thepurplepencp

 Hi everyone,  How are you doing?  As you all know, apart from being an author, I'm an English teacher as well.  The thing is that, with all this COVID 19 thing going on I have to wear a mask when I go to my students' house. As I have had my brain surgery, I need to be extra careful not to contract COVID 19 or catch a cold or another virus.  It's frustrating I must say, as it is difficult to pronounce the words to the little ones who are learning the basics of English. Sometimes I have to move further to the back of the room, pull my mask down and pronounce the word and have them repeat after me. It's difficult for them too, as they need to learn the phonetics through me but the good thing about this is that they are willing to learn English with me. They were very happy to see me when the quarantine was over. They came up to me, hugged me, kissed me... What else can a teacher ask for? Their students' love.  Well, I hope this pandemic is eliminated as soon as possib

 Close your eyes. Take a deep breath. Inhale calmness. Exhale stress. Make a cuppa. Sink into a chair. Allow yourself to pick up a book. Allow yourself to smile. Disappear into your smile. Keep this 'One more smile...' into your heart.  Yours, Chrisoula 

  You were the one and only person the person who gave me life you were the one and only person who gave me your precious advice. How can I ever forget you? Forget your sweet smile? I will have to make do with your absence for a very long while. Who are you Death? Who are you? A monster or a beauty? You are a monster, that is for true who will always be on duty. Oh Father! What a pity! Cancer had you suffer ignoring your face pretty allowing your condition to get rougher and rougher Have a great journey a journey towards paradise may your worries become jewells pearly may they change into your sunshine. Goodbye Father! Rest in Peace! I will never forget you!

 Reading is dreaming with open eyes. Reading is listening to your characters' cries. Reading is staring at the skies, but writing a novel brings a tear to your eyes.  A tear that eventually will become a smile.  Yours, Chrisoula 

 I don't know about you (I mean you, who have a facebook page to promote your novels) but personally I'm really pissed off. How can people be so mean and cruel? Is it because I have become a writer, apart from being a teacher of English?  Is it because they feel inferior to me? And if yes, in what way? Being an author takes up a lot of your spare time, time which sometimes I don't have because of my family and teaching commitments. That's the reason why I finished writing 'One more smile...' after 6 years! Writing a novel needs dedication and love. You need to love every single character you are writing about.  But who are those people out there who dare like my page by sending an emoji which is laughing its head off?  Mind you, they are Australian guys with Greek origin. I never expected these people  to treat me like that. They should support me, don't you think? People who have lived in the same country should support one another. I'm not referring to

 Happy New Year everyone! I hope you are safe and sound! Before the advent of 2021 I was thinking what resolutions I would make for the New Year.  So the first one I decided on is to lose weight. This is my top resolution which I hope to achieve once I stop drinking alcohol. And mind you, I drink a lot of it! Regarding food, luckily I have a healthy diet and stay in shape by walking at least 2 kilometres every morning. I used to go swimming at the pool nearing my house but due to the lockdown in Greece, all pools are closed. How unfortunate! Second comes my self-confidence which unluckily I don't have. I have decided to make my life more comfortable by focusing on my achievements and seeing whatever failure as an opportunity to improve myself in all fields.  Third, I want to try and reduce my stress. It is said that stress is one of the biggest killers out there, and it can have a very destructive effect on all fields. So it's time for me to become stress-free.  Last but not le