untainted untouched yet not a virgin… It is a place where ideas meet form neural pathways blossom to take different shapes and mingle with my life I’m fiercely possessive I don’t share keep it away from crooks It is my Zen corner My inglenook… https://dversepoets.com/2020/12/14/quadrille-118-in-the-inglenook/
Welcome to winding up routines for 2020! We have got three more weeks to go. Time does not really wind up, but gives us these calendar breaks to reflect back and assess, analyse and plan ahead. What impacted our lives in 2020? A teeny weeny virus, and this will remain in collective memory for a … Continue reading Reena’s Exploration Challenge #165
“I have a clearer view of things now”. He was speaking with his eyes closed, and his favourite music playing in the background. “Are you ready to get the will registered?” His wife sounds impatient. “Not yet. But reading the book The Future of Your Money has given me immense clarity on what I would … Continue reading Summation of Life
Reena's Exploration Challenge #164 Welcome to the last month of 2020! We’ve all hoped it ends soon, and I hope all of us are ending it on a note of hope. I throw open a question, before netizens take a break for the holidays. How can we change the format of this Challenge in 2021? … Continue reading Reena’s Exploration Challenge #164
I skip the news updates on Corona horrors and vaccine developments, except for the economic impact. I am not afraid of death. Yet, I think I’ve seen death closely than ever before - lurking in eyes, expressions, behaviour patterns, ostracisation of people considered unsafe ….making me fear it will continue as an obsessive compulsive disorder … Continue reading Death by Excess
Reena's Exploration Challenge #161 Welcome back to light! PROMPT #161 We celebrate Diwali - the festival of lights in India, while America celebrates a new President. Light can mean different things to different people, just like the election results in any country. James Baldwin says, One discovers the light in the darkness, that is what … Continue reading Reena’s Exploration Challenge #161
Welcome back! PROMPT #160 I give you a situation this week. You go down in a lift that doesn't stop for hours. When it finally opens, what do you see? The piece you generate can be fiction, poetry, essay, art, photographs or anything else that your creativity brings forth. Write a post on your blog, … Continue reading Reena’s Exploration Challenge #160
Welcome back! I had an uneasy dream yesterday. I saw myself framed on the wall by a stranger. It was not how I would like myself or my life to be framed or remembered. I was encapsulated, but not in the right manner. It is not about the right epitaph. It is about the different … Continue reading Reena’s Exploration Challenge #159
Welcome back! PROMPT #157 Reena's Exploration Challenge #157 As usual, there is no restriction on length or format of the piece. Write a post on your blog, and copy-paste the link in Comments. In case you are using a pingback, do check back to see if it has worked. Last, but not least, don’t forget … Continue reading Reena’s Exploration Challenge #157
Reena's Exploration Challenge Welcome back to another week of creativity! PROMPT #154 What you see below is neither an image prompt nor a theme. I prefer to see it as a background on which you have to write something. Do you see layers here, or is it just a two-dimensional image? Is something hiding out … Continue reading Reena’s Exploration Challenge #154
