Welcome back! PROMPT #317 The prompt word for this week is CHANGE Write about whatever change means to you. Is it a welcome guest? Do you see it as inevitable, or do you resist it? There is no restriction on the format of the piece. There is no last date either unless you wish to … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #317
Those faces painted on walnut shells drop out of the drawer. Some have faded like memories. Others remain to be crushed under the weight of revenge. His furniture business takes him to Kashmir quite often, to source good quality walnut wood. But he never saw her again. Was she taken away by those across the … Continue reading Visibility
Welcome back! PROMPT #316 I'm simplifying the task for you and me this week. You've been seeing the cover image for the last four weeks now. Use it as a prompt (sans the RXC alphabet) and write whatever comes to mind. It will help me know how it is interpreted by viewers, and if it … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #316
It is a much-loved place. It is a much-hated place. There are no shutters on the main door, but housebreaking is not a risk at all. Those who walk in stay incarcerated till proven innocent. Those who walk out never turn back to see the shabbiness of the place. The supervisor always feels lost. She … Continue reading Jailor
It did not break my heart. He is not our Dad, as Mom tells us today. But a father, whether biological or not, could not have been better. Hats off to you, Dad! You are the only one we know, and the best one. It is a heartwarming moment to know that love of this … Continue reading Heart-warming
“Damn it,” she thought, as the heel on her shoe snapped clean off the sole. She had forgotten to keep an alternate pair in the car. She walked barefoot with difficulty till she found a shoe shop. The new pair she chose was flat and did not exactly match her outfit, but she couldn’t attend … Continue reading Ice-breaker
Welcome to the last week of the first month of 2024! Well, isn't this just twisting words to create a long sentence that does not add value to any reader's perspective? Controversy surrounds everything - blogs, art, photography, tweets on X. My search for controversial art stopped at Igor Morski, a Polist artist... at least … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #315
She was in a place where her clothes of light and reflections were all dropping off. She looked at the mirror from different angles hoping to catch a better view of herself, but the images felt like a conspiracy against her proven supremacy. Gradually, the music stopped and she heard her own hoarse voice – … Continue reading Continuity of Illusions
Happiness lives somewhere under the white roof in green fields of regeneration. I hope recycling transforms shapes but retains the purity of the core. How does one define joy? A moment of exhilaration, trust and pleasure creating awareness of the privilege of existence. Decades ago, it was a smile. Now it is a smiley. We … Continue reading Back Home
“It’s only your interpretation. We don’t hate you.” Someone tries to calm the agitated woman. “You don’t …. But you expect me to be like you for acceptance with open arms. And that is not going to happen. Neither am I born like you nor will I make any effort to be there.” Silence follows. … Continue reading Ostracised
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