My shortlist Damien Barker, Remedy (who would have got my single vote), Mr Orange and Starbeast. One had to go and it was hard, and in the end Damien just pipped MrO. Sorry Mr O
DISCUSSION -- July 2015 300-word Writing Challenge (#18)
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TitaniumTi
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I love this month’s stories. Each one deserves a mention.
Luiglin: A wonderful bardic fantasy
Droflet: Epic inevitability
Ashleyne B. Watts: An intriguing story
*Cat’s Cradle: I could hear that voice!
* Juliana: This story grabbed at my emotions
Rafellin: Appealing use of language
HazelRah: Originality and charm
** Alchemist: Voice, rhythm, pace and a convincing ending
Ihe: Spine-chilling story-telling
*Cascade: What a sting in the tail/tale!
*Holland: A clever tug at my emotions
*willwallace: Magically evocative
*Victoria Silverwolf: A protagonist to care about
Mad Alice: Superbly horrific
Jo Zebedee: Conflict and character
Littlestar: Powerful pace
Damien Barker: Mystery and inevitability
*Joan Drake: Story, setting and voice
Void: Treading the tightrope between imagery and reality
**Remedy: An imaginative story with protagonists to care about
DG Jones: Convincing protagonists
**Glen: Giving poverty a voice
Robert Mackay: An intriguing dystopia
*Phyrebrat: Starts strongly, ends powerfully
Brian Rogers: A disturbing re-arrangement of space scifi tropes
Venusian Broon: A clever construct of questions
Ratsy: Combining emotion and dystopia
The Storyteller: Great counterpoint of POVs
Kerrybuchanan: Close POV, presented with originality
Twistedlemon: Horror on a grand scale
*farntfar: I want more middle school mafia
Vaz: A wonderful melding of genres
Mr Orange: A story that creeps up on you
Johnnyjet: Packing a lot of story into 300 words
A Fare. Wells: Challenging reality
Sancho: Drama at the junction between action and consequence
Mosaix: Best first sentence of the challenge
Starbeast: felicity and synchronicity
Tim James: Impressive imagery
The Dusty Zebra: Reality, dystopia and hope
*Moonbat: Words; rhythm; story: a symphonic synchrony
*The Judge: An excellent modern fable
Fitzchiv: Darkly inevitable
*Ursa Major: Justice: Poignant and ruthless
My votes go to Alchemist, Remedy and Glen.
Juliana came so close to getting a vote.
Luiglin: A wonderful bardic fantasy
Droflet: Epic inevitability
Ashleyne B. Watts: An intriguing story
*Cat’s Cradle: I could hear that voice!
* Juliana: This story grabbed at my emotions
Rafellin: Appealing use of language
HazelRah: Originality and charm
** Alchemist: Voice, rhythm, pace and a convincing ending
Ihe: Spine-chilling story-telling
*Cascade: What a sting in the tail/tale!
*Holland: A clever tug at my emotions
*willwallace: Magically evocative
*Victoria Silverwolf: A protagonist to care about
Mad Alice: Superbly horrific
Jo Zebedee: Conflict and character
Littlestar: Powerful pace
Damien Barker: Mystery and inevitability
*Joan Drake: Story, setting and voice
Void: Treading the tightrope between imagery and reality
**Remedy: An imaginative story with protagonists to care about
DG Jones: Convincing protagonists
**Glen: Giving poverty a voice
Robert Mackay: An intriguing dystopia
*Phyrebrat: Starts strongly, ends powerfully
Brian Rogers: A disturbing re-arrangement of space scifi tropes
Venusian Broon: A clever construct of questions
Ratsy: Combining emotion and dystopia
The Storyteller: Great counterpoint of POVs
Kerrybuchanan: Close POV, presented with originality
Twistedlemon: Horror on a grand scale
*farntfar: I want more middle school mafia
Vaz: A wonderful melding of genres
Mr Orange: A story that creeps up on you
Johnnyjet: Packing a lot of story into 300 words
A Fare. Wells: Challenging reality
Sancho: Drama at the junction between action and consequence
Mosaix: Best first sentence of the challenge
Starbeast: felicity and synchronicity
Tim James: Impressive imagery
The Dusty Zebra: Reality, dystopia and hope
*Moonbat: Words; rhythm; story: a symphonic synchrony
*The Judge: An excellent modern fable
Fitzchiv: Darkly inevitable
*Ursa Major: Justice: Poignant and ruthless
My votes go to Alchemist, Remedy and Glen.
