{"id":42,"date":"2026-09-28T18:46:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T18:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatmichellehastosay.com\/?page_id=42"},"modified":"2026-10-08T22:28:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T22:28:00","slug":"what-michelle-has-to-say","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/whatmichellehastosay.com\/","title":{"rendered":"What Michelle has to Say"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"42\" class=\"elementor elementor-42\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61362a4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"61362a4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-830c327 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"830c327\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bd1a68 elementor-widget 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href=\"#stories\">STORIES<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65efbd5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"65efbd5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e6d5fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8e6d5fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MICHELLE<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34e12c2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"34e12c2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87d38e3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-view-default elementor-widget 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https:\/\/whatmichellehastosay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Michelle_Transparent_cropped.png 659w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ff84fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9ff84fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A travel &amp; writing journal<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29cee9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"29cee9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Michelle <br \/>\nhas to say\u2026<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e713fdd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e713fdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Words, journeys, silence &amp; cinema.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2831a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a2831a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">by Dragana Martinovi\u0107<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c71f00 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8c71f00\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"about\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d63204 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5d63204\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df6eb86 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"df6eb86\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-118c7a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"118c7a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"260\" height=\"347\" src=\"https:\/\/whatmichellehastosay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/camera_01.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-156\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whatmichellehastosay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/camera_01.jpg 260w, https:\/\/whatmichellehastosay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/camera_01-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86b3d06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"86b3d06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"260\" height=\"347\" src=\"https:\/\/whatmichellehastosay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/lavender_field_01.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-157\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whatmichellehastosay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/lavender_field_01.jpg 260w, https:\/\/whatmichellehastosay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/lavender_field_01-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-108bd92 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"108bd92\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-961aa17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"961aa17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Introduction<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cbcfd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0cbcfd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who is Michelle?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0679d98 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0679d98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ec13fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ec13fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Walking through the world with my soul in my hand, my<br \/>soul in my heart, coloring darkness with light, turning<br \/>meaninglessness into meaning, restlessness into peace,<br \/>I wrote and recorded moments.<\/p><p>My name is Michelle Loren, and traveling the path of life, I discover myself. In search of meaning, I recorded evidence of presence. I<br \/>graduated from the Faculty of Philology. On life\u2019s journey,<br \/>I became a woman and a mother of four children. Am<br \/>I an egotist, a narcissist, or a humble and timid being?<br \/>Read and judge for yourself&#8230;<\/p><p>Life is but a moment, a fleeting presence of being within me. Aware of myself and you and the love of us within us.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cc3aa6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8cc3aa6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"books\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-423c44e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"423c44e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0af8a15 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0af8a15\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7cc031 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f7cc031\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/whatmichellehastosay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_6747-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-165\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whatmichellehastosay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_6747-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/whatmichellehastosay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_6747-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/whatmichellehastosay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_6747-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/whatmichellehastosay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_6747-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/whatmichellehastosay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_6747-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6de0367 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6de0367\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e0493d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1e0493d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">New book \u00b7 Coming soon<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-776c81d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"776c81d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conversation avec le silence<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49d2fbb elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"49d2fbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3e6df5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3e6df5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><em>Conversation avec le silence<\/em> is an intimate collection of poetry by Dragana Martinovi\u0107, exploring silence, memory, transformation, and rebirth. Through deeply personal reflections on loss, freedom, and self-discovery, each poem traces a step in an inner journey \u2014 from moments of fragility to the possibility of beginning again.<\/p><p>A quiet invitation to pause, look within, and discover what can emerge from silence.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfd405e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bfd405e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"stories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bd617d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1bd617d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Latest Stories<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a11b4a7 elementor-grid-eael-col-3 elementor-grid-tablet-eael-col-2 elementor-grid-mobile-eael-col-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-post-grid\" data-id=\"a11b4a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;eael_post_grid_columns&quot;:&quot;eael-col-3&quot;,&quot;eael_post_grid_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;eael-col-2&quot;,&quot;eael_post_grid_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;eael-col-1&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"eael-post-grid.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"eael-post-grid-a11b4a7\" class=\"eael-post-grid-container\">\n            <div class=\"eael-post-grid eael-post-appender eael-post-appender-a11b4a7 eael-post-grid-style-two\" data-layout-mode=\"masonry\"><article class=\"eael-grid-post  eael-post-grid-column eael-pg-post-180 category-travel\" data-id=\"180\">\n    <div 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href=\"https:\/\/whatmichellehastosay.com\/?p=180\" title=\"The Taste of Love\">The Taste of Love<\/a><\/h4><\/header><div class=\"eael-entry-content\">\n                                <div class=\"eael-grid-post-excerpt\"><p>In The Taste of Love, Michelle takes us to...<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/whatmichellehastosay.com\/?p=180\" class=\"eael-post-elements-readmore-btn\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n                            <\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-header-after style-two\"><div class=\"eael-entry-meta\"><span class=\"eael-meta-posted-on\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\"><\/i><time datetime=\"October 8, 2026\">October 8, 2026<\/time><\/span><ul class=\"post-meta-categories\"><li class=\"meta-cat-icon\"><i class=\"far fa-folder-open\"><\/i><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/whatmichellehastosay.com\/?cat=7\">travel <\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/article><article class=\"eael-grid-post  eael-post-grid-column eael-pg-post-178 category-uncategorized\" 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class=\"eael-grid-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/whatmichellehastosay.com\/?p=1\" title=\"Barcelona Jump\">Barcelona Jump<\/a><\/h4><\/header><div class=\"eael-entry-content\">\n                                <div class=\"eael-grid-post-excerpt\"><p>Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit...<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/whatmichellehastosay.com\/?p=1\" class=\"eael-post-elements-readmore-btn\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n                            <\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-header-after style-two\"><div class=\"eael-entry-meta\"><span class=\"eael-meta-posted-on\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\"><\/i><time datetime=\"August 2, 2025\">August 2, 2025<\/time><\/span><ul class=\"post-meta-categories\"><li class=\"meta-cat-icon\"><i class=\"far fa-folder-open\"><\/i><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/whatmichellehastosay.com\/?cat=8\">adventure <\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/article><\/div>\n            <div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63aa938 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"63aa938\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"about\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1a3303 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b1a3303\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-059b5b8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"059b5b8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25002b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"25002b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"551\" height=\"777\" src=\"https:\/\/whatmichellehastosay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/dragana_martinovic-1.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-210\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whatmichellehastosay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/dragana_martinovic-1.png 551w, https:\/\/whatmichellehastosay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/dragana_martinovic-1-213x300.png 213w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 551px) 100vw, 551px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7127539 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7127539\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afabb89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"afabb89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">about the author<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11dcf2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"11dcf2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who stands behind Michelle?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3448e48 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3448e48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7544a79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7544a79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dragana Martinovi\u0107 is a professor of Serbian language and literature, and an author writing under the pen name Michelle Loren.<br \/>She has a passion for travel, storytelling, and exploring cultures through language and literature.<br \/>Her writing combines emotional depth and philosophical insight, and she is currently working on her next book with hopes of film adaptation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc4bff6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cc4bff6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78e0a84 elementor-widget 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Walking through the world with my soul in my hand, mysoul in my heart, coloring darkness with light, turningmeaninglessness into meaning, restlessness into peace,I wrote and recorded moments. 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