DISCUSSION -- April 2016 300-word Writing Challenge (#21)

A few more to get then. And yes, liberties may have been taken with spelling and such. (Wouldn't be any fun otherwise!)
 
I'm in...though I feel as though I've had a bit of a swing and a miss with this story...but I hope it's at least interesting. I'm really digging the other stories...Cul's picture inspired such a diverse selection of ideas! :) Good luck to everyone yet to finish, CC
 
There are some very diverse stories so far!

I saw something in the photo that no one else seems to be seeing. It's quite subtle.
 
The Judge -- In this jolly romp the author perfectly captures the voice of the narrator, and creates a world which manages to be both very strange, yet familiar to anyone who ever spent a day in school. The conflicts which seem trivial in retrospect, but were so important at the time, are brought back to the reader's memory. Add in multiple layers of wordplay and you have a delightful confection indeed.

cat's Cradle -- In this vision of an alternate time line, small variations add up to large changes in reality. Yet there is a hint that history tends to control human destiny, and that the big picture may not change as much as we think. While pondering this philosophical point, the reader can also enjoy character studies of great figures of recent years.
 
willwallace -- Here the author takes on the challenging task of creating a pastiche of the works of a pioneer in weird fiction. Instead of a mere imitation, or a parody, as has often been done in the past, we find an original work with new concepts which manages to capture the sense of foreboding of the writer in question. The author has also been careful to avoid the prolixity and verbosity with which the object of this tribute has been associated.

johnnyjet -- This evocative and moody tale offers the reader a sweeping vision of vast amounts of time. While not ignoring the relentless power of entropy, the author also supplies hope that some things may be truly eternal. A variety of vivid images prevent this from being merely an intellectual exercise, and bring true power to this allegory.
 
Glen -- The author makes use of a deliberately fragmented style in order to convey the psychological experience of the story's narrator. Through this technique we are drawn into the mental state of the protagonist, and feel and increasing sense of dislocation. Thus this tale successfully creates an eerie and tense mood.
 
I'm touched by your faith in me TJ. Haha. 11 days. Is that more than a week? :D

Juliana... It would work if the theme was dada-ism but otherwise it would be nonsense. I think I'm going to go with J D's suggestion if I can't come up with a third.

Alternatively, please text 'STORY' to 300 303 to donate £5 a month. <cough>

pH
 
It is always interesting to read the 300s.

I tend to not read anyone else's challenge story until mine is in.

Generally in the challenges, I hit on an idea or a thought reasonably early, and just let it simmer for a while until I can find the time to bring it out. With the 300s this often takes a while, so often, by the time I get to write, the idea has worn a groove in my psyche such that I can't look at the picture and see anything else. Then I spend loads of time worrying that my idea was too obvious and everyone else must have seen the same thing.

But then I finally get to read others and realise with relief that there are so many directions the picture offers that repetition is unlikely.
 
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