Abhra Pal
@storiesandstanza.substack.com
Techie on creative quests | Father, Poet, Storyteller | 🎙️ Host of 'Stories and Stanza' Podcast | Discover on youtube 👉 https://yt.openinapp.co/storiesandstanza or where you listen to podcasts
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Stories and Stanza is a podcast dedicated to genuine storytelling, featuring two powerful series ‘Between The Lines’ & ‘Fail With Me’ - that explore vulnerability and authentic human experience through unscripted, organic conversations.
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Every time we are together, I melt into you like phrases melt into stories. We embark into moments of #unbridled vulnerability.
I could fancy the clocks restricting the movements of time and ocean absorbs all its waves.
Just you, me and the reflection of love.
#vss365
I could fancy the clocks restricting the movements of time and ocean absorbs all its waves.
Just you, me and the reflection of love.
#vss365
February 20, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Every time we are together, I melt into you like phrases melt into stories. We embark into moments of #unbridled vulnerability.
I could fancy the clocks restricting the movements of time and ocean absorbs all its waves.
Just you, me and the reflection of love.
#vss365
I could fancy the clocks restricting the movements of time and ocean absorbs all its waves.
Just you, me and the reflection of love.
#vss365
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#2wordprompt
Nothing was ever #chaotic with you. Perhaps that was just my #take on life, or perhaps that was simply our synergy together. You smoothed the bumps, ordered my world. Made me laugh when all I wanted to do was sit on the kitchen floor and sob over my scone.
Nothing was ever #chaotic with you. Perhaps that was just my #take on life, or perhaps that was simply our synergy together. You smoothed the bumps, ordered my world. Made me laugh when all I wanted to do was sit on the kitchen floor and sob over my scone.
December 7, 2025 at 3:49 AM
#2wordprompt
Nothing was ever #chaotic with you. Perhaps that was just my #take on life, or perhaps that was simply our synergy together. You smoothed the bumps, ordered my world. Made me laugh when all I wanted to do was sit on the kitchen floor and sob over my scone.
Nothing was ever #chaotic with you. Perhaps that was just my #take on life, or perhaps that was simply our synergy together. You smoothed the bumps, ordered my world. Made me laugh when all I wanted to do was sit on the kitchen floor and sob over my scone.
I have interviewed many writers on my podcast ‘Stories and Stanza’ and every writer’s path has enriched me in a unique way.
The other thing, that has worked for most of my guests, is the fact that they were interviewed by someone who understands the craft and process.
#WritingCommunity
#podcast
The other thing, that has worked for most of my guests, is the fact that they were interviewed by someone who understands the craft and process.
#WritingCommunity
#podcast
December 7, 2025 at 6:24 AM
I have interviewed many writers on my podcast ‘Stories and Stanza’ and every writer’s path has enriched me in a unique way.
The other thing, that has worked for most of my guests, is the fact that they were interviewed by someone who understands the craft and process.
#WritingCommunity
#podcast
The other thing, that has worked for most of my guests, is the fact that they were interviewed by someone who understands the craft and process.
#WritingCommunity
#podcast
Our Amber Secrets
———
#vss365 #prompt #chic
#firewords280 ‘unusual quiver’, ‘goose feathers’
#FoxProse ‘suggestively shy’
#FromOneLine 397 ‘We should have stopped’
#Amatory ‘Taking steps to you’
‘Peak around the corner’
#loveletters ‘frost on your lips’ ‘Red burning joy’
#blueskypoetry
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———
#vss365 #prompt #chic
#firewords280 ‘unusual quiver’, ‘goose feathers’
#FoxProse ‘suggestively shy’
#FromOneLine 397 ‘We should have stopped’
#Amatory ‘Taking steps to you’
‘Peak around the corner’
#loveletters ‘frost on your lips’ ‘Red burning joy’
#blueskypoetry
———
December 7, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Our Amber Secrets
———
#vss365 #prompt #chic
#firewords280 ‘unusual quiver’, ‘goose feathers’
#FoxProse ‘suggestively shy’
#FromOneLine 397 ‘We should have stopped’
#Amatory ‘Taking steps to you’
‘Peak around the corner’
#loveletters ‘frost on your lips’ ‘Red burning joy’
#blueskypoetry
———
———
#vss365 #prompt #chic
#firewords280 ‘unusual quiver’, ‘goose feathers’
#FoxProse ‘suggestively shy’
#FromOneLine 397 ‘We should have stopped’
#Amatory ‘Taking steps to you’
‘Peak around the corner’
#loveletters ‘frost on your lips’ ‘Red burning joy’
#blueskypoetry
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hand in hand, we are skipping along,
a path made of stone~
dreaming our lives
in black and white
are we happy with the mediocre?
