“Once, at dawn,” an old man from Anogeia tells, “I saw eyes burning in the rocks. Too wide for a cat, too low for a wolf. A fourogatos. He watched me, then vanished. No sound, no trace. Just those eyes.” The boy beside him laughs. “A story. A tale to keep children from straying.”The old […]
About Mihaela Lica Butler
Wild Tulips of Crete
Rare, protected, and breathtaking, the tulips turn the island’s mountains into carpets of fire and lilac light.
Dittany of Crete Can Cure the Blues
Cretan dittany is more than an herb — it revived Glaucus, it heals, and it grows today in Peskesi’s pithoi.
Rolling Cigarettes in Crete – A Ritual of Hands and Habit
Cigarette rolling is not a vice but a daily ritual. A first-person look at the island’s smoky habit, the rhythm of hands, and the stubborn beauty of tradition.
The Little Bird That Outsings the Cicadas
Crete’s villages echo with the song of canaries. Argophilia explores this living tradition, with Mihaela Lica Butler reflecting on her own beloved bird, Gim.
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