Reena's Exploration Challenge #139 PROMPT #139 Quarantined Thoughts is the theme. It is not necessary that the words are used in the piece. Your interpretation or reflection on the words is enough. As usual, there is no restriction on length or format of the piece. Write a post on your blog, and copy-paste the link … Continue reading Reena’s Exploration Challenge #139
It is the last day of chemotherapy. Her energy is drained out, but she is not particularly keen on going back home. “Your family must be waiting,” says the nurse smilingly as she helps Esha with her wig. “The concept of family is such a big myth, when you can’t think alike. I found the … Continue reading On the brink
My childhood was spent wondering who lives behind those monstrous facades. Was it a driver, or a gunner or a silent controller? I would wake up in the middle of the night, when the facades started speaking to me. My son does not waste time. He just jumps on to the other side, and operates … Continue reading It was my choice
The silence is unnerving. It is also something I’d always longed for, but never thought I would have. I see shadows emerging from the other end. They look like me, but are wedded to silence. Then, she appears- looking rather pale and ghostly, not the woman I loved and missed so much. I’m surprised at … Continue reading Silence
“Is the American story reminiscent of India against Corruption movement?” “No. India against Corruption was an inorganic, planted idea, hence it fizzled out. It comes closer to the subversion of a particular community and their acts of rebellion.” “The perception of justice may differ, but the ground reality remains the same. The people do not … Continue reading Bias blinds and binds
“There is no formula for creativity, so how do I measure or assess?” “Think again ….. can saplings of creativity emerge without passion in the soil? Birth takes place in blood and chaos, but the life that emerges is cleansed and stain free, so you don’t see the churning behind it. Mathematics is the result … Continue reading Creative fractions
Welcome back to another week of creativity! It was great to get a peek into writers’ journeys last week. As the saying goes, There is no fiction greater than truth, and no truth greater than fiction. Writers juggle between truth, presentation of truth and different versions of the same truth. We look at things from … Continue reading Reena’s Exploration Challenge #138
“Fall of the King … he is no more the richest man in the country.” The scrolling marquee at the bottom of the television screen is less important than the stock market crash being discussed with shocked expressions. I pull out my cheap Chinese phone to text him. “Remember how we played chess on a … Continue reading Pals
“I want to live in your hearts. I know that I live in your hearts…” rattled on the young and pretty life coach, with a lovely smile. Well, ‘rattled’ may not be grammatically correct here, but I know where her intrepid advances are taking her. Success needs traits other than professional skills. https://sammiscribbles.wordpress.com/2020/05/30/weekend-writing-prompt-159-intrepid/
Welcome back! I hope you are all getting used to the new normal, and even welcoming it as a fountain of creativity. The next few years will see a lot of art, literature and drama being dedicated to the new normal. We are always in a process of change. While we were still struggling to … Continue reading Reena’s Exploration Challenge #137
