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Reaching out
Mar 31

Mar 31 Reaching out

Sofia Koutlaki
encounters, Iran, teaching, Classical Greek

How a contact from an old student and a few kind words can break up the monotony of the lockdown

Isolation and togetherness
Mar 23

Mar 23 Isolation and togetherness

Sofia Koutlaki
reflections, writer's life, women's lives

Today a general lockdown was imposed in the UK. This is where I will spend most of my working hours, thinking how we are both isolated and together.

Tangled emotions
Mar 17

Mar 17 Tangled emotions

Sofia Koutlaki
ancestors, encounters, family history, memoir writing, memories of youth, reflections, women's lives

How an old aunt crocheted violently to give vent to unexpressed feelings. She was short, black-clad, with her face and neck the leathery texture of tortoise skin, and had the indeterminate age of “ancient” in my childhood eyes.

Lost and (much later) Found
Mar 6

Mar 6 Lost and (much later) Found

Sofia Koutlaki
memoir writing, ancestors, family history

Technology comes to the aid of locating long-lost relatives.

Remember Me
Feb 29

Feb 29 Remember Me

Sofia Koutlaki
memoir writing, reflections, writer's life, encounters

What does a hundred-year-old friendship album have in common with the impulse of writing?

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