DISCUSSION -- October 2014 75 Word Challenge

[Hex]

Thanks for the review, Victoria

 

[Void]

Love the suitably Halloween-y theme! =D

Kerry Buchanan, your story really made me both grin and shiver all at the same time! It looks like it's going to be another tough month when it comes to voting ^_^

 

[WinterLight]

Thats what im talking about Hex! Awesome

 

[Juliana]

Thank you Victoria and Kerry.

 

[Hex]

Thats what im talking about Hex! Awesome

Thanks, WinterLight. Loved yours. It reminded me of Nick Cave's murder ballads.

 

[chrispenycate]

Simple, underlength and, this month, not a poem. Too obvious, perchance. And in.

Can try for 300.

 

[Ashleyne]

Thanks the review Victoria. And Thanks for the comments ,CC and Kerry.

 

[Darkchrome]

So, my first non-anonymous(!) challenge. I decided the best approach would be to stay away from the thread until I'd writtten something. Then I saw the number of posts already and thought I'd best get a waggle on - you people work fast!

Glad I didn't read in advance, tbh, I'd just get myself into some sort of rework moebius strip. There're some really cool stories and I'm still in awe of folks' ability to get so much content in so few words. However, as I said in my Intro spiel, I have a low supernatural threshold - so if I suffer sleepless nights from now until November, I'm blaming Chrons.

 

[Cat's Cradle]

...I'm still in awe of folks' ability to get so much content in so few words.

That's a terrific story, Darkchrome! I love the atmosphere you established in your own 75-words-of-content! I forgot to mention way-back-when but I really enjoyed your first story, the anonymous one from that other challenge you entered!

 

[Talysia]

I'm in. I wasn't sure I'd be able to fit the idea into 75 words, but I managed it. Now I can focus on the 300 word contest a bit more.

 

[Teresa Edgerton]

So, my first non-anonymous(!) challenge.

A nice twist on the theme!

Mine is in.

 

[Karn Maeshalanadae]

Well I should hope so, TE, as you are the one who chose...

 

[Darkchrome]

That's a terrific story, Darkchrome!

D'oh - thank you... on both counts

 

[Starbeast]

Just entered my tale, just after I wrote and fine tuned it. Whew. Time to relax.

I wonder what the others have written so far. I'll take a peek.

Thanks again Teresa for this challenge. I had fun.

 

[Mr Orange]

Well i'm in. a bit random but strangely the first thing that popped into my head when i read the theme...

oh, and really good stories so far. farntfar i especially liked yours..

 

[Bowler1]

Its a good theme but my mind is still a blank this month (a normal state of affairs really - blankety blank (no American will get that reference without the help of Google)).

Where am I again?

 

[Parson]

Well, I looked up "blankety blank" and sure enough I didn't get what a Brit would mean by that. But in my area "blankety blank" is sometimes used instead a crude rude language. "That old blankety blank."

 

[VALIS13]

Google "Les Dawson Blankety Blank"

Alternatively, I'll just inform you that it was a crappy panel game from the 80's

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

Void -- Through telling sensory details the author takes us into the mind of an extraordinary being.

chrispenycate -- An unexpected turn of events allows the reader to see things from another angle.

Darkchrome -- Vivid images create a very real setting for a mysterious encounter.

Talysia -- A fantastic realm comes to life in this compelling tale.

Teresa Edgerton -- The author makes fine use of what is left untold in this effective nightmare.

A. Fare Wells -- In a very few words, this story touches our emotions, fills us with dread, and offers us hope.

Starbeast -- The author captures the style of a noted writer of the macabre in this playful spoof.

Mr Orange -- The use of dialogue allows the reader to create her own portrait of this evocative scene.

 

[Talysia]

Many thanks for the review, Victoria.