Discussion -- 300 Word Challenge #4

[AnyaKimlin]

*a mention* *a mention* *a mention* *SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAALLLL*

Thanks Spurring Platty. I am really loving Wilf and Doris right now.

 

[Kaladan]

Thanks for the mention Platty

 

[Phoenixthewriter]

I do enjoy seeing my name as a mention Thanks Spur. Can I call you Spur? Or maybe just Platty.

 

[The Spurring Platty]

I do enjoy seeing my name as a mention Thanks Spur. Can I call you Spur? Or maybe just Platty.

Whichever is most natural for you!

 

[Perpetual Man]

I'll settle for TSP...

which leads me to a big thank you for the vote TSP, a great boost on a busy afternoon!

 

[mosaix]

Many thanks for the vote, TSP.

 

[Aun Doorback]

Thanks Aun!

You're very welcome Kaladan. I enjoyed it's vivid description.

 

[Perpetual Man]

I seem to have picked up another vote and I think it's from Mouse, so many, many thanks.

 

[Mouse]

You're welcome!

 

[alchemist]

And a big thank'ee kindly to Mouse for the vote as well. And to TSP for the mention.

Must get thinking. I've narrowed it down to 11 stories but better do it quickly before I end up having a casting vote.

 

[Jo Zebedee]

11? that's narrowed down; you got a lot of reading to do, Alc.

 

[alchemist]

Less than 3300 words! No hints about who's on the list.

(ssshhh. Don't tell the others; you are)

 

[Jo Zebedee]

secret's safe.


probably....

 

[alchemist]

I really needed four votes this month. One had to go, however.

I very much enjoyed about 15-20 stories, but narrowed it down to 11, then 6, then 4, then 3. Here are the mentions, shortlisted in bold.



Springs1971
Hex
Phoenixthewriter
Tactical Loco
mosaix
Perpetual Man
Teresa Edgerton
johnnyjet
The Judge
Kaladan
Dermit


The votes...

springs1971 - when I saw it was in the form of a script, I said "Wha-?" Then I saw how perfectly it managed to convey so much in that format.

Teresa Edgerton - I read this and let out a silent "Wow." The sheer quality is something to aspire to.

Dermit - I can hear the sputtering of the engine and feel the resignation as the faint hope fades. Expertly done. Come back and do some more, Dermit.

Edit: and I just noticed that Dermit's "The End" was the last story. It's all too much for me.

 

[Perpetual Man]

Thanks for the shortlisting Alchemist, a nice end to the day.

 

[Jo Zebedee]

Oh, that's lovely, thanks Alc. I wasn't at all sure of the format, but the story seemed to like it. Dead pleased.

 

[Teresa Edgerton]

Thank you very much for the vote, alchemist! It's a lift on what has otherwise been a rather dull and grey day.

 

[HareBrain]

Lots of great entries. A reasonable-length shortlist would be fairly abritrary, so I haven't made one, as there were four that stuck out for me from the first reading. They are:

Mosaix -- superbly constructed.
Teresa -- beautifully written and *sniff* moving.
Cul -- a nice twist, and very neatly bookended.
Boneman -- builds wonderfully to a laugh-out-loud payoff (and unusually for that kind of joke, survives several readings).

Life would have been easier if only three of those had been written, but I had to lose one, and it was Boneman's, but only just.

 

[johnnyjet]

Thanks to Boneman & alchemist for the Honorable Mention and to Perpetual Man for the short listing. And a special thanks for the vote (an actual vote!) to chrispenycate. Since this is my first time in this challenge, it is especially encouraging. Thank you to all!

 

[mosaix]

Thanks for the vote, Harebrain.