Welcome back! Thanks for the humongous response last week, with each entry vying to be the best! My deepest gratitude to all contributors... A special mention this week is for Dan and Violet. PROMPT #398 I start the Challenge Week to inspire writers with two quotes. If the word doesn't exist, invent it; but first … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #398
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Welcome back! PROMPT #397 The theme this week is Compressing an Emotion in Few Words Write a piece—poem, microfiction, or even a single sentence—that captures a profound emotion using minimal language. The challenge is to evoke depth, resonance, and imagery with as few words as possible. You may choose one of the following emotional tones, … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #397
not just wordsor formatsor thoughtsor emotions Everything comes togetherto create a unique perspective neither researchnor hypothesesnor logicnor conclusion just a summationof experience in a moment not always physicalor mentalor emotionalor spiritual it is the only truthfrom a certain point of view not just eyeballsor commentsor likesor views Poetry draws togetherall those who share the momentat … Continue reading Prism of Perception
Welcome back after a highly engaging week! FEATURED POST I found this post to be pathbreaking in terms of both concept and format. Enjoy the difference laid out by Dennis on this link. Declassified: File 6031 PROMPT #396 It led me to think about breaking the boundaries of format. This week, I invite you to … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #396
let me trylet me extendextend learningextend a handhand me a flowerhand over powerpower up the mojopower train the mindmind over mattermind your languagelanguage expresseslanguage dividedivide animositydivide not peoplepeople pleasingpeople friendlyfriendly enemiesfriendly crowdcrowd the streetscrowd non sensesense the moodsense the trendstrends changetrends misleadmislead the massesmislead innocenceinnocence fooledinnocence soldsold out moralssold out ethicsethics mauledethics for a tosstoss … Continue reading Extend Rules
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Do not reveal dreams-a rumpus is raisedby those who don’t figure in itThey tear it to shreds,wish you a thorny future There’s a price to be paidfor blooming in desertsfor walking alonefootprints wiped outby resentful followers Quadrille #230
Where are the worlds I was destined to lead?unmanned spaceships hijacked in orbit—rendered still by civilizations unseen,those who choose silence to remain free. Basements are mute, the sky above scornsforgotten futures abandoned by life.How old would that aborted child have been—a foetus dissolved, yet aching to be? Where are the artists who birthed the impossible?Heckled … Continue reading Ubi Sunt
Welcome back! Today, I used AI to generate a prompt with specific inputs, and it turned out to be interesting. I'm sharing it with you without any changes. PROMPT #395 The Archive of Forgotten Futures Imagine a hidden archive tucked beneath a crumbling library, filled with letters, sketches, and diary entries from futures that never … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #395
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