Discussion thread -- January 2016 75-word Writing Challenge

[Victoria Silverwolf]

Cat's Cradle had us all wide-eyed and plumb excited with a rip-roarin' yarn straight out of one of them penny dreadfuls.

 

[Cat's Cradle]

Gosh a'mighty, and shucks, Miss Victoria...you did me proud with your fanciful wordifying describinatin' my tall tale! Thank you!

(Loving the concept for your reviews, btw!)

 

[Starbeast]

I like your hair-slinger of the old west Cat's. And you is right, Lady Victoria is a real Cowgirl of a Reviewer.

 

[juelz4sure]

This challenge is really going to test me, I have a setting but no story.

 

[Cat's Cradle]

Thank you, Starbeast! Your own tale was a real hoot!
Best of luck, juelz4sure! It'll come to you, CC

 

[Mr Orange]

Nice stories so far. Had an idea last night, wrote the first draft just now. Need to let it percolate for a day or so but it's almost ready for postin'

 

[Hex]

Ooooh lovely, @Culhwch

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

We figgered Culhwch must have had some fancy book-learnin' back East, 'cause the schoolmarm told us it was like some old legends from way back in the old days.

 

[Jo Zebedee]

Well, come the weird west there can only be one hero for me. Rusty, the best darned dog in the west.

 

[TheDustyZebra]

You wouldn't want to give up on a good thing.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

If it's tales of hants and spooks you're a-hankerin' for, juelz4sure has some that will curdle your blood somethin' fierce.

There ain't much law west of the Pecos, they say, and TitaniumTi shows how sometimes justice packs a Colt.

Seems that Jo Zebedee must of been readin' them scientifical romances of Mister Wells and that French feller Monsieur Verne, 'cause we heard a yarn all about critters from way up in the sky.

 

[juelz4sure]

Thanks Victoria for the gracious review!

 

[TitaniumTi]

I love the review, Victoria. Thanks.

 

[Droflet]

Once again great minds levitate in similar directions. i was working on mine when Victoria, obviously channeling me, (or the other way around) came up with her fine entry. Well, close enough, right?

 

[Culhwch]

Once again great minds levitate in similar directions. i was working on mine when Victoria, obviously channeling me, (or the other way around) came up with her fine entry. Well, close enough, right?

I know that feeling. I panicked when I saw CC's title, but thankfully our stories were nothing alike.

 

[Mr Orange]

phew, i'm in, and no one has written an entry like mine, which is good. i'd be worried about their mental state if they had.

now to head on over to the 300 worder which, ironically, is still drawing a complete blank

 

[HareBrain]

Thanks @Mr Orange , neighbours just came round wanting to know what the wall-shaking groan was for.

 

[Mr Orange]

my pleasure HB - i even gave your cousin (well, he said he was your cousin, that's how he got the part) a cameo in the story

 

[Droflet]

'Wall shaking' ha. But I see your point, HB. Hideous in its brilliance.

 

[Glen]

What a hair-brained theme.