Executioner’s Head

The HR Head was persuaded to stay back by the new management, on better terms and conditions. “I will take my pound of flesh now”, boasted the inflated ego to his colleagues. There was a company-wide massacre of senior employees from the old regime, and the HR Head was the weapon they used to fire. … Continue reading Executioner’s Head

Reena’s Exploration Challenge #114

Welcome to another soul-searching week! PROMPT I will come straight to the point, because the topic cannot be cushioned in flowery words and smart expressions. I choose the poem “Questionnaire” by Wendell Berry as a prompt. It is hard hitting, it is cold, it is dark, it is stark. QUESTIONNAIRE  by Wendell Berry How much … Continue reading Reena’s Exploration Challenge #114

Reena’s Exploration Challenge #113

Welcome to yet another brilliant week! I’m still reeling under the magic of multiple responses to multiple prompt words. I’m more than happy to see the creativity that flowed in, encompassing the prompt words, and intermittent spaces being filled up with brilliance. I can’t resist the temptation to repeat it at least once. So, here … Continue reading Reena’s Exploration Challenge #113

Shining star

A soul I scrubbed so hard – it glowed vaporized … it found its place in the sky The empty shell that walks this earth in search of moons, but finds none I know it ….. but no one believes that shining star up there is me… https://girlieontheedge1.wordpress.com/2019/11/13/its-six-sentence-story-thursday-link-up-81/

How does one do it?

bridging the gap with illusions….   fake structures or wispy shadows play connectors   I find strength to cross over because I see…   what does not exist and yet… it inspires   creating reality with imagination… https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2019/11/12/photo-challenge-289/

Daily Show

liminal color on split horizons struggles to conceal angst within it’s been a hard day but …   pain and anger will soon be dimmed by nocturnal fantasies played out by stars   twinkling hard to hide the drama in heaven’s underbelly -armies protect thrones   writing power statements for a new spiel of authority … Continue reading Daily Show

Reena’s Exploration Challenge #112

Welcome to another week of inspiration and options! WRITING PROMPT 112 This week you can choose one or more from a set of 10 words/phrases, to kickstart your thought process. Let us see where the journey takes you. The comments often offer different perspectives and start another thread of creativity. Find time to read those … Continue reading Reena’s Exploration Challenge #112

Reena’s Exploration Challenge #111

Welcome to a week of transition! The weather is changing. A cyclone that was expected to rock our Diwali festivities took a detour and moved elsewhere. A terror regime has ended, hopefully bringing peace to Syria. The Western world celebrates Halloween (parts of other worlds too), compelling a rethink on what certain masks or symbols … Continue reading Reena’s Exploration Challenge #111

Dangling

I strive to find the ground I left behind – then wonder if it ever existed. Psychic perceptions have left me dangling between two worlds. belonging – neither here nor there accepted – neither here nor there Can I blame them for not knowing what I do? They are happy in their un-knowing state, while … Continue reading Dangling

Reena’s Exploration Challenge #110

Wishing all my Indian friends across the world, a very Happy Diwali! Diwali or Deepavali (Festival of Lights) will be celebrated on the New Moon of October 27. We light up our houses and public spaces with earthen oil lamps, candles or electric lights. It is a metaphor for conquering darkness with light. Darkness and … Continue reading Reena’s Exploration Challenge #110