Week 82 welcomes you to the Exploration Challenge!
I’m happy about how the theme of darkness inspired many more people this week.
PROMPT
I am not a fatalist. I’m not obsessed with darkness. Yet, a landmark development in astronomy this week inspires me to remain on the periphery of the theme, but not get sucked inside.

Image credit: NASA and BBC News
See if you can explore the science, give it a new twist, write a fairy tale or fables around it, or give it a totally new meaning. Black holes do not exist only in space. Many of us have those in our minds, when we cut ourselves off from the world.
FOR THE NEW ENTRANTS
There is no restriction on the length or format of the piece. Write a post on your blog, and link it up here with a pingback, or copy-paste the blog link in Comments.
I eagerly await your responses.
LAST WEEK’S ROUNDUP
hecblogger (Amit Agrawal) at
Michael at
Teresa Smeigh at
hecblogger (Amit Agrawal) at
Bladud Fleas at
https://moonisrising.wordpress.com/2019/04/05/we-grow-accustomed-to-the-darkness/
Susi Bocks at
Eugenia at
Sadje at
Deborah at
https://awisewomansjourney.wordpress.com/2019/04/05/a-nights-moment/
mbrazfieldm at
Jade Li at
Frank Prem at
https://frankprem.wordpress.com/2019/04/07/accustomed-let-us-sing/
Rupali S. Banerjee at
https://reflections451.wordpress.com/2019/04/06/a-travellers-tale/
Nova’s Namaste at
Sa at
https://theresaly520.wordpress.com/2019/04/07/a-to-z-challenge-emerald/
Reena Saxena at
https://reinventionsreena.wordpress.com/2019/04/08/dark-journeys/
Lady Nimue (Prats Corner) at
https://ladynimue.wordpress.com/2019/04/09/newsletter-of-positive-vibes/
athling2001 at
athling2001.wordpress.com/2019/04/09/reenas-exploration-challenge-81-4-9-2019/
Helene Vaillant at
Von Smith is
https://2thinkis2be.wordpress.com/2019/04/10/macular-degeneration/
VJ Knutson at
https://reinventionsreena.wordpress.com/2019/04/15/human-blackholes/
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Here’s my take on the challenge:
https://thedarknetizen.wordpress.com/2019/04/14/microfiction-our-black-hole/
Happy reading! 🙂
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Thank you!
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Hi Reena. Here’s my take on your “Black Hole” prompt.
https://jengoldie493473930.wordpress.com/2019/04/13/yes-miss-cross-in-response-to-reena-saxenas-exploration-challenge-82-april-11-2019/
Thanks Reena
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Welcome to this space, Jen Goldie!
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Thank you so much Reena. It’s an interesting space.
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Hi Reena: My contribution to prompt #82. Thanks as always for your inspiring prompts.
https://lensdiary.blog/2019/04/12/uniformity/
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Thanks for being a regular 😊
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Hi Reena, great topic to play with:
https://summerstommy.com/2019/04/12/reenas-exploration-challenge-82-cyril-rum-and-the-black-hole/
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elusive rays of hope – beyond my reach
blank emotions induce numbness
I shed the burden of hope long back
challenged by vacuums – all aimless
every path moved to you in the past
roads behind are silent – now voiceless
I will disintegrate, disappear some day
I was a lamp – now flameless
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Reblogged this on BrewNSpew.
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Thanks, Reena! 🙂
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