Discussion 75 Word Challenge -- MARCH

[Perpetual Man]

I just post when the story feels ready. Sometimes that might be early, sometimes late...

 

[High Eight]

Mine is done. Had a flash of - something (I'd hesitate to call it inspiration).

 

[crystal haven]

I've just been reading through the stories in the challenge thread. It is going to be very hard to choose, my short list is going to be so long.

 

[stormcrow]

Hmm...
Troublesome long shortlist? Try new ACME Longlistaway for those troublesome extra entries!

 

[David Evil Overlord]

Then there are those who used to post early all the time, but have now mined out the easy seams and are having to excavate deeper into the bowels of the month, searching for a new mother lode.

I think that's my story you're thinking of, HareBrain. Excavated bowels and all.

 

[Bowler1]

I have had a look through the entries again this morning, its going to be difficult to decide who I will vote for - a lot of good posts. I also suspect there will be a last minute rush as we all get close to the closing date, entries that will have been well honed!

 

[TacticalLoco]

I don't know if I'm in the early or late camp, or maybe I've moved. At least 2 of my missing Xs were due to not posting on time so now I wait a few days or so hoping for an idea. Then I write it pretty quickly, often over my 50 min lunch hour. LOL.

 

[Bob Senior]

Howdy,
Has anyone had problems with the site? About 3 days ago I took a look at Chris' chart. When I went back to the Chronicles I couldn't post a comment or anything else. I was asked to log-in but It would not let me. I tried for 3 days -no deal, then
5 minutes ago I was allowed in ?? I tried the lost password route no go, I tried an email to the administrator, no reply. I had changed my email address a while back, other than that everything is the same. Anyone else have this problem, what happened?
Bob

 

[Starbeast]

Howdy,
Has anyone had problems with the site? About 3 days ago I took a look at Chris' chart. When I went back to the Chronicles I couldn't post a comment or anything else. I was asked to log-in but It would not let me. I tried for 3 days -no deal, then
5 minutes ago I was allowed in ?? I tried the lost password route no go, I tried an email to the administrator, no reply. I had changed my email address a while back, other than that everything is the same. Anyone else have this problem, what happened?
Bob

Hi Bob

If you are experiancng technical problems, you can post them in the "Feedback" section on the Main page. A moderator will see your question right away, there's usually one of them watching this site.

I like your "Wooden Hearts" tale.

 

[mosaix]

Thank goodness someone has posted a story. I was beginning to think that my 'serial killer' story had stunned everyone into silence.

Five days! Has there ever been a gap of five days between stories before?

 

[Mouse]

Got more Xs than I thought. But hey, I've voted in every challenge, even if I've not entered every one. That's gotta give me brownie points?

 

[Vertigo]

I still find it strange how many of them seem to have less votes than posters - weird!

 

[Bob Senior]

Starbeast, thanks for the advice. Glad that you liked my story.
Bob

PS, I was to a point that I was going to just sign on as,----The Man Formerly Known As Bob S. Sr.

 

[Perpetual Man]

Pyan – I did wonder where we were going with this story to begin with and had images of PlayElf or PentFairyPalace, but was relieved to see that the material requested was even dodgier again. Practical Electronics in a world of magic and wonder? Now that is truly uncanny.

AMB – So a little band of thieves are nearly undone by one of their gang sticking to a modus operandi that made him easily identifiable to the law. What is clever here is what is not said, but you can see by reading between the lines – and also something very real perhaps, someone who is so good at what they do, so confident in one area (magical in this case) can be so sorely lacking in another (common sense).

Mosaix – A nice take on the theme, giving us a story that is slightly unsettling at the same time a help group in an institution somewhere, a prison for mass murders of all description, but even in this group of killers there is a pariah, one who stooped to killing in the mundane, with a non-mystical weapon, and in a world of magic that is truly uncanny.

High Eight – There was something almost mundane in this one, with just the hint of the fantastical, and it is that which really made the story work so well. Miners trapped underground, left to die in the name of ‘safety’ and expediency, with no hope of compensation for their families is a story that might have come from the real world... but the delicious ending hints at the possibility that they might be coming back...

TDZ – Ahh, a tale that made me chuckle, not just for the effect of having a television running and the way it was received in a world of magic, but the way it was perceived as being different as well – and yet still magic, but also for what was being watched on the box too...

DarkPoet – Another humorous tale, that works well. The frustration of someone who seems to have achieved the impossible is not really understandable, especially as it is not only the success that has cheered him but the prospect of infinite wealth too. Of course that kind of success would make the loss of the of the potion even worse...

Slindeman – I was really taken with some of the ideas in this attempt, the idea of a house burrowing, just felt like a casual display of genius – a hobbit hole trying to get away. The fact that it seemed almost alive, weeping walls, while stable at the same time – the rooms seemed to be in the same place – just added to the feel of a distorted norm. I’m not sure whether the mum was behind the collapsing wall or whether her disappearance was part of a bigger problem, but it was certainly a story of ideas.

 

[Karn Maeshalanadae]

Looks like I won't be finishing comments this month. It was a test, anyway, to see if I could pull it off. I think I can.

 

[Perpetual Man]

I'm sure you could too, Karn. It was a delight seeing your comments this month, wonderful to get one myself and see it coming from a different angle has been one of the highlights of the month.

 

[mosaix]

Many thanks for your positive review, Perp.

 

[Bowler1]

Not long now to my first ever voting - still have no idea who I will vote for.

The posts/enteries seem to have slowed down a bit as well. I have to admit, I'm a little excited - note to self - get out more...

 

[alchemist]

Not long now to my first ever voting - still have no idea who I will vote for.

The posts/enteries seem to have slowed down a bit as well. I have to admit, I'm a little excited - note to self - get out more...

Remember what you said when I first suggested you have a go at the writing challenge, in your introduction thread? Addictive, isn't it?

 

[AnyaKimlin]

Remember what you said when I first suggested you have a go at the writing challenge, in your introduction thread? Addictive, isn't it?

That is the big downside of posting early. Waiting for the next one is really frustrating. When is the next 300 ?