Discussion Thread -- December 2015 75-word Writing Challenge

[TheDustyZebra]

This month's Challenge brought to you by last month's winner, StilLearning!

Theme: The Unexpected
Genre: Steampunk

Rules may be found here: Rules thread
Stories may be posted here: Challenge thread

We invite (and indeed hope for) lively discussion and speculation about the stories as they are posted, so long as it doesn't involve the author explaining the plot.

 

[Alex The G and T]

Well, I didn't expect this. No one would.

 

[Culhwch]

I saw it coming.

 

[TheDustyZebra]

Well, I didn't expect this. No one would.

No one expects the unexpected.

 

[hopewrites]

I must get!!!


















My comfy pillow!

 

[Luiglin]

Steampunk for the last Dark Lord’s tale. Hmmmm... got two ideas, both stupid. One I'm not sure I'll be able to do it justice in 75 and the other could end up being the level of a Xmas cracker joke.

 

[Perpetual Man]

A story about the Spanish Inquisition just popped into my head for some reason.

I wasn't expecting them to turn up like that.

But then who does?

 

[Bowler1]

No Santa!!! Well, I wasn't expecting that.

 

[LittleStar]

I wouldn't say that just yet, Bowler... After all, 'tis the season

 

[Mr Orange]

well put me down on the "didn't expect that" list..


i had a festive story forming in my mind too!!

 

[Cat's Cradle]

I bet one - or more! - of us can find a way to bring Santa into the Steampunk universe!
(Perhaps a steam-powered toy assembly line??)

 

[Droflet]

Okay, all this discussion gave me pause. So I'm in. As soon as I saw steam punk I knew I was doomed. Doomed I say. Merry Christmas Bowler.

 

[Cat's Cradle]

Droflet! First in, and with a fine and heart-warming Christmas tale! Well done, sir!

 

[Droflet]

Thanks CC. Heart warming? Hmm. Just a bit of nonsense to put me out of my misery.

 

[Bowler1]

I bet one - or more! - of us can find a way to bring Santa into the Steampunk universe!
(Perhaps a steam-powered toy assembly line??)

Hmmmm.

Well done Droflet, you made me laugh and I really wasn't expecting that!

 

[Luiglin]

Ok one would never have made the 75 so I expanded it...

A festive tale... possibly

 

[Bowler1]

Bowler1 returns with a presentation case for Droflet - There's a specially engraved RAY GUN in, just for you buddy.

 

[Droflet]

So, does that make us Ray Buddies? Cough.

 

[Ursa major]

Do we need ray bans on Droflet and Bowler1?

A story about the Spanish Inquisition just popped into my head for some reason.

So it's sofa, so good...?

 

[Luiglin]

That's it, last one in and killed off... possibly.

It's been fun, challenging and sometimes headache inducing.

Thanks all for letting me bend the rules.