Welcome back! PROMPT #305 The prompt this week is a collage. You are free to use any one or all elements as a muse to write your piece. Bonus points if you can weave the elements together in a theme. There is no restriction on format of the piece. There is no last date either, … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #305
The final walkout was not liberation. It was the realization that she had left doors open for manipulators. She disrespected herself by believing flaky promises, and catering to his desire for control. She felt a surge of relief, a burst of freedom, a spark of joy. She felt like she had reclaimed her life, re-discovered … Continue reading Walk Out
Talk about a damp squib, and it was Year 2000 – or Y2K as we called it then. The techies worked overnight to ensure that systems didn’t fail, and we partied away the night with cake, champagne, music and dance. After all, it was the turn of the century, and we wouldn’t live to see … Continue reading Turning a Page
Science should not conclude that what we do not know, does not exist', Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev says Sadhguru in his interview with Steven Pinker, experimental psychologist and author. I would modify it slightly to say that what we do not accept, does not exist. It happens every time we decry a story being peddled by an … Continue reading Wisdom of Insanity
the year came and passedsilentlynothing untoward happenedbut it raked up memoriesof a novelist who paintedstories of horroron walls of non-existent cities Halloween looks like child’s playAll the moreWhen AI makes inroadssurpassing imaginationof a dead novelist Did he redefine controlinspire the maniacsto unleash terrorcloaked as technology? His words still play heavyOn mindsAs sequels are writtenBook publishedIn … Continue reading 1984
soldiers' bootstear silence of tombsa child criesbids goodbyeto season of fear; can't hearwinter's neighbor sigh Kigo - Winter's Neighbour Tanka Tuesday
window of hopeleading to a roomwhere spring livesundaunted by fallwhere inmates knowthey will recreatewhatever is lost temple of confidenceleading to godswho make you look upno heads bowed downhands that stretchto pluck the stars Quadrille at dVerse Photo Challenge at MLMM
Hey, thereI’m with youWhoever you areWherever you goWhatever you do Let’s walk together on this Earthtill we find other dimensionsand then decidewho wants to go where till then,just celebrate existencetogether.... What Do You See?
If only I could separate the kith and kin from well-wishers, and wish them well… If only I could interpret well-practised expressions to see the real intent… If only I could convince people to mind their own business and leave me alone. If only I could find un-polarized, inclusive worlds to welcome humanity If only … Continue reading If only…
Welcome back! PROMPT #304 It's time to get on with another prompt, in a world that is fast changing form and voice. Here are a few phrases you can use in your piece melody in a shriek beauty of chaos wisdom of insanity sadness in profanity lightness of intensity Let the muse take you wherever … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #304
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