Written for Reena’s Xploration Challenge.
The genre is fantasy and the situation is:
You are doom-scrolling late in the night
and you reach somewhere you’d never
expected to be. Here’s my take.
Tag: Reena’s Xploration Challenge
Only One Way
Written for Reena’s Xploration Challenge –
to write a story, poem, etc. using the
prompts shown below. Here’s my response,
based on my experience with pedantic piano teachers.
A Clockwork Copper
Written for Reena’s Xploration Challenge –
to write a story, poem, etc., inspired by the
image shown below. Here is my response.
The Shortness of Self
Written for Reena’s Xploration Challenge –
to write a story, poem, etc., inspired by
a line from Ayn Rand’s “We the Living”.
Here’s where the prompt took me.
Who She Was: A Waltmarie
Written for Reena’s Xploration Challenge;
the image shown below with its caption was
my inspiration. Here’s where the prompt took me.
Vigil: A Haibun
Written for Reena’s Xploration Challenge
where the word this week is “inchoate”.
Also for RDP Saturday and the word “eggs”.
This is where the prompts took me.
The Promise They Carry
Written for Reena’s Xploration Challenge
where the theme this week is “peace”.
This is where the prompts took me.
Getting Closure
Written for Reena’s Xploration Challenge 411.
The following quote is suggested as our muse:
“It was not my idea, but it happened.”
This is where my imagination took me.
Free As A Bird: Embracing The Panic
Written for Reena’s Xploration Challenge #400
where we are invited to choose a bird and divination
from An Almanac of Birds: 100 Divinations. This is my
true poem about learning to deal with panic attacks.
Go Gently: A Musette For Jim
Originally written in April, 2024 after the
sudden death of my husband’s identical twin,
I have brought this back for Reena’s Xploration
Challenge #397 – Creative Experiments and More.
To Be Free
Written for Reena’s Xploration Challenge 369
where the theme is ‘isolation’. This is my etheree.