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

[ratsy]

Bob, all the best. My thoughts are with you.

Storyteller, thank you very much for the shortlisting.

 

[Perpetual Man]

And a thank you for the shortlisting Glen and Chris!

 

[Luiglin]

Thanks for the vote and the mentions. Mine went Ursa Major for the spin doctor

 

[Ursa major]

I've got two votes...!? Thank you so much, Luiglin.

 

[Starbeast]

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

I'm ok. Just a little out of it. But I'm here Stormcrow.

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.

I missed seing you in the challange Glen. But, glad you could stop by.

Finalists
(No Winner chosen yet)​

Aun Doorback - The Storyteller - Telford - Karn Maeshalanadae - StilLearning - ​

Victoria Silverwolf - Cornelius - Ratsy - Juliana - Ashleyne. B. Watts - Perpetual Man - ​

Mr Orange - Chrispenycate - Luiglin - David Evil Overlord - Stormcrow - ​

Teresa Edgerton - Culhwch - Parson - BenSt - The Judge - Paranoid Marvin​

 

[Perpetual Man]

Why thank you for making me a finalist, Starbeast, good sir!

 

[Mr Orange]

thank you very much for the longlistings A.FareWells and TDZ, thank you very very much for the finalisting Starbeast, and....

...thank you you very very very much chrispenycate for the vote! to get the vote from the resident, self-proclaimed pedantissimo means a lot.

we get to to the 28th to vote right? that's my job for tomorrow i think.

 

[Ashleyne]

A.Fare Wells thanks for putting me on your long list.

Starbeast it feels dead mint to be one of your finalists. Thank you.

 

[Juliana]

Thanks Starbeast. Nice to be on your list.

 

[TheDustyZebra]

thank you very much for the longlistings A.FareWells and TDZ, thank you very very much for the finalisting Starbeast, and....

Hey, wait a minute -- do you know something I don't? Because I haven't actually made a list of any length yet....

 

[The Storyteller]

Thank you Victoria Silverwolf for the listing! I was very happy (and surprised!) to make it that far up on your list, not to mention the flattering remark included with the listing. And on that note, thank you very much Starbeast for including me with your finalists!

 

[Teresa Edgerton]

Thank you for the mentions alchemist and Starbeast!

(The last time I tried to combine humor with science fiction, it was a resounding flop, so I am thrilled that people are actually liking this story.)

 

[Droflet]

Thanks for the mention, Beasty.

 

[Mr Orange]

Hey, wait a minute -- do you know something I don't? Because I haven't actually made a list of any length yet....

ha ha, just planting a seed....

apologies, that should have been thanks very much to the storyteller for the shortlisting of my story

 

[Bowler1]

Mentions first.
Khayos, Stilllearning, Juliana, Martin321, Chrispy, Culwich and The Judge.

My vote was split between Tywin and Mosaix, with Mosaix finally getting my vote by the most slender margin (potty humour won over sexism, but only just).

it was nice to see RAY GUNS finally being used as they should be, planet wide destruction and what have you. A gentle reminder that the Boweller 1 is fully powered up to encourage democratic voting. Which leads me to wonder if the Conservatives or Labour would like to pay for my services, to help them along in future polls!

The race to the finish is anyone's yet, so good luck everyone.

 

[Perpetual Man]

I found the decision very, very hard this month. So had to use much more severe methods for the final shortlist.

However I felt Cornelius deserved a mention, as he made me chuckle as does TJ because there was something very honest in hers.

The actual shortlist:
Victoria,
Juliana,
SB
Chris
Cul
Ursa

The vote was split between Chris and Victoria, and I vacillated from one to the other far too many times before deciding on giving it to Chris, as not only was it clever but it captures the look of the classic 50's movies and anyone who can sneak the word pulchritudinous into a story deserves recognition!

 

[Juliana]

Thank you for the mention/shortlist, Bowler and Perp.

 

[Mr Orange]

so time to list and vote...

short list:

bowler1: Stag Night
AnyaKimlin: Skip
Khayos: 3.6896061e+17 light years too far.
Tywin: Power Players
alchemist: The End of Civilisation as We Know It
Culhwch: Omega
Ursa Major: No Sorcery please, we're aliens

in the end i went for Culhwch's Omega

by the way, AnyaKimlin, did you intentionally rhyme your MC with a certain politician here in the UK or was it just a coincidence?

 

[Ursa major]

Thanks for the short-listings, Perp and Mr Orange.

 

[johnnyjet]

First of all, Bob, my thoughts and prayers are with you.

Second, thanks Phyrebrat for the short listing.

Finally, after whittling down a long list that included every story (congratulations to all the challengers on fascinating, fun & creative entries!), I have come up with the following.

My Long List, Short List and ***Favorite ***

THE LAST TRUTH - springs
Manipulators from Mars - Aun Doorback
Invasion of the Mind - The Storyteller
Invasion – Serendipity
Bury My Heart - Victoria Silverwolf
*** Lost in Translation, or The Man Who Doomed The Earth – Juliana ***
Young and Blue - Ashleyne. B. Watts
The Winnower - martin321
All's Well That Ends Wells - Perpetual Man
The Extinction of the Anaerobic Extrasensory Lunamole - Mr Orange
Science Fiction Double Feature: Epilogues – Starbeast
Pulp Covers – chrispenycate
Just Desserts - David Evil Overlord
They Came By Night – stormcrow
Planet L4wN – Kylara
The End of Civilisation As We Know It – alchemist
B. E. M. - The Extraterrestrials - Teresa Edgerton
The Charge of the Dancing Queens – jastius
Mother's Denial – Remedy
No Sorcery Please, We're Aliens - Ursa major
War of the Words - The Judge
Lebensraum - paranoid marvin