Welcome to 2026! Wishing all of you a great year ahead, and hope you had a great holiday season. PROMPT #412 Here are lines from two different poets to inspire you. We climb, one breath, one step at a timenot knowing if the summit is oursby choice, by fate, or quiet design.The path remembers what … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #412
Welcome to the last RXC prompt of 2025! I will be on a break till the first week of January, 2026! Enjoy the holidays! PROMPT #411 Here is a sentence for you to ponder. You are winding up a number (2025) in the flow of life. "It was not my idea, but it happened." You … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #411
Welcome to the last month of 2025! PROMPT #410 I've navigated a hectic few weeks with multiple problems and urgent tasks cropping up from seemingly unconnected ends. I need to prepare for travel and the wedding season. Online shopping also seems like a chore. My thoughts turn to some time of total relaxation, before I … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #410
Wish you all a peaceful Thanksgiving celebration with family and friends! SHOUT-OUTS Thanks to all my friends here for being a blessing to creativity and collaboration! The special mentions this week are Jude Itakali for creating magic on a single page with his mash-ups. We miss you when you are not around. Suzette B. for … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #409
Take any sliced bread which does not crumble easily. Cut each slice into four pieces. Deep fry in oil or clarified butter all the pieces till they are golden brown. Drain excess fat on a tissue paper. SYRUP Prepare a sugar syrup with sugar and water in a 1:2 proportion. Dip the pieces in it … Continue reading Easy-Peasy Bread Bites
Welcome back! PROMPT #408 We have an image prompt this week. Image credit: Goutam Maiti The image shows the silhouette of a man near water. There is a bridge in the far background and floating lamps on water. There is no restriction on the length or format of the piece. There is no last date … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #408
Welcome back! PROMPT #407 We have a sentence to kick-start your imagination. If I fall, I will take you all down. If I rise ......... tell me where you want to go? Who is the character saying this? What is the probable situation? This line could also be reframed as a metaphor for consequence—the idea … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #407
Welcome back! In a country where Halloween is not a popular festival, and is largely celebrated by the young, the richest family of the nation set a trend by hosting an extravagant affair (their parties can't be anything but extravagant), and celebrities had to fly out of Bombay to attend it. A majority of the … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #406
Welcome to another week as we move closer to winter and the end of 2025! SPECIAL MENTION If the following lines pique your interest, click here. a book not yet birthed, wombed pages making impressions of would-be flowers pressed with care by imagination’s muse ‘tween the leaves of a tome not yet written its expectant … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #405
Welcome back! PROMPT #404 We have two image prompts to inspire you in this week. Image generated by Microsoft CoPilot The image shows a woman in a black evening gown with an enticing smile, rainbow lips and a sun-shaped golden clutch standing against the backdrop of a grey sky. Image Credit: Rida Khouna on Unsplash … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #404
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