Discussion thread -- 75 WORD WRITING CHALLENGE January 2013

[stormcrow]

Thanks everyone, I've enjoyed reading all the entries this month.

My shortlist:

Reiver33
Abernovo
Alchemist
ratsy
Talysia
Aun Doorback
Mosaix
Phyrebrat
Parson
The Judge

My vote goes to Juliana - enjoy your holiday!

 

[Boneman]

Thank you Boneman and Perp!

On holiday at the mo, so not much internet time between beach and pool (its a tough life *sigh*) but will post my vote as soon as I have a quiet moment to reread eveything.

If I'd known that I wouldn't have mentioned you!!! Have a great holiday, and a glass of your choice on me for a great story!

Abernovo: thanks so much for that - I was in illustrious company... Don't you just wish you had three votes for a change? Change. Geddit?

 

[ratsy]

Thank you so much Stormcrow for the shortlist!! Its as good as a vote to me this month

 

[stormcrow]

ratsy - you're more than welcome; I thought your concept was particularly interesting.

 

[Abernovo]

Don't you just wish you had three votes for a change? Change. Geddit?

Grrroan! Terrible pun, Boneman! I like it!
Oh, heck, I've succumbed to the exclamation mark contagion!
It's not going to happen, though.

Thanks for the listing, stormcrow.

 

[mosaix]

Thanks for the shortlists Perp, Abernovo and stormcrow.

 

[Scott R. Forshaw]

Yet another great month, guys. It's always so tough to choose who to put on my shortlist, and almost impossible to pick a winner.

This is what I came up with … eventually.

Short list:

Hex

Abernovo

mosaix

Teresa

TDZ

TJ

And, after much deliberation, my vote goes to Teresa.

 

[alchemist]

Shortlist

Hex
Luiglin
Lenny
Lucky_Lola
Anybody else whose name begins with L
Teresa Edgerton

And the vote goes to.....

Hex

Thanks for the mentions so far, and much much thanks to Warren for the vote.

 

[Talysia]

Thank you for the mention, Stormcrow.

 

[Parson]

Stormcrow Thanks so much for the short listing. Much pleased indeed.

 

[Lucky_Lola]

Thank you for the mentions, springs and alchemist!

I hope I have time to sit down and re-read the entries and vote, as always picking a favourite will be tough.

 

[Vertigo]

Some excellent entries this month (as usual). My shortlist:

Hex - The Love Bug
reiver33 - Static Information Transfer Medium
juelz4sure - Untitled
Talysia - Spider
Luiglin - Subarachnoid Space
Lenny - A New Man
Mosaix - The Colour Of My Days
Teresa Edgerton - Blind Date
TheDustyZebra - Pandora's Toybox

And my vote goes to Hex. I thought she captured both the genre and the subject perfectly. Also it really was a complete story; there was nothing more needed to be said. Brilliant.

 

[mosaix]

Thanks for the shortlists, Scott and Vertigo.

 

[High Eight]

Didn't write anything this time - I'm not very good at cyberpunk! Anyway, here's my shortlist:-

Hex - The Love Bug
Alchemist -New Year's Day in Shinoya Prefecture
Juliana - Paradise Lost
David Evil Overlord - Children of the Evolution
Johnnyjet - Anonymous

And my vote goes to - Alchemist.

 

[David Evil Overlord]

Thanks for the shortlisting, High Eight.

 

[EricWard]

Ah man, first time in two months that I actually have something and I miss the deadline.

Lousy timezones.

Down to work, the shortlist:

Hex – The Love Bug: An excellent turn that left me very impressed
Reiver33 – Static Information Transfer Medium: Cyberpunk lives and dies by the slang and jargon. Love it
Abernovo – Time to Run: Perhaps it’s best that I did miss the deadline, as my story wound up being essentially a poor imitation of yours (I never read other stories before writing/posting, just for insulation)
Juliana – Paradise Lost: Funny how those last four words can really throw you off balance in the best possible way
Talysia – Spider: An air of mystique that really makes me want to read more than 75 words of this world
JohnnyJet – Anonymous: Reminds me of Dead Kennedys lyrics, and that’s always good
Mosaix – The Colour of my Days: Tying cyberpunk to folks like Timothy Leary, nicely done
Culhwch – Pop Up Blocked: Never has a command line been more chilling

After an excruciating amount of deliberation, vote goes to JohnnyJet.

 

[Hex]

Thank you very much for the mentions, Aber, PM, EricWard, Scott, High Eight, Mischov and Bowler -- very exciting! (though, Bowler, I worry about your sense of humour).

And super-charged thanks with extra wire to alchemist and Vertigo for the votes. A lovely surprise this morning.

 

[Talysia]

Thank you for the mentions, Vertigo and Eric.

 

[Teresa Edgerton]

I haven't been following this thread very closely because of ... well, the usual boring reasons I have lately for not doing anything much, plus one family health crisis (which, fortunately, ended well), so it was exciting for me to return and discover that I had votes and mentions.

So thank you to everyone who mentioned my story. And a big thank you to Abernovo, Luiglin, and Scott for the votes.

 

[Abernovo]

A big thanks for the listings, Scott and Eric.