The Scout and Guide movement launched by Lord Baden Powell was revolutionary enough to keep me busy in school, painstakingly learning to tie knots of different kinds - reef, sheet-bend, fisherman’s and others. The rope tied to my belt felt nothing less than a pistol. Then, came the craft teacher who made knots look like … Continue reading Knots
Have I really been here before? Is it a scene from the last five novels I binge-read? I recall wanting to be there, and rewriting the plot in my style. The place has so much potential - in the mind, on earth or under water. Shadows creep in on me, telling me a very old … Continue reading Deja Vu or Veja Du?
Welcome to the last prompt of 2022! Yes, I will be on a break and come back on 5th January, 2023. Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! PROMPT #261 It is a theme prompt. The lines to ponder on are The best and the worst It's time... for the bubble to … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #261
A medley of inexplicable characters, un-ascribed motives and news headlines… A place that deals with hardcore money and nothing but money feels surreal. A politician’s nephew alleges that jewels worth 5 million are stolen from his safe deposit vault, while the keys are safely held by him at home. A committee is constituted to investigate, … Continue reading RIDDLES
I’m happy that I survived the churning of the washing machine, my insides being squeezed out to enable quick drying. Finally, I see sunlight…. not just in the balcony, but in the eyes of my friend who is ready to cuddle me once again. After all, I’m his only confidante. I know that his teacher … Continue reading Squeezed
There’s no shovel in hand, but she digs deep within herself to check why she is labeled unemotional so often …. It's all the more perplexing because the ones who blame her can be seen indulging in thoughtless and manipulative acts. The accusers hold arms and ammunition for sure, used only to score points … … Continue reading The Cave
“I always call a spade a spade, take it or leave it”, hisses my firebrand sister and leaves the room. To each her own. She has changed three jobs in the last two years and been in and out of relationships ever since her teens. I must confess she is often right on logical and … Continue reading Tact
I live alone in fear of arguments, and I sing alone in fear of dissonance, but please do not judge me. I write but do not publish, so that uninitiated readers may not disturb the rhythm with uncalled for comments. Yet, the meter of my verse feels incomplete; it speaks but lacks validation. There are … Continue reading Incomplete
Silhouettes - the dark shape and outline of someone or something visible in restricted light against a brighter background. It’s not just a dictionary meaning. It represents the underground presence, hushed voices, crushed identities that lie beneath a story. They are the ones who created the outline, but disappeared either voluntarily or were compelled to … Continue reading Silhouettes
“Eye-witnesses back out from deposing in the courtroom battle. Those who can afford to buy success by manipulating justice will always do”, my lawyer friend is rambling on. She also happens to be a believer in astrology, occult sciences and ancient scriptures. Have mystics done the greatest harm by redeeming their own souls? So many … Continue reading Unproven Guilt
