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a flâneur in San Francisco

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a flâneur in San Francisco

Scenes from strolls around town.

27 Nov 2025
Diving into print

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Diving into print

Cyanotypes. Zine-making. Greek publications!

17 Nov 2025
“I like to think of the magazine as an archeological practice”

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“I like to think of the magazine as an archeological practice”

An interview with Leonidas Liolios, publisher and editor of "The Boy is Beautiful", a striking print celebration of queer Greek history and culture.

13 Nov 2025
“Print holds great importance – I want images to be tangible”

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“Print holds great importance – I want images to be tangible”

An interview with the photographer Dimitris Tairis about his book, "KERKIS".

24 Oct 2025
The pistachio variegations

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The pistachio variegations

Back in California, dreaming of gelato. Also: PRONK notebooks!

22 Oct 2025
California

California

The tentative, rough beginnings of a poem about being back.

22 Oct 2025
ruins, remnants

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ruins, remnants

[fragments from Rome]

21 Oct 2025
Baking granola

Baking granola

(A poem.)

14 Oct 2025
Amalfi shimmers

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Amalfi shimmers

like the past tense, like a rumour no one is quite willing to debunk.

11 Oct 2025
ευχαριστώ, Athens

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ευχαριστώ, Athens

What is left behind. What is longed for. What – maybe one day – I'll return to.

08 Oct 2025
echoes of sun on water

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echoes of sun on water

In a gallery. On a boat. A year apart.

22 Sep 2025
familiar blues

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familiar blues

Swimming in the same places, through similar feelings.

19 Sep 2025
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a swimming pool library

a swimming pool library

A selection of things worth diving into. Edited by the California-based novelist Xander Beattie.

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