by Olga Brajnović | Nov 2, 2023 | challenges, fiction, Love
Martin was madly in love with Elisa. She was beautiful, friendly, and happy; she had many friends. He loved her smile and how she made him laugh at the most ordinary things in life. It made him feel free from his fears and shyness that locked him in his world of dark...
by Olga Brajnović | May 23, 2023 | challenges, fiction
-It’s 5 pm; I have time to go to Ocean Beach to take a walk before dinner, thought Lisa, closing her laptop with a relieved sigh. Tired but satisfied with her work for the day, she changed her clothes and rode her bike to the near shore. It was warm and sunny,...
by Olga Brajnović | May 19, 2023 | fiction, Journalism
Jonas was exhausted. He hadn’t slept all night or for the past three nights. Last Monday, an intense day of bombings destroyed his shelter… and his nerves. No roof over his head, no food, and no electricity meant no way to communicate with his family and...
by Olga Brajnović | May 10, 2023 | challenges, fiction
-How do I look? Lorna asked, leaning on the counter, letting her perfectly coiffed blonde hair fall down and holding a long black smoking cigarette holder in her right hand that composed an attractive and sensual image of herself. -Beautiful, answered Mark, looking up...
by Olga Brajnović | Apr 30, 2023 | fiction, Love
Angie looked sadly at the girl at the other side of her mirror. It was a matter of time. Seconds? Minutes? Thump, thump, thump… The pounding on her door was getting louder and menacing. She was motionless out of fear and shame. -Open the door! That morning, when...