Discussion thread -- November 2014 75 word writing challenge

[Bowler1]

Cool, I can keep my matches.

Look at this big pile of combustible materials I have found just lying around Chrons. (scratch - flick) All nice and dry too. (scratch/scratch - flick) Sort of like the biscuit barrel, but with stuff someone naughty could burn. (scratch - flick) I smell smoke....

As ever, the sound of my running feet fading into the far distance.

 

[Phyrebrat]

works for me @Bowler1

pH

 

[Teresa Edgerton]

Well, to be honest, Bowler, I don't think it's any big hooplah to mess with Anderson. Never really cared for his tales.

That just means he's safe in your part of the world. He may still have the Danes to contend with.

(And, frankly, the Wrath of the Northmen vs the Rage of the Pacific Northwest ... well, there's no comparison.**)


**Unless we are talking about lumberjacks. They can be kind of scary.

 

[Karn Maeshalanadae]

I don't know how others of my region feel about it, it's only my personal opinion.


Yeah, there's really not much rage here, though. The wind and cold takes everything out of us.

 

[Bowler1]

He may still have the Danes to contend with.

Or Vikings on bicycles - scary.

 

[Karn Maeshalanadae]

Especially if they start throwing herring at you.

 

[Juliana]

Especially if they start throwing herring at you.

And especially if it's the pickled stuff.
Take it from someone who once lived a year in Denmark and learnt to pickle her own herring.

 

[Bowler1]

What a waste of nice fish.

 

[Parson]

There are certainly better things to pickle.

 

[Teresa Edgerton]

So I guess to save the lives of honest herring, it's best to be careful what you write.

 

[Karn Maeshalanadae]

I guess so, TE. It might be a pickling situation if you don't.


Speaking of being careful of what I write, Purge might be a rocky story choice nowadays...

 

[Nick B]

Afraid I won't be taking part this month (I've only done two of these!), I need to put all available time into the wip. Also starting to plan out my ss5 story

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

Bowler1 -- The author conveys a powerful sense of dread in this haunting tale.

Sancho -- Folklore of the past is used to give the reader a new view of the present in this creative story.

HareBrain -- The author uses an unsentimental approach in this sideways view of a familiar legend.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

johnnyjet -- With a sure and subtle touch, the author transforms a simple nonsense rhyme into a harbringer of menace.

 

[Juliana]

Jastius, I may have spat out my tea at 'Hydroponics'...
Very funny!

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

jastius -- By translating an old rhyme into futuristic terms, the author creates something new and original.

holland -- This story blends several different themes into one amusing whole.

 

[jastius]

jastius -- By translating an old rhyme into futuristic terms, the author creates something new and original.

thankyou Victoria!
it was sheer attrition of subject matter, so i jumped from mother goose tales to mother goose rhymes.

Jastius, I may have spat out my tea at 'Hydroponics'...
Very funny!

bad me

though this one mightbe laid at karns feet..
he asked me when i was going to get my butt in gear and hand in a story.
and i said i was thinking of little boy blue but its not science fictiony really..
he said sure it is if its in space... i scoffed saying whereis there a meadow in space......?

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

Hex -- The author has fun with a classic tale while offering some sardonic insights on the nature of relationships.

kiffinyjean -- This merry variation on a familiar theme shows us the author's delight in the sound of words.

 

[ratsy]

Hey Gang...only a few hours left to send @mosaix a story for the 100 word anonymous challenge. Go to the Workshop section and get moving!

 

[Starbeast]

Starbeast -- This wild comedy reminds us to be careful what we wish for.

Thank you Victoria for the review. It's always a pleasure to read your comments toward everyone.

Heh. Phyre's dwarfs and Starbeast's 'honey buns' have absolutely cheered up an evening of dreary computer tasks. Thanks!

Nice to know I can brighten your day with a healthy dose of fun. Have a great day Juliana.

Fractured Fairy Tale
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Victoria Silverwolf - A pleasent story sprinkled with goodness, in a basket of treats for Grandma. A tasty tale that makes your heart race with high levels of sweetness.

Ashleyne B. Watts - Here's a nice story you can wash down with milk (or tea). Great perspective on those who wake and bake, then get chomped once upon an oven pan.

Harpo - I've got another title idea for your tale: "Psycho B****h Slaughters Bear Family". Nah, too extreme. Just kidding, heh heh. I enjoyed your shocking offering. Well done. That's how I like my bear cooked too.

Kerrybuchanan - Oh my goodness. Nothing like a good cannibal story to read before dinner. Oh man, you surprised me at the end of your fine offering. Well executed, and so was the huntsman.

Teresa Edgerton - Whoa. Nice turn around of who is the hero and who is the villain, in your version. I was pleasently stunned at the outcome of this twisted tale.

Springs - A very creepy entry, which is narrated by a victim about a wolf, who is a Stalking Serial Killer. Astonishingly scary retelling of a delightful classic. Somebody call the cops.

Mr Orange - Vastly entertaining horror story that made me laugh, diabolically. Mu-ha ha ha ha ha ha ha (cough cough), sorry. Marvelous mayhem and fun to read.

Cat's Cradle - (applauds) Wonderfully written, like a stage play. I felt like I had front row seats to a fine show. And like any theater, people we're talking, cell phones rang, babies cried and someone knocked over my drink.

Juliana - Quite a grim goody here, with the end so near. All qoute the raven in fear, there's no time for a beer. Darkness devours the corners of the world, when this fine tale is, unfurled.

Willwallace - Alright. A werewolf tale! Excellently crafted in words, narrated by the lycanthrope character. I'd like this story to go on a little further to see the beast have a howling good time.