Books

Captain Nicholas Remembers

Captain Nicholas is sitting in a chair on the balcony of his home. His feet lazyingly extended onto the posts of his deck. A pipe in his mouth giving off fragrant smoke.
His pipe is his only companion in his loneliness.
It is a hot August night. A beautiful night. The moon appears red as it reflects on the still waters below.
At times the multi-colored sky of the sunset blends into the water offering an illusion of falling droplets of golden yellow and bright green onto its red hue.
Captain Nicholas is alone on his balcony. His wife, his companion, is no longer with him. She passed one year ago.
His only son lives far away. He is now married with children.
As often as is possible he remembers his father and indeed visits him.
All his life is now before him. A few years ago he and his partner moved into his paternal home after the passing of his parents.
He made changes, rebuilt sections of the original one story home where he was born and raised.
Most significantly he added a balcony overlooking his first love, the sea. It was in this house that he experienced his first sunrise and the colorful display, painting of a sunset over the water.
This is where he wishes to spend his remaining years.
He is alone now, all alone. Captain Nicholas is past eighty and feels tired. Tonight he is smoking his pipe on his balcony enjoying the view given to him by nature.
The smoke from his pipe rises up combining at first with the colors surrounding him, but then disappears into the darkness of the night.
Captain Nicholas, alone, sits across his sea.
HE REMEMBERS…

The Story of Josette and Daniel: A Contemporary Sweet Romance Trilogy

Josette sat by the window in her favorite chair and watched the snow fall gently as she did so many years ago. She remembers this scene when she was 25 years of age. She has just returned to her childhood home from a successful classical piano world tour. It was snowing outside. As she glanced at the snow through the window of her childhood bedroom, she reflected upon her past.

The Price of Passion

The fictional story created in the book The Price of Passion is not unlike a Greek tragedy written with a purpose. The purpose was to show the reader the inevitable downfall of two people whose inherent flaws dictated their tragic end.

Two incurable diseases that lead to a sickness of their souls. The infidelity of a husband and the jealousy of a wife. Jealousy created out of an excessive and controlling love. Incurable diseases that had their toll over time. The end being one of death and madness.

Josette and Daniel

Josette and Daniel had found each other once again and built a life together. Their future together was now secure.
With time they expanded their family to include 3 boys and 3 girls. They lived a life long romance with their children and grandchildren by their side.
They spent their later lives together experiencing and sharing all they found around them.
They were there for the birth and milestones in their lives of each grandchild no matter the travel involved.
Josette sat by the window many years later and watched the snow fall gently as she did so many years ago. Her Daniel was now gone.
Thoughts of Daniel filled her mind and loss filled her heart.

Daniel

The story of Daniel begins with his birth and early life. Daniel's early years with Jonathan and Katherine Ellington were wonderful and loving years. His parents supported his love for music and encouraged his desire to play the piano. He soon became a virtuoso at the age of 7 years old. He was welcome to the international stage and his talents were renown.

AJK Anthology

The AJK Anthology is translated from my father’s original works and with the addition of new content it is now published.
eBook and Print copies will be available early April of 2022. It is a work of historical fiction interlaced with his memoirs.
During the Nazi occupation of the island of Crete in 1941, there lived a young man, Artemios John Korkidis.
In a series of biographical memoirs, short stories, and a lifelong collection of personal reflections,
be transported through the horrors and hardships of war as one man learns that there is always hope in the future.