Author: Brigitte Kertelits

“Sometimes you hear more when it’s quiet than when there are actual sounds. Sometimes the silence has a much more meaningful story to tell than the best writer. And sometimes the dust needs to settle first before we can see again.” she thought to herself while resting on a bench in the beautiful park in… Continue reading A vintage newspaper Or Second chances

“ I wish I could keep walking endlessly. Never really stop unless for moments that relentlessly request to be lived intensely with zero room to negotiate”, she thought to herself. Her steps were firm, quick and fast with a clear direction. She walked back home through a wide park area in her neighborhood after teaching… Continue reading The snow globe or The antihero’s final battle

She had been staring at the blank screen of her notebook for a while now without typing a single line. She kept drifting off deep into her thoughts while listening to music she hadn’t been listening to in two decades. “Incredible how a simple melody can bring you right back to moments in your life… Continue reading The flower through or Oddly white teeth

She wasn’t able to take her eyes off what presented itself in the distance. These miraculous reflections of the sun’s light and even the clouds on the surface of the mountain lake she could see in the distance. It’s how she always imagined an arctic landscape. Yet she was right in a tropical forest but… Continue reading A magical rainforest or the loneliness i chose

There she was! Back in this magical city! “ Oh how I’ve missed the flair of Paris!” she squeaked full of excitement. She took a deep breath to soak it all in, these feelings of blossoming joy and mysterious inspiration. How many times she had been visiting! Always stunned by the unique architecture. Intrigued by… Continue reading The paintings or A long goodbye

“Ouch, this tea is still so hot!” she shouted and dropped the mug on the floor. A piece broke off on the top and she suppressed a scream. It was still her favorite mug, a farewell gift from someone she’d always feel connected with in a special way. She had burnt her lips with the… Continue reading Never the same or The yellow buoy

“I can’t believe this just happened.”, she thought when she walked home from the bar slowly. It was  a really hot summer night and she felt so comfortable even during the night wearing only a light summer dress. The warm breeze hugged her and she was slightly tipsy, almost like floating on air when she… Continue reading The night the moon laughed at me

She set down and stretched her legs. A woman with a dog caught her attention immediately. The woman was silently crying, not making a sound nor showing any expression of the pain in her face but the tears kept flowing down like the water in a wild and furious river. The dog sat close to… Continue reading Bears in the night or The greenest valley

She woke up early that morning. Unusually early, even for her standards. What was it? Has there been a strange noise that woke her? Has she had a bad dream? She couldn’t tell but she felt restless. Something inside her made her get up quickly, setting a coffee pot while already dressing even without a… Continue reading The waterfall or Where the dark meets the light

They met for dinner on a rainy Sunday afternoon. It’s been a day filled with storms and heavy seemingly endless rain. A day she would normally just cuddle up on the couch wrapped in a blanket while enjoying a coffee or tea, reading or writing or simply dozing off for a while. When their eyes… Continue reading Chasing sunsets or The perfectly imperfect