Reena’s Xploration Challenge #185

Well, I'm back, guys... Without too much of ado, let's get straight to the prompt. PROMPT #185 (Sentence prompt) I'm not languishing, I'm dormant Find a way to use this in your piece - prose, poetry, fiction, essay, anecdote, memoir, diary page or anything else that you can invent. You can just capture the spirit … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #185

Silver Jubilee

Photo by Polina Tankilevitch on Pexels.com silverystrands, middle-age thoughtsconverge onfancy cakes-celebrate bondagequarter of a century https://girlieontheedge1.wordpress.com/2021/06/09/its-six-sentence-story-thursday-link-up-163/

Reena’s Xploration Challenge #184

PROMPT #184 A word prompt this week... BURNOUT There is no restriction on length of the piece. There is no last date either, unless you wish to be featured in the Weekly Wrap.  Any post that is found to be offensive, vulgar or something that hurts common sensibilities will not be included. This needs to … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #184

Reena’s Xploration Challenge #183

Welcome back! I happened to be doing the sub-titles on a video, and in the process, I re-discovered the expressions of the speaker, and re-interpreted many words. Close observation is something we miss on a regular call. Well, I had faces and expressions on mind, so here's this week's prompt. Taina Bernard on Pexels There … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #183

Reena’s Xploration Challenge #182

Welcome back to a world, where we are exploring spaces - inner, outer, safe, unsafe, forbidden .... No space can be classified as completely belonging to one category. The reality of one impinges on others, altering their reality. PROMPT #182 Layers Watch this beautiful video with Zen music for inspiration if needed https://aeon.co/videos/delight-as-the-hard-edged-world-melts-into-a-full-rainbow-spectrum-of-reality There is … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #182

Negative spaces

Soundproof rooms help me focus on the inner voice. I don’t want interference. I don’t want to be told what to do. Cut the cacophony out… I hate the political crap on TV Wait a minute… Doesn’t the inner voice reflect the outer world - a reverse mirror image. Inner reality is what I want … Continue reading Negative spaces

Reena’s Xploration Challenge #181

Welcome to isolated times once again!  Just when we thought a jab would immortalise us, the offending organism has hit back with greater intensity. We just might see a mutant version of humanity in the next normal. Long back, when a wave of Feng Shui swept the world, experts opined that one recharges at home, … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #181

Wind under wings

I’m grateful I can walk and run, but I wish I could fly. Mobility and speed matter in the race of life, but more so the perspectives. I see the world moving past me, but in the opposite direction, as I move in high gear.  Then, I move my sights to the ones moving alongside … Continue reading Wind under wings

Reena’s Exploration Challenge #180

This notification from WordPress infused a sense of warmth in me, two day ago. I’ve been disciplined enough to post something every single day in the last one year. In the past, the continuity broke in a few months, due to travel or connectivity issues. The last one year has any way kept us glued … Continue reading Reena’s Exploration Challenge #180

Layers

I remember those wooden frames in my grandfather’s courtyard. We covered it with sheets, and made temporary shelters for ourselves on sultry afternoons, when the adults were all enjoying their air-cooled siesta inside. Those were moments of freedom, of creativity for us, when unbound by rules, we created our own worlds and played out imaginary … Continue reading Layers