No.
can we bring it back to life?
...partially dead, your heart
wants to beat again~
we have a list; let's not consider the bucket just yet...
#inkMine
a path made of stone~
dreaming our lives
in black and white
are we happy with the mediocre?
No.
can we bring it back to life?
...partially dead, your heart
wants to beat again~
we have a list; let's not consider the bucket just yet...
#inkMine
December 6, 2025 at 12:20 PM
hand in hand, we are skipping along,
a path made of stone~
dreaming our lives
in black and white
are we happy with the mediocre?
No.
can we bring it back to life?
...partially dead, your heart
wants to beat again~
we have a list; let's not consider the bucket just yet...
#inkMine
a path made of stone~
dreaming our lives
in black and white
are we happy with the mediocre?
No.
can we bring it back to life?
...partially dead, your heart
wants to beat again~
we have a list; let's not consider the bucket just yet...
#inkMine
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Hello #blueskyrelay writers! Hope everyone has something fun planned for their weekend. Loved the diversity of your entries yesterday! Today, for the fourth day, we have a four syllable #prompt word:
#Millennium
Have fun!
#Millennium
Have fun!
December 6, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Hello #blueskyrelay writers! Hope everyone has something fun planned for their weekend. Loved the diversity of your entries yesterday! Today, for the fourth day, we have a four syllable #prompt word:
#Millennium
Have fun!
#Millennium
Have fun!
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#vss365
She trudged to the top of the mountain.
Her armour, now caked with dried blood and bits and pieces of skin of her enemies.
Coppery stench permeated the air.
She had a tired but satisfied smile adorning her face.
Vultures circle the sky; an inevitable #augury of her victory from this war.
She trudged to the top of the mountain.
Her armour, now caked with dried blood and bits and pieces of skin of her enemies.
Coppery stench permeated the air.
She had a tired but satisfied smile adorning her face.
Vultures circle the sky; an inevitable #augury of her victory from this war.
December 6, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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Love this!! So glad you found the prompt again. 🙏🏻
December 5, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Love this!! So glad you found the prompt again. 🙏🏻
Stories and Stanza is a podcast dedicated to genuine storytelling, featuring two powerful series ‘Between The Lines’ & ‘Fail With Me’ - that explore vulnerability and authentic human experience through unscripted, organic conversations.
🎥 Watch on YouTube 👉 yt.openinapp.co/storiesandst...
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December 5, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Stories and Stanza is a podcast dedicated to genuine storytelling, featuring two powerful series ‘Between The Lines’ & ‘Fail With Me’ - that explore vulnerability and authentic human experience through unscripted, organic conversations.
🎥 Watch on YouTube 👉 yt.openinapp.co/storiesandst...
🎥 Watch on YouTube 👉 yt.openinapp.co/storiesandst...
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your name
becomes mantra
matching the rhythm
of those #vespertine reveries
your name
becomes silent pulse
inspiration
as lifeblood
the constancy of want
the persistence of fervour
you name
thunder
echo
darling
need i say it
to invoke you
i will
just ask
#vss365
becomes mantra
matching the rhythm
of those #vespertine reveries
your name
becomes silent pulse
inspiration
as lifeblood
the constancy of want
the persistence of fervour
you name
thunder
echo
darling
need i say it
to invoke you
i will
just ask
#vss365
December 4, 2025 at 8:37 PM
your name
becomes mantra
matching the rhythm
of those #vespertine reveries
your name
becomes silent pulse
inspiration
as lifeblood
the constancy of want
the persistence of fervour
you name
thunder
echo
darling
need i say it
to invoke you
i will
just ask
#vss365
becomes mantra
matching the rhythm
of those #vespertine reveries
your name
becomes silent pulse
inspiration
as lifeblood
the constancy of want
the persistence of fervour
you name
thunder
echo
darling
need i say it
to invoke you
i will
just ask
#vss365
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Prompt 154
Orchid
Renewed
Echoes
Do Not use the prompt words in your piece. Please use #SenseWrds , and include the prompt number. No combo prompts. Message me if you have more questions.
Orchid
Renewed
Echoes
Do Not use the prompt words in your piece. Please use #SenseWrds , and include the prompt number. No combo prompts. Message me if you have more questions.
December 4, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Prompt 154
Orchid
Renewed
Echoes
Do Not use the prompt words in your piece. Please use #SenseWrds , and include the prompt number. No combo prompts. Message me if you have more questions.
Orchid
Renewed
Echoes
Do Not use the prompt words in your piece. Please use #SenseWrds , and include the prompt number. No combo prompts. Message me if you have more questions.
