Patrick M. Ohana
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A medical writer who reads and writes fiction and some nonfiction, although the latter may appear at times like the former. Most of my pieces (over 2,200) are or will be available on Shakespeare's Shoes.
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Eléni & M Move to Athens - Part 21
This new series has its history in the form of several short stories, several poems, and a 13-part series that is linked at the bottom via Part 20 of this series. Anthi Psomiadou has graciously agreed—I have it in writing—to play the role of a fictional character also called, Anthi, as she already did in the first series, but with the full name, Anthi Kanéna, in this series. I feel like another brick in a wall of Greek flowers that have begun to surround me with no way out. There is the heat of Love, the pulsing rush of Longing, the lover’s whisper, irresistible—magic to make the sanest man go mad. Homer, from The Iliad
By Patrick M. Ohana3 years ago in Filthy
Eléni & M Move to Athens - Part 20
This new series has its history in the form of several short stories, several poems, and a 13-part series that is linked at the bottom via Part 19 of this series. Anthi Psomiadou has graciously agreed—no one can deny it—to play the role of a fictional character also called, Anthi, as she already did in the first series, but as Anthi Kanéna in this series, which currently has no foreseen end, though the last part exists in M’s mind. I said it before and I will say it again, namely that each time that I now see flowers, I can only think of Anthi (“flowers” in Greek). [T]hose who willed the means and wished the ends are not absolved from guilt by the refusal of reality to match their schemes. Christopher Hitchens, from The Trial of Henry Kissinger
By Patrick M. Ohana3 years ago in Futurism
Eléni & M Move to Athens - Part 19
This new series has its history in the form of several short stories, several poems, and a 13-part series that is linked at the bottom via Part 18 of this series. Anthi Psomiadou has graciously agreed—I am 100% sure—to appear as a fictional character also called, Anthi, as she did in the first series, though as Anthi Kanéna in this series, to be precise like the blue and white I perceive in her smile. Each time I see flowers now, I think of Anthi. It is a shame to be called educated, those who do not study ancient Greek writers. François Rabelais
By Patrick M. Ohana3 years ago in Filthy
Eléni & M Move to Athens - Part 18
This new series has its history in the form of several short stories, several poems, and a 13-part series that is linked at the bottom via Part 17 of this series. Anthi Psomiadou has graciously agreed—I am positive—to appear as a fictional character also called, Anthi, as in the first series. Compared to the other four main characters, namely Athena, Patrick, Eléni, and M, Anthi has become an unpredictable one when writing about her. M, also the narrator, often feels lost before her, and so in love with her that everything else becomes secondary at best, even Goddess Athena. Among all peoples, the Greeks have dreamt life’s dream most beautifully. Goethe
By Patrick M. Ohana3 years ago in Filthy
Eléni & M Move to Athens - Part 17
This new series has its history in the form of several short stories, several poems, and a 13-part series that is linked at the bottom via Part 16 of this series. Anthi Psomiadou has graciously agreed—I keep repeating it—to appear again and again as a fictional character called, Anthi, really, as she did in the first series. Yet, this fictional Anthi is slowly becoming a second Athena, which may beg the question if the title of this series should have been, Eléni and M Move to Athens to Be With Anthi. The problem with Greece is that she is just too beautiful. Anon
By Patrick M. Ohana3 years ago in Futurism
Eléni & M Move to Athens - Part 16
This new series has its history in the form of several short stories, several poems, and a 13-part series that is linked at the bottom via Part 15 of this series. Anthi Psomiadou has graciously agreed—you already know that she did—to continue to appear as a fictional character also called, Anthi, as she did in the first series. However, this fictional Anthi Kanéna appears to be real somehow, perhaps taking after the real Anthi just by sheer coincidence, intensity, energy, and or some kind of faith. There are two kinds of people. Greeks, and everyone else who wish they were Greek. From My Big Fat Greek Wedding
By Patrick M. Ohana3 years ago in Fiction
Transparent Wood
It seems that there are still too many trees on Earth. We already have glass made mostly from silicon dioxide, also known as silica, but it easily breaks when too thin or not bulletproof, unlike a tree’s heart or the skin of its sheared meat. Let us cut down more trees in their infantile prime and turn them into transparent wood. How neat it would look while keeping the elements away in a new style. A transparent ceiling for stargazing, a transparent floor just in case we want to see the ground or what is happening in the basement, transparent walls green-painted for sport, and transparent windows as the pièce de résistance. We never had transparent windows before. How quaint! How revolutionary!
By Patrick M. Ohana3 years ago in Earth
Eléni & M Move to Athens - Part 15
This new series has its history in the form of several short stories, several poems, and a 13-part series that is linked at the bottom via Part 14 of this series. Anthi Psomiadou has graciously agreed—oui je suis sûr (yes I am sure)—to continue to appear as a fictional character also called, Anthi (flowers, in Greek), as she did in the first series. Blue-and-white flowers in blue-and-white Greece. What a sight! What a scene! My heart could stand still. There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance. Socrates
By Patrick M. Ohana3 years ago in Futurism
Eléni & M Move to Athens - Part 14
This new series has its history in the form of several short stories, several poems, and a 13-part series that is linked at the bottom via Part 13 of this series. Anthi Psomiadou has graciously agreed—sans rien dire mais tout dire (without saying anything but saying everything)—to continue to appear as a fictional character also called, Anthi, as she did in the first series. It is no coincidence, methinks. It must be μοίρα (fate), or what science describes as a series of incessant actions and reactions that tend to culminate at specific points in spacetime and affect certain protagonists. The world is expanding Greece and Greece is the shrinking world. Victor Hugo
By Patrick M. Ohana3 years ago in Futurism
Eléni & M Move to Athens - Part 13
This new series has its history in the form of several short stories, several poems, and a 13-part series that is linked at the bottom via Part 12 of this series. Anthi Psomiadou has graciously agreed—with a good number of words—to reprise her role from the first series as a fictional character also called, Anthi. What a coincidence! Goddess Athena works in mysterious ways. The light of Greece opened my eyes, penetrated my pores, expanded my whole being. Henry Miller
By Patrick M. Ohana3 years ago in Futurism
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