GAZETTE
Published by My Big Fat Funny Life
Volume I, Number 011 July 26, 2026
A weekly-ish dispatch from Greece, with questionable authority and excellent coffee.
Showcase Story
This week’s showcase
Susan Never Had a Chance
It turns out my Greek brain cannot remember a name unless it comes with a village, a cousin, a bakery preference, and a minor property dispute.
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Greeks Abroad: Feta, Family, and 10,000 Plates to Break
From cheeseburgers with feta to exporting smash-ready crockery to Sharjah, the diaspora never travels light.
Reader favorite
How to Move to Greece (And Survive): A Practical Guide for the Emotionally Unstable)
People dream of feta, sunsets, and a simpler life. Reality offers: paperwork, humidity, and the slow realization that your pen is now your most valuable asset.
Coming Up Tuesday, July 28
The National Instrument of Greece
Every May, Greece wakes the jackhammer and reminds us that civilization is made of cement.
You made it this far. You may as well do the right thing.
Free, of course.
No forms, no stamps, no appointment at KEP.
(If Substack flashes the paid menu first,
choose None and carry on.)
The Kafeneio Spoke
A collection from this week’s table.
“Maybe I’m Greek or maybe you don’t have to be Greek. This resonated so deeply with me that I’m still chuckling 15 minutes later. How about you? If this one works for you, I strongly encourage you to read more...”
— Sandra B For: Susan never had a chance
“"A view of anyone coming to bother you". I laughed, because that's exactly why my family's hills in Valparaíso were built the way they were. Steep, tucked away, practical disguised as picturesque. The village that waits, the aunt who says you got fat, the dead who make a place home. Different country, same heart. Everyone is from somewhere they can't quite leave.”
— Pamela P For: There Is Always Another Village
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