Discussion - June 2015 100 Word Anonymous Challenge #7

[jastius]

reality bites came a close second to clap your hands. must be my pointy ears that swayed me.

 

[Droflet]

 

[Dan Jones]

Tough crowd today. Where is everybody???

Well, I know I've been the guest host but I'm still entitled to a vote (I think), but before I get to the nitty-gritty, I'd like to say that it's been a pleasure getting up close and personal with such excellent stories this month. There were some real corkers in there, but these were the standouts for me.

Mummy - Yummy

So Pretty It Hurts - Who is this masked warrior who pricks our pomposity? Oh, it's the tattooist.

Same Love - La plus le change...

Clap Your Hands - but fear the encore

The Ballad Of Parsimone - Bars will cage you, but your mind will set you free

Wrong Turn Of Events - By hook or by crook, the crook'll get hooked

Fluid - Messy

Writ of Certiorari - Damned regulation. Always hampering the small business.

All sterling efforts, including the ones I haven't shortlisted. But my vote goes to The Ballad Of Parsimone - well done to.... woops! Almost let it slip

 

[Cascade]

A few guesses to get that ball rolling

Clap your Hands- Juliana
Alliteration Killed a Nation- Tim (Perp) James
Hugo's Hammer- The Dusty Zebra
Mummy- Ashleyne B Watts
None So Blind- Jastius
Reality Bites- Hopewrites
Eleven Down, one to Go- Telford
Just a Taste- Willwallace
Same Love- Germinad
Beast of Friends- Starbeast

 

[Dan Jones]

Oooh, interesting! Cascade, you has 1 correct guess!

 

[Luiglin]

Oooh, interesting! Cascade, you has 1 correct guess!

#@?¥§ hacker noob

Sorry I temporarily succumbed to annoying teenage gamer mode

 

[Dan Jones]

I'm sure it wasn't you, it was the Dark Lord. Or Minion; he's probably more adept at the old keyboard, right?

 

[Luiglin]

I'm sure it wasn't you, it was the Dark Lord. Or Minion; he's probably more adept at the old keyboard, right?

The Dark Lord doesn't admit to using the Minion's PC but seeing as the latter often finds 'Hot sexy elves on the beach' links in the browser history then he's obviously lying.

 

[hopewrites]

Fun stuff! I'll get a vote in later

 

[TitaniumTi]

I was considering something like this as an entry, but it doesn't actually tell a story. In any case, I prefer my final entry... Or non-entry.

'Tis more than speculative fiction...
I'll stake my guesses with conviction:

Justice or the Law - HopeWrites: altruism's epic scale
Clap Your Hands - Kerry: scepticism's poignant tale

Mummy - Remedy: chilling words of truth or madness
Beast of Friends - Starbeast: super powers, super gladness

Alliteration - Chrispenycate: That's a tricky turn of phrase
Lepordin - Ratsy: Negotiate the legal maze

Judge Jury and Executioner - Tim/Perp: corruption or a flawed decision
Heavenly Pie - The Judge: Lego-celestial precision

 

[Dan Jones]

Now that's metafiction!

 

[Juliana]

After much thought, I had to go with Just a Taste for its sensory vividness

Just a Taste got my vote too, for precisely that reason. Also, I thought it was a really unique idea. I'm guessing it was written by Ashleyne - just has her sort of vibe...
My shortlist: Dissect Ions, I'm sure it's not important but..., Nature creates DNA and loses conviction (a close contender for my vote), and Writ of Certioran.

A few guesses to get that ball rolling
Clap your Hands- Juliana

Thanks Cascade, but... I actually skipped this month. Things were a bit crazy over here and I barely made the 75-worder as it was. I thought DG did a fabulous job, though, and I promise to try harder next time around.

Will try some more guesses later.

 

[Droflet]

As a non voter, still worried about the starving squirrel, I find the guess, especially those attributed to me, to be ... curiously interesting.

 

[Dan Jones]

I find the guess, especially those attributed to me, to be ... curiously interesting.

I must say, it's highly interesting having access to what's behind the curtain, so to speak. I can absolutely see why a couple of people have guessed a certain story to be attributable to a certain author. But are they right? Well it's still too soon to say

 

[johnnyjet]

My Favorites: Mummy, Just a Taste, The True Believer, The Ballad of Parsimone, Fluid, Writ of Certiorari.

My Vote: Just a Taste.

My Wild Guesses:

A Heavenly Pie - Germinad
A Lepordin Cannot Change Its Spots - Cat's Cradle
Alliteration Killed A Nation - Chrispenycate
Beast of Friends - Starbeast
Clap Your Hands - Farntfar
Dissect Ions - Mosaix
Eleven Down, One To Go - Jastius
Fluid - Paul_S
Hugo's Hammer - Cascade
I'm Sure It's Not Important But… - Holland
Judge, Jury and Executioner - TheDustyZebra
Just A Taste - Ashleyne B. Watts
Justice or the Law? - Telford
Last Call To Arms - DGJones
Mummy - Willwallace
Nature Creates DNA and loses Conviction - Robert Mackay
None So Blind - Tim James AKA Perpetual Man
Once Upon A Rhyme - Luiglin
Reality Bites - Kerry
Same Love - HopeWrites
So Pretty It Hurts - Bowler1
The Ballad Of Parsimone - Remedy
True Believer - Victoria
We Are The Jury, The Jury Is Us - TitaniumTi
Writ of Certiorari - Ratsy
Wrong Turn Of Events Made Right - Vaz

 

[Dan Jones]

I'll have to check my spreadsheet to be sure, but I think you've done a UK and managed nil points there, Johnny.

 

[johnnyjet]

Bummer. I was sure I got at least 90% correct.

 

[holland]

I voted for Writ of Certiorari.

Runners-up:

The True Believer
Eleven Down, One To Go
Nature creates DNA and loses conviction.
I'm sure it's not important but...

 

[Dan Jones]

Good choices there, Holland

 

[holland]

I don't really have time for the guessing game today, but I hope we will have some time for that even after the voting is done?