Discussion thread -- 75 WORD WRITING CHALLENGE January 2013

[alchemist]

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

You're most welcome. Now, can you remove my chip?

 

[Perpetual Man]

Well, was not expecting anything this month, but a vote made this stinking cold a little less stinking.

Thanks to Monsterchic.

 

[The Judge]

I didn't bother looking in yesterday, so this is a bit of a surprise -- my best showing in almost a year. (Makes note to herself to channel the Jackal on a permanent basis...) Glad my witterings amused you both, TDZ and Parson!

Thanks for the comments Starbeast, Victoria and Perp, and for the shortlistings Hex (Ha! Craziness, indeed!), Boneman (you ain't seen nothin' yet...), Perp, stormcrow and Scott, and big thanks to BigJ, mischov (mega thanks for the write up -- from a cyberpunk aficionado that's praise indeed!) and ratsy for the wholly unexpected votes.

 

[Juliana]

A vote! A vote! Thank you Stormcrow! That'll go nicely with my caipirinha...

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!

Too late...

High Eight and Eric, thanks for the shortlisting!

*Buys a round of beach-side cocktails for everyone and attempts to send some sunshine to the Northern Hemisphere crowd*

 

[reiver33]

I did consider calling my entry 'Johnny Redux', as the book in question is, of course, the Bible (John 1:1), but thought that was being a bit heavy-handed.

I'm glad most of you seemed to enjoy this challenge!

 

[TheDustyZebra]

Thanks for the shortlistings, Bowler, Perp, Scott and Vertigo!

 

[Hex]

Now, can you remove my chip?

Never! ....

 

[Bowler1]

though, Bowler, I worry about your sense of humour.

HeeHee

 

[Bowler1]

Ty, bowler and boneman... So near and yer so far... Sigh

It was very good, Springs - it's just very stiff competition on here. Still, victory will taste all the more sweeter when I, ahem, you get it.

There are times when I feel like one of those monkeys trying to write Shakesphere, which reminds me - feeding time. Right you lot, one nana each, and keep typing...

 

[Jo Zebedee]

'S ok, my little deviants are in my head somewhere, building character and will appear somewhere, i suspect, at some stage.... Am i the only one who gets lots of ideas form the comps? My last 2 book ideas have come from 75 worders....

 

[Vertigo]

Me too, Springs, me too. In fact I'd like to do something with my latest one; too big an idea to cram into 75 words... but a short story, maybe with the interesting questions coming after the '75 word' intro.

 

[Luiglin]

Thanks for the vote David Evil Overlord

 

[StilLearning]

Thank you for the shortlisting Bowler!

 

[Aun Doorback]

How time flies!

I'm away for a few days with a dreadful man-cold and it's voting already. Many thanks for all those mad enough to shortlist my entry (And you know who you are) - I will get reading and return before the poll closes with my vote.

 

[Lenny]

Thanks for the comments Perp, Starbeast, and Victoria. I've been out of this for so long (and I don't think I really checked the discussion thread for the one I was in a couple of months ago) that I didn't realise we also had reviewers! Neat.

Also, thanks alchemist and Vertigo for the short listing.

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I've got a very short list this month:

ratsy
Juliana
Talysia
Glen

I loved the conspiracy conjured up by the word-changing spider, and the story has stayed with me for about a fortnight, so my vote this month went to Talysia.

 

[Talysia]

Many thanks for the vote, Lenny - you've made my night!

 

[Glen]

Thanks for the (very) short listing, Lenny.

 

[TheDustyZebra]

What a collection! I've whittled it down at last:

Hex -- The Love Bug
reiver33 -- Static Information Transfer Medium
alchemist -- New Year's Day in Shinoya Prefecture
Juliana -- Paradise Lost
Talysia -- Spider
Mischon -- Something in the Way She Moves
Luiglin -- Subarachnoid Space
digs -- The Surgineer
*mosaix -- The Colour of My Days*
Teresa Edgerton -- Blind Date
Boneman -- No Persuasion
Parson -- Altered Reality
Ursa major -- Not Quite the Singularity
The Judge -- Jacked. Hacked. Cracked

 

[mosaix]

My shortlist: Hex, Juliana, Luiglin, Paranoid Marvin and TDZ, with my vote going to Paranoid Marvin.

Poetry isn't usually my thing but the fact that I didn't understand it entirely the first time round made me keep going back to it and I finally realised what great piece it was.

Thanks for the short list, Eric Ward and thanks for the vote TDZ.

 

[Talysia]

Thank you for the honourable mention, TDZ.