I am an orthopaedic surgeon in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa — writing about medicine and nurses, my father’s legacy, travel, chess, and the meaning of things. This blog has been running for over a decade. It is the narrative that lives.
Essential Reading
Five pieces that represent what this blog is about:
The Simple Truth About Nurses
An open letter written at the start of the pandemic. The most-read piece on this blog.
Letters to Nurses
A Dream in the Time of Covid
Written in the first days of lockdown. A meditation on fear, duty, and what we owe each other.
Covid Chronicles
Broken
Standing on a rooftop in Pietermaritzburg, watching a city fracture. Writing about what medicine cannot fix.
Essays
Peter Stathoulis Archives
Speeches and writings by my father — Greek community leader, orator, man of words — preserved here for those who came after.
Peter Stathoulis Archives
A Chess Garden is Born
The story of Lucky and his outdoor chess club in rural KwaZulu-Natal. Chess as community, as hope.
Chess
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