Discussion -- 75 Word Challenge -- June

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I wonder what will be used more; a person/thing with innocence or the loss of innocence.

I usually have an idea or two pop in my head when I read the themes, but I have nothing.
 
Hey, not bad. Not bad at all. I agree with HW on this one, innocence is a great, broad theme.


I can perhaps think a thing or two up; thing is, whether or not it'll be appropriate for home, well...:D
 
I must say that I am very glad to have stumbled across these threads. I really enjoy the challenge of them and reading what everyone comes up with is great. I look forward the challenge.
 
All done and first in as well. All I have to do now is wait ages and ages to see how I do, ggrrrr, I don't do waiting very well.....
 
Thanks Bowler for getting the first post in and taking the pressure off (I'm always sooo tempted.)

Since the child was named Lizzie I half-expected nannybot to offer her an axe ...
 
Hmmm nothing immediately pops up. This one will require more thought.
 
Your welcome HB, but I think you'll have to explain the axe bit to me, if there is a link (I suspect a duh moment for me here) I'm not getting it.
 
Inspiration has hit me like a 15lb cod slapped to the face. Just hope that the phone will not mess up the submission.
 
It was, yes. One of the many snippets of American history I picked up from the Simpsons.
 
Easy one for me this month, I've had this idea knocking around for a while. I've just been waiting for a theme I could plug it into :)

The hardest part was shaving about fourty words off of it :-/
 
Done. I should think longer about these entries but I know that if I did it'd cause me too much confusion.
 
Glad it's been well-received so far.

I have always liked the themes that can have multiple meanings, and seeing how many different directions people can take them. The elation of winning turned into some mild anxiety over choosing a theme (and I did ponder making the genre cyberpunk). With so many clever imaginations around here, I'm excited now to read the stories.
 
Well I really like the theme. I've got an idea rattling around my head, the problem is going to be just how I put it together...

And what's this that just popped up on my computer screen?

Why a few comments:


Bowler1 – An excellent opener. It is a simple story with overlying complex issues. Is it possible in the future that the every machines we use to make things easier for ourselves will become that much more ‘human’ than the people they are replacing. I thought the last line made the whole thing slightly sinister, just a hint but it completed the story perfectly.

Memory Tale – I’d worked out what was going from the word go, but that was not what is important in this beautiful little piece that seems to capture the essence of innocence so perfectly. The pay off of the last line is just perfect, almost a reverse of the previous story, the sinister overlaid by the promise of something brighter.

Luiglin – The first story to make me chuckle this month. The imagery it pulls into the mind is something special. The idea of a dark lord shopping for his sacrifices is great enough, but the fact that he might have to do with an inflatable substitute is the cherry on top. Excellent.
 
Thank you, PM, lucky inspiration as you'll find NannyBot in my WIP, but I'll take a lucky break when given.

Closely followed by two good posts, the talent on here can be scary!
 
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