Discussion thread -- seventy-five word challenge October 2013

The Judge -- This blood-curdling horror story chills the reader with its vision of evil and retribution.

AnyaKimlin -- A subtle, understated slice of life which uses what seem to be ordinary circumstances to reveal the extraordinary.
 
The Judge said:
And now posted, a whole day in advance! (And still managed to make a flaming mistake despite having spent hours reading and re-reading it... :rolleyes:)
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Unless I'm misreading your intention, I would say that its the kind of mistake that I wound make. Blankety blank spell checker!
 
Yay I did one. I'm a little tipsy so hope I don't make a complete twit of myself posting it tonight but resurrecting Wilf and Doris seemed the obvious choice ;).

Thanks Victoria. You always manage to make my work sound more elegant than it is :).
 
Parson said:
Unless I'm misreading your intention, I would say that its the kind of mistake that I wound make. Blankety blank spell checker!
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It was an errant "d" on the end of a word where it shouldn't have been (and yep, neither spell- nor grammar checker saw it, either), but it's now gone, fortunately (thanks to TDZ, Heaven shower Tennants upon her...). So if you see a mistake now, it isn't. It's deliberate. Probably. :eek:

Thanks, Victoria. Blood-curdling works for me.
 
Oops. I have been on the forums twice since posting my entries and neglected to thank Victoria.

Thanks for the review, Victoria :)

Your Hon, I was shocked to read yours; seems so out of character for you to be so gruesome! Needless to say I liked it ;)

pH
 
Brev, I think I know that guy!

Actually, I almost WAS that guy. I nearly drowned when I was a kid, trying to get to a passenger train crossing the river.
 
Ursa major said:
You're a parson, Parson.


You shouldn't be making wounds!
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Ursa, I couldn't for the life me catch the context of what you said, until I read my post for the 4th time!:eek::eek:

er... I mean that it was a clever use of a misspelling which the spell checker did not catch to illustrate most dramatically my point!;)

Yeah, and if you believe that, I have a little land south of Key West I'd like to sell for a reasonable sum.
 
TheDustyZebra said:
Brev, I think I know that guy!

Actually, I almost WAS that guy. I nearly drowned when I was a kid, trying to get to a passenger train crossing the river.
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Ah! The one that got away. :)


And thank you for the review Victoria. :)
 
A creative mix of theme and genre this month led to a swag of fun stories. My favourites were:


  • BigJ - I do like a mash-up. Especially one that is funny, sharp, and fast. Good dialogue and a hard-nosed type of pleasure.
  • Hex - two contrasting atmospheres depicting a blissful release from a hell on earth.
  • Mith - I ain’t afraid of no ghost
  • Juliana - lol. I think they came to our office today.
  • TheDustyZebra - A saucy spook.
  • Tywin - A clear voice telling a local tale that sounds authentic.
  • Brev - haha. A trainspotting twist in the tale.

Vote goes to BigJ

Thanks to Victoria Silverwolf and Starbeast for their reviews.
 
On rereading all the entires a couple of time, I realized that my choices are going to have to be very subjective. Why pick story A over story B, when they both explore similar themes in an effective way? I can only say that I went with my heart.

Shortlist:

Remedy
ratsy
devaed
Glen
David Evil Overlord
sinister42
Parson

Bronze:

"Mer-murings" by Tisiphone

Perhaps the most unusual use of the theme, with a great deal of sensual detail and mood.

Silver:

"Letting Go" by Mosaix

The theme is used as a powerful metaphor for a bittersweet experience.

Gold:

"Ghost Stories" by Culhwch

The author boldly shapes the theme into something far removed from its genre expectations, while remaining true to its origins.
 
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