Whew! We made it! Thanks to jastius, the gears of the world are safe for another rotation. 
Oh, and thanks, Victoria, for the review!
Oh, and thanks, Victoria, for the review!
DISCUSSION -- June 2014 75 Word Writing Challenge
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Karn Maeshalanadae
I'm a pineapple
I can only hope next month will be easier.
At least it's the three hundred as well. And since I am just about to finish up Neverwhere, well, perhaps there could be some quirkiness to any entry I come up with...provided between now and the tenth my mood doesn't collapse like a souffle.
At least it's the three hundred as well. And since I am just about to finish up Neverwhere, well, perhaps there could be some quirkiness to any entry I come up with...provided between now and the tenth my mood doesn't collapse like a souffle.
Well, it *looks* like an idea....
David Evil Overlord
Censored Member
Alas, the Muse has been kinda quiet. The one idea I did have, so did someone else. So unless I can write something in the next couple of minutes...
EDIT: and ...done...
EDIT: and ...done...
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...you'll lose your smile...?
Thanks for the mini-review, Victoria.
Thanks for the mini-review, Victoria.
Gosh, I'm glad my muse just goes on walks with me. (Though it sometimes also follows me into the shower....)
Wait till you try the 300. For some reason, it's harder!
Karn Maeshalanadae
I'm a pineapple
Harder? The three hundred is a lot more fun, actually. I suppose it would only really be harder for the novelists...more leeway means more rope, so to speak, though that is more morbid and contemptuous than I am intending on sounding like.
No, I find the 75 harder. Three hundred words is enough for a hobbyist short story writer like myself to put something together for the most part. That, and it has greater freedom within my own genre specialties.
No, I find the 75 harder. Three hundred words is enough for a hobbyist short story writer like myself to put something together for the most part. That, and it has greater freedom within my own genre specialties.
Victoria Silverwolf
Vegetarian Werewolf
The Judge -- With quiet dignity, the author shows us the ways we which we all practice deceit.
jastius -- This merry tale displays the author gleefully playing games with history.
David Evil Overlord -- With razor-sharp satire this story examines the lengths to which avarice will go.
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Shortlist:
"Blood" by AnyaKimlin for its chilling realism.
"Smoothing Over a Wrinkle" by Mr Orange for its unique spin on a classic theme.
"Your Country Needs You" by Bowler1 for its tragic, unstated implications.
"Chamber of Honors" by johnnyjet for its remarkable originality.
"Stone Cold Revenge" by Parson for its piercing glimpse into human psychology.
"TM" by David Evil Overlord for its satiric edge.
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My vote requires a bit of explanation. All of us have certain prejudices as readers, I suppose. I certainly have mine. I am unlikely to vote for a comic story, for example. That's no reflection on the quality of the work itself; that's just something about me. I am also unlikely to vote for a poem. Thus, if I happen to vote for something which fits into one of these categories, it must me extraordinarily fine. With that in mind, I give my vote to
"1937" by Hex
jastius -- This merry tale displays the author gleefully playing games with history.
David Evil Overlord -- With razor-sharp satire this story examines the lengths to which avarice will go.
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Shortlist:
"Blood" by AnyaKimlin for its chilling realism.
"Smoothing Over a Wrinkle" by Mr Orange for its unique spin on a classic theme.
"Your Country Needs You" by Bowler1 for its tragic, unstated implications.
"Chamber of Honors" by johnnyjet for its remarkable originality.
"Stone Cold Revenge" by Parson for its piercing glimpse into human psychology.
"TM" by David Evil Overlord for its satiric edge.
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My vote requires a bit of explanation. All of us have certain prejudices as readers, I suppose. I certainly have mine. I am unlikely to vote for a comic story, for example. That's no reflection on the quality of the work itself; that's just something about me. I am also unlikely to vote for a poem. Thus, if I happen to vote for something which fits into one of these categories, it must me extraordinarily fine. With that in mind, I give my vote to
"1937" by Hex
And we avoided the apocalypse, with one story to spare!
(Wiping brow with a still trembling hand.)
(Wiping brow with a still trembling hand.)
I think, for me, the 300 seems like such a decadent lot of words (four whole 75-word stories, after all), and thus it leads to ideas far too big for the constraints. I start thinking of all the things that could fit into the story, and before I know it, I'm way over limit. Yes, more rope.
Karn Maeshalanadae
I'm a pineapple
One thing about the three hundreds, as well, is their platform to become something more once the poll closes. I haven't discounted the possibility of expanding on my last entry, yet, though other things have been in the forefront of my mind.
It's a bit harder to really expand the 75.
It's a bit harder to really expand the 75.
David Evil Overlord
Censored Member
Thank you, Victoria, for the review and the shortlisting.
That's okay, Teresa. Us Evil Overlords are all about avoiding apocalypses...
Karn Maeshalanadae
I'm a pineapple
Well has my decision been made, and this month, none stood out for me more than Juliana's entry. It was barely fiction, yes, as Read's deception had actually happened, but I have always been a sucker for the golden age of piracy. Good ballad you made, Juliana, of perhaps a happier time in Rackham's life.
That's okay, Teresa. Us Evil Overlords are all about avoiding apocalypses...
Really? I would have thought they were your speciality.
Karn Maeshalanadae
I'm a pineapple
No, no, remember, TE, their specialties are the Laugh, cliche hideouts, monologuing their diabolical plans, and stealing left shoes.
A. Fare Wells
Well-Known Member
Honorable mentions to...
Aun Doorback's "Omega"
Parson's "Stone Cold Revenge"
Culhwch's "The Original Sin"
mosaix's "Now You See It..."
Teresa Edgerton's "A True Story"
My vote goes to...
Karn Maeshalanadae's "The Fall of the Confederacy"
Good luck all!
Aun Doorback's "Omega"
Parson's "Stone Cold Revenge"
Culhwch's "The Original Sin"
mosaix's "Now You See It..."
Teresa Edgerton's "A True Story"
My vote goes to...
Karn Maeshalanadae's "The Fall of the Confederacy"
Good luck all!
David Evil Overlord
Censored Member
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