Sillies, Fancies, and Trifles: A Collection of Shorts
Ebook
Do you wonder what kind of mischief could happen in the space between a wink and a sniffle? Or of what two trees might contemplate and discuss with each other when they are all by themselves? Have you ever wondered about what power you might wield if you discovered a special rod? Or what it would be like to have your head "up in the clouds"? Do you know what you would do if you came upon your mirror, and it stood reflectionless? Could you begin to imagine what it would be like to live in complete and total darkness? Do you know how to draw Love? These short stories explore these perennial questions, and whether they provide satisfactory, let alone, any answers to these concerns is left for each reader to determine, if only as part of its grand mystery and adventure. It is a book of sense and nonsense. A book of joy, of light, of laughter, of warmth, of life, of song, of dance, of play, of fun. In other words, and perhaps in far better words, it is none other than a book of nonage; a big, bold, boisterous, batty, beautiful book of sillies, fancies, and trifles.
“To discern the beauty of this book, we need to pay close attention to ‘the great listener’ and ‘the great sower.’ We must search through ‘the great city’ in order to discover ‘the great love.’ We must be humble enough to endure ‘’being a cake,’ ‘being a tree,’ ‘being a rod,’ ‘being a fruit,’ and ultimately ‘being a doll.’ Then, as if beholding a slow, yet sudden daybreak, seeing the light emerging through darkness, we can ‘look up, see, and enjoy a flower, or a tree, or a butterfly, or the sun, for what they are!’”
—John Chryssavgis, senior advisor and theologian, Inter-Orthodox Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations
“In his first collection of short stories, Peter Kostoglou emerges as a fascinating storyteller. Motivated by the magic of words and the power of love in its multiple manifestations, he transports us into the age of innocence where reality effortlessly merges with fantasy rendering anything possible.”
—Anthony Dracopoulos, associate professor and chair of modern Greek and Byzantine studies, University of Sydney
“The reader’s attention will immediately be captured by the charming and captivating world introduced by Peter Kostoglou’s short stories, with their intriguing and mystifying characters, all of which convey remarkable and profound insights for true human flourishment. The enthralling worlds imagined in this collection of short stories will not only entertain, but leave readers uplifted—if not enlightened—by the striking beauty of a world conceived when seemingly ‘ordinary’ and ‘mundane’ moments, or time-held principles, are reassessed, and transformed into present instances of extraordinary grandeur and magnificence.”
—Philip Kariatlis, sub-dean and associate professor of theology, St. Andrew’s Greek Orthodox Theological College
- Title: Sillies, Fancies, and Trifles: A Collection of Shorts
- Author: Peter Kostoglou
- Publisher: Resource Publications
- Print Publication Date: 2024
- Logos Release Date: 2024
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9798385207718, 9798385207695, 9798385207701
- Resource ID: LLS:9798385207718
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-02-08T13:32:42Z
Peter Kostoglou makes his literary debut in Sillies, Fancies, and Trifles.