“Have ten?” “Yeah, maybe … kind of twenty. Depends on how you count.” “I don’t need to count. I need only five.” “I might need ten plus two. And yours are not needed.” “Why two more?” “Larger and stronger ones, for support.” “And what will you achieve with those?” “A dead body.” Karen’s voice was … Continue reading Keep Counting
Below them, the dark streets beckoned with crimson light Scarlet desires ignoring dark exploitation for a brief moment before the stars stop twinkling and hope disappears into oblivion. Vultures swoop to nibble on dead meat their dreams buried in purple netherlands where flashes of desire intoxicated power descend to the depth of spent … Continue reading First Line Friday
She moved around doing the chores stoically. The house was haunted by screaming spirits and vile curses, but the master remained unmoved. She could swear that she saw blood dripping from a bag in the safe deposit vault. “What makes you stay in this eerie place?” “The ambition of getting my pound of flesh”, she … Continue reading No Mean Feat
Welcome to Week 14! The Thanksgiving Season compels us to think of the blessings in our life. The whole idea is to focus on the positive. The SOAR (Strengths, Opportunities, Aspirations and Results) analysis is the other side of SWOT, where we eliminate the negatives altogether, and focus on what can be done. Let us expand … Continue reading Reena’s Exploration Challenge #Week 14
The legacy that I carry within me is invisible, but not imperceptible. It is the driving force that spurs me on to act, to reach unmarked milestones, to complete something that I do not know is incomplete without me. The spirit has traversed this path before, and remains unfulfilled. It calls for fulfilment and … Continue reading Legacy
“I can’t believe you gobbled up all the cake again…. “ “Why don’t you give up, Ma? I will never lose weight, and nobody will marry me.” I swallowed back the tears that sprung up. “I am least bothered about your marriage. I can’t see you gobbling up your own happiness, because you believe that … Continue reading Beauty
“I don’t believe you.” “Say that once again.” “I don’t ….. “, a stinging slap hit my face, and brought tears trickling down. Soon, Dad was kissing my tears away, and shedding his own. He had tried so hard to make me accept reality – that Mom was now a resident of Heaven. (52 words) … Continue reading Make me believe
Leela had been my companion on the morning walk for five years now. One couldn’t call us ‘besties’, but we shared a lot, and had learnt to respect differences of opinion. We stopped for our shot of vegetable juice after the walk. She watched me spill a part of it on the sidewalk with exasperation. … Continue reading Health Conscious
“What made you collect this junk? And why am I not allowed to dispose it off?” Nick sounded pretty exasperated. “I cannot see broken hearts around the junkyard tomorrow.” “Whaddya mean by that?” “The villagers I teach have gifted me this stuff from time to time. They put together their meagre savings to get the … Continue reading Value
let me go astray wild imagination fuelling instincts let me go astray unbound and unfettered to find anchors wild imagination takes me everywhere outside myself fuelling instincts illuminates the pathways back towards the core Heeding Haiku with Chevrefeuille - Troiku
