Discussion thread -- July 2016 75-word Writing Challenge

[Bowler1]

Oops, wrong discussion thread.

Would we have even noticed???
Where am I???
Who are you???
What day is it???
What YEAR is it???

 

[nixie]

Would we have even noticed???
Where am I???
Who are you???
What day is it???
What YEAR is it???

1. Under a bridge
2. The Troll
3. Death day
4. Do you really care?

 

[ratsy]

I came to check if I was going to make the deadline, then saw I already posted one. After months of coming in at the end I guess I had an early inspiration. ssshhhh the echo in my head is telling me to do something...bad

 

[Ajid]

Am I to late for the pool party, I bought whisky??

 

[Ajid]

I'm in on the strict GMT rules right?

 

[Droflet]

Good to see you back. You drunken fish, you.

 

[hopewrites]

If you can post you're in. They're good about locking up after our parties.

*turns on disco ball over pool*

 

[Parson]

Parson rubs his eyes. "What is that confounded flashing going on down there at the club? And Hope I never thought I'd see you doing the electric worm in that costume! What do you call that anyway?"

 

[Dan Jones]

You see, Ratsy? This is the danger of giving yourself too much work! You'll have to get yourself a PA

 

[chrispenycate]

See? We have achieved the mystic forty-two, even without:- Bob Senior, Glen, Heijan Xavier, J5V, Mad Alice, sinister42, The Judge, TheDustyZebra and Ursa major, some (or even all) of whom might last-minute in yet - nearly a day left.

And who has accepted too much work, taking delivery of a Penny (if she keeps turning up, presumably a bad penny) while Szecrit Santas are still in abeyance?

 

[Mad Alice]

Wowsers.. Down to the wire again is it? Been writing, but the last two were indecipherable after being cut down. Found I needed a hard ninety one words to tell the one story, the other was so flappy long it lost the mark at two hundred. I blame nanowrimo for over encouraging my word profligacy.
But I have a fifth idea in the kettle brewing, I'll see if I can strain a story from it.

 

[hopewrites]

I call it "fluffyness gone mad."
Because who can resist chicken feathers in one's hair, fur ruffles round the collar, sleek fur jacket, and a clip on fox tail?

Not I.

Not I.

 

[Parson]

I call it "fluffyness gone mad."
Because who can resist chicken feathers in one's hair, fur ruffles round the collar, sleek fur jacket, and a clip on fox tail?

Not I.

Not I.

Hope, you might be PETA worst nightmare!

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Late last night I finished up my 75. I don't believe I've ever had a story veer so far from the direction I intended.

 

[Mad Alice]

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Late last night I finished up my 75. I don't believe I've ever had a story veer so far from the direction I intended.

Mine have been going left of center for quite a bit now since I've been on here. I don't know if that's because of good influences, or...

 

[Parson]

Mine have been going left of center for quite a bit now since I've been on here. I don't know if that's because of good influences, or...

Good, has to be good influences.

 

[Ursa major]

The challenge has now closed to new entries.

Voting is open at the link below:

POLL -- JULY 2016 75-Word Challenge -- READ FIRST POST!

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[Cathbad]

My Favorites:

Luiglin, Umbra
Wruter, A Tinny Ear
HazelRah, As it flashes before my eyes
Ajid, The Last Echo of Humanity
Ursa major, Health Care: Being Realistic About Outcomes

But I voted for:

Chrispenycate: Delay in Transmission

 

[Coast]

So, out of a long list that was pretty much everything, my favorites for this month were...

Ihe : Echoes, 4067 AD
Bowler1 : Heavy Lies the Crown
chrispenycate : Delay in Transmission
reiver33 : Best Served Before..
The Judge : Sins of the Fathers

But the one that won me over was..

Cascade : This Holy Place.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

DG Jones -- Echo can offer us mystical visions, as this evocative fantasy shows us.

Perpetual Man -- Sometimes we mistake an echo for reality, as this cosmic account of the nature of universes reveals.

BigJ -- This original creation myth depicts how an echo may develop into much more.

Culhwch -- An echo may be a refuge from unpleasantness, as we learn in this moody tale of apocalypse.

nixie -- Echoes often bring back memories, as in this surreal horror story.

Moonbat -- This witty comedy reveals how an echo may just be a reflection of one's echo.

Ajid -- An echo may be an important warning, as this brooding portrait of the future shows.

Parson -- This merry spoof of popular culture demonstrates how an echo can have unintended consequences.

reiver33 -- This brooding horror story shows us how an echo can be a promise and a threat.

TheDustyZevra -- We can punish ourselves with our own echoes, as revealed in this dark allegorical tale.

The Judge -- The evils of the past may create echoes in the present, as this somber meditation on crime and punishment shows.

Mad Alice -- Echoes can bring memories to life, as in this vivid and surreal fantasy.

Ursa major -- An echo may not be what it seems, as is shown in this philosophical account of the nature of humanity.

 

[hopewrites]

Hope, you might be PETA worst nightmare!

Naw. All fair-trade / free-range.

Happy fur has a better feel to it you know.