavender. Her home facing the waters of the Pacific Ocean.....Thu, 01 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMTShort Storieshttps://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/the-battle-of-crete/https://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/the-battle-of-crete/Three dictators: two in Europe and one in Asia. They formed an alliance and called their alliance....Mon, 15 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMTShort Storieshttps://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/longer-than-a-christmas-love-story/https://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/longer-than-a-christmas-love-story/It is 4:45 pm and Ms. Rose Delvechio rushes to catch the 4:48 pm express train from NYC’s Grand....Fri, 15 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMTShort Storieshttps://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/mutual-isolation/https://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/mutual-isolation/It was 6:00 AM and he had survived a cold night in the mountains. The winds had picked up and the day promised to be even colder....Tue, 31 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMTShort Storieshttps://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/the-silent-stalker/https://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/the-silent-stalker/She was a woman of 63 years. She is shorter than average and stocker than the norm. She has blazing short brown hair, a light completion, with tired brown…Thu, 28 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMTShort Storieshttps://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/the-little-black-book/https://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/the-little-black-book/Sarah Elizabeth Warren had just turned 21 years of age only two days ago. She was a petite young woman with long brown hair and matching eyes. Her smile…Thu, 20 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMTShort Storieshttps://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/the-story-of-jane-austen/https://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/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.…Thu, 20 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMTThe Author's Cornerhttps://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/the-story-of-jane-austen-2/https://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/the-story-of-jane-austen-2/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…Thu, 20 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMTThe Author's Cornerhttps://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/how-the-victorians-created-the-modern-english-novel/https://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/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,…Mon, 20 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMTThe Author's Cornerhttps://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/what-is-the-multiverse-and-is-there-any-evidence-it-really-exists/https://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/what-is-the-multiverse-and-is-there-any-evidence-it-really-exists/The Multiverse of Everything Everywhere All at Once, the 2023 Oscar winner for Best Picture. Movies can’t get enough of exploring these questions. From…Mon, 20 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMTOn This Day in Spacehttps://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/patient-zero-dr-katherine-e-a-korkidis/https://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/patient-zero-dr-katherine-e-a-korkidis/As I lie here staring at the ceiling, I realize that this is my fate. You might ask why is this my fate. Why can I not change my fate? For you see I am…Mon, 22 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMTShort Storieshttps://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/times-past-by-dr-katherine-e-a-korkidis/https://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/times-past-by-dr-katherine-e-a-korkidis/Flaming ambers in the night glowing with a ghostly light. It was a cold and dreary night and she could feel the coldness of the night surround her body and…Mon, 22 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMTShort Storieshttps://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/suggested-2022-summer-readings/https://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/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…Mon, 04 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMTThe Author's Cornerhttps://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/author-spotlight-artemios-korkidis-and-dr-katherine-korkidis/https://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/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.…Thu, 26 May 2022 00:00:00 GMTThe Author's Cornerhttps://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/the-32-most-iconic-poems-in-the-english-language/https://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/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…Thu, 26 May 2022 00:00:00 GMTThe Author's Cornerhttps://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/books-that-made-your-favorite-writers-want-to-write/https://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/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…Fri, 29 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMTThe Author's Cornerhttps://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/the-veil-nebula-2/https://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/the-veil-nebula-2/On This Day in Space, April 13th, 2022 - One of my favorites from the Hubble Space Telescope - the Veil Nebula. The Veil Nebula is a cloud of heated and…Thu, 14 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMTOn This Day in Spacehttps://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/can-reading-a-particular-book-influence-our-life-decisions/https://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/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…Mon, 28 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMTThe Author's Cornerhttps://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/dostoyevsky-just-after-his-death-sentence-was-repealed-on-the-meaning/https://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/dostoyevsky-just-after-his-death-sentence-was-repealed-on-the-meaning/\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…Fri, 25 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMTThe Author's Cornerhttps://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/new-book-on-the-work-of-niels-bohr-entitled-from-data-to-quanta/https://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/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…Thu, 24 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMTThe Author's Cornerhttps://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/philip-k-dick-the-writer-who-witnessed-the-future/https://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/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…Mon, 14 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMTThe Author's Cornerhttps://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/the-story-of-viktor-frankl-by-maria-popova/https://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/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…Thu, 10 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMTThe Author's Cornerhttps://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/yes-to-life-in-spite-of-everything-viktor-frankls-lost-lectures/https://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/yes-to-life-in-spite-of-everything-viktor-frankls-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…Thu, 10 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMTThe Author's Cornerhttps://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/a-wrinkle-in-time/https://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/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…Thu, 03 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMTThe Author's Cornerhttps://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/what-inspires-a-writer-to-write/https://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/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…Mon, 28 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMTThe Author's Cornerhttps://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/ajk-anthology-is-now-ready-to-go/https://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/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…Thu, 24 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMTThe Author's Cornerhttps://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/cats-eye-nebula-in-deep-space/https://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/cats-eye-nebula-in-deep-space/The full beauty of the Cat's Eye Nebula (NGC 6543) is revealed in this new, detailed view from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. The image from Hubble's…Mon, 21 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMTOn This Day in Spacehttps://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/the-veil-nebula/https://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/the-veil-nebula/Supernova Remnant Nebula in brilliant colors stretching from diagonal lower left to upper right. NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has unveiled in stunning…Mon, 21 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMTOn This Day in Spacehttps://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/the-butterfly-nebula/https://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/the-butterfly-nebula/As we head into Spring this beautiful Nebula designated as NGC 6302 comes to mind. In the constellation of the swan near the nebula of the pelican lies the…Thu, 17 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMTOn This Day in Spacehttps://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/what-is-a-nebula/https://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/what-is-a-nebula/A nebula is a very massive cloud made up of dust, gas, plasma, helium and hydrogen. Nebulae are also considered nurseries as this is where stars are…Thu, 17 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMTOn This Day in Spacehttps://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/how-does-a-writer-begin/https://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/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…Mon, 14 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMTThe Author's Cornerhttps://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/kk-blog-what-makes-a-writer/https://katherinekorkidisauthor.com/journal/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…Mon, 24 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMTThe Author's Corner