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#Vespertine his thought's of slim girl and slender hips with polished and glimmering oil glistening arms and legs
fragrant and silky
#Alphabet -ical order his Mum chose girls from cool to bold
looking, yet his heart swung in
the old tamarind tree.
Ghosts cried his friend !
#vss365 #Bravewrite
fragrant and silky
#Alphabet -ical order his Mum chose girls from cool to bold
looking, yet his heart swung in
the old tamarind tree.
Ghosts cried his friend !
#vss365 #Bravewrite
December 4, 2025 at 8:38 AM
#Vespertine his thought's of slim girl and slender hips with polished and glimmering oil glistening arms and legs
fragrant and silky
#Alphabet -ical order his Mum chose girls from cool to bold
looking, yet his heart swung in
the old tamarind tree.
Ghosts cried his friend !
#vss365 #Bravewrite
fragrant and silky
#Alphabet -ical order his Mum chose girls from cool to bold
looking, yet his heart swung in
the old tamarind tree.
Ghosts cried his friend !
#vss365 #Bravewrite
✨📖
When a poet shares their authentic words, they pull you into their journey—revealing the raw, unfiltered truth of the human experience. It's a beautiful reminder that our messiness can truly shine! 🌌💕
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#podcast #poetrycommunity #interview
When a poet shares their authentic words, they pull you into their journey—revealing the raw, unfiltered truth of the human experience. It's a beautiful reminder that our messiness can truly shine! 🌌💕
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#podcast #poetrycommunity #interview
The Essence of Poetry : Secrets to Writing from the Heart
In this episode of Stories and Stanza, host Abhra speaks with poet Priyanzel, about her journey into writing and the emotional depth that poetry brings to life. Priyanzel is a poet who writes from t...
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December 4, 2025 at 2:37 PM
✨📖
When a poet shares their authentic words, they pull you into their journey—revealing the raw, unfiltered truth of the human experience. It's a beautiful reminder that our messiness can truly shine! 🌌💕
🎧 yt.openinapp.co/pd2fw
#podcast #poetrycommunity #interview
When a poet shares their authentic words, they pull you into their journey—revealing the raw, unfiltered truth of the human experience. It's a beautiful reminder that our messiness can truly shine! 🌌💕
🎧 yt.openinapp.co/pd2fw
#podcast #poetrycommunity #interview
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Today’s #poetryprompt:
I’m thinking about Deep Time. Write me a poem about something that unfolds over an age. An eon. A trillion years.
#MPPrompt
I repost repliesz Follow for daily prompts.
I’m thinking about Deep Time. Write me a poem about something that unfolds over an age. An eon. A trillion years.
#MPPrompt
I repost repliesz Follow for daily prompts.
December 3, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Today’s #poetryprompt:
I’m thinking about Deep Time. Write me a poem about something that unfolds over an age. An eon. A trillion years.
#MPPrompt
I repost repliesz Follow for daily prompts.
I’m thinking about Deep Time. Write me a poem about something that unfolds over an age. An eon. A trillion years.
#MPPrompt
I repost repliesz Follow for daily prompts.
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At vespertine hour, when tired feet find shelter & the routine mask slips away, we become afterlight seekers. Dusk nudges the tongue, letting slivers of inner weather thicken into ink. There, the mind at last has room to say what it has carried all day.
#vss365 #prompt December 4 #vespertine
#vss365 #prompt December 4 #vespertine
December 4, 2025 at 8:01 AM
At vespertine hour, when tired feet find shelter & the routine mask slips away, we become afterlight seekers. Dusk nudges the tongue, letting slivers of inner weather thicken into ink. There, the mind at last has room to say what it has carried all day.
#vss365 #prompt December 4 #vespertine
#vss365 #prompt December 4 #vespertine
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Black Bough Open Mic
Join us for our popular open mics . Roadtest your poems!
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December 4, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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I was desperate for a son, so I planted one in a box. The seed was marbled with purple and gold. I watered him. I fed him. He grew lithe tendrils that tickled my nose as we talked. Then one night, he stretched his petals and showed his #vespertine beauty. The next day, the petals were gone.
#vss365
#vss365
December 4, 2025 at 10:24 AM
I was desperate for a son, so I planted one in a box. The seed was marbled with purple and gold. I watered him. I fed him. He grew lithe tendrils that tickled my nose as we talked. Then one night, he stretched his petals and showed his #vespertine beauty. The next day, the petals were gone.
#vss365
#vss365
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La la!, #vespertine
his lover was
addicted to nicotine
Nikola’s secret affair
anything but clandestine.
