DAILY PHOTO: Danube River, Bratislava

PROMPT: Listening

Daily writing prompt
What do you listen to while you work?

Nothing whatsoever. I can tolerate instrumental music, but I find anything with human voices isn’t conducive to cognitive activity.

Flower Eye [Haiku]

abandoned building,
in the background, blurs:
eyes lock on flowers

DAILY PHOTO: Nandi Overlooks the River at Sunset

PROMPT: Comfort Foods

What’s your go-to comfort food?

Completely depends on where I am at the moment. Here, in South India, it’s a paper masala dosa.

But [for example] in Budapest it’s túrós csusza, in Bangkok it’s pad thai, in Bombay it’s vada pav, and in Vajrayana Buddhist areas it’s momo.

Water Walking [Haiku]

egrets & herons
stand on lily pads, only
sinking when stepping.

Shimmer [Haiku]

gray-green waters
shimmer in summer sun:
leaves flutter onshore.

DAILY PHOTO: St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, Bangalore

Taken in July of 2023 in Bangalore

PROMPT: Games

Daily writing prompt
What’s your favorite game (card, board, video, etc.)? Why?

Chess. You can play it anywhere (online, on a phone, on a board, etc.,) everyone knows the rules, and it’s a cognitive workout – rather than being a tedious timepass.