Larisa Jasarevic is an anthropologist, a fellow with the Independent Social Research Foundation, and a visiting scholar at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science. An independent scholar, Larisa lives and works by her apiary in northeastern Bosnia and has previously taught at the University of Chicago. She is the author of Health and Wealth on the Bosnian Market: Intimate Debt. Zejd Omerbegovic was inspired to pen these stories by his father, Salko Omerbegovic, who was a Major in the army and fought against the ruthless armies that rose to ravage Bosnia and Herzegovina. He is known locally as an amazing storyteller and writer whose words cut to the core. He worked as an imam and Islamic school professor for much of his life before retiring from public office. Now he dedicates himself to the service of guiding the youth as well as taking care of his family.