GiaB prompted writing challenges series 1 open session — Maturing is not ‘what we will become’. It is peace with ‘who we are’. With the official close of the second series of GiaB’s Prompted Writing Challenges, it is an ideal time for reflection. An ideal time to look back over the roads traveled, and the experiences enjoyed. GiaB’s present…

GiaB prompted writing challenges series 2 open session — deadline extension — I slide through the days waiting for the bell to toll. Must not be my time. As it turns out, two weeks was not long enough to receive responses for our open session to close Series Two of GiaB’s prompted writing challenges. Thank you to those who did respond. Your…

GiaB prompted writing challenges series 2 open session — Another year passed. Twenty-five haikus were penned to contemplate life. The second series of Genius in a Bottle’s (GiaB’s) Prompted Writing Challenges has come to a close. It was just a rousing journey to take with all of you. When GiaB was a fledgling publication, helmed by GiaB creator Jay…

GiaB writing prompt #2–25 — Our evolution as a species, rested on the edge of a blade. Despite advanced limb dexterity and functionality, early humans are thought to have fed the way animals did prior to the invention of tools — by the sampling of edible material directly into the mouth. 600,000 years ago, the…

GiaB writing prompt #2–24 — A journey of hope ended up showing me how hopeless I could be When I moved back to the UK to read for my first postgraduate degree, I met a much younger cousin, with whom I was, and still am, enamoured. When he finished high school, I decided to surprise…

GiaB writing prompt #2–23 — The rarest treasures are the innocent thoughts in the mind of a child There is something undeniably tender about the way a child perceives and interacts with the world. Ironically we need to be adults, devoid of that perspective, to appreciate it. Their innocence is sweet. It’s a significant event…

GiaB writing prompt #2–22 — Everything human about me can be seen in the way I live life The difference between the life of a machine and that of a human being is the presence of hobbies. An activity into which one can pour one’s keenness and interest. A pastime that gives joy and hones…

GiaB writing prompt #2–21 — As dreamland comes, I squeeze through a hole in the wall. A place all my own. I was seven years old when I found my first happy place. Any time I tried to occupy a space for myself, like in a cupboard, my mother would ruin it by freaking out…

GiaB writing prompt #2–20 — I had planned to release a prompt on an entirely different topic. I had almost finished writing it. I couldn’t finish it, however. Because now, at this time, this is the only topic I needed finished. I offer the following with a hollowed soul, a pointed focus, and the hope…