DISCUSSION -- July 2015 75-word Writing Challenge

DG Jones said:
Not to tempt fate or anything, but I'm starting to allow myself to feel a little confident... :)
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Ahhh, you say that now but there's an unwritten rule that the winner has to get in the first six rounds at tomorrow's meeting AND give a speech for the Iris folk... :p

(Also gives me a chance to coerce you into choosing not-fantasy or not-scifi for the next month's genre) :D

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Of course these are my favourites from this month's Challenge....

Honourable Mentions:
  • GSS Intrepid AI Status Report, Stardate 1378.87.904.2 by BigJ
  • The Skin Game by Victoria Silverwolf
  • Fated to the Throne by ratsy
  • iBelieve in a better future by HazelRah
Runners Up:
  • Biter Bit by Harebrain
  • Your Planet Needs You! by mosaix
  • The Famed Golden City of Imilkah by Culhwch
Winner:
  • Overheard at the Two Brewers on Starbase number 6 by farntfar
(In the above, each category is ordered by time of posting.)
 
Congratulations, DG. :)
Thanks to A. Fare Wells for the vote, and Ratsy & TDZ for the mentions, as well as to everyone else who kindly listed my story, and Victoria who also gave me her vote.
 
Congrats, DG. As soon as I read your story I figured the bar had been set pretty high. Could anyone scale it? A nice, simply told tale, with pathos, will get me every time. Story, story, story. Well done, Dan.
 
Congratulations DG Jones. Well deserved.

One of the advantages of posting one's votes and thoughts imeediately voting opens is one can bask in the vicarious glow that sees the story you voted for receiving acclaim.

Thanks to all who mentioned or listed my story. Willwallace, Bowler1, Glen, Alchemist, kerrybuchanan and CC, (and possibly Chrispenycate, who had my name but beside an 'untitled' story so might have meant someone elses :))
 
Congratulations, DG, for an impressive story, and victory! I'm really looking forward to your choices for next month.

I think this was one of my favorite challenges so far, for the quality and range of stories it produced. Great choices Kerry, and well done to all participants! :)
 
Congrats DG

... fkkhfouvuv are we in again Minion? Worthy winner and I hope the stormtroopers get the credit they deserve jgxktxoyvlhv! ...

Damn, sorry about that. Hope nobody minded the Dark Lord's reviews... well more off kilter comments really. Just thought they'd be something different as a one off.
 
Whooooooo, congrats! Great win.

(Big thanks to Teresa for a last minute mention which saved me from the dreaded 0-0 - no mentions, no votes. :D Not that I struggled for inspiration or anything this time.... ;))
 
Yay! Thank you everybody for the messages - I'm genuinely delighted to get my maiden win under my belt :D

Thank you to the ten (10!!! :eek:) heroes who voted for me, ensuring that I wasn't biting my fingernails throughout yesterday in nervous anticipation.

After my entry for last month - an attempted epic sprawl through history - deservedly crashed and burned, I wanted to do something very simple, and very human, and that's where the idea came from. I was very happy with the story (unlike last month), and would've been even if it hadn't got any votes or mentions.

Phyrebrat said:
Ahhh, you say that now but there's an unwritten rule that the winner has to get in the first six rounds at tomorrow's meeting AND give a speech for the Iris folk... :p
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Hmm. Not sure about the first six rounds. Seems a tad exploitative on people giddy on victory. However, if the Iris people are happy to have me, I'll give them a speech they'll never forget.

Droflet said:
A nice, simply told tale, with pathos,
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Thanks, Drof. That's exactly what I was going for, and hopefully just a teensy bit of a different angle on the deception theme.

Oh, which reminds me - thanks to @Kerrybuchanan for choosing such a great theme which produced another huge number of quality entries. Well done!

TheDustyZebra said:
Really? I'm shocked. I did not see that one coming.
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You say that, but until yesterday evening I was waiting for the inevitable comeback from Ratsy or VB, the latter of whom I must face tonight for beers and magnanimity.

Phyrebrat said:
(Also gives me a chance to coerce you into choosing not-fantasy or not-scifi for the next month's genre)
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Don't worry Ph, I am thinking of breaking the chain of SFF genres we've had for the last 3 or 4 months. I shan't do my reveal yet, but I will say that you lot should be very grateful that I'm not using my wife's suggestion for theme and genre - it was an absolute stinker!

Thanks again for the kind words, votes and innumerable mentions - I really am bowled over :)

Right. Time to get a coffee, a muffin, and just bask for a while :D :p
 
Congratulations DG.

Also tons of thanks to Ursa and Mosaix for the totally unexpected votes.
 
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