Discussion -- 300 Word Challenge #4

[The Judge]

The new 300 Challenge is up -- a suitably wintry scene for the new year!

Don't forget -- the picture is there to act as an inspiration. We don't require a story which explains the image. Let your imagination run riot -- just make sure your story is speculative fiction of one type or another.


Good luck everyone -- AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL AT THE CHRONS!


EDIT: Oops -- forgot the link! It's here http://www.sffchronicles.co.uk/forum/534650-300-word-challenge-no-4-read-first-post.html

 

[alchemist]

So, er, lots of fantasy stories this time (there probably will be a few).

Good picture. Where's it from?

 

[Hex]

Naturally there will be fantasy. Isn't that a princess tower? It's pink and glittery.

 

[HareBrain]

Whatever kind of tower it is, it seems to have several beings with glowing pink eyes staring out of it.

 

[The Judge]

It's a NASA image, alchemist, from their image of the day gallery. We deliberately went for something that might be seen to be a little more SF-y this time -- we want everyone to stretch those writing muscles!

 

[mosaix]

Strengely enough, although it's a NASA owned image and that escape tower looks distinctly NASA design, the launch tower looks Russian.

Anyway, plenty of scope for a 300 word story...

 

[Abernovo]

I think it's the Baikonur Cosmodrome, shortly before that last launch to the ISS, which included a US (NASA) astronaut.

As you said, mosaix, plenty of scope.

 

[Jo Zebedee]

Yep, I did some research, and think you're right; they had a snowy launch last November, a first apparently. All my sci fi research seems to be paying off!

 

[Ursa major]

Not that I'm suggesting anyone needs a sobriety test, but how many images can you see in this post: none, one or two...?

.

 

[AMB]

There are no images in this post.

That is all.

 

[Ursa major]

That's what I was worried you'd see. Thanks.

 

[Jo Zebedee]

Now, I'm confused?

 

[Jo Zebedee]

Less, but there's no change to the image.

 

[Abernovo]

Now I'm confused. One of Ursa's posts disappeared.

 

[Jo Zebedee]

He's trying to fix the image.

 

[Ursa major]

And failing to do so. Sorry, folks!

 

[Teresa Edgerton]

I can see the image. I logged out and looked at it again without my moderator powers, and it was still there.

 

[mosaix]

If Ursa is referring to post number 9 in this thread then the answer is none.

 

[Ursa major]

Nevermind. The image some of you can't see is merely the one in the challenge thread minus the black bars to either side.

Unless.... Just bear with me:

 

[AMB]

That one I can see.