Martha’s Smile
Martha smiled broadly, showing her gleaming white teeth when I told her Matty has just died in a car crash. She showed no sadness, no emotion. We were all devastated.
I wish I could fly
I wish I had wings like a seagull to fly freely far away from these confined areas in which we are living and cross the Mediterranean to see my family
Feelings and ethnicity
I always have been feeling Croatian. Mom and Dad were Croatian and my older sister has been born there. One hundred percent of my blood is Croatian and my first
Perfect Shoe
Run!, Run!. She didn’t think twice. They had just heard the sound of the launching of a missile and her guide knew it was aimed towards the place where they
Fragile Tune
The world was in war. But he was young and he fell madly in love. His heart was full of sweetness. She was good, smart and beautiful. His first and only
Tired Lesson
Getting up each morning was a heroic act. She wasn’t entirely conscious of what was going on. She felt terribly tired, and any effort seemed unbearable. But she had a
Puzzled being
This morning I turned on my computer, and the first message the screen has shown me was from Facebook. One of those birthdays reminders. One of my best friends from
Zany Bird
Tich used to go out of his nest every day to explore the world and get some food for hungry family. He worked hard to find worms here and there
Difficult Difference
She was taller than the rest of us. I can’t remember her name, but I can see her face, always frightened, with her eyes looking around, a little lost, as