MY BIG FAT FUNNY LIFE

Raised in Athens on strong coffee and mysterious recipes,
I spent 30 years in the U.S. learning irony the hard way.

Now I write funny, heartfelt stories about Greek life,
everyday absurdities, and the little moments that stay with you.

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MAYDAY, MAYDAY
Start with this

MAYDAY, MAYDAY

MAYDAY, MAYDAY My father was a shipowner of commercial vessels. One of them, NikosNasos II—named after a mix of my brother’s and my first names—was loaded with palletized cement bags in Turkey…

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