Gregory Papadoyiannis, shows us that, fortunately, human imagination works, by surpassing an anyway questionable reality while, on the other hand, -and this may be the most important element of his work- he uses reflective thinking to reveal the greatness of human thought and the power of its creativity. Imagination: human charisma, solely responsible for the genesis of myths, a talent or a gift of nature, which preserves, to our day, the primordial reasons of their creation. From this point of view, it seems natural for a traditional fairy-tale dragon to still be living in a cave on a rugged mountainside, or for the members of a music band who have been out of the limelight to come back as ghosts on the now haunted stage where they once experienced moments of glory.

Short stories from this book have been awarded or shortlisted in short story contests, such as Stella’s Literary Bistro, Tom Howard and the International Annual Fish Short Story Contests, while they have also been published in anthologies and journals, such as Future Eyes by PaleHouse Magazine, Jakes Monthly anthology of Magic Realism and Foxing Quarterly magazine.