DISCUSSION -- October 2014 75 Word Challenge

[Hex]

Thank you very much, Chrispy!

 

[Parson]

Fantfar -- Thanks for the short listing.

Winter Light -- Thanks for the mention of my originality.

 

[Droflet]

Thanks for the mention, Farntfar.

 

[Cat's Cradle]

Thank you, jastius, for the vote! It was a wonderful surprise, on a dark rainy morning!

And thank you Remedy for the listing! Another very nice surprise. Very exciting contest...we're ging to go right down to the wire again! Good luck to all contenders! CC

 

[Juliana]

Perp, thank you for the vote.

 

[Zoe Mackay]

So, first up, thanks to Cat's Cradle, Talysia, farntfar, chrispenycate, and A. Fare Wells for the mentions/shortlists. Much obliged!

My shortlist is quite short this month:

Cat's Cradle - The Werewolf Sighting at the Abandoned Mansion
(A Junior Ghost Brigade Story) - I'm just a sucker for this sort of thing, and I loved the mousetrap reference, and the last line.
Mr Orange - Things that go BUMP in the night - I liked the Julie/Ghoulie joke, and the Reapie bit.
Ursa Major - Lap of the Gods... What a spectacular pun, and ending a story that I thought was really nicely executed.

but my vote went to:
WinterLight - Lucy, It Must Be Done - I thought this was very creepy and unsettling, and to do that in a way that I found convincing in 75 words is really impressive.

 

[Ursa major]

Thanks for the shortlisting, RM.

 

[Remedy]

Thank you for the mention, Mr Orange.

 

[johnnyjet]

Another very difficult time narrowing these down to my favorites. But finally . . .

My Long List, Short List and *****Favorite *****
1. Mother's Lake - Ashleyne. B. Watts
2. Lucy, It Must Be Done – WinterLight
3. Holowe'en - Victoria Silverwolf
4. House Hunting – telford
5. Posted by jenny67 on October 2, 2014 at 00:22 – Holland
6. Moko Jumbie – Darkchrome
7. The Oubliette – Talysia
8. Though I Have No Tongue - Teresa Edgerton
9. Safe - A. Fare Wells
10. Returned – Tywin
11. ***** Good Housekeeping – Phyrebrat *****
12. You Can Look Now … - mosaix
13. Lap of the Gods … - Ursa major
14. The Long-Legged Man – Culhwch

Phyrebrat, yours stuck out for me because of its unique twist!

Thanks for the great comments, Victoria & Starbeast. And thanks for the honorable mention, telford.

 

[WinterLight]

Woohoo alright, thanks very much RM.
Glad you (didn't) like it!

 

[Talysia]

Thanks for the mention, Johnnyjet!

 

[Phyrebrat]

I thought I'd only have a shortlist of around 5 or 6 entries, so I wasn't quote prepared for this one:

Juliana
Valis13
Victoria Silverwolf
telford
HareBrain
Hex
Darkchrome
Teresa Edgerton
Lukethebloody
Mosaix
Alc
Culhwch
TJ

In the end it was a tie between Cul and Valis13 and after much deliberation, I gave it to Cul.

And thanks to the following:

johnnyjet & Bowler1. It's nice to get two votes in such good competition. Thanks!
And thank you for the shortlist and mentions from Ashleyne. B. Watts, farntfar, Chrispy,
Glen, remedy, martin321, parson & CC - I'm pleased this month for getting so many nominations <applause, cry, sniff>


pH

 

[TheDustyZebra]

Wow, I'm so far behind. Sorry, it's been a bit hectic here lately.

Thanks are due to Victoria and Starbeast for the lovely reviews, and to Hex, Remedy, WinterLight, and farntfar for the mentions/shortlistings, and also to mosaix for the stealth vote!

And my lists:

CC -- The Werewolf Sighting...
HB -- Monster
Hex -- The Babayan
chrispy -- Yea, Though I walk...
Darkchrome -- Moko Jumbie (If only I'd had two votes. Alas.)
A. Fare Wells -- Safe
*Mr Orange -- Things That Go BUMP in the Night*
Tywin -- Returned
Phyrebrat -- Good Housekeeping
mosaix -- You Can Look Now
alchemist -- Unwanted Visitors
Boneman -- Fair Enough
BigJ -- Things That Go "Bump" in the Night, Indeed!
Quellist -- It

 

[Cat's Cradle]

Thank you for the listing, TDZ! It was great to see! You're very welcome, PB! You're very welcome, RM, for the listing! And also, RM, thanks so much for the kind words on my story...I couldn't have hoped for a better reaction to it! CC

 

[Nick B]

Thanks for the mention TDZ

 

[Juliana]

Thanks for the mention, Phyre.

 

[HareBrain]

A very good month, I thought. Hard to come up with a shortlist, but here it is:

Honourable mentions:
Cat's Cradle
Starbeast
Boneman
Big J

Runners-up:
Hex
Phyrebrat

Winner:
The Judge

 

[Cat's Cradle]

Thanks for the listing, HB!!

 

[VALIS13]

I made two shortlists.

TWO!

Happy days!

Thanks Chrispy and Phyre. xx

**EDIT: I have a vote. A VOTE! Do you hear me??

This is amazing, watch out Rowling, the new kid on the block is HERE!

Thanks for the vote Starbeast!

 

[Boneman]

Wow, shortlists galore - thank you so much Chrispenycate, TDZ, Mr Orange! Remedy for the mention and Farntfar for almost making it! Didn't Farntfar enough, obviously, but Juliana's is no mean story to just lose out to...

Now to vote: Shortlist, finalists,(any of whom could have won, it was murder separating them!) *winner*

Juliana
Remedy
Holland
Chrispenycate
Mr Orange
Mosaix
Quellist
*Parson*
The Judge

(And, like others, I'm a little disturbed at how good Parson is becoming with 'darker' stories...)