“The name is Phoenix. But the picture does not match.” The HR executive’s brow was creased “Social media profiles would have changed too.” “How do you know?” “When the phoenix rises again, he reinvents himself. It’s the only way to escape extinction.” https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2021/08/26/tale-weaver-26-08-21-its-not-about-falling/
“Gold mines are heavily guarded.” “Tunnels have been laid out from other parts. It’s about getting people out, especially women, not about gold.” “We’ll do our best.” Salute! “Marshal all resources. Help the evacuees to become a formidable force.” (39 words) https://sammiscribbles.wordpress.com/2021/08/28/weekend-writing-prompt-224-marshal/
She sees black figures wrapping themselves around people, as they board the train. In a minute, she is screaming and running across the railway platform asking for the train to be cancelled, in anticipation of disaster. She is ignored as being a lunatic. In less than an hour, news about a train accident flashes across … Continue reading Most sensitive human
World Pulse, an international feminist initiative received this message from unidentified Afghan women, “We have lost everything that we created for ourselves in a single shot. Help us by keeping the issue alive. Keep talking about it.” What do you think can we do from social and physical distances light years away? What happens when … Continue reading Momentum
Are we moving up or down? Hold on to what you have, till we find something else. My roots run deep. Being tossed up and down won’t affect me. Stay where you are. But the structures that stand on your beliefs will change. They look the same. Those are reflections of what you once saw. … Continue reading Illusions
“Join me to start a new initiative - social, creative or commercial”, I said. “It’s the closest friendship I can think of.” They give me blank looks. “You’re busy in a lockdown?” I hear amused remarks. I stay away, not wanting to be a part of the idlers’ club. I’m politely labelled unsocial, and treated … Continue reading Stars in the sands
“I read the author’s first book and could barely recognise it as her writing style. It’s not about slamming it as a bad first effort. It’s about the evolution and the journey to excellence we are all on.” “There is a deterioration in some cases.” “I prefer to call it diversion to other unknown fields. … Continue reading Evolution
“But these clouds are clearly foreign, such an exotic clutter against the blue cloth of the sky” “Now you know why,” exclaims the fashion designer as she puts the book aside, “we focus on export markets instead of local ones. Anything that is foreign is treated as exotic, something to be cherished. Indians have grown … Continue reading Understanding markets
The challenge is write a polysyndeton which is a complex sentence with conjunctions used instead of commas. What you read or hear below is a kind of conversation or stage play with each character speaking one complex sentence. I once expected you to be more like me and understand what I need but I should … Continue reading POLYSYNDETON
Izzy didn’t believe in luck, until that cat crossed her path. It was the luckiest day in her life, a day she will cherish as long as she lives, and maybe after that. She often sees that cat on the moon, blessing her even after crossing over to other worlds. The mere act of adopting … Continue reading The Black Cat
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