(PHOTO CREDIT: Nathan Sowers) Staggering out the cabin, drenched in sweat and blood, she took huge puffs of breath. Heaving and gasping for fresh air, she felt the welts and abrasions on her neck with her bloodied hands. The handle of the knife which she had employed to save herself from the clutches of her … Continue reading THE GAZING PURSUIT
Month: August 2018
THE PILGRIM
(PHOTO CREDIT: JOHN BRAND) First you need to come down the rolling meadows. The lush greenery enveloping you will be, to put it mildly - enchantingly distracting. But don’t worry too much as the scenery will grow into you. The chances of you crossing paths with a fellow pilgrim are exponentially remote. Relics attract neither … Continue reading THE PILGRIM
BILLY & THE SHAPE SHIFTER
(PHOTO CREDIT: YINGLAN) As seemed to be the eerily unique trend, only Billy could see the shape shifter at work. But whether Billy grasped either the magnitude of the situation or fathomed the consequences of the metamorphosis was open to conjecture. His mind was immature and he could not describe what he saw. The killings … Continue reading BILLY & THE SHAPE SHIFTER
Borrowed Flow
(PHOTO CREDIT: MorgueFile May 2018 1421077743edokn) The piercing shrill of the alarm clock jolted him out of a pleasant slumber. Lazily slapping the alarm button to cut out the shriek, he slowly tumbled out of bed, stood and stretched both his arms upwards, all the while yawning with a mouth agape. It was Thursday. A day … Continue reading Borrowed Flow
One Lonely Lantern
The muted and yellow glow of the solitary lantern hanging from a makeshift hook on the wall struggled in vain to pierce the unsympathetic veil of the dark. Vidya sitting on the damp and cold earthen floor of the thatched hut mechanically stirred the pot of boiling gruel with an old and twisted ladle that … Continue reading One Lonely Lantern
EXIT LIGHT
(Photo Credit: Yarnspinner) With a head feeling like a ton of bricks and every bone in the body creaking like doors in the Addam’s Family Mansion, Antonio made a feeble & futile effort to bring himself onto his knees. The beating had been severe, savage and spontaneous. Blows rained down upon him as fists made … Continue reading EXIT LIGHT
THE FLOATERS
PHOTO PROMPT © Carla Bicomong Each lambent lantern that floated past the invigorated humanity was given a name by my head racked by tumult and turmoil. It was a baptism of absolute significance. A christening that had to be done with great purpose lest one forget the 'floaters'. 'Hope' slowly meandered away in lockstep with … Continue reading THE FLOATERS
The Common Good – Robert B. Reich
The America of today finds itself at a seminal crossroad. Riven by an imploding income and wealth inequality, racked by rising intolerance towards the marginal section of the populace and roared on towards inexplicable paths by a demagogue playboy-turned- entrepreneur-turned-President, the world looks on with a mixture of astonishment and admonition as The United States … Continue reading The Common Good – Robert B. Reich
The Old Man and the Sea and Life’s Lessons
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The Old Man and the Sea and Life’s Lessons
Ernest Hemingway was a clash of contradictions, an entanglement of passions and a bundle of paradoxes. With an infuriating ego, an intransigent outlook and an impetuosity that rankled eyebrows, Hemingway could have easily competed for the most avoidable role model award! However, in spite of or despite these frailties, the man could write and HOW! … Continue reading The Old Man and the Sea and Life’s Lessons