Discussion - January 2012 - 75 Word Challenge

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Parson said:
On topic: Perp. I was wondering if Lazarus Long is making an appearance as the Sundance Kid in your story? :D
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Not intentionally, but Lazarus Long has long been a favourite character of mine, so there is more than a chance something seeped in.

There is a lot more that I could say about mine (not to mention the stories I came up with and did not like) but I'll keep my trap shut until after we finish voting!
 
I may have mentioned this before, but sometimes it's worth writing something when you're in a mood that is not your norm; some of the greatest writers/poets produced their best work when not in their normal state of mind.

I've sometimes written when I feel particularly angry or sad, and looking back on it afterwards I've noticed differences in style; perhaps your apathy may lead to better results than you may suppose...
 
Aun Doorback - a great story; I especially like "Fireworm told me" as a response, which has passed into family vocabulary at home!! You've found time for the 300 too...! I tip my hat to you, sir!

Thanks to all who have posted positive review of 'Thunderb1rd' - as a newbie on this forum it's really encouraging & inspiring!
 
Nixie – a good to the point story that encapsulates the challenge perfectly. There is very little else that can be said of it, it is almost a perfectly constructed tale that meets all the requirements of the challenge with an ease that is enviable. (Especially to me this month!)

MB – Uhhh, this one sort of came out of nowhere, slapped me round the face like a wet kipper and made me laugh. A unique and different take on the theme, and certainly a different view of a pretty nasty form of torture/execution. Putting aside the practicalities of someone surviving in a situation like that, the last line is a stroke of genius, and raises a smile no matter what mood you might be in.

Alchemist – I really enjoyed this one that told the reader everything you needed to know, without actually telling you. Very clever. There is the clever take on the soldiers, it might seem like stupidity as they react to the situation around them, but then it is a realistic attitude – especially when the obvious answer is a Cheyenne incursion. (Which it could have been, of course, everything else is misdirection.)

Chris – A perfectly executed story that tells so much with so few words. The world of the natives destroyed by the incoming intruders, well sometimes there are forces at work that might be bigger than belief. And that certainly seems to be the case in this tale, as the ancient spirits wreak revenge on the destroyers of the land.

Tisiphone – This one came across as one of the weirdest westerns yet. There was some truly fantastic writing here, the tension of a gunfight/standoff is almost spot on. With so few words you can actually feel the two men locked and ready to fight. The end is sublime, but in some way so very fitting. It made me think of two ghosts preparing to fight, but returning to the grave as though they had been there all along.

Perp – Waster!

Anne Martin – Ooh, this one wrong footed me, but I loved it. Here we have the weird, but it turns out to be mundane. A great idea though, well told and above all else fun. I really did not see what was going, it seemed to make so much sense when you got the impression one robber (?) wanted to speak to the spirit of his dead partner to find out where the loots was – of course the pay off of a ghostly voice not being all that ghostly comes out of the blue!
 
Perpetual Man said:
Nixie – a good to the point story that encapsulates the challenge perfectly. There is very little else that can be said of it, it is almost a perfectly constructed tale that meets all the requirements of the challenge with an ease that is enviable. (Especially to me this month!)





Perp – Waster!
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Thanks Pep, Although I'm not letting the waster comment go *SLAP*
 
Karn Maeshalanadae said:
No, that's not it at all. I'm not feeling particularly sad or under self-pity or anything like that. Simply just not feeling like engaging in much right now.
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I felt the same mid way through last month, I didn't feel like posting for either of the challenges for January. So I got away from the computer, bottomed out my caffine levels and watched movies I really enjoyed (sometimes even watching the same flick every night). Eventually I snapped out of it.

Hang in there dude, you've got friends here. :)
 
This is a really hard one. In fact I considered not putting up a submission because of the ‘what lies beneath’ part…. In the end I settled on fossils but hey, it’s a reach, I admit.

So far I really enjoyed HBs – particularly because of the tattoo reveal, and Hex’s, because I am a total anorak for anything to do with the supernatural.

Boneman… I marvel at your ingenuity. I am envious of someone who can conceptualise so originally. Are you a light sleeper? :eek:


My favourite so far is Moonbat’s. Truly hits the ‘weird’ stimulus of Weird Western. I'm a huge Beckett fan and this reminds me of his style in terms of idea (if you’re interested, he scripted a two act play called Happy Days in which a wife is steadily buried up to her neck by her husband).

Finally, I apologise for not voting in the Dec challenge. December developed into a rather terrible month for my family and I let it slip. I apologise to all those people who entered.
 
Phyrebrat said:
Boneman… I marvel at your ingenuity. I am envious of someone who can conceptualise so originally. Are you a light sleeper? :eek:


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Thank you! Nope, I sleep heavily (mainly due to the cat on my feet!), but my mind recalls really stupid jokes when I'm struggling, and tells me to use them.:eek:;)

And don't apoligise - family and loved ones always come a long way before this fantasy place. Hope things are picking up for you.
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Tisiphone - liking how you incorporated ancient Greek characters into the theme, & "wooden spoons"...unexpectedly surreal!
 
So I'm still not convinced with the title, but hey...and it was post 100, which has got a kind of symmetry as post 1 was my 75 word entry last Jan...
 
I finally had a glimmer of a story, wrote it, and posted it.

Then I read through the other stories and found out that part of my idea was far from original -- and others had done much better with it (one of them right before mine!).

But at least I managed to write something, when I had serious doubts that I would.
 
aha!
Sorry to keep going on about it, but I have kept to Boneman's rule (except for the 1st three which I have now forgotten) I'm so tempted to read them, but I can't wait until I can read them all in one go, it'll be such a reward.

I just hope someone's entry has the phrase 'Fleckled for his life' in, and then I'll be happy. ;)
 
T.E. I liked it a lot.

:DBless your little titanium heart.:D
 
TDZ - absolutely brilliant. Trickster coyote;). I loved the imagery.
 
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