Discussion thread -- November 2014 75 word writing challenge

[johnnyjet]

Thanks for the awesome reviews, Victoria & Starbeast! Each had its own unique perspective which made my little piece seem greater than its handful of words.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

Alex The G and T -- With an experienced, jaundiced eye, the author shows us that things are not always what they're cracked up to be.

 

[Perpetual Man]

Thanks for taking the time to comment Victoria, and for the kind words.

(It might be a bit obvious - cos it's not that hidden - but there is something hidden in mine....)

 

[Ursa major]

My muse, flea-bitten thing that she is, arrived a day early. Fearing she'd vanish for another month, I thought I'd better knock what she'd delivered into some sort of shape (before I forgot it) and post with a day to go.

 

[The Judge]

(It might be a bit obvious - cos it's not that hidden - but there is something hidden in mine....)

A brother and sister story, with a superfluity of Brothers...

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

Ursa major -- Through the use of the ambiguity of words, the author creates a completely new story from a familiar phrase.

Darkchrome -- In this realistic story, we learn that the best laid plans do indeed gang aft agley.

 

[Mr Orange]

A brother and sister story, with a superfluity of Brothers...

i wondered about that too TJ

darkchrome, really liked your take on your story!

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

martin321 -- With a nod to current trends in fiction, the author shows us an old story in a mirror, darkly.

 

[Ursa major]

Thanks for the mini-review, Victoria.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

StilLearning -- With all the gritty, hardboiled tone of film noir, this urban fantasy carries quite an impact.

David Evil Overlord -- Grim humor fills this mixture of high fantasy, grim realism, and sardonic wit.

 

[David Evil Overlord]

Thanks, Victoria

 

[Parson]

Well, I'm in. And if I haven't fractured that fairy tale I'll eat my Stetson. (Or at least Perp's Stetson. )

 

[jastius]

thankyou, starbeast! was listening to those old radio shows dragnet and the shadow, and it sort of thunk itself up.

 

[Alex The G and T]

Thanks you, Victoria for the review.

And thanks to Mr C Cradle for the warm words.

 

[Teresa Edgerton]

For a moment there I wasn't sure what day this was, Ursa.

For everyone who is leaving it late, there are less than seventeen hours to write and post stories.

 

[Cat's Cradle]

Another great month--I really dig that the challenge has inspired us to create so many tales with a touch of humor. I loved fairy tales when I was younger, and love revisiting storylines I haven't encountered in many-many years.

(There's something hidden in mine too--it's not at all what it seems. I'll explain after the voting.)

 

[TheDustyZebra]

I'd say there are quite a number of things hidden in yours, CC!

 

[Cat's Cradle]

I'd say there are quite a number of things hidden in yours, CC!

You're right, Dusty...it would be more proper to say there are many things hidden there. I honestly have no idea if they are too well hidden, or if it is way too obvious what it all really means. I'm kind of anxious for the post-vote explanation posts, so I can see if I was too obtuse.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

Parson -- Through the use of clever wordplay and a metafictional theme, the author shows us that a story can be a double-edged sword.

TheDustyZebra -- This witty tale shows us the power of fantasy by showing the reader reality through magical eyes.

The Judge -- The power of satire is to show us the absurdities of the everyday world is used here like a fine razor.

 

[Phyrebrat]

Hehehe thanks for the review @Starbeast

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