A bullet and memories of war remain close to her heart
Emina was five years old when she was shot in the back by a sniper while making her way around her neighborhood. Doctors operated on her, but the bullet was […]
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Memorial Day: A time to remember, and to change
The wind blew a cold breeze across the rows of white grave markers spread across the gentle hillside. At the top of the slope, a marble pillar rose to the […]
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Here’s What Becomes of the Broken-Hearted
A red wedding dress hangs in a corner, evidence of a broken heart. A garden gnome with a shattered nose sits on a pedestal as a poignant reminder of a […]
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11 reasons to love Belgrade
Nearly everything I’ve been taught about writing preaches the necessity of avoiding clichés and overused, tired structures. Originality counts in efforts of the scribe, so it seems wise to shun […]
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Forget Mr. Grumpy; it’s easy living in beautiful Belgrade
In hot pursuit to stock up our apartment with vegetables and fruit, I had drifted to the right side of the cramped aisle in an open air market near the […]
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Roadway warriors under the Tuscan sun
Gabi and I came upon a peculiar sight while hiking in the woods outside of Florence last week. Five caterpillars were inching their way along the path, nose to butt, […]
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