Tired of hiding,
of all those
false adages.
Never the one
for marriages,
what he felt for her
was truer than vows.
That their pull
was karmic
his only grouse.
~rev
#vss365
his lover was
addicted to nicotine
Nikola’s secret affair
anything but clandestine.
Tired of hiding,
of all those
false adages.
Never the one
for marriages,
what he felt for her
was truer than vows.
That their pull
was karmic
his only grouse.
~rev
#vss365
December 4, 2025 at 1:15 PM
La la!, #vespertine
his lover was
addicted to nicotine
Nikola’s secret affair
anything but clandestine.
Tired of hiding,
of all those
false adages.
Never the one
for marriages,
what he felt for her
was truer than vows.
That their pull
was karmic
his only grouse.
~rev
#vss365
his lover was
addicted to nicotine
Nikola’s secret affair
anything but clandestine.
Tired of hiding,
of all those
false adages.
Never the one
for marriages,
what he felt for her
was truer than vows.
That their pull
was karmic
his only grouse.
~rev
#vss365
#vss365 #vespertin
#FoxProse ‘miles unending’, ‘our mind, the enemy’
#inkMine exhort wallow sable faux
#FireWords280 ‘plucked wolfsbane’, ‘soft resolve’
#FoxProse ‘miles unending’, ‘our mind, the enemy’
#inkMine exhort wallow sable faux
#FireWords280 ‘plucked wolfsbane’, ‘soft resolve’
December 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM
#vss365 #vespertin
#FoxProse ‘miles unending’, ‘our mind, the enemy’
#inkMine exhort wallow sable faux
#FireWords280 ‘plucked wolfsbane’, ‘soft resolve’
#FoxProse ‘miles unending’, ‘our mind, the enemy’
#inkMine exhort wallow sable faux
#FireWords280 ‘plucked wolfsbane’, ‘soft resolve’
#SenseWrds Prompt 153
Falling Scarlet Sonder
Use the theme they evoke, not the actual words
…Sensewrds used to be my favourite prompt from years ago, so happy to cross path again.
Falling Scarlet Sonder
Use the theme they evoke, not the actual words
…Sensewrds used to be my favourite prompt from years ago, so happy to cross path again.
December 4, 2025 at 10:07 AM
#SenseWrds Prompt 153
Falling Scarlet Sonder
Use the theme they evoke, not the actual words
…Sensewrds used to be my favourite prompt from years ago, so happy to cross path again.
Falling Scarlet Sonder
Use the theme they evoke, not the actual words
…Sensewrds used to be my favourite prompt from years ago, so happy to cross path again.
Why can’t they hear you? 🤔
Talking to spoken voice coach Sam Malone on the power of speaking in light of EQ and self awareness.
Join me for an interesting discussion 🎙️
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#podcast #eq #spokenvoice #personaldevelopment
Talking to spoken voice coach Sam Malone on the power of speaking in light of EQ and self awareness.
Join me for an interesting discussion 🎙️
👉 yt.openinapp.co/ao2q7xu
#podcast #eq #spokenvoice #personaldevelopment
Stories and Stanza
In this episode of 'Stories and Stanza', host Abhra chats with Sam Malone, a distinguished spoken voice coach at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. Delving into the nuances of the power of ...
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December 3, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Why can’t they hear you? 🤔
Talking to spoken voice coach Sam Malone on the power of speaking in light of EQ and self awareness.
Join me for an interesting discussion 🎙️
👉 yt.openinapp.co/ao2q7xu
#podcast #eq #spokenvoice #personaldevelopment
Talking to spoken voice coach Sam Malone on the power of speaking in light of EQ and self awareness.
Join me for an interesting discussion 🎙️
👉 yt.openinapp.co/ao2q7xu
#podcast #eq #spokenvoice #personaldevelopment
Sharing my bird poem for #TopTweetTuesday
where our host @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social has us write bird poem on with 70 words
Also, inspired by
#vss365 #aphotic
‘strepitous crump’ #firewords280
‘the circle traced ends’ #FoxProse
where our host @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social has us write bird poem on with 70 words
Also, inspired by
#vss365 #aphotic
‘strepitous crump’ #firewords280
‘the circle traced ends’ #FoxProse
December 3, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Sharing my bird poem for #TopTweetTuesday
where our host @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social has us write bird poem on with 70 words
Also, inspired by
#vss365 #aphotic
‘strepitous crump’ #firewords280
‘the circle traced ends’ #FoxProse
where our host @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social has us write bird poem on with 70 words
Also, inspired by
#vss365 #aphotic
‘strepitous crump’ #firewords280
‘the circle traced ends’ #FoxProse