I need to be seen and be heard. It is the call of duty. I need to fight internal battles, and pretend to win those. It is an occupational hazard. I know the fragility of my existence, even if I am counted amongst the best and powerful. My life is a gift which needs to … Continue reading They just a’rose’….
The ‘No Trespassing’ sign and the padlock are in place. Yet, the gate is ajar. What does it mean? Somebody has already entered inside. If it was the legitimate owner, why was the lock not opened? If it was not, who has beaten him to the finish line? Or is it a subtle message from … Continue reading Possibilities
Hailing a cab in the chilly weather was not easy. My hands were stiff inside the gloves, and the exposed part of the face was frozen. I couldn’t recall what it meant to be hale and hearty. Two cabbies just floated past me without stopping. Maybe, I looked like a snowman. I needed to reach … Continue reading That’s Me
It was the first time she had seen ice and experienced freezing temperatures. The excitement gradually turned to fear, as her skin turned bluish and a strange numbness overtook her body. The snow was bad enough, and she was not aware that her coffee was spiked with lethal stuff. She was the heiress to a … Continue reading Blues
“I don’t care what you do with it, I just want it gone,” Alex said, pointing at the dollhouse. They had married for love, but the cultural gaps remained. They never could adopt each other’s way of life. Strangely, she remained fixated in her childhood years, the time of her life she cherished so much. … Continue reading Comfort Zone
Welcome to Week 25! We have a collage this week, but I am sure it will make the writers think. Feel free to write whatever comes to mind – poem, story, free format writing, personal reflections, memoirs, anecdotes -- and link up to this post. NOTE: There will be no challenge next week, as I … Continue reading Reena’s Exploration Challenge #Week 25
cottony monsters cover the sky, threatening to swallow the greens, flow across long corridors, freezing to make snowy paths gold fields reassure of spring Writephoto by Sue Vincent
He couldn’t pull himself together to courageously face the vagaries of life. The search remained on for a missing piece. Compelling circumstances made him realize that the vital piece had left long ago. When it went, it took the piece of him that knew what he wanted, and left behind a feeling that he was … Continue reading A New Life
She sees it as a transgression of personal boundaries, and refuses to live in denial. They do not have a right to malign her, and loot her personal belongings, just because she refuses to conform to their way of life. They believe in compliance and unquestioning loyalty, and she seeks fair returns for her capability … Continue reading The Feminist
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Hello and welcome to GirlieOnTheEdge. I missed last week and maybe the week before but today? I’ve managed to scrape up enough letters to whitewash them onto this virtual board and, amazingly enough, qualify to participate in Zoe’s bloghop, Six Sentence Stories. More specifically, I’ve enough letters to make up 6 sentences. Those are the rules. Write 6 sentences of any length, rhyming or not, prose, poetry, fiction or non, just so there’s 6 of them. And oh yeah, you have to incorporate the weekly word cue (or is that weekly cue word?). This week’s word is “smoke”.
Come on! Give it a try. Me? I find it ridiculously challenging. But it is fun and if you can forget yourself for a short time or however long it takes to write a six sentence story, you just might discover something new about yourself! The best…
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