Discussion thread -- 75 WORD WRITING CHALLENGE January 2013

[crystal haven]

Here is my shortlist, shorter list, and my vote. It was really difficult to choose the shortlist. There are so many good stories. Well done, everyone.

Shortlist:
Reiver33 – Static Information Transfer Medium
Abernovo – Time To Run
Alchemist – New Year’s Day in Shinoya Prefecture
Luiglin – Subarachnoid Space
Chrispenycate – Come gather, round people
Phyrebrat – The Graft
StilLearning – Kids to feed
TheDustyZebra – Pandora’s Toybox

Shorter list:
The Judge – Jacked. Hacked. Cracked.
Talysia – Spider
Teresa – Blind Date

My vote goes to Hex – The Love Bug

 

[Abernovo]

Thanks for the listing, crystal.

 

[Talysia]

Indeed, many thanks for the shortlisting, Crystal.

 

[ratsy]

Lenny. Thank you so much for for the very shortlisting. That makes my day

 

[nixie]

Short list,
Hex
Mosaix
Teresa
TJ and TDZ gets my vote

 

[Ursa major]

Thanks for the mention, TDZ.

 

[Starbeast]

I voted for Starbeast: he had the themes down to a T, and then some. Great story.

Oh man, thanks dude! You made my morning! I'm celebrating tonight after work!

To everyone I reviewed, I'd like to say "You're all spectacular writers filled with amazing imagination."

To those who placed me on their short lists, I'd like to say thank you very much.

Short List​

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Karn Maeshalanadae - Hex - BigJ - Reiver33 - Springs - Abernovo - Alchemist - Ratsy - Talysia - Warren Paul - A.S. Behsam - David Evil Overlord - Luiglin - Glen - Hopewrites - Perpetual Man - Chrispenycate - Digs - Johnnyjet - Scott R. Forshaw - Mosaix - Paranoid Marvin - StilLearning - TheDustyZebra - Boneman - The Judge​

 

[TheDustyZebra]

A vote! Yippee! Thanks, nixie! And thanks for the mentions, mosaix, crystal haven, and Starbeast.

 

[Juliana]

Thank you for the shortlisting, Lenny, TDZ and mosaix!

Back to rainy reality and up to my ears in washing. Will post my vote tomorrow...

 

[Talysia]

Thanks for the mention, Starbeast.

 

[hopewrites]

*dance of I-woke-up-happy* thanks for the mentions Starbeast! really made my morning.

 

[ratsy]

Thanks for the mention SB! Cheers

 

[Boneman]

TDZ and Starbeast, many thanks for the mention/shortlist!

 

[Abernovo]

Thanks for the listing, Starbeast!

 

[Perpetual Man]

Thanks for the shortlisting SB, gratefully appreciated.

 

[Parson]

Dusty Zebra -- thanks for the mention!!

Short list:
Hex -- Perfect Cyber Punk
Reiver 33 -- How could I not love this?!
Talysia -- Scary! and possible
Victoria Silverwolf -- Very, Very clever
Perpetual Man -- A hauntingly dark vision of the future
Lucky Lola -- Discovered the root of evil in the future -- i-slave!
Teresa Edgerton -- A perfect critique of the Cyber lifestyle. (Someone who said "This is so not my genre" has received my vote and is tied for the lead. Maybe you should free you mind of preconceptions?)

 

[Teresa Edgerton]

Thank you, Parson!

It looks like it's going to be an interesting race, considering that my vote has just made it a three-way tie.

My short, shorter, and shortest list:

Aun Doorback
Culhwch
Mischov
David Evil Overlord
Talysia
Victoria Silverwolf
Luiglin
Perpetual Man
mosaix*
The Judge**

And it was TJ over mosaix by the thinnest of margins.

 

[Perpetual Man]

Crikes! After a very quiet month I get three mentions in a row, so many thanks Teresa and Parson adding to Starbeasts earlier.

 

[Talysia]

Many thanks for the shortlistings, Parson and Teresa!

 

[David Evil Overlord]

Thanks for the shortlistings, Teresa and Starbeast.