Wishing you all a very Happy New Year! And the Xploration Challenge is back with a new image 🙂 PROMPT #212 It's new ... does it mean it's welcome? Ponder over the above line, and write whatever comes to mind. There is no restriction on length or format of the piece. There is no last … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #212
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6oNJv5qTNzZYBSCv4GZqGP?si=a1be54205c5149e5 Can exuberant personalities pale into insignificance on hearing a few words? I felt my sister shrinking in size as she struggled to assimilate what she had just learnt. “Is that true, Ronit!?” The executor of the will had just informed her that she inherits the vacation home in Goa along with the personal belongings … Continue reading Delivery
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5bQwNbfCAOWgaYPFRYJbbG?si=3ce8bbabb8cc4da3 The brush feels awkward between my fingers. I’d rather draw dark figures with a charcoal pencil. I’m trained to do that, and it feels effortless. I see kids handle the brush deftly. Splashes of paint blossom into flowers. Onlookers in the cafe make me self-conscious. I don’t want to fail or look stupid. The … Continue reading Unfolding
His expression is different tonight, “I’ve been working 14-hour days. Don’t you think I deserve humanistic treatment other than a raise?” “We like people to be obliged, so a raise is possible. But that word ‘humanistic’ - my answer to your Goodnight will be Goodbye.” https://sammiscribbles.wordpress.com/2022/01/01/weekend-writing-prompt-242-goodnight/
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6JUTwUulKb1SK43rYr3K0L?si=86fefb3801b14682 The much-hyped magic show is a flop, as people walk out of the auditorium before the show ends. Discussions abound backstage later, “I spent ten years of my life learning the tricks, so you can’t discredit me with non-performance.” A senior from the audience places his hand on the distraught young man’s shoulder, “It’s … Continue reading Magic
https://open.spotify.com/episode/7uornYIzQ74DC4LCdLLPig?si=d962e194e2c84acc The season of cheer is over. Santa moves back to familiar environs of comfort after doling out promises and gifts. The pall bearers of dreams carry the carriers away. Coloured wrapping paper is strewn all around carrying different stories of ecstasy and disappointment. A child exclaims, “Mosquitoes sparkle so much in December.” The homeless … Continue reading Cycles of cheer
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5spWzQfl0v7IKP8xPdEQGR?si=aa73b8505edc4457 The storyline of some movies I saw in childhood centred around village fairs - lost and found themes, kidnapping, poverty and exploitation. I see a new tribe of village women here, all made up and wearing red lipstick selling sugarcane juice. It is a marvel how the local mindset has changed from keeping women … Continue reading A-changing
https://open.spotify.com/episode/30kFnxQZuwSnDzGF7QzxDA?si=7f5be44293cd4e3d It takes courage to stand alone, stark in the darkness. There are no lights blinking on that grey building, despite the fact that we are in the last week of the calendar year. Do the residents belong to a different cult? Are they mourning a loss? Or are they simply not there? The last … Continue reading At the stroke of twelve
Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Have great festive times ahead... The Xploration Challenge too, takes an annual break. Meanwhile, I would like to share something I came across, which will invite different perspectives. It may seem creepy to some, and inclusive to others. See the pictures below on how someone has … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3SF4xdzWpsNxxApYhINpOr?si=2759c0253f224921 Santa appeared on my mobile screen late night. I expressed joy that Xmas has set in early. “No”, he said, “I won’t come till you content creators give me a revamped look.” “Would you like to dress differently? Beards have become stylish across the world.” “It doesn’t matter really. Let red and white change … Continue reading What does Santa want?