Juliana came so close to getting a vote.
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Thank you for the mini review Titanium Ti! Very much appreciated.
I really hate this part, because each and every story I read has merit. I would vote for them all if I could, but that rather defeats the purpose! So, I finally managed to whittle it down to my longlist, shortlist and votes*:
TitaniumTi, Juilana*, Alc, Victoria, LittleStar, Remedy*, Robert McKay, Phyrebrat, ratsy, Mr O, Sancho, Starbeast, TDZ (both Starbeast and TDZ were very close runners-up for me), and of course, The Judge*
TitaniumTi, Juilana*, Alc, Victoria, LittleStar, Remedy*, Robert McKay, Phyrebrat, ratsy, Mr O, Sancho, Starbeast, TDZ (both Starbeast and TDZ were very close runners-up for me), and of course, The Judge*
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Really strong entries this challenge; it was harder than usual to make cuts. So many stories were deserving of votes, but we can vote only for three, so here goes:
Honorables:
Ihe, Mad Alice, LittleStar, TDZ
Ones-I-Wish-I-Could-Also-Give-Votes-To:
Juliana, HazelRah, alchemist, Cascade, Victoria, Phyrebrat, Venusian Broon, The Judge
Votes:
Void--loved the atmosphere in this one, and the imagery.
Starbeast--Wow! Just...wow! This made me very happy to read.
Remedy--Wonderful, and beautifully written, and really moving. Easily my favorite of the challenge.
Thanks so much for the mention, TitaniumTi! And best of luck to all participants in the voting, CC
Honorables:
Ihe, Mad Alice, LittleStar, TDZ
Ones-I-Wish-I-Could-Also-Give-Votes-To:
Juliana, HazelRah, alchemist, Cascade, Victoria, Phyrebrat, Venusian Broon, The Judge
Votes:
Void--loved the atmosphere in this one, and the imagery.
Starbeast--Wow! Just...wow! This made me very happy to read.
Remedy--Wonderful, and beautifully written, and really moving. Easily my favorite of the challenge.
Thanks so much for the mention, TitaniumTi!
And best of luck to all participants in the voting, CC
Remedy
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Wow, what a surprising start to this Saturday. Thank you so much for the votes and kind words, Victoria, Kerry, Jo, Titanium and CC!
I just wanted to say I haven't forgotten my reviews. I'm cleaning the duck pond then I should be able to finish the last 10 later this afternoon
I just wanted to say I haven't forgotten my reviews. I'm cleaning the duck pond then I should be able to finish the last 10 later this afternoon
It's far from being a mere formality, given the pool of candidate stories....
* Wonders: Should there be a Lake button...? *
* Wonders: Should there be a Lake button...? *
This month I was attracted by the strange and the unusual, so a handful of stories really stood out for me instinctively.
However I would like to mention those that were pipped to the post (by whatever measure my subconscious was using to try and judge such a large number of excellent entries.)
So I feel I must mention, Phyrebrat's echoes of Pet Sematary, Mosaix's bittersweet elergy to a dying earth, Moonbat's brilliant blues jam (Second time in a week you've just missed my vote by a whisker - sorry!) and TJ's elegantly crafted fairy tale.
However the three I chose stood out just that bit higher on first reading:
Glen's Kansa - I just enjoyed the language and the dirty visceral feel, Dumpspotting perhaps.
Kerrybuchanan's Cornucopia - A lovely delicate alien tale that didn't see them trying to take us over or make us better. Brilliant.
Ursa's Decision Tree - I'm always a sucker for a bit of multi-verse tomfoolery. Even if it is a depressing conclusion.
In the spirit of giving out made up awards, after receiving one in this months 75, I'd also like to award Starbeast the 'best Red Dwarf fan fic'. It did make me smile!
However I would like to mention those that were pipped to the post (by whatever measure my subconscious was using to try and judge such a large number of excellent entries.)
So I feel I must mention, Phyrebrat's echoes of Pet Sematary, Mosaix's bittersweet elergy to a dying earth, Moonbat's brilliant blues jam (Second time in a week you've just missed my vote by a whisker - sorry!) and TJ's elegantly crafted fairy tale.
