“Why are these five publications not echoing our stance on burning topics? Only fear and greed will keep people on your side - where have you failed that they still stand on isolated platforms…” the Boss is furious, not used to facing failure or opposition. It is only a matter of time before this fury … Continue reading Connection
My five-year old cousin from the countryside visited Mumbai for the first time. He had never seen high-rise buildings and box-like apartments before. While he hankered to catch sight of an actor or celebrity somewhere, and loved the sea, he was not impressed by homes. ‘What’ll you do, if there are more guests? Where are … Continue reading Portable
Welcome back! I happened to be doing the sub-titles on a video, and in the process, I re-discovered the expressions of the speaker, and re-interpreted many words. Close observation is something we miss on a regular call. Well, I had faces and expressions on mind, so here's this week's prompt. Taina Bernard on Pexels There … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #183
“Make the Nation Read” is a great mission statement for a startup, that publishes free book summaries and promises to keep services free forever. My old handset dies a natural death after living a long, fulfilled life of seven years, and I need to download several apps again, in the new monster that enslaves me, … Continue reading Slavery
Stories die with time in stale newspapers oxygen-less hospital beds
The rat ran and he chased. He came out in the lawn, and looked for the rat between the shrubs. It probably disappeared in a rat hole somewhere. He walked back home to find that six other rats of different sizes were scurrying around the kitchen. They scooted away on seeing him, but with food … Continue reading Strategic
A non-believer in the metaphysical realm, he is compelled by his daughter to take the meditation course. She finds him derisive at day-end, “The teacher asked me to imagine myself digging deep in the soil, plug underground and get charged. Will she make me fly to compensate in the next session?” “Dad, just keep doing … Continue reading Paranoia
Welcome back to a world, where we are exploring spaces - inner, outer, safe, unsafe, forbidden .... No space can be classified as completely belonging to one category. The reality of one impinges on others, altering their reality. PROMPT #182 Layers Watch this beautiful video with Zen music for inspiration if needed https://aeon.co/videos/delight-as-the-hard-edged-world-melts-into-a-full-rainbow-spectrum-of-reality There is … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #182
The hope of a new world makes me want to leap… There are black holes in between. Black holes are also worlds discovered by a few, but no one comes back to talk about it. https://only100words.xyz/2021/04/22/three-line-tales-273/
The Managing Director called for an urgent meeting of all designers in the company. “Hereafter, all baby clothes will have pockets and will be in all possible colours - not majorly pink and blue. Change the store layouts to make them more inclusive.” “Is there a new directive on Diversity and Inclusion?” “No. I’m bringing … Continue reading Grinning away to victory
