Comfort Zone

“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

Reena’s Exploration Challenge #Week 25

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

A New Life

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

The Feminist

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

After the smoke cleared…there was a 6 Sentence Story!

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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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Karma Limits

The roses are not so fresh, and the pages of the books yellowing – ageing along with me. The colors of the embroidered patterns I created all my life appear bright, and will remain as long as embroidery remains in fashion, and the wearer’s memories last. Life cannot be stretched beyond this – one has … Continue reading Karma Limits

What’s it about love?

An early morning article says that love is not an emotion, it is a mental drive – similar to the ones for success or wealth. Some call it a chemical high. Some fanatics decide to incarcerate it in the boundaries of social structures. There are greater fanatics who declare that they live and breathe only … Continue reading What’s it about love?

A chilly night

There was a deathly chill in the air. The leaves peeped like frightened lambs from under the snow. The moon looked a pale yellow, as the street lights cast reddish shadows around. Inspector Sharman stopped in his tracks. The shape of the mound of the snow suggested the presence of something suspicious beneath it. “Officers, … Continue reading A chilly night