It is Friday again, and this week passed quickly for me. I guess last week’s challenge was tough, but thanks to all of you for making an effort and coming on board. I am still learning, and enjoying the process. I had initially planned to keep this challenge on for 5-10 weeks, but I guess … Continue reading Reena’s Exploration Challenge #Week 6
“Here, I got it! The product design and manufacturing instructions for this model …. Get going, guys. Production needs to start.” “I managed to get some pieces through a buyback from the market. They do not work. The network cables and modems that we use now are different.” “So, what is the solution?” “Launch a … Continue reading Design Codes
Welcome to Week 5 of the Exploration Challenge, friends! This week, it was a LinkedIn post that got me going. Those of you who are on the platform, know that short posts on the feed have replaced long-form articles, and the posts of writers other than Influencers are not circulated. A wise friend came out … Continue reading Reena’s Exploration Challenge #Week 5
Total freedom is a frightening concept for many, for they would not know what to do. We are so used to living in a structure, which defines our boundaries. A film called ‘Lord of the Flies’ by William Golding showed us, what would happen in absence of civilization. The animal instincts totally take over, giving … Continue reading Boundaries
We are using two pictures this week, as the prompt. We grow up with templated goals on education, career, finances, family, retirement and are happy to achieve those. Is this really what seizes us, does not let us sleep in the night? Or is it something else? THINK. The piece you write can be prose, … Continue reading Reena’s Exploration Challenge #Week 4
I met a writer who had hired a woman as a muse. The expression that attracted him to her was “You know my limits. I have no limits.” He would give her situations, and ask for her response or strategy, if she had been there. I am sure it gave him tremendous insights, and openings … Continue reading Openings
I sped through the highway of life, in the best possible car that I can afford, at the maximum speed which I can take, and my thought-process aligned to the goal. I reach my destination at the scheduled time and heave a sigh of relief, “I made it.” I ignored certain scenarios on the way. … Continue reading Reena’s Exploration Challenge – Week 3
What would you do, if you knew that you could not fail?
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Dear friends/readers/colleagues/wellwishers
This is my first real attempt at a regular short story (upwards of 1800 words).
I most humbly request you to kindly read it and give your most valuable feedback so that it helps me go forth and write more such ‘longer’ short stories.
I eagerly await your positive comments.
Thanks,
Neel Anil Panicker
THE GAME CHANGER
By Neel Anil Panicker
It could have been ages but Nikhil had no inkling of time as his eyes lay transfixed onto the object in front of him.
Ensconced between a row of shelves, wedged between two thick books on the top shelf of the Non-Fiction section lay his object of attention: a brand new mobile phone.
Nikhil’s pulse rates skyrocketed, and he broke out in…
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He’d long concluded that life was full of roadblocks. At least his was.
So often when he thought life was being kind to him, in front of him appeared a roadblock designed to make him rethink his whole attitude to life and himself.
Every roadblock challenged his perception of himself.
Had things worked out as he wanted then his life would have been far different. Life’s riches would have been his. Love, prosperity and status would have been his.
But his question was would he be the person he is now.
Roadblocks present us with problems to either give up on or grow from. The problem of overcoming them and moving on in pursuit of a goal fascinated him.
It would be easy to give up. Move on, nurture your disappointment and become a grumpy old man, cultivate the chip on your shoulder and isolate yourself more and more.
The…
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I woke up with a heaviness in my head today. It was an uneasy night, with varied objects flying at and around me – DeBono’s colored hats, different kinds of grids, theories, beliefs, suspicions, half-conclusions – all mocking at my inability to accommodate them with due respect. The equipment that I own looks something … Continue reading Beauty of the Point of No Return
