by Olga Brajnović | Jan 3, 2022 | challenges, Family, fiction, our life
-Look at this room. What have you been doing? You’re like Attila the Hun! -Who’s Attila? -You kids don’t know any history? -A second, grandma. Mark worked at the speed of lighting with his thumbs on his phone and said with a triumphant look: -Cool!....
by Olga Brajnović | Dec 24, 2021 | Memories, our life
Here I leave you a Musical Christmas Card. It’s a traditional Croatian carol we used to sing every Christmas Eve after midnight Mass. It is a lullaby to the child Jesus. And the words say something like this: Oh, my dear Child, I’m so happy! You are my...
by Olga Brajnović | Nov 11, 2021 | our life
My friend Angela died yesterday morning while I was alone with her holding her hand. She passed away peacefully, in silence. She had had a stroke a week ago, she was 100 years old. It was her time. She doesn’t suffer anymore. I believe she is in a better place....
by Olga Brajnović | Aug 17, 2021 | challenges, fiction, our life
– Oh my! It’s raining again! Bob complained. He hated being out under the rain, and he had had enough that day: Jogging at 5 AM under an authentic shower, going to his work at the firefighter’s station at 6 AM, and four calls during his shift to...
by Olga Brajnović | Jun 1, 2021 | challenges, fiction, our life
-You all know that my husband died a year ago. I was able to keep going forward, take care of my children, and avoid getting crazy, thanks to this job and, above all, to your help, said Martha. You have been there for me, and I don’t know what would become of me...
by Olga Brajnović | Mar 6, 2021 | challenges, fiction, our life
It was getting late. People passed by without stopping to listen or notice him, although he was a good player. Thomas gave up for the day. He picked up the shoebox containing the earnings of the day: ten euros and some cents. Not enough to feed his children. He was...
