by Olga Brajnović | May 12, 2021 | challenges, fiction
-Are you keeping an eye on the kids? Said Marjorie, rolling to her side on her towel and looking at her husband. -Yeah, answered him, distracted. -Because you seem too focused on your book. -Shh! I’m trying to read here. -Precisely is what I’m telling you....
by Olga Brajnović | May 5, 2016 | daily prompt
Ocean Beach, San Francisco, seventeen years ago. That place was then the escape valve of my stress, the confidant of my sorrows and joys, the scenery of my solace. Yes. Those were wonderful and difficult years at the same time. I was far away from home, trying to heal...
by Olga Brajnović | Jan 7, 2015 | daily prompt
A sanctuary is a place you can escape to, to catch your breath and remember who you are. Write about the place you go to when everything is a bit too much. Today is one of those days when I would like to disappear, and get lost in a deserted beach, to have a long walk...
by Olga Brajnović | Nov 21, 2014 | daily prompt
What’s your idea of a perfect day off: one during which you can quietly relax, doing nothing, or one with one fun activity lined up after the other? Tell us how you’d spend your time. An error message in my computer ruined my post. I’d just finished writing and...
by Olga Brajnović | Jul 17, 2014 | daily prompt
From the yeasty warmth of freshly baked bread to the clean, summery haze of lavender flowers, we all have favorite smells we find particularly comforting. What’s yours? All things new and clean. For instance, the smell inside of a new car. I love it. I don’t...