Discussion 75 Word Challenge -- MARCH

[Bob Senior]

Howdy,
Thank you to, Spurring Platty, Moonbat, DEO, and Scott R. Forshaw for the mentions & shortlistings. Many thanks to Hoopy Frood, Johnny Jet and Starbeast for the votes.

Starbeast, you must have really liked my story--OR-- you could have been talking to Parson. I sent him a PM about my failing eyesight ( probably going to be known as ol' one eye some day ) and I had no trouble reading your pick, thanks again.
Bob

 

[Teresa Edgerton]

And we have another tie. Congratulations, pyan and Culhwch!

To vote in the tiebreaker poll, follow the link:

Tiebreaker Poll -- March

 

[Warren_Paul]

Very close voting, congratulations to you both.


My vote went to, Pyan.

 

[Starbeast]

Starbeast, you must have really liked my story--OR-- you could have been talking to Parson. I sent him a PM about my failing eyesight ( probably going to be known as ol' one eye some day ) and I had no trouble reading your pick, thanks again.
Bob

Hi Bob, I really liked your story, it stuck with me. Sorry to hear about your eye my friend, Parson didn't tell me. I decided to make my selected choice in bold, making it a big surprise to the winner, which is you.

Take care Bob, I look forward to your next entry.

Congradulations to Pyan and Culhwch. Now I must vote in the tiebreaker, good luck to both of you.

 

[Parson]

Congratulations Pyan and Culhwch two great stories. Since I voted for Cul in the ordinary voting, I was consistent in the tie breaker. But either story is a worthy winner.

 

[slindeman]

Congrats Pyan and Culhwch. In the tiebreaker I voted for Culhwch who was on my original shortlist.

Thanks for the votes HareBrain and The Judge!

 

[Culhwch]

Thanks for the congrats and the votes, guys! I was genuinely surprised to find I'd not only caught up but passed Pyan at one point this morning. He wouldn't quit, though, and it's an honour to be in a tie-break with him.

Though isn't there an ancient saying... 'It's always wise to let the Elder God win.'

 

[hopewrites]

nether of you made tie-braking easy that's for sure.
Cul you should have been on my short list and I cant for the life of me figure out why you werent, unless i didnt get the story the first time because your magical realizem was so real it went over my head to hit me square between the eyes this time. (some how i doubt that came off as the complement it was intended to be...) but this time I got that she wasnt playing truant from the school play, or at least if she was, not for any of the reasons I first came up with.

 

[Perpetual Man]

I had Cul in my short list so I felt it was only fair to stick with it.

 

[Abernovo]

Congratulations to pyan and Culhwch! Both excellent stories.

Thanks also to Culhwch for the short-listing.

Off to find a coin to toss.

 

[Hex]

I came very close to voting for Cul, so now I will.

 

[Karn Maeshalanadae]

Despite the chuckle that Pyan's entry gave me reading through this month, I voted for Cul in the tiebreaker simply because of the pool of emotions it conjures.

 

[Jo Zebedee]

Mine was easy; I voted for Pyan first time.

 

[StormFeather]

Easy enough in the one sense - I voted for Cul in the first round, so stuck with that decision. However, I had to read them both through again to be fair - Pyan's did make me laugh, but, as the mother of a daughter with pudgy arms, yet again I felt tears in my eyes.

Fab stories both, but Cul's really hit home.

 

[Glen]

Two excellent stories in the final, both of which made my shortlist.

Now, I'm going to have to think this through, but I think this means I can't possibly win this month...

 

[nixie]

Both were on my shortlist and I found it hard to choose between them but I opted for Pyan so I'll stick to it.

 

[chrispenycate]

Announcing a new record in voting, if not in submitted stories. Oh, yes, we have had more - but that was the Christmas when we were given three votes each, so it's not really comparable (and anyway, we got less than twice the votes of this time).

A resounding congratulation to the two winners!

And Hope, thank you for the vote. I didn't know you were into that sort of music, where the mundane magic can slip into the uncanny without the players noticing the transition. I do know that I didn't describe it very well, wanting to get the story as well as the ambience.

 

[choccoweeble]

Both great stories which made my shortlist so a tricky choice, but I've gone for culhwch - as many others have said a lot of emotion conveyed excellently in a short scene.

 

[Aaron Stone]

Couldn't find a coin to toss (as I was lazily lounging on my couch) so I flipped a coaster. Or I would've, if it came to that. (I actually did flip it, just for fun) My vote goes to Cul.

 

[AnyaKimlin]

I was going to the same as Aaron but decided to take his flip side and go for Pyan.