DISCUSSION -- February 2015 75-word Writing Challenge

[Karn Maeshalanadae]

I'm not given much time to vote here, am I? *sigh* Happens when one is gone for a week with no internet access...


But I'll look things over.



I had to go with Jastius. What can I say? I'm a sucker for the faeries, and going with Oberon and Titania as she did...


Otherwise, close second was Phyrebrat-that little poem you started off with really caught my eye. Third would be Glen with a nice little double limerick entry, though being double, it was a little jarring to me...

 

[Bob Senior]

Howdy,
Tough choice but I had to go with telford's story, reminded me of my favorite TV show, Bob's Burgers, the kid with the rabbit ears would say exactly that.
Good luck.
Bob

 

[Droflet]

Thanks to Darkchrome for the honourable mention. Stunned and amazed to receive two more votes. Many, many thanks to BobSnr and to Boney for the stealth vote. Okay guys, now I'm getting fidgety. Someone blast that bloody bunny.

 

[Starbeast]

Thank you Starbeast for the mini-review.

You're very welcome Teresa Edgerton.

Okay guys, now I'm getting fidgety. Someone blast that bloody bunny.

The rabbit has locked himself in my bathroom, and, HE'S USING MY TOOTHBRUSH!!! AHHH!!!

 

[Cat's Cradle]

This seemed like you must have went over the word limit. How’d you fit that entire story in there? I would have found myself at 500 words just trying to tell half of that. The word counter must be broke or something.

Thank you kindly, Tywin! I think I often sacrifice subtlety in my entries because I try to put too much story into them. But I'm so pleased to receive a listing!

 

[Cascade]

I think some thanks are owed.

Thanks for the listings, DG Jones, Willwallace, and Hex (your comments have had me skipping for a day now).

And thanks heaps to Winterlight for the vote.

 

[TheDustyZebra]

Thanks are indeed owed! I'm way behind. Tremendous thanks to all our lovely reviewers, once again -- you continue to amaze me. And thanks to telford, CC, Perp, Mr Orange, willwallace, Hex, Juliana, Phyrebrat, Winterlight and Tywin for the astounding collection of mentions, short- and long-listings. I feel like I may be getting back on track again!

Mr Orange -- Magic Trick
Luiglin -- All the Right Moves
Michael Colton -- All That Dust
CC -- This is Our Day
telford -- Two Dollar Special
crystal haven -- Committee Meeting
mosaix -- An Unfair Cop?
*Phyrebrat -- Penny's Last Gleaming*
Darkchrome -- Scream, If You Want to Go Faster

 

[johnnyjet]

Thanks for the short listings, ratsy & Phyrebrat! Very humbly appreciated.

So, after a long period of rumination:

My Long List, Short List and **** Favorite ****

Masquerade – Cascade
All the Right Moves – Luiglin
Boto – Juliana
The Disguise - Victoria Silverwolf
The Flame of Love – Kerrybuchanan
Beads – willwallace
The Pied Piper Plays Old School House - Bowler1
A Beltane Celebration - Karn Maeshalanadae
Werewolf Queen of New Orleans – Starbeast
Committee Meeting - crystal haven
Penny’s Last Gleaming – Phyrebrat
The Carnival’s Coming to Junktown - martin321
They All Have Floats Round Here – Moonbat
2005 - Perpetual Man
The Genesis of an Evil Idea – Parson
*** The Legend of Katrina – BigJ ***
Grave Mistakes at the Mardi Gras - The Judge

 

[Karn Maeshalanadae]

And thanks to Michael Colton for the vote. Almost forgot to mention that.

 

[crystal haven]

Thank you, Darkchrome, and johnnyjet, for the shortlisting, and TheDustyZebra for the longlisting.

 

[Bowler1]

Thank you Darkchrome for a vote. A very nice surprise in the middle of my very lazy Saturday morning. Join me on the stage, and yes, that is a very dirty and smelly bunny you see, what can I say. You too JohnnyJet, glowsticks all round, just don't touch the bunny, we know where it's been....

 

[Juliana]

Thanks for the shortlisting JJ!

