Two experiences

When was the last time you took a risk (big or small), and pushed your own boundaries — socially, professionally, or otherwise? Were you satisfied with the outcome? When the former Yugoslavia was falling apart, I was working in a local newspaper in Spain as a pretty...
A glass half empty

A glass half empty

We’re less than a week away from Halloween! If you had to design a costume that channeled your true, innermost self, what would that costume look like? Would you dare to wear it? When I was in San Francisco, I wore for Halloween a firefighter costume. I admire them. I...
By the Sea

By the Sea

You’ve been given the ability to build a magical tunnel that will quickly and secretly connect your home with the location of your choice — anywhere on Earth. Where’s the other end of your tunnel? This sounds familiar and I don’t have new ideas Providing that...
Three songs

Three songs

The sound of an old Croatian song my father used to sing to my mother brings tears to my eyes even today. It’s a love song with a delicate melody and poetic words I can’t translate titled Good Evening, Marvelous. My dad had a fine tenor voice and loved to...
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