However the three I chose stood out just that bit higher on first reading:
Glen's Kansa - I just enjoyed the language and the dirty visceral feel, Dumpspotting perhaps.
Kerrybuchanan's Cornucopia - A lovely delicate alien tale that didn't see them trying to take us over or make us better. Brilliant.
Ursa's Decision Tree - I'm always a sucker for a bit of multi-verse tomfoolery. Even if it is a depressing conclusion.
In the spirit of giving out made up awards, after receiving one in this months 75, I'd also like to award Starbeast the 'best Red Dwarf fan fic'. It did make me smile!
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Uh oh.
Right. Here’s the thing. I’ve voted for the 300 wd comp, and I’ve only used one vote. Now my vote went to what I think is the best story, and, in my view, was a full star (in a five star ranking system that anyone familiar with the ABC Movie Show will be familiar with, except I don’t use half stars) above the rest.
However, if I had remembered that the 300 wd comp offered two other votes, I would have used them. Not least because of the raging controversy that practically melted down my wi-fi router last time someone only used one vote.
Hell’s teeth. I can’t take it back. There is no option to add other votes. Let’s just live with it. I’m letting you know ahead of time if anyone reckons I’m unfair or whatever, well, you’re welcome to your opinion I guess.
Moving on. My favourites in this lovely month of stories were:
Hurrah for flash fiction! It’s almost as good as the Ashes.
Right. Here’s the thing. I’ve voted for the 300 wd comp, and I’ve only used one vote. Now my vote went to what I think is the best story, and, in my view, was a full star (in a five star ranking system that anyone familiar with the ABC Movie Show will be familiar with, except I don’t use half stars) above the rest.
However, if I had remembered that the 300 wd comp offered two other votes, I would have used them. Not least because of the raging controversy that practically melted down my wi-fi router last time someone only used one vote.
Hell’s teeth. I can’t take it back. There is no option to add other votes. Let’s just live with it. I’m letting you know ahead of time if anyone reckons I’m unfair or whatever, well, you’re welcome to your opinion I guess.
Moving on. My favourites in this lovely month of stories were:
- TitaniumTi - family ties.
- Cat’s Cradle - an earlier age of writing.
- Juliana - metal dragon.
- Ihe - astonishing wild landscape
- Cascade - funny farm.
- Victoria Silverwolf - vote winner.
- Remedy - strange gifts.
- DG Jones - a story with deep roots.
- Phyrebrat - drawrings.
- Venusian Broon - Paradox.
- The Storyteller - Bugs!
- Kerrybuchanan - a moving feast
Hurrah for flash fiction! It’s almost as good as the Ashes.
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Nothing is quite as good as the Ashes right now, Glen!
And thanks for the mention
And thanks for the mention
Right. With a quick nod in the direction of my honourable mention, I move toward the array of levers.
With a pause; something akin to a dreamer awaking in front of an orchestra, baton in hand...
Juliana - clear winner by a distance of 'lots'.
TitaniumTi - for intriguing me.
Mad Alice - because you made something inside, that normal dozes through this bit, sit up and smile.
A close fourth place in a field of three, my commiserations to johnnyjet.
With a pause; something akin to a dreamer awaking in front of an orchestra, baton in hand...
Juliana - clear winner by a distance of 'lots'.
TitaniumTi - for intriguing me.
Mad Alice - because you made something inside, that normal dozes through this bit, sit up and smile.
A close fourth place in a field of three, my commiserations to johnnyjet.
Hmmm. I notice a lack of 'ly' on the 'normal' above... Strange.
But, at least, consistent...
Thanking me, spellcheckingproofslacker, for not spotting the heinous typo in my own offering until after the voting started. LOL. Somedays I really shouldn't be let near a keyboard.
But, at least, consistent...
Thanking me, spellcheckingproofslacker, for not spotting the heinous typo in my own offering until after the voting started. LOL. Somedays I really shouldn't be let near a keyboard.
