DISCUSSION -- April 2015 300-word Writing Challenge (#17)

You know what I love.

I love that when the poll goes up, people drop in and look at it (18) so far but don't vote. It is as if everyone is eager to vote, or to look at the votes but no-one wants to be the first to vote, so we circle for an hour or so like so many hungry Sci-Fi Sharks, before one of us can contain their democracy no longer.
 
Many of those views would likely be mods coming and going to update the poll before it's made public, though, so I'm not sure how many people are checking for votes.
 
Culhwch said:
Many of those views would likely be mods coming and going to update the poll before it's made public, though, so I'm not sure how many people are checking for votes.
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Way to burst my balloon Culhwych.:oops:
 
Lots to like in the 300's this month. Lucky we get three votes.

My shortlist with Votes*

The Judge- Tempus Fugit*. The structure seems like an affectation, merely a clever way to break the tale into a list of facts, until we get to Z, and realise that the structure is in fact the whole point.

Denis Tanaka- The Airplane. This tale brought back fond memories of my early days reading SF and fantasy.

Littlestar- How the Other Side Dies and Lives*. I thought I was over Zombie stories, but apparently not. I loved the twist in perspective.

Perpetual Man- A reminder of Guilt. A really powerful human tale.

Mosaix- Learning Curve. I started reading this story and wondered initially if it was a little to topical for my liking, but the SCI FI element meant it was sufficiently divorced from 'real life' to manage the less comfortable plot implications. That's one of the things I've always loved about Sci Fi

Moonbat- An Udderly Unbelievable Lesson*. Fantastic silliness, I read the story thinking "he is just making this up as he goes along", which is part of the fun.

Cat's Cradle- The Milk of Freedom. Revolutionary cows, it will never catch on.
 
Last review:

Culhwch – Last Stand

Dig in and hold fast for Cul’s Last Stand, a sci-fi action with mucho cojones! Roll call has been cancelled by an imminent threat to the airfield. Using the backdrop of fierce battle, Cul shows us this moment has been a long time coming. His intriguing device comes to life through calculated description, and staying true to the title – our hero gives himself for the cause. Biological bloodbath.
 
Wow, two votes, how exciting! What a nice thing to wake up to on a sunny, beautiful morning. Thank you Karn for the vote! And thank you, Tywin, for the vote and the kind words--I truly appreciate both. :)

I'm out to dig in the dirt...I'm building a small wildflower garden for my wife, and just had a huge mountain of topsoil delivered (I say small, but it's 50 square meters, yikes). A read-through of stories and a vote will follow tonight or tomorrow. Great stories everyone, and best of luck with the voting! :) CC
 
Okay, what I said about the 75 goes double here. Sigh. Hours, yes hours, well one hour, reading and rereading these brilliant entries and I'm supposed to whittle them down? Not fair. Anyhoo:
Honorable mentions to everyone but in particular: Beasty, Remedy, Perp, Moonbat and Alc.

Votes: CC, Victoria and TJ. Her honor has a habit of dropping something brilliant in the ring at the last moment. Victoria: hauntingly beautiful. CC, a mooving account of revolution. I'd like to buy the mooovie rights, but I'm broke. Yeah, I'm going to milk this cow for all she's got. Almost done. Seriously though, what kind of a mind could think up something so brilliantly original? And that's no bovine excrement.

Oops, almost forgot. Thanks to TitaniumTi for the vote. Shocked, amazed, stunned etc.
 
Is there a thread for critiquing the challenge stories, and if so does one need to have 30 posts to participate?
 
chrispenycate -- This elegiac poem is cast in a structure which reflects its meditation upon past, present, and future.

The Judge -- Through the use of an unusual pattern of narrative, the author captures a sense of the universe's uncaring constancy in the face of human wishes.

TheDustyZebra -- A realistic tone strengthens the impact of the awe-inspiring conclusion of this epic adventure.

Ursa major -- The author brings to vivid life the mind of a character whose beliefs are foreign to our own.

Culhwch -- The intensity of this powerful war story reminds us of the brutality of armed conflict.
 
Hmm. Knew I'd missed something... :) Oh well, back to vote when the furore out here dies down.
 
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