Discussion thread -- January 2016 75-word Writing Challenge

[TheDustyZebra]

Big thanks for all the lovely mentions and even lovelier votes, which I think I have managed to "like" (and certainly have liked!) along the way, with the exception of mosaix's stealth vote which is hard to "like" but still quite likeable.

Hex -- The Cough
*Cul -- The Witch of Stone Man Ridge*
TitaniumTi -- Best Served Cold
Jo -- Rayguns at the Ready
Mr Orange -- Hair (aka Bad Betty Braid)...
Glen -- The hidebehind
Tywin -- Under an Arizona Moon...
VB -- Reminiscing about the slight at the O.K. Salon
ratsy -- What a Way to Go!
mosaix -- Fall Out at the OK Corral
Cathbad -- Envy
Littlestar -- Sometimes Moments is all You Have
johnnyjet -- The Outlaw Hairdresser
Bob Senior -- Business is Business
Tim -- Gunfight at the Chronicles Corral, OK?
HB -- Hair Trigger
TJ -- The Yellow 'Rows of Texas

 

[Perpetual Man]

Less than twenty-four hours before voting ends and:- Ashleyne. B. Watts , Bowler1, Culhwch, HareBrain, Idealect, J5V, juelz4sure, Ken Zulu, Kerrybuchanan, Mad Alice, Mr Orange, ratsy, Serge Alexandr, StilLearning, The Judge, TheDustyZebra, Tim James, TitaniumTi, Tywin, Ursa major, Victoria Silverwolf and War.Earth haven't yet voted. Oh, yes, my short list was :- Bob Senior, Jo Zebedee, Ken Zulu, mosaix, StilLearning and The Judge , voting for Her Honour. And many thanks to:- Robert Mackay and Droflet for the mentions, and especially Glen for the vote.

I'm on the near naughty list, I've always wanted to be on that... only I voted yesterday morning

 

[Dan Jones]

A vote! Thank you Phyrebrat - always appreciated

 

[Droflet]

Is that a tie I smell on the wind. With VB and Littlestar neck and neck it could be another one of those months.

 

[Mr Orange]

many thanks for the finalisting @Grimward, the shortlisting @HazelRah and @TheDustyZebra , and the fantastic votes @Tim James and @Bob Senior

made my day those did.

now off to vote as i hear the soft hum of a raygun on charge

 

[Bowler1]

Less than twenty-four hours before voting ends and:- Bowler1 haven't yet voted.

Gulp!

Starts the Chrispy dance (like the rain dance but with the added additional risk of thunder and of course lightening). I did vote, I really did - don't smite me.

 

[Juliana]

Wow, what a tough month! Usually on first read through I have a pretty good idea of who I'm voting for, but this month was hard. So many great entries, and in the end just to make a short list I had to be a little brutal.

Vote: Victoria Silverwolf
Short list: Cul, Hare Brain and The Judge (with HB also getting the 'best title' award)
Long list: Hex, Jo Z, Ashleyne, DG Jones, Johnnyjet, Robert Mackey and TDZ
Special mention goes to Tim for drafting all those Chronners into his entry. Very good.

I... Just couldn't come up with anything this month! And the more I read everyone else, the worse it got. But hopefully I'll be back in February.

 

[ratsy]

I'm finally reading through the stories and almost fell over when I was referenced in Perp's story! I just hit the big time

I will make it back to do a short list and vote

 

[Mr Orange]

bit pushed for time so no shortlist, but a special mention for @TheDustyZebra for this

“Your crew cut out already. You think I got five mullets in me, or six? Gotta ask yourself – ‘Do I feel lucky?’ Well, punk?”

but i voted for @LittleStar. of course i did. an immense story of pain, suffering and loss in 75 words.

