by Olga Brajnović | Apr 4, 2022 | Family, fiction, Love
-What a beautiful day! -Just like fifty years ago, remember? -Of course, I remember Rob; it was our honeymoon! -Poor Eli. I had no money we couldn’t afford a trip so we took our bikes and take a ride till we found the perfect spot to rest a little and enjoy a...
by Olga Brajnović | Sep 7, 2021 | challenges, fiction, Love
Martha smiled broadly, showing her gleaming white teeth when I told her Matty has just died in a car crash. She showed no sadness, no emotion. We were all devastated. Matty was a young intern, 23, full of life and energy. Very nice chap. We all loved him because he...
by Olga Brajnović | Mar 22, 2021 | challenges, fiction, Love
Since he retired from the University, Samuel wanders by old bookstores looking for some hidden treasure. He had been a Literature teacher for forty years in la Sorbonne and now was old and alone in his modest apartment in la Chapelle surrounded by dusty books and...
by Olga Brajnović | Jan 11, 2021 | challenges, commitment, fiction, Love
Andy never had felt that way in his life. He couldn’t think about anything but her. Those big brown eyes were full of wonder and innocence, that broad smile, her magical laugh, her soft voice. He couldn’t focus on his homework or the job he had to do to...
by Olga Brajnović | Nov 27, 2020 | challenges, Love
The following is a quote of my dad’s diaries when he was separated from my mom because of the IIWW and the posterior persecution of the communists. The separation lasted twelve years. Every moment I accompany you, Ana. In silence, I contemplate what you do and...
by Olga Brajnović | Nov 15, 2020 | challenges, Love, Memories
When my father died, we found his diaries from the years of WWII and the cold war, a time very harsh for him. We thought that the diaries would be full of his adventures as a prisoner and fugitive, which were really exciting. And yes, he wrote about that, but in the...
