alphabets on keyboards transform into faces asking for expression, gather on the face of a clock rotating…… It’s tough… catching them at right moments -my naps become gaps in storylines -like interrupted wi-fi -like stations where trains do not stop -like air I punch and it becomes a fistful of emptiness but of course…. there’s … Continue reading Un-expressions
Sharing an interesting article https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/positive-dystopian-work-past-episode-1-martin-wright/
PROMPT #172 The theme is Components of Time Your take can be poetic or sci-fi or fiction or a piece of art , whatever catches your fancy. To whet your imagination a little (actually, it’s more than a little), find 6 minutes to watch the video below. https://aeon.co/videos/there-was-nothing-quick-about-how-we-arrived-at-the-standardised-second WEEKLY WRAP Sadje at http://lifeafter50forwomen.com/2021/02/04/reenas-exploration-challenge-171/ relaxitsallwrite at … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #172
PROMPT #171 We have a dialogue prompt this week .... with a twist. What is the twist? You need to take it forward from the perspective of the opposite gender, not yours. You may use the dialogue as a theme, beginning or end. Your piece can be fiction, poetry, an anecdote, historical fiction, biographical sketch, … Continue reading Reena’s Exploration Challenge #171
Michael asks us to explore deserted lanes in mind spaces - finding something forgotten. I think about Lost keys and other items found while moving house My husband scanning through his parents’ personal belongings years after they passed away, and revisiting memories associated with those articles Widows telling me stories about how they asked their … Continue reading Finding something forgotten
Reena's Exploration Challenge #170 Welcome to yet another week! I don't see the scenario changing as expected. I see faint glimmers of hope, not the bright sun. Will 2021 be another transitional year, or a pathbreaking year? Let's go off at a tangent, and conquer ---- our mindsets, if nothing else. Control the controllable! PROMPT … Continue reading Reena’s Exploration Challenge #170
Welcome to the next normal, as the stories around us change! PROMPT #169 Create a post on your blog, and copy-paste the link in Comments. In case you are using a pingback, do check back to see if it has worked. Last, but not least, don’t forget to tag the post “Reena’s Exploration Challenge” for … Continue reading Reena’s Exploration Challenge #169
Welcome back! Complexity is a lot like freedom - everybody knows what it is, but cannot tell. The author of this quote was not talking of writers and poets. For they sure can tell. PROMPT #168 Well, there are more terms and conditions in this prompt than any other episode of the Exploration Challenge. Enjoy … Continue reading Reena’s Exploration Challenge #168
I woke up in 2021… To a world more complex than it has been Where fear separates, not unitesWhere a hurriedly put together remedy to unprecedented ailments divides people into campsWhere Presidents incite violenceWhere claustrophobia causes relationship breakdownsWhere some pine for company, and others pray for solitudeWhere people are fleeced of large amounts with a … Continue reading Where ….
If people don’t step on my toes, I can remain polite. If people speak for their own rights, I won’t have to lead a rebellion. If acceptance exceeded expectations, there would be less conflict. If power is redefined, there won’t be two segments called the rulers and ruled. If sharing does not incite paranoia, interpersonal … Continue reading If….
