Welcome back! Many thanks to Melissa Lemay for interviewing me on the journey of Reena’s Xploration Challenge. Melissa Lemay and I explored my journey from corporate reports to poetry, fiction, and financial coaching. We talked about speculative fiction, syllabic poetry, women’s stories, and the joy of collaborative writing. If you’re curious about creative pivots, poetic exploration, or … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #394
The CEO stared at the quarterly report, the numbers bleeding red like a wound he couldn’t heal. “Falling flat on my face is not an option,” he muttered, as he instructed his juniors to key in the phantom transactions — manipulated transactions and inflated profits. The auditors were managed, the boardroom approved, choosing to ignore … Continue reading Consequence
My mother told me about pots of gold encased in walls, at her ancestral home in the village. There was an old aunt who had entered the house young as a child bride, and witnessed all the hush-hush activity, perched on her mother-in-law’s hip. She was dead now, and the tragedy was a belief that … Continue reading Secrets
Numbers rule the worldvotes, dollars, followers, likerssupported by those willing to hitch their lazy wagonsto a train perceived as driving to their destination They keep running, followingleave competence, quality languishingby the wayside; as equality overrides equity-the capable are seen as impedimentson their quest for effortless success invisible strings keep them apartetching boundaries, stretching and contractingto … Continue reading Treachery of the Common
eyes focussed on screenslips talking on the phonewith so much glee… children raising palms“Mom, please don’t disturb” She jabbers onin the hopethat her wordswill catch a matching wavelengthsomeday, sometime, some placeand get to know herindividuality Quadrille at dVerse - shall we jabber on?
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Why did she not respond there and then to say she did not like the other person’s behaviour and was not going to put up with it? It set up wrong expectations, and the relationship loops got badly entangled. She loses respect for herself whenever she thinks of it. She finds herself replaying those scenarios … Continue reading Digital Clocks
when the light shines again I won’t be seen for I wasa firefly shining in the dark whom the stars, moon, nightand youignored. I was nevera threat to you,but held potential to light up Hope,and you feared being obliterated by its power MTB at dVerse
Welcome back! Many thanks to Melissa Lemay for interviewing me on the journey of Reena's Xploration Challenge. Melissa Lemay and I explored my journey from corporate reports to poetry, fiction, and financial coaching. We talked about speculative fiction, syllabic poetry, women’s stories, and the joy of collaborative writing. If you’re curious about creative pivots, poetic … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #393
“How about a cup of coffee in Sundance Café?” He asked after the completion of a gruelling college project. What started as a kind gesture from a classmate rolled over into the darkest chapter of her life. He introduced her to friends who, despite their polished appearance, were involved in nefarious activities. Her swift entry … Continue reading Sundance Cafe
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