Reena’s Xploration Challenge #181

Welcome to isolated times once again!  Just when we thought a jab would immortalise us, the offending organism has hit back with greater intensity. We just might see a mutant version of humanity in the next normal. Long back, when a wave of Feng Shui swept the world, experts opined that one recharges at home, … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #181

Reena’s Exploration Challenge #180

This notification from WordPress infused a sense of warmth in me, two day ago. I’ve been disciplined enough to post something every single day in the last one year. In the past, the continuity broke in a few months, due to travel or connectivity issues. The last one year has any way kept us glued … Continue reading Reena’s Exploration Challenge #180

360 degrees feedback

Scene 1 “I hear the Branch Manager of JNPT branch is in a relationship with one of his colleagues. He is married ….” The boss is digressing from the topic of discussion. “Should we really bother about personal lives of employees? He is an excellent performer.” I suppress a smirk as plenty of unsavoury stories … Continue reading 360 degrees feedback

Layers

I remember those wooden frames in my grandfather’s courtyard. We covered it with sheets, and made temporary shelters for ourselves on sultry afternoons, when the adults were all enjoying their air-cooled siesta inside. Those were moments of freedom, of creativity for us, when unbound by rules, we created our own worlds and played out imaginary … Continue reading Layers

Maturity

Absorbing processing torture expressions, impressions -unsolicited judgements delivered letting it blend in eliminating toxic influences highlighting best notes letting people hold it against light sniff, swirl fruits transform to wine all credits go to A new identity what else can it be but maturity? https://dversepoets.com/2021/04/05/quadrille-125-in-praise-of-the-grape/

Reena’s Xploration Challenge #179

Welcome back! PROMPT #178 I give you the last line … If I’m God, why do I need a bird’s eye view? Write the remaining piece as you like, but it has to end with this line.It is okay, if the line appears more than once in the piece, in the beginning or middle, but … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #179

Karma Bites

He was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment on charges of theft. On his way out from the courtroom, he stopped near his mother in the viewers’ seats, and spat on her face. Onlookers were stunned. “I wish you had punished me the first time I stole an extra bun from the baker’s shop. But you … Continue reading Karma Bites

Reena’s Xploration Challenge #178

Welcome to Week 178! PROMPT #178 The prompt words for this week are Karma Bites You are free to use any medium you like to describe. There is no restriction on length of the piece. There is no last date either, unless you wish to be featured in the Weekly Wrap.  Any post that is … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #178

Reena’s Xploration Challenge #177

Welcome back, folks! Thanks for the wonderful response to last week’s Xploration Challenge! I made a small booklet from all the contributions, to express my gratitude. I hope it is downloadable from this space. If it is not, you can write to me at reinventions.reena@gmail.com, for a copy. Covers and StoriesDownload PROMPT #177 The visuals … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #177

Reena’s Xploration Challenge #176

Welcome to yet another week! PROMPT #176 Our prompt this week has the potential to cover more than the written word. Think images, computer art, paints and brushes or a camera lens. Words are not going anywhere though, because that is what we are talking about. If you are a book, what will the cover … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #176