My Substack
What my writing is about
My writing explores the forces that shape human behavior, relationships and societies, especially the ones that become almost invisible once people begin treating them as normal.Using mythology, Greek philosophy, history and modern events side by side, the essays examine the patterns that continue repeating across time: power, interpretation, excess, obligation, belonging, punishment, identity and the often hidden systems people unconsciously organize their lives around.Many of the essays begin with ancient stories or historical moments before turning toward modern life, tracing the ways human beings continue struggling with the same tensions in different forms. Others explore communication itself, particularly the misunderstandings that occur when people from different cultural environments attach very different meanings to the same interaction.My goal is to look more closely at the assumptions, emotional logic and invisible structures shaping the way people think, react and relate to one another.New essays are published every Friday on Substack.
Living between Greek and English slowly changed the way I listened to people, but it also changed the way I listened to language itself. Over time, I became increasingly interested in the places where meaning survives unnoticed: inside grammar, metaphors, rituals, politeness, stories and the habits people inherit without realizing they are inherited at all.
The essays aren’t written as academic analysis or commentary designed to keep pace with the internet. They are written slowly, often returning to the same questions from different angles, allowing ideas time to unfold rather than forcing them into immediate conclusions.