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Amra Pajalić

A pink translucent heart icon in parentheses, against a photo: a wooden surface covered in a lace doily, and on it, a TV remote control and a piece of notebook paper with the following written on it: ‘One piece of ginger (grated); one garlic clove (grated); 2 tablespoons lemon juice; 1 tablespoon apple cider vingar; 2 tablespoons honey’

Helpless

Amra Pajalić, Kalliope X, Autumn 2022

When we see a child sleeping peacefully we say 'Spava ko zaklan' which roughly translates as, 'The child is sleeping as if its throat is cut.' When we joke we say, 'Da bog da crko', which means 'I hope you die.' When it is a windy day we say, 'Ubiće te vjetar', 'The wind will kill you.' There is much use of 'I’m going to kill myself', or 'I’m going to kill someone else'.

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