 

[crystal haven]

My favourites:
Hex – The Cough
Culhwch -- The Witch of Stone Man Ridge
Jo Zebedee -- RAYGUNS AT THE READY
Tywin -- Under an Arizona Moon: Wanted Dead or Alive.
Johnnyjet -- The Outlaw Hairdresser
Shyrka -- A Hair's Breadth
HareBrain -- HAIR TRIGGER
The Judge -- The Yellow ’Rows of Texas

And my vote: Mosaix -- Fall Out At The OK Corral

 

[Vaz]

Thanks JohnnyJet for the Long Listing

 

[ratsy]

What an odd mix of great stories! I kind of wish @Stephen Palmer had done an entry

favs were

culhwch
juelz4sure
Mr.Orange
VB
Littlestar
Parson
TimJames
Willwallace
TDZ

Any of these could have gotten my vote but something about Mr.Orange's kept me chuckling so he got my vote this month! Well done all

 

[Shyrka]

My favourites:
Hex – The Cough
Culhwch -- The Witch of Stone Man Ridge
Jo Zebedee -- RAYGUNS AT THE READY
Tywin -- Under an Arizona Moon: Wanted Dead or Alive.
Johnnyjet -- The Outlaw Hairdresser
Shyrka -- A Hair's Breadth
HareBrain -- HAIR TRIGGER
The Judge -- The Yellow ’Rows of Texas

And my vote: Mosaix -- Fall Out At The OK Corral

Another mention?! Much obliged, @crystal haven!

 

[Parson]

Thanks Ratsy! I appreciate the mention.

 

[ratsy]

Thanks Ratsy! I appreciate the mention.

Your story was just great Parson! Loved it...Donald Grump...

 

[Mr Orange]

Crikey another vote! Thanks heaps @ratsy!

 

[HareBrain]

My shortlist and vote:

Jo Zebedee
Mr Orange
Tywin
Venusian Broon
PhyreBrat
Willwallace
TheDustyZebra (special commendation for the Dirty Hairy joke)

 

[The Judge]

As ever being pernickety, there were some stories I didn't think quite met the genre, and some that to me didn't fit the theme, either. Pernicketiness aside, there was a fine crop (crop -- geddit?) of hair-raising stories, and my short-back-and-sides list is as follows:

Culhwch -- The Witch of Stone Man Ridge
johnnyjet -- The Outlaw Hairdresser
mosaix -- Fall Out At The OK Corral
Phyrebrat -- Cultural Appropriation
Robert Mackay -- Temple, Arizona
TDZ -- OK, Sally On
Venusian Broon -- Reminiscing about the slight...
willwallace -- Tonic

Unusually for me, most of these were humorous (pony-)tales, perhaps because both theme and genre are so daft, the serious ones seemed a hair out of place. And after a good bit of cogitation, my vote goes to Robert as I loved his last line.


As for mine, I hadn't read the other entries before posting, so I'm mortified to see I pinched Kerry's title and Tim's punchline for mine. I'm glad some of you have forgiven the theft, and curly quiffs of thanks for the listings/mentions Grim, Parson, DGJ, Phyrebrat, Hex, TDZ, Juliana, and crystal, and a whole bouffant beehive toupee of thanks for the votes VB (glad I saw off that mosaix -- about time he got his comeuppance), Robert and Chris.

 

[Mad Alice]

Thank you for the listing Johnny jet! Truly appreciate it.
Thank you for the reviews star beast and Victoria!
Really appreciate it as I have Ben trying to get rid of this flu since before Christmas. Have felt a bit guilty at being o nonparticipating.
Anyways loved all of them as usual.
Here's the list.
ShortShort list
Harebrain
Will Wallace
Chrispynnygate
Hazelrah
Cathbad
Little star
Pambaddly
Vaz
Venusian Brook
Mosaic
Victoria Silverwolf
Tywin
Hex
Mr orange
Idealect
J5V

Shootout
Vaz
Idealist
Will Wallace
Chrispy

Last gunslinger standing
Will Wallace.

 

[Parson]

It looks like a horse race. Yahoo! and now its Venusian Broon coming up on the outside, Littlestar going to the whip, and it's ........ Stay tuned for the next episode of Weird Cowboy Fantasy.