George Tsakraklides

Progress Report: the global search for the Anti-Greed Vaccine

Posted on March 30, 2021March 30, 2021 by George Tsakraklides

The current pandemic has undoubtedly been entirely the fault of humans, and for more reasons than one: First, our increasing encroachment into wildlife habitats brought us into contact with new viruses. Second, the disruption of ecosystems through climate change and the ecological apocalypse shifted the dynamics between viruses and hosts. And last, but not least, … Continue reading Progress Report: the global search for the Anti-Greed Vaccine

The only way to reform Capitalism is to Kill it.

Posted on March 7, 2021March 8, 2021 by George Tsakraklides

A Tale of Two Economies By now, some of us have began to realise that our economic system is responsible for the totality of the mess our planet is in: natural destruction, accelerating mass extinction, exploitation and inequality, and deterioration of physical and mental health. In fact, all of the above are necessary ingredients of … Continue reading The only way to reform Capitalism is to Kill it.

About my new book, Photographic Heart

Posted on September 11, 2020September 14, 2020 by George Tsakraklides

Our memory originally evolved as a survival tool. In its most biological definition, you may say that our memory has merely been there to help us learn from our past, so that we can recognize danger and avoid it in the future. Almost all species have some level of memory installed, for this purpose. But at … Continue reading About my new book, Photographic Heart

Media, Money, Machine: Tales of the Anthropocene System

Posted on January 27, 2020December 26, 2020 by George Tsakraklides

It was the century when Earth’s systems got a complete makeover. And the planet got an expiration date. It is a word that is still not recognised by the spelling thesaurus. Yet we have been living in the Anthropocene for many decades now: the geologic time period, according to the textbooks, when the planet is … Continue reading Media, Money, Machine: Tales of the Anthropocene System

A New Earth – Misshapen

Posted on July 28, 2021July 28, 2021 by George Tsakraklides

continued from previous John stuck his hand into the grey plastic bag full of random items he had salvaged from the debris during his walks. He knew there must be a blue crayon somewhere in there. He could vividly recall the moment he had found it, sticking out of a crack in the broken asphalt. … Continue reading A New Earth – Misshapen

A New Earth – Breaking Every Rule

Posted on July 27, 2021July 28, 2021 by George Tsakraklides

continued from previous Aspen had almost been chosen by the EoT. It was even possible that she may have been created by it, in much the same way that the phytoplankton variant had come into existence: born out of the conflict, chaos and desperation of climate change. A woman born inside a man’s body, Aspen … Continue reading A New Earth – Breaking Every Rule

A New Earth – I am Everything (2)

Posted on July 26, 2021July 27, 2021 by George Tsakraklides

continued from previous Aspen increasingly felt that she was not just Aspen. She was the plants, the animals. She was the ocean, the wind. She was Everything. But Everything was changing. And big parts of Everything were dying off. For Aspen, almost every day had become a living nightmare, because she was able to feel … Continue reading A New Earth – I am Everything (2)

A New Earth – I am Everything

Posted on July 25, 2021July 26, 2021 by George Tsakraklides

continued from previous They parted ways, each one taking home one of Aspen’s delicious salads and heading to a cooler place. Aspen hadn’t told John her secret yet: that she had known where Petunia was buried from the moment that she stepped foot in that garden. That ever since her near-death experience and rescue by … Continue reading A New Earth – I am Everything

A New Earth – Petunia

Posted on July 24, 2021July 25, 2021 by George Tsakraklides

continued from previous Olivia waved from afar with one hand while resting her entire body on a big shovel. The early morning heat had pretty much exhausted her already, but the satisfaction that came from this morning’s garden work had brought a wide smile to her face. She had spent the past hour finally getting … Continue reading A New Earth – Petunia

A New Earth – Night (4)

Posted on July 20, 2021July 24, 2021 by George Tsakraklides

continued from previous “Aspen?” John wasn’t sure if this was the real Aspen or the entheogenic one. His doubts disappeared when he felt the familiar imprint of her hug on his chest. He held her face up with both hands, as she looked up into his eyes with a curious stare: “How. Did. You...” John … Continue reading A New Earth – Night (4)

A New Earth – Night (3)

Posted on July 19, 2021July 20, 2021 by George Tsakraklides

continued from previous He reached deep into his jacket and took out the packet of Black Sky that one of the Revelers had stuffed into his pocket as a goodbye present at the shelter. He held the tiny ziploc bag up to the faint light, looking at the transparent crystals inside. Turning the bag sideways … Continue reading A New Earth – Night (3)

A New Earth – Night (2)

Posted on July 18, 2021July 19, 2021 by George Tsakraklides

continued from previous “What if the dawn never comes?” – John thought to himself as he sat in the twilight, right at the center of the three-seater couch that the previous tenants had abandoned when they left in a hurry. It was a fear that he had as a child, every time he went to … Continue reading A New Earth – Night (2)

A New Earth – Night

Posted on July 17, 2021July 18, 2021 by George Tsakraklides

continued from previous Darkness had begun to sweep like a thick veil over John’s desolate neighborhood. It must have been a relief for the mimosa trees that were surrounded by miles and miles of hot, burning concrete slabs on each and every direction. Even for their African genetic makeup, the brutal heatwave was too much … Continue reading A New Earth – Night

A New Earth – Divorce

Posted on July 16, 2021July 17, 2021 by George Tsakraklides

continued from previous It is ironic how the search for perfection and order can be such a destructive force. Those who look for perfection will often end up achieving exactly the opposite: creating chaos. They will destroy everything, with the rationale that it wasn’t perfect. It needed to be rebuilt from scratch, bigger and better. … Continue reading A New Earth – Divorce