Remedy
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A. Fare Wells – Lost in the Brambles
With a rhythmic progression, AFW feeds us a character full of mystery and misdirection. Answers are contradicted and questions get rebounded like a squash ball, until delivery of an imaginative ending. Commendable Chaos
Sancho – Saint Peter of Tau Ceti e
Using only a handful of well-selected words, Sancho provides numerous inventions and designs that can clearly be pictured. The inclusion of a biblical nod gives perspective on the whole story and a pause for thought. Gregarious Gateway
Mosaix – Moving On…
Moving on… is an incredibly comfortable and soothing conversation that welcomes you in and settles you down for a story. The characters’ discussion gives a realistic approach to a futuristic concept. Strength lies in the beautiful painting at the end. Precious Precipitation
Starbeast - Kryton Discovers a 1980's Rap CD called, "Metal Tree - The Gathering"
When it’s cold outside, with no kind of atmosphere – you need SB’s cheerful parody to pick you up and remind you of hilarious times spent with the RD crew. Cleverly pinning down individual attributes we can enjoy this tale with a fresh mango juice! Reminiscent Rendition
Tim James – Ashes to the Winds
Knowing that something sinister is approaching in Perp’s story, doesn’t make it any less terrifying when it surfaces. The malice of the faceless growth is palpable as we join the last humans in their countdown to a total desert. Dormant Destruction
With a rhythmic progression, AFW feeds us a character full of mystery and misdirection. Answers are contradicted and questions get rebounded like a squash ball, until delivery of an imaginative ending. Commendable Chaos
Sancho – Saint Peter of Tau Ceti e
Using only a handful of well-selected words, Sancho provides numerous inventions and designs that can clearly be pictured. The inclusion of a biblical nod gives perspective on the whole story and a pause for thought. Gregarious Gateway
Mosaix – Moving On…
Moving on… is an incredibly comfortable and soothing conversation that welcomes you in and settles you down for a story. The characters’ discussion gives a realistic approach to a futuristic concept. Strength lies in the beautiful painting at the end. Precious Precipitation
Starbeast - Kryton Discovers a 1980's Rap CD called, "Metal Tree - The Gathering"
When it’s cold outside, with no kind of atmosphere – you need SB’s cheerful parody to pick you up and remind you of hilarious times spent with the RD crew. Cleverly pinning down individual attributes we can enjoy this tale with a fresh mango juice! Reminiscent Rendition
Tim James – Ashes to the Winds
Knowing that something sinister is approaching in Perp’s story, doesn’t make it any less terrifying when it surfaces. The malice of the faceless growth is palpable as we join the last humans in their countdown to a total desert. Dormant Destruction
How lovely to wake up this morning to so many votes and kind comments. Perfect end to my beach vacation.
I'll wait to vote until I get home on Wednesday and have plenty of time to peruse at leisure (funny how little time we have on holiday!). But I wanted to say thank you to Victoria, Kerry, Rafellin and Droflet (Droflet? Did I miss something while I was away, Drof, or have I had too many umbrella drinks lately?) for their votes and lovely comments, and also thanks to Glen, Ti and CC for the mentions. Ti and CC, how nice to be on your 'almost' list.
I'll wait to vote until I get home on Wednesday and have plenty of time to peruse at leisure (funny how little time we have on holiday!). But I wanted to say thank you to Victoria, Kerry, Rafellin and Droflet (Droflet? Did I miss something while I was away, Drof, or have I had too many umbrella drinks lately?) for their votes and lovely comments, and also thanks to Glen, Ti and CC for the mentions. Ti and CC, how nice to be on your 'almost' list.
TitaniumTi
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A vote! Thank you, Rafellin.
Thank you for the mentions, Droflet, Kerrybuchanan and Glen.
Getting a vote and mentions in such strong competition is truly encouraging.
Thank you for the mentions, Droflet, Kerrybuchanan and Glen.
Getting a vote and mentions in such strong competition is truly encouraging.
How lovely to wake up this morning to so many votes and kind comments. Perfect end to my beach vacation.
I'll wait to vote until I get home on Wednesday and have plenty of time to peruse at leisure (funny how little time we have on holiday!). But I wanted to say thank you to Victoria, Kerry, Rafellin and Droflet (Droflet? Did I miss something while I was away, Drof, or have I had too many umbrella drinks lately?) for their votes and lovely comments, and also thanks to Glen, Ti and CC for the mentions. Ti and CC, how nice to be on your 'almost' list.
Oh yeah, Juliana. While you were away I killed the other guy. We no longer speak his name. Call me Drof.
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