Discussion Thread -- September 2014 75-word Writing Challenge

[Juliana]

Thank you for your kind remarks, Victoria and Robert M.

RM, I'm a big Far Side fan! I'd forgotten Monster Snorkel; thanks for reminding me.

 

[ratsy]

...now a talking shopping trolley, that would be something to see

This is a cool theme! I have a few ideas but one is quite dark and I'm not sure I want to go there with it....

I'm sure I will come up with something soon and post like the impatient man I am

 

[Jo Zebedee]

Heh. Monster snorkel. Right up there with Bobbing for poodles for me.

 

[TheDustyZebra]

Nixie! Nobody ever thinks about how the bridge feels.

 

[Talysia]

Many thanks for the review and the kind comments, Victoria and Juliana.

 

[Cat's Cradle]

Wonderful stories, all! Wow, 15 entries so far in under 2 days! It seems people are really digging the theme this month...it really is so much fun, and we are seeing such amazingly diverse stories...and we've still three weeks to go!

I feel guilty singling out any single story, but Victoria, yours is so beautifully written...I wish I could write like that.

Oh, and I'm in! Just a goofy little thing, but I tried really hard to meet the challenge criteria this month, and I think/hope at the least I succeeded there. Write on, everyone!! CC

 

[Juliana]

I like yours, CC. Very fun. Nixie's too. Some great, lighthearted entries in the middle of some equally great darker ones. I already have so many favorites on day 2, I can see it's going to be a horrible month for voting!!!

 

[nixie]

Thanks Dusty and Juliana, didn't think I would have been able to make it this month, but the theme has led to some interesting entries.

 

[Cat's Cradle]

Thank you so much, Juliana! Yours is terrific...the sense of terror the child is feeling is palpable...it's a very effective tale! Love the title.

 

[Bowler1]

...now a talking shopping trolley, that would be something to see

You can borrow it if you like, it's squeaked into a first and second place, so it's got to have some value as a lucky charm at least. A pop of a light bulb going on over Bowler1's head... trolley bits for sale.

 

[WinterLight]

The Moral Growth One Evening Of Those Inside a Dishwasher

Hahaha very funny!

Everyone huddled together fearfully as a shadow appeared overhead.
Grillrack was coming...

 

[Void]

All the entries so far are brilliantly entertaining!!
In particular I really love yours, Juliana and Cat's Cradle, but for entirely different reasons ^_^

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

Michael Colton -- The author creates a memorable character in this tale of loyalty and sacrifice.

telford -- This sharply ironic story reminds us that all swords can be double-edged.

A. Fare Wells -- The matter-of-fact tone of this whimsical fantasy adds to its charm.

jimness -- The mythic tone of this prose poem creates an effectively somber mood.

nixie -- The reader is drawn into the fantastic world of this playful story.

ratsy -- The author creates a moving tragedy through powerful images.

Cat's Cradle -- This rollicking madcap comedy can be read as a subtle satire of social classes.

jastius -- This strikingly imaginative and creative story contains subtle concepts which reward rereading.

 

[Michael Colton]

Thanks, Victoria.

 

[Droflet]

Thank you, Victoria.

 

[David Evil Overlord]

Bowler, if robots are out, you could always have an anthropomorphicalising RAY GUN...

 

[Cat's Cradle]

Bowler, if robots are out, you could always have an anthropomorphicalising RAY GUN...

But DEO, what sort of human-sounding name could you give to an anthropomorphicalising ray gun...hmmm...ray Gun...hmm, a Ray Gunn with human-like characteristics...nope! I've got nothing!

Thank you, Victoria, for the lovely review! And thank you for the very kind words, WinterLight and Void! WL, the grillrack line made me laugh! I wish I had thought of it!!

Oy, does anyone ever have a problem transferring their stories from Word to the Chrons, for these challenges? The italics/bolding/etc don't carry over, and I missed italicizing one word in my posted story, when I did my add-backs here. And as a crazy fledgling writer I think, "Oh no! That one italicized word would have added depth and subtlety to the tale!". Fledgling writers must drive people crazy with their worries!

Very excited to see where the to-be-posted stories take us! See you all later, CC

 

[jastius]

thankyou you Victoria!!! (skips off singing 'i have subtle concepts tra la la!')

hides back in cave happy...

 

[David Evil Overlord]

Maybe Ronald Ray-Gun, CC...

 

[Cat's Cradle]

Hah! Very nice, Glen! But at the same time--oh my, Glen! Seriously, well done!

Maybe Ronald Ray-Gun, CC...

Boy, there's a whole challenge story there, DEO, about assigning human characteristics to an inanimate object!