The MTB prompt at dVerse hosted by Laura Bloomsbury asks us to play with definitions. The lyrical prompt line by Bob Dylan I have chosen is I write on these spindrift pages I --- a simple pronoun, but at the centre of existenceand all conflicts in the world.(Is it possible to relate to something without … Continue reading The Journey of “I”
Welcome back! PROMPT #432 I give you a sentence this week to act as a thought-starter. “A thought brushed my palm, then scattered like a startled bird.” Let us see where the bird takes you 🙂 There is no restriction on the length of the piece. There is no last date unless you wish to … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #432
Welcome back! PROMPT #431 This week, we are taking a rather broad look at AGE-ING, and the relationship between generations. Whether you see yourself as young, old or somewhere in between, examine your relationship with those on the other side and base your piece on that. I give below an excerpt from The Marginalian by … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #431
Welcome to a searing, sultry month, at least in my part of the world! We have been asked to avoid international travel, buying gold and preferably work from home, as part of austerity measures during wartime. The stock market crashed in anticipation of a recession. PROMPT #430 This week, let us wrap our heads around … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #430
Welcome back! PROMPT #429 The genre chosen for this week is FANTASY. Situation: You are doom-scrolling late in the night, and you reach somewhere you'd never expected to be. There is no restriction on the length of the piece. There is no last date unless you wish to be featured in the Weekly Wrap. We … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #429
Welcome back! PROMPT #427 Here's an image prompt for you this week. Image: AI-generated There is no restriction on the length 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 that hurt … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #427
Slang conveys a lot about culture. One word I repeatedly heard while growing up was “advanced.” They meant to say "modern" or "cool," but the slang term was never used positively. (They have become ‘too advanced’ to follow customs.) “They” were the target of ridicule or sarcasm – You are not one of us anymore. … Continue reading Line of Control
Who delights in daylight’s reflection— slipping from invisibility into oblivion? The chandelier gathers shadows, waiting for the hand that dares to touch its darkness. It glimmers with borrowed fire, lamps feeding its fragile glow from within. Yet the chandelier remembers— the one who measured despair along the trembling borderlines of light, to illuminate. Twilight is … Continue reading The Chandelier
Welcome back to changing seasons! Summer has hit us earlier than expected, and it is sultry, not a song. I like to think it has something to do with the heat generated on the world stage. But how does that matter? PROMPT #426 Here is a quote from Ayn Rand's lesser-known novel- We the Living. … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #426
Welcome back! PROMPT #425 We have an image with a caption to serve as your prompt. In the outline, she found silence. You can choose one or both as your inspiration. It is not necessary to combine the two for meaning. The real exploration lies in what the image or caption means to you. There … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #425
