Discussion -- 75 Word Challenge -- APRIL

[southron sword]

It gets even crazier as soon as someone casts only one vote out of their allotted three.

Like me. Atleast the person I voted for knows I liked theirs the best. Instead of a three-way tie.

 

[Bowler1]

Thank you WP for the mention.

My short list which was hard to get down as I liked all of them, but these edged across the line fror me.
DOE - Well I had to, we're joined at the hip!
Judge
Culhwch
Highlander
Hopewrites
WP

Vote winners
The Spurring Patty - I liked the idea of the plaything, it really had punch for me.
Cuddly Bear - Very funny and very clever.
Aun Doorback - Soul Mate would have had my single vote easily, a rubber burning shopping trolley was ace.

I have to burn some rubber myself, laters.

 

[RJM Corbet]

1) Glitch
2) Phyrebrat
3) Mosaix

Good luck ...

But at least six others too

 

[Perpetual Man]

Thanks for the mention Warren, I did not expect many this month due to the nature of my entry, so it made my day.

 

[Abernovo]

Thank you for the vote, springs.

Right, hold all calls, I'm going in to read the entries. If I'm not back by Saturday send a search party.

 

[Glen]

Great stories. My favourites (and mine) were:

Arkose – The Trojan Horse – good fast pace, a sense of a bigger picture beyond the 75 words, significant events, a post-post-apocalypse. Proper sci-fi. Second vote here.

David Evil Overload - The First Lawyer Of Robotics – more sci-fi, clever title, to think, the human race ended by a, well a, er, a robot for, er, companionship. Serves them right.

Perpetual man - The True Promise of A Post Apocalyptic World – Poetry, innovation, but I think just scraping in under the allowed word count.

reiver33 - Hitchhiking To Hell – Another hell of a way for the human race to end. Be careful what you wish for.

StilLearning – Hope – great description, hints at a bigger picture, life-affirming hope.

Mouse - Everybody’s Dead, Dave – Poetic, innovative, a great conversational style that gives the payout more oomph. Third vote.

James Coote – Ocean's Promise – A refreshing kind of apocalypse, wet not dry.

mosaix - There’s None So Blind… - … as those who will not see. Economically portrayed attitude, wisdom, pragmatism. A reminder of Desiderata which I have not read for years. You can just hear the world(galaxy)-weariness of the alien, it seems like he’s seen it all before. “..flapped his gills…” three words which carry exposition and a heavy comic load. A Tour de Force. My first vote goes here.

Azzagorn - Road to Nowhere – Hah! I remember waiting at the bus station after hiking the Ridgeway, trying to get home…or at least out of there…

paranoid marvin - The King's Shilling – I think the third stanza is my favourite.

Glen - Empty Date – I don’t generally do post-apoc. (I figure we’re already going to hell in the proverbial handcart) so the genre reminded me of the last time I had to include it in a story. I don’t like to waste characters, good or otherwise, so brought out Capt. Fan. again. I’m starting to get quite fond of his character, and his love for the hard-to-get Princess. Maybe I’ll get another chance to use him in the (post-apoc) future…
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RJM Corbet – No title – so true.[/FONT]

 

[RJM Corbet]

Thanks Glen

 

[mosaix]

Thanks for the votes, RJM and Glen.

 

[Azzagorn]

Thanks for the mention Glen

 

[Ursa major]

Thanks for the vote, Bowler1.

 

[mosaix]

Well I know where two of my votes are going, the third is a bit more problematic.

 

[Warren_Paul]

Thanks for the mention Bowler.

 

[David Evil Overlord]

Thanks for the votes, Warren and Springs. And thanks for the mentions, Bowler and Glen.

My own "short"list:

Springs
Perp
StilLearning
Mouse
Warren
Hex
Bowler
TacticalLoco
Scott*
Teresa
Procrastinator
Aun Doorback
Paranoid Marvin
HareBrain*
Glen
Phyrebrat
Tisiphone
Digs*
Culhwch

* is a vote.

 

[Abernovo]

What a month! Not only record numbers, but amazing quality. Well done to everyone who entered.

My long list (not including the finalists listed below) was huge: Lilmiz, reiver, hope, High Eight, StormFeather, stormcrow, Phoenix, Anthus, juelz, Leisha, The Procrastinator, Aun and The Spurring Platty. Just to get it down to that number meant rejecting entries that I liked a lot.

I managed to boil my final round shortlist down to 7 - Mouse, Scott R Forshaw, Teresa, kiffinyjean, Vertigo, paranoid marvin and HareBrain. I wanted to vote for all of them. They were brilliant. Ultimately though, after much consideration, my votes went to:

Mouse, for a perfect piece of whimsical and slightly scary humour;

Scott R Forshaw, for making me laugh out loud - the Apocalyptic Family; and

HareBrain, for being terrifying in both imagery and dialogue.

 

[johnnyjet]

Lots of great entries again! And again, it was difficult to select the best. However . . .

My long list of favorites:

1. Trojan Horse - Arkose
2. April Fool! - springs1971
3. The First Lawyer of Robotics – David Evil Overlord
4. Everybody’s Dead, Dave – Mouse
5. Upstate New York, 2019 - alchemist
6. The Promises – Hex
7. Treasure - crystal haven
8. The First Colony – Swamp Fox
9. Easter Sunday – Bob S. Sr.
10. Pure White: A Sister’s Promise – Phoenixthewriter
11. Unsuspecting Victor - Grizzgreen711
12. Second Chance - Anthus
13. The Covenant - Teresa Edgerton
14. Getting Out – kiffinyjean
15. The Rose – Leisha
16. Reboot – booksforlunch
17. Soul Mate - Aun Doorback
18. Love Consumes All – Phyrebrat
19. Freak – nixie
20. Strolling Down Hunger Avenue - The Spurring Platty
21. Broken Things - digs
22. The Good Samaritan of Pt’komo - slindeman

And my short list:

1. The First Lawyer of Robotics – David Evil Overlord
2. Everybody’s Dead, Dave – Mouse
3. Treasure - crystal haven
4. Pure White: A Sister’s Promise – Phoenixthewriter
5. The Covenant - Teresa Edgerton
6. The Rose – Leisha
7. Reboot – booksforlunch
8. Soul Mate - Aun Doorback
9. Freak – nixie
10. Strolling Down Hunger Avenue - The Spurring Platty
11. Broken Things – digs
12. The Good Samaritan of Pt’komo - slindeman

And finally my TOP THREE:

1. The Rose – Leisha
2. Freak – nixie
3. Broken Things – digs

 

[David Evil Overlord]

Thanks for the longlisting and the shortlisting, johnnyjet.

 

[Vertigo]

Thanks for the shortlisting Aber!

 

[Hex]

Thank you very much for the mentions

My short-list (votes are starred)

reiver33*

Abernovo

alchemist

Perpetual Motion*

Anthus

mosaix

the procrastinator

Lucifal

digs*

TJ


Gah -- that was tough.

 

[Abernovo]

Thank you for the shortlisting, Hex.

 

[mosaix]

Thanks, Hex.