(And ick! Someone catch that bunny please!)

 

[Ashleyne]

Thanks for the mini-review, Starbeast. Thanks for the listings, Cascade, Moonbat and Remedy. An enormous thanks to Glen for the vote


My very short-list:

Boto by Juliana
All That Dust by Micheal Colton
The Flame of Love by Kerrybuchanan
A Beltane Celebration by Karn Meashalanadae
Penny’s Last Gleaming by Phyrebrat

My vote goes to The Parade of Spirits by johnnyjet

 

[Starbeast]

Thanks are indeed owed! I'm way behind. Tremendous thanks to all our lovely reviewers, once again -- you continue to amaze me.

Thank you TheDustyZebra, I decided to do it at the last minute. The others did a spectacular job.

Thanks for the short listings, ratsy & Phyrebrat! Very humbly appreciated.

So, after a long period of rumination: My Long List, Short List and **** Favorite ****

Werewolf Queen of New Orleans – Starbeast
*** The Legend of Katrina – BigJ ***

Thank you for the mention Johnnyjet You made my morning. Wheeeeee!

Thank you Darkchrome for a vote. A very nice surprise in the middle of my very lazy Saturday morning. Join me on the stage, and yes, that is a very dirty and smelly bunny you see, what can I say. You too JohnnyJet, glowsticks all round, just don't touch the bunny, we know where it's been....

Yes, that bunny was in my house. We need to gather a search party to find him.

Thanks for the shortlisting JJ!

(And ick! Someone catch that bunny please!)

He went that way. Everyone, grab your pitchforks and torches!!! After him!!!

Thanks for the mini-review, Starbeast. Thanks for the listings, Cascade, Moonbat and Remedy. An enormous thanks to Glen for the vote

You're very welcome Ashleyne B. Watts.

 

[Parson]

Parson -- In the tradition of C. S. Lewis, the author uses satire and irony to make a serious moral point.

This is such high praise I cower to receive it. Thanks so much!

Delectable thanks to delightful Parson for the vote!

Hm! Am I on the menu soon?

 

[johnnyjet]

Wow, Ashleyne, thanks for the vote! What a wonderful surprise.

 

[Perpetual Man]

I've just been outside.

I'd promised the young Perps that I'd try and put their trampoline back up today. (You'll see where this is going in a moment.)

I've been getting it in the neck, all day "Will we go on it today daddy?" "Is it done yet?" "Is that the last?"
" No it's the first...."

Then it started raining. Finished what I could, was starting to feel wet and cold before realising that we were flooding out side the back door. Dug an emergency trench through the drive way. Cut my hand somehow while doing it. Covered in blood, mud, water and a few other things probably better not to think about. At last I could go in. Then...

The rabbits.

They were up there in the garden, in the pouring rain. They had to go away. Covered in mud, wet, two viciously lethal balls of fur and claw and teeth, that turned me into a mass of scratches, while they were bundled blobs of mud.

For some reason I found myself thinking about telford's story again.

Anyhoo, a quick thanks to StilLearning who has stealth voted for me and thanks to those who mentioned mine. I'd look back through and name check people but I have scratches that need attending.

And possibly stitches...

 

[Bowler1]

Yes, that bunny was in my house. We need to gather a search party to find him.

He went that way. Everyone, grab your pitchforks and torches!!! After him!!!

I like a good lynching, and how hard can a fluffy (maybe not this bunny, but in general fluffy applies) bunny be to catch? Right now he has hopped in the lead, he may take some catching.

I've just seen Perps post - the bunny is breeding....

 

[Kerrybuchanan]

And I'm critiquing a story about wererabbits on an Irish island for a friend. You really don't want to know what those little fluffy b*****s get up to (the ****** stands for unnies btw, not what you you thought). Let's just say @telford wouldn't want to have carried one around in--

No, I can't finish that sentence. Family-friendly site....

 

[High Eight]

My mentions are Hex, Cat's Cradle, JohnnyJet, High Eight and Mosaix.
It came down to StilLearning and Telford, but any line with bunnies in get a vote.

A good theme, laters.

Thanks for the mention, Bowler!