The Diary of Anne Frank and compilations of letters by Jawaharlal Nehru, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and Emily Dickinson brought the personal into the public sphere. While celebrities have written the letters, Anne Frank’s diary revealed the horrors of a situation that attracted worldwide attention. Is it a violation of personal space? What exactly happens when … Continue reading JOURNALS
I use Grammarly to write on my laptop. It empowers me to make writing decisions, such as the use of 'a' and ‘an', and other discrepancies that arise. It even suggests rewrites, but I always have the final say on whether to retain or discard the changes. I feel compelled to switch it off while … Continue reading Grammarly, Syllables and Me
28th January, 2005, was the day I felt hurt and ignored. 12th June, 2007 ……… She wondered if she was talking to a human being or a talking calendar of events—events she could not remember or relate to, but had trapped his weak mind in repetitive cycles. Sahil kept talking in loops and failed to … Continue reading Black Monsters
Welcome back! PROMPT #379 Mangus Khan shared T.S. Eliot's Cold, Snobby Guide to Poetry in response to last week's prompt. I'm enticed by the following lines. Kill Your Ego, Save the Poem Now for Eliot’s hottest take: great poetry isn’t about you. It’s not your diary entry. It’s not your breakup in verse. The poet should … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #379
This is the longest entry I'm posting on WP. It is a translation of a Hindi story by Geetanjali Shree, winner of the International Booker Prize. Her novel was translated into English by Daisy Rockwell, and the translated work "Tombs of Sand" also won the Booker Prize. This is the translation of one of her … Continue reading March, Mom and Sakura – a translation
Welcome back! FEATURED CONTRIBUTION A poem by Indira - Link given in Weekly Wrap below Celebrate your victoryThat you have broken the shackles of evil customsBut in your jubilation, do not forget those unfortunate ones who are still in darknessHalf of them who truly want to be freeWould like to hold your leg and fly … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #372
Nothingness. But no… There is Someone there who wants Something to be in place of nothing. Someone is intelligent, creative, and excellent at visualisation. It designs a Universe and executes it over some time. It creates MVPs (minimum viable products) and lets them multiply. They are gifted with imagination, and some theories about the beginning … Continue reading Someone and Something
Welcome back! FEATURED POEM I'm featuring Yvette's piece because she had a problem posting the link here. glorious banyansprovide shelter for us allfrom sweltering sun monstrous banyan treessurvival of the fittestmagnificent beasts I have included the link in the Weekly Wrap below. PROMPT #368 We are talking about figures of speech today. I have chosen … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #368
Welcome back! FEATURED POEM FROM LAST WEEK Enjoy a Sijo from David the wind carries every leaf yet leaves dance while they're yet afloat; branches bend; we fall with time but we ought pirouette with grace; though our journeys end in dust spirit shall root us deeper PROMPT #367 The image above shows the largest … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #367
Welcome back! PROMPT #366 Here are two short excerpts from the Booker Prize-winning book "ORBITAL" by Samantha Harvey. Excerpt 1 How are we writing the future of humanity? We're not writing anything; it's writing us. We're windblown leaves. We think we are the wind. We are just the leaf. Excerpt 2 How's the moon looking … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #366
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