Turmoil, anxiety, tumult and confusion A roiling catharsis making for a curious fusion; Brightness, Dusk, and Glint Life, Indistinct. ourtesy of Sammi Cox Weekend Writing Prompt#94
Month: February 2019
The Last Beer
(Photo Credit: pexels.com) In seven minutes’ time, the train would depart the station. As it had been doing from the past twenty-three years. Today should have been no different. And it was not. At least not for the train. A creation of mechanical precision which catered solely to the ticking of clocks, blowing of whistles … Continue reading The Last Beer
A Hot-dog called Hope
(PHOTO CREDIT: Jean L. Hays) The Red Mtn Market & Deli, was cluttered, crowded and cramped. A smudged, smeared and smelly poster tacked onto the wall abutting the main entrance proudly promised - in faded letters - everything from hot dogs to hope. While Venky religiously avoided hotdogs, even a sudden interest in religion would … Continue reading A Hot-dog called Hope
A Protuberance Of Hope
(Photo Credit: Sue Vincent) An ugly appendage jutting out asymmetrically without rhyme or reason. Black, dark and foreboding with a proliferation of algae at its base. A short squat protrusion of inconsequence. Or was it? It could have been a monument of love or a humble testimony to an unnamed martyr who laid down his … Continue reading A Protuberance Of Hope
The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (And When to Stick)
If there is one common tenet that has been drummed into our heads with such sustained vigour and frequency, it is certainly the one that exhorts us “NEVER” to “QUIT.” Phrases such as “when the going gets tough, the tough get going”, and “Winners ever Quit”, are so commonplace that their employ has transcended beyond … Continue reading The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (And When to Stick)
A Melting Conscience
The subject matter was provocatively named, “Our Future – Or is there One?” For all those who knew the speaker, the choice of the title did not come as a major surprise. A fervent and ferocious advocate of environmental conservation and leading proponent of Climate Change, Joanne Chan Ming Choo had taken it upon herself … Continue reading A Melting Conscience
The Surging Waves of Life
(Photo Credit: Susan Spaulding) “You can dance, you can jive, having the time of your life” crooned Ash as she pirouetted with an unbelievably languid grace. “From where on earth did you get hold of that hideous pair of shoes?” Venky’ s reaction bordered on the apoplectic. Abruptly abandoning her dancing maneuvers, Ash shot a … Continue reading The Surging Waves of Life
Reveling In The Wind
(Mount Everest base camp, Nepal | mkslalove Google Maps) Thick milky white clouds obscured the snow-capped mountain. Whistling winds buffeted the fluorescent tents housing intrepid mountaineers eager to summit 8,848 meters of imperial splendour. Resembling the mournful howls of a pack of scheming wolves, the wind cut like ice whenever they found an opportunity to … Continue reading Reveling In The Wind
The Bell’s Dome
(Photo Credit: Crispina Kemp) Low Siew Kuan’s eyes brimmed with tears. Tears of fury, futility and forlorn hope. Siew Kuan’s prodigious professional career as an environmentalist and cultural anthropologist was made and marred in equal measure by locking horns with the beacons of crony capitalism; running from pillar to post fighting to obtain project funding, … Continue reading The Bell’s Dome
Big Week: The Biggest Air Battle of World War II
While the whole word extols the exploits of Normandy, waxes eloquent about the siege of Stalingrad and gasps collectively at the recollection of the Battle of the Bulge, there are a few battles - which even though, indispensable in influencing the final outcome of the War itself – have been relegated to the confines of … Continue reading Big Week: The Biggest Air Battle of World War II