Discussion thread -- SEVENTY-FIVE WORD WRITING CHALLENGE May 2014

[StilLearning]

Thinking of you Bob, all the best mate.

 

[TheDustyZebra]

Goodness, Bob, I can see how all of that might be just a tad distracting! I wish you all the best with your upcoming ordeals, and hope for a speedy return to us.

Anya, many thanks for the lovely vote!

And thanks go as well to Storyteller, Cat's Cradle, Phyrebrat, and stormcrow for the shortlistings.

 

[Juliana]

A vote! Thank you very much, Hex! And to stormcrow and alc, thank you for the shortlist/mention.

Now to read through everyone's entries again...

 

[Perpetual Man]

With a big thanks to Anya, Cat's and Phyre for the mentions (if I haven't thanked you all yet).

And one of my hidden supply of Peanut Butter KitKat's to stormcrow for the vote.

(I'm tempted to offer another virtual KitKat to the person who can spot the most references in the story... but I'm fiercely protective of them so you might be out of luck)

 

[crystal haven]

Best wishes Bob, for a speedy recovery. I'll be thinking of you.

I’ve really enjoyed reading all the stories this month. Well done, everyone.
This is my shortlist, all wonderful stories:

A. Fare Wells – I Need Your Help
Karn Maeshalanadae – In the End, Does Anyone Win a War?
Mosaix – Alien Invasion Gets Panned.
Perpetual man – All’s Well’s That Ends Wells
David Evil Overlord – Just Desserts
Kylara – Planet L4wN
Alchemist – The End Of Civilisation As We Know It
Remedy – Mother’s Denial
Culhwch – Omega

There was one story, I really loved and kept coming back to. My vote goes to:
Victoria Silverwolf – Bury My Heart

 

[Perpetual Man]

Thanks for the short listing Crystal, greatly appreciated

 

[Bowler1]

And the votegetter, by the diameter of the filaments of a planet-saving bacterium, Bowler1!

Yay... I think, but it's a vote and bacteria can be good too, so yay.
A Fare Wells too, for a mention.
I'll be back to vote, or I'll have to shoot myself and I know what that means.... Time to read all the posts and digest is all I'm missing, but I'll make the time soon.

 

[Ursa major]

Just the thought that the Boweller 1 is being readied for action is enough to make one's stomach rumble.

(Or is it because lunchtme is not too far away.)

 

[martin321]

Best wishes, Bob.

There were lots of good stories this month, but the following made it on to my shortlist:

Victoria Silverwolf - Bury My Heart
Juliana - Lost in Translation, or The Man Who Doomed The Earth
Perpetual Man - All’s Wells That Ends Wells
Luiglin - Saturday mornings
Remedy - Mother's Denial
TheDustyZebra - Clean Sweep at Area 51
Parson - Not with a Bang but with a Wheeze
The Judge - War of the Words

Vote goes to TheDustyZebra.

 

[Starbeast]

Wow! What a wonderful set of stories there is here on this theme. Thank you everyone for writing and publishing them.

Now it's down to decisions, decisions, decisions.... and it's going to very difficult.

Tell me about it Serendipity. I can't make any decisions today, not until I get off this strong cold medicine. It gives me a headache if I think too much.

And I can't decide who to choose. I need more time. So many awesome stories!

Okay, here we go again.
Honorable mentions:
Tywin - Perp - Victoria - Beasty - Teresa - Ursa.

Thank you Telford for the Honorable mention. You made my day.

Oh, such a a hard month to judge! I hate leaving anyone off, the stories were so good. SO..

Long list: everyone not mentioned in the next few lines, well done all!

Shorter list:
BenSt
TDZ
Teresa
springs
Starbeast
jastius
hopewrites
chrispenycate

Thank you Cat's for the mention. You made my day.

What a month - lot's of science in our fiction! Great stories all round, I thought.

My shortlist:

Starbeast - A Double-Feature! Splendidly entertaining - I could never, ever have come up with something like this!

...and positive thoughts to Bob.

Wow, thanks for that great comment Stormcrow. You made my day.

I hope your surgery goes well, Bob. I'm praying for you.

_____

Thank you Starbeast and Victoria for the reviews.

You're very welcome Teresa Edgerton.

 

[stormcrow]

Hey, SB - you're welcome. Hope the need for medicine leaves you soon. Rest up, intergalactic-fella; get well soon!

 

[Parson]

Martin 321 Thanks for the short listing! Much appreciated.

 

[Parson]

Returning much later, Parson still double posts. (Sigh!)


Short list:

Serendipity -- "Invasion" -- Very Clever.
The Judge -- "War of Words" -- Too possible for comfort

Runner-up -- (By the smallest of margins.)
Victoria Silverwolf --"Bury My Heart" -- Pathos personified

Vote:
Ursa Major -- "No Sorcery Please; We're Aliens" -- for the Best line of challenge "Bloody Spin Doctors."

 

[Perpetual Man]

Got to read them all and vote... got to read them all and vote...

 

[Glen]

First time for a long time I haven't written a story. My faves this month were TJ, Perpetual Man, Stormcrow and, my vote went to, Victoria Silverwolf.

 

[Ursa major]

Wow, a vote! Thank you very much, Parson.

 

[stormcrow]

Thanks for the mention Glen - glad you enjoyed it!

Hope you enter again soon.

 

[chrispenycate]

Oh, all right. My shortlist this time consisted of:- farntfar, Juliana, Khayos, Mr Orange, Perpetual Man, Serendipity, The Judge and TheDustyZebra

There are lots of others that were dropped though essential irrelevancies, but one has to make a choice somehow. So I finally plomped on Mr. Orange (Ooh, juice).

 

[Juliana]

Thank you for the listing, Martin and Chris.

My vote went to Luiglin. I just loved this entry from the first time I read it.

Shortlist: Bowler, Tywin, Victoria, Martin, TDZ, Ursa and The Judge.

 

[Ursa major]

Thanks for the short-listing, Juliana.