Reena’s Xploration Challenge #186

PROMPT #186 An image prompt this week Xploration Challenge #185 There is no restriction on length of the piece. There is no last date either, unless you wish to be featured in the Weekly Wrap.  Any post that is found to be offensive, vulgar or something that hurts common sensibilities will not be included. This … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #186

Dreams

'If I had to give one reason why brain science fascinates me so much, it is dreams." "All of us dream, but don’t really remember all the weirdness." "You nail it, when you say weirdness. Dreams are complex movies created by remnants of passing thoughts, images, memories, but we have no control on how those … Continue reading Dreams

One-liner

“What have you accomplished in isolation? You left behind a fast moving career and a fortune.” "I don’t think that world remembers me, or needs to know about me." “But why? I assure you there’s a lot of curiosity about your hermitage.” “Maybe you hope to sell more copies with this story. But the maze … Continue reading One-liner

Galaxy

"I’m curious about how your name gets excluded from the galaxy of stars. You came pretty close to it though, and more than once…." "You missed a very important characteristic of a galaxy. Stars and planets rotate around a central force." "So what?" "I could never align myself to that one GOD, around whom I … Continue reading Galaxy

Mojo

Simon is the best pet-trainer in town… I scroll down to read the story further, as Mojo nibbles at my toes. Simon lost a lucrative corporate job during the pandemic. He started moonlighting as a pet trainer. His USP: He knows the requirements of a virtual office at home. Pets are trained to remain silent … Continue reading Mojo

Reena’s Xploration Challenge #185

Well, I'm back, guys... Without too much of ado, let's get straight to the prompt. PROMPT #185 (Sentence prompt) I'm not languishing, I'm dormant Find a way to use this in your piece - prose, poetry, fiction, essay, anecdote, memoir, diary page or anything else that you can invent. You can just capture the spirit … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #185

Who?

"Where’s Grandpa in this pic?" "He’s buying tickets to a place where dreams were manufactured?" "What kind of dreams?" "Driving motorcycles on walls, hands-free swinging and doing a trampoline on nets.." "You had no gyms?" "We did not have the internet either…" "Then, who gave them ideas to do all this?" https://rochellewisoff.com/2021/06/09/11-june-2021/

Tangential paths

Photo “I understand what you’re saying. But if I change direction, how do I explain it to all my followers? How do I go back on my words and say it was all wrong?” “There is no right or wrong. Are you convinced you need a new direction?” Yes. The bigotry I drilled into people … Continue reading Tangential paths

Tsunami

Photo by Mikhail Nilov on Pexels.com Nature’s fury unleashed scream headlines after the tsunami. Who or what had held its fury on leash, seething, boiling in the underbelly of aquatic worlds - close to the heart of earth, but not quite there? Does it lash out at pre-selected targets, or is it a random act … Continue reading Tsunami

Presence

Photo by Tomas Ryant on Pexels.com His eyes are on her hands, as she performs certain chores around the room, and occasionally, he interjects, “Handle it carefully, you’re not doing it right.” She happens to be discussing an article she read, but probably, her thought process is of no interest to her. She is never … Continue reading Presence