DISCUSSION -- January 2015 300-word Writing Challenge (#16)

[Juliana]

Thanks Telford and CC for the listing.

 

[Remedy]

Finally whittled my list down to 10.

Runner-ups:

springs
Juliana
LittleStar
Perpetual Man
Sancho
Phyrebrat
The Storyteller

My votes went to:

*-- willwallace --* Whole and complete, this story stuck with me. Great visuals.

*-- farntfar --* Your character felt so real and the ending was perfect. Careful word choices.

*-- The Judge --* Excellent dialogue and conveyance of thought. Cleverly heart-warming without stumbling into cheese.

 

[willwallace]

Thanks, Remedy, for the vote.

 

[mosaix]

Short list: Willwallace, Reiver33, Karn, Glen, Moonbat, Phyrebrat, TheStoryTeller, TDZ and Rafellin with the votes going to:

Glen, Moonbat and TDZ.

 

[Anne Martin]

... Honorable mentions: springs, kerry, Victoria, Juliana, Littlestar, Anne Martin, johnnyjet, The Storyteller ...

Thanks for the mention CC.

 

[farntfar]

Strewth! Thanks for the vote Remedy and even more for your comments.

 

[willwallace]

Mucho gracias to mosaix for the shortlisting.

 

[Juliana]

Thanks for the mention, Remedy.

 

[Rafellin]

Thankee to telford, Cat's Cradle and mosaix for the honourable mentions.

 

[Perpetual Man]

Another big thanks, this time to CC for the vote, a glimmer of light on a very busy day (although it started with a massive all day breakfast so I can't complain too much )

And thanks to Remedy for the honourable mention

 

[johnnyjet]

I had a real tough time this time! Every one of these stories was excellent in some way. Kudos to all!

However, ultimately I forced myself to come up with a long list, short list and *** three favorites ***:

1. *** Field Trip to the Home of Miss Bessie McFadden - Cat's Cradle ***
2. MR. VICKERS'S ALIEN STONE – springs
3. *** Slabs – willwallace ***
4. Ascension - Victoria Silverwolf
5. The Blessing Bough – Juliana
6. *** The Portal - Karn Maeshalanadae ***
7. The Sentinel of Years - Perpetual Man
8. The Death of Innocents – Sancho
9. Maybe Tomorrow – holland
10. The Alien Gate - The Storyteller
11. Spice – jastius
12. It Sings – Rafellin
13. Pillar of the Community - The Judge
14. Romancing the Stone – mosaix
15. Arrangement in Dark and Shade - Ursa major

 

[johnnyjet]

Thanks for the honorable mentions, telford & Cat's Cradle! Sincerely appreciated.

 

[Juliana]

Thanks Johnnyjet for the long listing.

 

[willwallace]

I appreciate the vote, johnnyjet.

 

[crystal haven]

I’ve enjoyed all of the stories. Well done, everyone.
This is my shortlist, and my votes.

Cat’s Cradle - Field Trip to the Home of Miss Bessie McFadden
Springs - Mr Vickers’s Alien Stone
Willwallace - Slabs
Farntfar - Despatch note.
Perpetual Man - The Sentinel of Years
Glen - a moment of madness
Remedy - Fencer
Rafellin - It Sings
The Judge - Pillar of the Community
Culhwch – An Ending

 

[Jo Zebedee]

Oooh, lots of mentions, ty Remedy, Johnnyjet, Crystal. I'm having a hero to zero month. (which is bizarre because I liked this way more than my 75er and thought it was tons better. Methinks I'll be hitting the Improving thread in a couple of weeks. )

 

[Sancho]

Thanks to Telford, Remedy for the mention and to Johnny Jet for the short listing.
I loved reading these stories, it has made it really tough to short list but here goes.

Runner's Up:
Jastius
Rafellin
Ursa Major
Cat's Cradle
Will Wallace
Victoria Silverwolf
Little Star
Mr Orange
Phyrebrat

My votes go to:
Perpetual Man - The Sentinal of the years. You create a wonderfully positive feeling just watching the passing of the seasons. I could feel the contentment comeing off the page.
Farntfar - Despatch Note. I loved this, great word choice, nice pace and an ending that was spot on.
Storyteller - The Alien Gate. Great story that led me down a couple of blind alleys but nicely set up the twist at the end. Combining senility and body snatching was inspired ;-)

 

[Luiglin]

I went for Cascade, Perpetual Man and Little Star ... the latter being my fave of the three

 

[holland]

Thanks for having me on the long-list, johnnyjet, glad you liked it!

 

[willwallace]

Thanks for the mention, Sancho.