Excerpt from ‘Fragments of War’

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June 24, 2013

Mishka Gora: To mark Croatian Statehood Day, I am posting an excerpt (the Prologue) from my book Fragments of War. I hope it is a pleasant respite from my customary analysis.

Eyes of the Mind

To mark Croatian Statehood Day, I am posting an excerpt (the Prologue) from my book Fragments of War. I hope it is a pleasant respite from my customary analysis.

I waited until the ancient bell stopped tolling before I joined the other mourners in the church. I didn’t want to be there and I didn’t want to think about Risto. He had always put the living ahead of the dead, and now that he was dead I understood why. I didn’t care if I was in denial or guilty of avoiding the subject as he had once been. I would do my duty and no more. The manifestations of grief were a self-indulgence I could do without.

In the cool shade of the entrance, I dipped my fingers in the holy water, wishing it was a flowing river instead of a stagnant stoop. Making the sign of the…

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