Reena’s Xploration Challenge #436

Welcome to changing seasons, and all that accompanies it! PROMPT #436 You need to wear your hat of a prose artist or a poem constructor, and see what works better for you. I give you a stanza of a poem that should be expanded to prose. Make it a story, anecdote, memory, non-fiction or any … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #436

It’s only Hope

Dark storm clouds illuminated by sunset light over a lake and forested hills

when it all feels losthuman limitations screamnuminous is hopetransformation to beliefsbecomes a reason to live RXC #435

Reena’s Xploration Challenge #435

Welcome back! PROMPT #435 We have a word prompt to inspire you this week. NUMINOUS I leave the meaning and interpretation of the word to you. 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 … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #435

Reena’s Xploration Challenge #434

Welcome back! PROMPT #434 The prompt number this week is a mirror number, and it made me think of a split mirror where each side asks, "Who made you?" So, here we go with our prompt for the week. This is a space to rant as much as you like this week. Or contemplate the … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #434

Accused

She measured the countless hours of dedicated painting on the walls. He was sweating, but cheerful under a bright sun. He was weary, but inspired under cloudy skies. It was her job to shield him and his work from the vagaries of nature. At times, she held the lights at night because a deadline was … Continue reading Accused

The Ledger of Life

WordPress has a curious way of motivating its writers: “You are on a --- day streak.” For a time, I lived by that counter. I posted every single day — more than 500 in a row — just to keep the streak alive. The challenge was simple: don’t miss a day, don’t break the chain. … Continue reading The Ledger of Life

Reena’s Xploration Challenge #433

A warm welcome to the recent joiners, and gratitude to the pillars who have carried the Challenge to 400+ episodes. PROMPT #433 We have an image prompt this week. The image shows people writing with pens on a page. The page shows a watermark of a clock and a calendar. A section of a laptop … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #433

The Table

They were finally at the destination wedding venue, despite opposition from the families, whom they had somehow managed to convince. Tisha stopped in her tracks as she was laying out her makeup for the next event. A table emerged from the shadows with eight legs bending and twitching, moving with the grotesque rhythm of an … Continue reading The Table

Contemplation

reflected glorymesmerizes ardent viewerseach petal declaresallegiance to azure skytwilight strikes contemplation ~Between fragility and flame, truth finds its voice~ blooms elevatedby following trails of lightturn inwards; reflectbeneath a space cadet skyinner core fuels life to fly Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge #67 - All things Yellow

Reena’s Xploration Challenge #432

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