Crete Stories

This chapter reviews the story of Chandax, the capital of the Emirate of Crete (820s- 961), and its capture by the Byzantine army led by General Nikephoros Phokas. The a...

Greek forces battle a minotaur.

A short account of the life and exploits of a hidden hero from the depths of antiquity - Talos, the first robot to live as a man. Based on free verse poetry

A year has passed since Tom met resistance fighters against the military dictatorship in Greece, was interrogated and threatened by the secret police, made new friends a...

Ivan and Christos have been friends since middle school. Because of this, Ivan developed a huge crush on Christos. Scared that his family was going to kill him, Ivan lef...

GIRLXGIRL Story Gasping for air, the 17 year old Mai escapes her very predictable life in England. After graduating school she decides to visit her older sister Sara o...

When you are living a life that hurts you the best thing you can do is leave. FAR AWAY. That's exactly what Lydia Thompson did. Not only she left but she also went as fa...

Tube Mastery and Monetization teaches how to start, grow, and monetize a hyper-profitable YouTube channel from complete scratch. It doesn't matter if you don't have an...

Three centuries after the collapse of the place she called home. The hybrid Zenobia of Knossos leaves the island Kreta to the Mycenaean mainland. A chaotic land very dif...

Amara's father falls ill and she must seek out the Oracle at Delphi to figure out how to save him.

A long time before Buffy, there was Dictynna... This is a short story about the life of a Cretan girl who becomes a vampire slayer and fights demons. This story was exc...

This is a collection of stories which were written for the Aim to Engage 2020 contest.

Megan Hill dreams of travelling abroad. Her Grandma took her brother to Spain when he was seven but the closest Meg got to it herself were postcards and souvenirs posted...

1600 BC: a catastrophic volcanic eruption devastates the Aegean Sea and puts an end to the Minoan civilization... giving rise to the myth of Atlantis. 2022 AD: off the c...

When she didn't get into the university she dreamed of, Harper decided to pack her bags and travel to Crete for the summer to be able to figure out what her next steps a...

Zephyra is the daughter of the great commander of Crete who serves under the mighty king Minos. She has lived her life too scared to dream and too fearful to want, unsur...

Philotimo (also spelled filotimo; Greek: φιλότιμο) filos•timi [myth] Lihatlah apa yang tidak kau percaya, tak perlu mendatanginya karena kelak Dia akan mengunjungimu, d...

"The wind in his hair felt nice. It was cooling against the sun and wax that had been burning his back. It reminded him of every moment he sat alone on the window l...

The route from Chania to Sfakia on Crete island was difficult but beautiful!

Nomadic Days is about travelling off the beaten track and sustainable travel. Dirty shoes & happy days.