Welcome back! PROMPT #392 We have a one-minute video in this week to serve as a writing prompt. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lB7z3ZvaEyw You may choose to write your own story or that of a protagonist, but with a FUTURE PROJECTION. We are not looking at autobiographies depicting the past, but how one sees oneself in the future. The … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #392
Welcome back! PROMPT #391 We have a quote to serve as a writing prompt for you in this week. Truth rarely knocks—it slips in through the cracks you forgot to seal. There is no restriction on the length or format of the piece. There is no last date unless you wish to be featured in … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #391
Welcome back! PROMPT #390 The image depicts the journey from chaos to clarity. It displays convoluted geometric shapes on the left, followed by a spiral path and geometric shapes arranged in neat order on the right side. Let the image inspire your best creative effort. There is no restriction on the length or format of … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #390
Welcome back! PROMPT #389 For this week, I have chosen the title of Beethoven's famous symphony to fire your imagination. ODE TO JOY Let the music set the mood for you. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YV4B_qxl78 Here is the link to Friedrich Schiller's poem that inspired this legendary piece of music. Once the mood is set, let it all … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #389
Welcome back! Outstanding is the only word that occurs to me about last week's contributions. Cheers and heartfelt appreciation to all of you. PROMPT #388 Here we go with the writing prompt - a quote for this week. Exceptional is what I wish I had said. You may choose to use the words in letter … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #388
Sunglasses are like eye shadow. They make everything look young and pretty. Karl Lagerfeld Life is more than sunglasses and hit movies. I am drawn to the use of sunglasses by actors, as seen in these quotes. They are candid enough to admit that it lends to their personalities more than any other accessory. What … Continue reading Styling with Sunglasses
Welcome back! PROMPT #387 Use one or both to fire your imagination. There is no restriction on the length or format of the piece. There is no last date unless you wish to be featured in the Weekly Wrap. We will not include any posts that are found to be offensive, vulgar or hurt ordinary … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #387
The Diary of Anne Frank and compilations of letters by Jawaharlal Nehru, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and Emily Dickinson brought the personal into the public sphere. While celebrities have written the letters, Anne Frank’s diary revealed the horrors of a situation that attracted worldwide attention. Is it a violation of personal space? What exactly happens when … Continue reading JOURNALS
Welcome back! FEATURED POEM The poem featured this week is by Peter Bouchier. tide breaks deep silencefading footsteps in the sandempty horizon You will find the link in the Weekly Wrap below. PROMPT #370 We will keep it simple this week with a word prompt. NUANCE You must use the word somewhere in your piece … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #370
I played around with this prompt a little. I wrote two paragraphs as Stream of Consciousness writing - whatever came to mind first. The bourgeois has been a much-misunderstood class, trapped between the Marxist perspective of being oppressors who will instigate rebellions and the label of being privileged. The contemporary version, called ‘the middle class,’ … Continue reading Bourgeoise
