“What have you accomplished in isolation? You left behind a fast moving career and a fortune.” "I don’t think that world remembers me, or needs to know about me." “But why? I assure you there’s a lot of curiosity about your hermitage.” “Maybe you hope to sell more copies with this story. But the maze … Continue reading One-liner
"I’m curious about how your name gets excluded from the galaxy of stars. You came pretty close to it though, and more than once…." "You missed a very important characteristic of a galaxy. Stars and planets rotate around a central force." "So what?" "I could never align myself to that one GOD, around whom I … Continue reading Galaxy
Simon is the best pet-trainer in town… I scroll down to read the story further, as Mojo nibbles at my toes. Simon lost a lucrative corporate job during the pandemic. He started moonlighting as a pet trainer. His USP: He knows the requirements of a virtual office at home. Pets are trained to remain silent … Continue reading Mojo
"Where’s Grandpa in this pic?" "He’s buying tickets to a place where dreams were manufactured?" "What kind of dreams?" "Driving motorcycles on walls, hands-free swinging and doing a trampoline on nets.." "You had no gyms?" "We did not have the internet either…" "Then, who gave them ideas to do all this?" https://rochellewisoff.com/2021/06/09/11-june-2021/
Photo “I understand what you’re saying. But if I change direction, how do I explain it to all my followers? How do I go back on my words and say it was all wrong?” “There is no right or wrong. Are you convinced you need a new direction?” Yes. The bigotry I drilled into people … Continue reading Tangential paths
Photo by Mikhail Nilov on Pexels.com Nature’s fury unleashed scream headlines after the tsunami. Who or what had held its fury on leash, seething, boiling in the underbelly of aquatic worlds - close to the heart of earth, but not quite there? Does it lash out at pre-selected targets, or is it a random act … Continue reading Tsunami
Photo by Tomas Ryant on Pexels.com His eyes are on her hands, as she performs certain chores around the room, and occasionally, he interjects, “Handle it carefully, you’re not doing it right.” She happens to be discussing an article she read, but probably, her thought process is of no interest to her. She is never … Continue reading Presence
“This is my car which was stolen, a couple of days ago…” “Why should it be up there?” “The criminals are threatening to blow it up, unless I pay them a certain amount.” “Have you informed the police?” “I don’t want to. I would like to ground my teenage son for some time. The friends … Continue reading Crimes
“The name is Homo Sapiens, and it gives no inkling about the persona of the applicant - race, religion, gender, colour whatever…. The picture gives no clue either.” “At least you know, it’s not a plant or animal." “C’mon … stop cracking silly jokes. The selection criteria includes diversity and many other quotas. Nomenclature and … Continue reading Nomenclature
The Prize is being given for a discovery, not an invention. The scientist calls it an ‘act of God’ and not his creation. A new breed of insects discovered feed on viruses (not the man-made computer ones). They are fed the deadliest ones and its mutants, and the tiny insects appear to thrive on those. … Continue reading Warfare
