Discussion Thread -- April 2016 75-word Writing Challenge

[Victoria Silverwolf]

willwallace -- A somber account of transformations and the prices we pay for them.

 

[Droflet]

Many thanks for the reviews, Shyrka and Calliopenjo. From now on I only going to call you Calli. ​

 

[Mr Orange]

And especially when you run out of words in the main body of the story

ha ha so true. it does get a bit hard to disguise the "use the title as the story" method when the titles are 50 words long though...

 

[Calliopenjo]

I just want to say, thank you for reading my story so far. Droflet, that's fine. It's easier to type.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

HazelRah -- A moving portrait of one forced to make a terrible choice.

 

[Shyrka]

Mars1 Mission, @Highlander – The crew of a manned mission to Mars suffer a fatal communications failure.

Ponyboy, @sinister42 – Time-travel proves to be a dangerous and lonely business for this traveller. Will his waiting be in vain?

Selective Autism, @Ihe – A young autistic boy is the only one who sees the truth in this disturbing tale of body-snatchers.

@Singers – A woman reflects on a life left behind and the dangers of succession.

@The Big Peat – A battle-hardened warrior visits his disapproving mother. Sometimes the apple does fall far from the tree.

The Outcast, @Calliopenjo – A young exile finds a home amongst mysterious forest creatures.

@Duttster – Strange beings explore their new-found forms and environment in this haunting story of supernatural invasion.

The Cutting Room, @Vaz – A shadowy surgeon fights to save a man’s life even though it means he is shunned by society.

Convert, @willwallace – A recent convert evangelises their transformation. Resistance is futile?

The Fruit of Her Hands, @HazelRah – The ruler of a colony is chooses between her job and her family. Outsiders may have corrupted her daughter but has power corrupted her?

 

[Vaz]

Thank you for the kind review @Shyrka

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

johnnyjet -- A strange and compelling vision of a world which has changed, and is about to change again.

 

[johnnyjet]

Thanks for the nice commentary, Victoria! I was actually going for "strange and compelling." Glad it came through. (Well, "strange" anyway. The "compelling" is a bonus.)

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

Cascade -- A forceful ritualized chant which shows us how cultural differences can divide us unnecessarily.

Bowler1 -- A tale of tragic irony which proves that fear may be more dangerous than what is feared.

 

[Bowler1]

Thank you Victoria - accurate as ever.

 

[ratsy]

I was going to write something but I had to check to see if someone else's brain went to the same place as mine...Apparenlty @sinister42 did! Now I am back to the drawing board.

 

[Cat's Cradle]

Oh, I really like your story, mosaix! It's got me a bit scared to take the train, though.

 

[Calliopenjo]

Duttster-The beginning of another life form.
Vaz-Heart surgery in another world.
willwallace-The tart of a battle to dominate another species.
HazelRah-A difficult choice had been made.
johnnyjet-Perhaps a negotiation between two species
Cascade-A mysterious species is being observed
Bowler1-A prisoner, perhaps, locked away for a long while has a chance to leave.
Old_Man_Steve2016-Immigrants trying to settle down.
mosaix-Routine of riding on a transport system.
LittleStar-A mother answering questions about the world around them

 

[Starbeast]

Whew. Finally, I'm in.

After many rewrites, and pitching out story Plan 1 through 7, I decided to go with Plan 8. Besides, Ed Wood did Plan 9 already. Man-a-live. This one was tough. I would start an idea and I would get too complicated with it, and couldn't squish it into a 75 sided slot. Being ultra busy at work didn't help matters either.

But, I did it.

And there was much rejoicing. Followed by eating and sleeping.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

Old_Man_Steve_2016 -- An empathetic account of the experience of strangers in a strange land.

mosaix -- A chilling tale of a very subtle invasion.

LittleStar -- A touching portrait of those who must remain apart from the fortunate ones.

Starbeast -- A surrealistic black comedy which creates a wild mixture of emotions.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

BluePhoenix711 -- A grim reminder that a situation can reverse itself, depending on one's point of view.

 

[Vaz]

Thanks for the nice review Calli

 

[sinister42]

I was going to write something but I had to check to see if someone else's brain went to the same place as mine...Apparenlty @sinister42 did! Now I am back to the drawing board.

Seemed a clever place to go with it.

 

[TheDustyZebra]

I'm sad to say that we've had to remove an entry that was over the word limit. Please, please do count your words by hand, everyone! We hate when this happens.