Each step towards perceived success feels momentous, as she moves ahead on light feet with the entire galaxy in her eyes. She carves out new ambitions flying on wings of what has just happened. Her fifteen minutes of fame are just around the corner, and she is sure of not dying a nameless and forgettable … Continue reading Unfinished story
Lorraine finally moves to the old age home she has resisted all along. “Happy to see you, but may I ask what caused the change of mind?” “I achieved a lot in life, by laying bricks in even, predetermined patterns with no scope for error. I earned rewards. I cannot relate to the millennial culture … Continue reading Brick-by-brick
You entered our lives 20 years ago, and we learnt what unconditional love means. You spent a little more than three years sharing our abode, and then left us forever. Not a single day passes when I don’t think about you. It will be a lie to say that this year’s a different thing – … Continue reading You were Love
If her writing style was jejune, so was her lifestyle. Yet, she connected incredibly well with her readers. We relate to familiar stuff. It’s not always about a phantasmagorical world.
Welcome back! It was another beautiful week, when we explored different facets of love and time. I don't know why I want to linger on a little longer. PROMPT #267 I had an epiphany this week while watching a Shark Tank India episode, and it was a mention of the term 'legacy thinking'. The flaws … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #267
You wanted to be an astronaut, but ended up becoming a pilot. I’m proud of my daughter, but the wistfulness in your eyes haunts me, as I catch you staring at outer space. Our existence and our capacity to dream deserves to be celebrated, before aiming further. It was just yesterday we blew bubbles together, … Continue reading A father speaks
I grew up in an era when television screens received inputs from metal antennae planted on terraces. Watching the sun entangled between bars saddened the child in me. I was taught at home not to catch butterflies and cause them pain, but dissecting a frog in the lab was forgivable. Dear Nature, your silence has … Continue reading Speak to us, threaten….
The key drops with a thud on the cold floor. Beads of sweat on her forehead glisten in the sun. She has been warned against touching the ancient treasure. Her ancestors guard it in form of snakes and scorpions, and woe begone to anyone who goes near … or so the locals say. There is … Continue reading Folklore
Welcome to another month in 2023, albeit a shorter one! So, am I going to be less busy, do less, dream less and accomplish less... Are we so driven by calendars and clocks? Are we truly enmeshed with the world, each other and Time? Before we move on to the weekly prompt, let me congratulate … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #266
“It’s not possible”, pleaded the advocate helplessly, “all proofs and witnesses are against you.” “Tell me clearly if you cannot do the job, and I’ll hire another lawyer. I am paying you a bomb to manage the legal process.” “Whatever has already gone on record remains unchanged.” “Blur the background of incidents a little, circulate … Continue reading Influencing justice
