Discussion Thread -- April 2016 75-word Writing Challenge

[TheDustyZebra]

This month's Challenge is brought to you by last month's winner, Robert Mackay!

Theme: Outsiders

Genre: Science Fiction or Fantasy

Rules can be found here: Rules Thread

Stories can be posted here: Story Thread


Enjoy!

 

[Dan Jones]

@Robert Mackay it's about the we had a straightforward SFF month. God knows I wouldn't have picked it, so it's probably a good job somebody sensible won last month's Challenge. Good work.

 

[Cat's Cradle]

Good stuff, Robert!

 

[TheDustyZebra]

And the bar is set very high already -- two great entries to start with!

 

[Dan Jones]

Nice. But no April Fools entry. Just how terrifyingly sensible are we become?

 

[Luiglin]

I thought about it but decided to go serious rather than silly.

 

[Bowler1]

I'm waiting for Perp to turn up. Then I'm going to try and shoot him - he works best under pressure and will appreciate my support!

 

[Ajid]

A few ideas spring to mind. I will need to see where the mind takes me. Good choice.

 

[Cathbad]

Your mind's taking you for a walk?

cool.

 

[Ajid]

It often does, I try to rain it in with whisky and beer but it still survives. I'll kill it one of these days, but it seems to know what I'm planning.

 

[Kerrybuchanan]

For the first time in months, I'm in. Nice to be back.

 

[chrispenycate]

I have versified again, I fear - I'm working on filk, and rhythm falls naturally. But a nice easily understood one (for me).

 

[Perpetual Man]

This is strange, not only am I in, but I'm in early. (All this just by changing my name.)

Now I can sit back and twiddle my thumbs and wait for voting.

(Or start work on a 300 word story...)

 

[Ajid]

This is strange, not only am I in, but I'm in early. (All this just by changing my name.)

Now I can sit back and twiddle my thumbs and wait for voting.

(Or start work on a 300 word story...)

I'm finding the 300 easier this month. This one has me by the tight and curly ones. That gets me to write but.... I would love to reference the two abut the same topic, seems against the rules.

I think twiddling thumbs may be a good idea right now

 

[Ajid]

I didn't submit my entries last month but I had a few ideas. A craft low on fuel replenishes it's hydrogen supplies on Juipiter, the pilot takes a rest on earth. The prokaryotes from his foot fungus lead to us etc. But there is alimitation to this month. At some point something evolved that wasn't so natural to our way of theinking. That needn't be said but I'm taking my time on this one. What a great image. I'm struggling between two ideas.

 

[Dan Jones]

The prokaryotes from his foot fungus lead to us etc.

Do I not need to be reading that when I'm preparing mushroom stroganoff

 

[Cat's Cradle]

Very happy to see you back, Kerry.

 

[Kerrybuchanan]

Thank you, CC. It's good to be back (though I don't know how long for).

This is strange, not only am I in, but I'm in early. (All this just by changing my name.)

That's what happens when I'm away for a while -- you go and change back again. I'm really pleased. Much as I like Tim, I've sort of missed Perp too!

 

[Perpetual Man]

Thank you, CC. It's good to be back (though I don't know how long for).



That's what happens when I'm away for a while -- you go and change back again. I'm really pleased. Much as I like Tim, I've sort of missed Perp too!

I'm like a drag queen, throw on or off a dress and I've changed from one to the other....

 

[chrispenycate]

I'm like a drag queen, throw on or off a dress and I've changed from one to the other....

But it's a perpetual drag queen.