I am going to Cartagena. Can you believe it! I am going to Cartagena!! Yes, THAT Cartagena, the magical place on the Caribbean coast of Colombia. Don’t ask me, I can hardly believe it myself. I only wish my grandfather Redzo was alive so I could tell him. I would call him, he’d pick up … Continue reading Journey to Cartagena
Month: November 2014
Rain, sidewalk
Falcon boy
The morning humdrum of upper Broadway on a cold, crispy November morning. People rushing off to work, nagging kids being dragged to Trinity school by bemused nannies, newspaper sellers hopping on the sidewalk to keep warm, smell of coffee and fresh bagels from street carts luring passers-by still struggling to shake off the last cobwebs … Continue reading Falcon boy
Aging Pumpkins
Naš Voja Šešelj i sanske koze
Ljeto 2008, Sarajevo, hvatam taksi sa Ciglana na Dolac Maltu. Staje taksi, postariji Audi 100, za volanom sitan, proćelav brkica kisela lica. Sjedam na suvozačevo mjesto, dajem adresu, i pravim početničku grešku započinjući razgovor. “Kako ide posao? Je li išta bolje otkako je počeo festival?” “Ma dje će biti bolje, ne može u ovom … Continue reading Naš Voja Šešelj i sanske koze
Ghost train
God bless Lufthansa
It is only the combination of German engineering and a certain knack for streamlining group dynamics that makes it possible to fit so many seats in the limited space that is 747 from JFK to Frankfurt. No other circumstance will allow you to reach such level of awareness of the tiniest detail of your bone … Continue reading God bless Lufthansa