dailyprompt

  • Dear My Old Self

    Write a letter to your 100-year-old self. Monologue Have you found your purpose? Did you live by the mission of your life? Have you laughed enough?Have you made enough friends?Did all your hard work pay off?Did money make you happy?Did… Continue reading

  • Honoring Patriachs

    What is your middle name? Does it carry any special meaning/significance? Men and their generations My middle name is that of my mother’s father, my grandfather, while my family name comes from my father’s great-grandfather. In our tribe, middle names… Continue reading

  • What do you attract?

    Impression and aura I was listening to a preacher sharing a sermon related to demeanor and character. In one of his lines he said, “Premature trust attracts betrayal”. That line hit me. It was one of the most complicated things… Continue reading

    What do you attract?
  • We…right?

    What is one question you hate to be asked? Explain. Masquerading agreement It feels strange when an acquaintance comes and starts a suspicious conversation by saying, “We…right?”. And for all you know, you’ve never had consensus about anything. I hate… Continue reading

  • Courage to Leave

    Describe a phase in life that was difficult to say goodbye to. No tears for goodbyes At first, I was consumed with worry about how people would feel and react. I was anxious about the potential negative imbalance it could… Continue reading

    Courage to Leave
  • Crafting and Unseen Value

    Token from scraps When I was young, wedding souvenirs were typically made from handcrafted materials such as woven items, beads, wood, pine needles, and discarded calaverite ores. I challenged myself to create my own souvenirs using only hot glue, wooden… Continue reading

    Crafting and Unseen Value
  • Incongruity of events

    Facing the Biggest Personal Challenge in the Next Six Months I thought the biggest challenge I will face in the near future is thriving in the air pollution as the IQAir charts show that the air is becoming unhealthy. What’s… Continue reading

    Incongruity of events
  • Transparent and Thoughtful

    Who are your favorite people to be around? Candid but thoughtful The veracity of a person is not based on sugar-coated, flowery and pleasing statements. Some are empty words, just being whispered in the ears and yet unsensible. My favorite… Continue reading

  • Fixed Deposit and Scheduled Payment

    Write about your approach to budgeting. Money on time I first take away fixed deposit amount and set scheduled payment through mobile banking. That way I can keep track of what I can save rather than what I can spend.… Continue reading

  • Ascension of the Flames- Canto 2

    Where the Phoenix shall rise The eagle mourned through months of loss,the cuckoo lynched, a cruel emboss,ruthless avifauna’s made him bled,in his old nest, now stained with blood. Blood and feathers marked the ground,the remnants of a murder profound,until summer’s… Continue reading

    Ascension of the Flames- Canto 2