DISCUSSION THREAD -- December 2016 75-word Writing Challenge

[Hugh]

My favourites:
Luiglin
Victoria Silverwolf
Dave Barsby
Wruter
Abernovo
reiver33
Bowler1
DG Jones
Cory Swanson

With Dave Barsby getting my vote.

 

[Cory Swanson]

Dave Barsby - Trophies
Glen - Pub with No Beer III
Hoppy Frood - A Visit From
Chrispenycate - Where Comets Go for Winter
Moonbat - Christmas Lights
Coast - Cost of Business

 

[Parson]

I hate that I missed the dead line. I was going to write about a Salvation Army Nurse who helped during the winter of 1880, who in fact a Christmas angel..... Ah what could have been .....

Any way

Shortlist:
@Dave Barsby ... Trophies
@Wruter ... "Snow Queen"
@Vaz ... "Rick Pickings"

Special Musical Mention (@hopewrites what did you start last month?)
@Mr Orange ... Jingle Hell
@David Evil Overlord ... Brontosaurus Saves History ......

Contenders:
@Vaz ... Burnt Matches
@HazelRah ... "Ode to the Festive Cynic"

Voted for
@mosaix ... "The Reason it Finally Stopped."


Well done everyone. The range of stories is simply awesome.

 

[Abernovo]

Many thanks for the mentions, @Wruter and @Hugh.

I shall do a proper read-through and cast my vote in the next couple of days. I'm in the middle of a move, so running behind.

 

[David Evil Overlord]

I hate that I missed the dead line. I was going to write about a Salvation Army Nurse who helped during the winter of 1880, who in fact a Christmas angel..... Ah what could have been .....

Any way

Shortlist:
@Dave Barsby ... Trophies
@Wruter ... "Snow Queen"
@Vaz ... "Rick Pickings"

Special Musical Mention (@hopewrites what did you start last month?)
@Mr Orange ... Jingle Hell
@David Evil Overlord ... Brontosaurus Saves History ......

Contenders:
@Vaz ... Burnt Matches
@HazelRah ... "Ode to the Festive Cynic"

Voted for
@mosaix ... "The Reason it Finally Stopped."


Well done everyone. The range of stories is simply awesome.

I didn't realise I'd copied Hope until after I'd posted. I'd found an old story(song) where the role of Rudolph was played by a fire breathing dragon, and changed a few details.

 

[Vaz]

Thank you kindly for the mention @Parson.

 

[Shyrka]

A lovely crop of stories this month but these sprang out at me:

Revenge is a dish best served cold, very cold, @Luiglin
Trophies, @Dave Barsby
Snow Queen, @Wruter
Frozen Liquid Assets, @Heijan Xavier
Jingle Hell, @Mr Orange
Santa's Naughty of Nice List, @Bowler1
Fairy Light, @DG Jones
Christmas Lights, @Moonbat
The Reason it Finally Stopped... @mosaix

In the end it was a toss up between DG's wonderfully-crafted tale ('Grub', such a perfect name) and Mr Orange's devilish twist on an old favourite. The song won it for me in the end - such a jolly tune turned to such dark ends...

 

[TheDustyZebra]

Many thanks for the mentions, @Wruter and @Hugh.

I shall do a proper read-through and cast my vote in the next couple of days. I'm in the middle of a move, so running behind.

Do be sure of that time frame -- voting ends on the 28th.

 

[TheDustyZebra]

Speaking of which, I'd better get mine in before I forget.

Dave Barsby -- Trophies
Wruter -- Snow Queen
Hoopy -- A Visit From...
Bowler -- Santa's Naughty or Nice List
Vaz -- Rich Pickings
Shyrka -- Hoar Frost
*DEO -- Brontosaurus...*
Jo -- Winter Kisses

 

[David Evil Overlord]

And a vote? Thanks Dusty!

And thanks to Parson for the special musical mention, and Vaz and Starbeast for the not-musical shortlistings.

For those who are interested, I'm trying to work Brontosaurus and her Quantum Thesaurus into my next superhero novel. It may be a children's book. It may be an actual alternate-timeline-travelling brontosaurus. It may be both.

 

[Abernovo]

Do be sure of that time frame -- voting ends on the 28th.

Oh, I'm well aware of the time limits. I just need extra hours in the day or an extra body to do things. Perhaps I should say, "Station!"

Why do I get the desire to perform air guitar all of a sudden?

 

[Jo Zebedee]

Yay! A vote, thanks @Vaz! And some lovely mentions

I'll sit this evening and vote.

 

[Dave Barsby]

Whoop! A decent number of mentions this time and a vote from @Hugh! Thanks guys! I still feel that I'm a relative newbie to this forum (certainly compared to most) but I feel very much welcomed.

 

[Cat's Cradle]

Busy-busy, so just time for a quick list, and a vote-reveal:

Shortlist:
Victoria, juelz4sure, reiver33, HoopyFrood, Cory Swanson, Venusian Broon, mosaix, JoZ, TJ

Vote:
Mad Alice. Loved it!

Good luck all in the voting! CC

ps - thanks so much for the listing, Glen!

 

[Phyrebrat]

A difficult month for me as my shortlist was as long as my finalists

Shortlist
Luiglin
Hugh
Hoopyfrood
VB
Shyrka
Coast
Mad Alice

Finalists
Johnnyjet
D G Jones
Cory Swanson
Littlestar
VinceK
Victoria Silverwolf
Reiver33

I voted for Victoria.

pH

 

[Vaz]

Thanks Dusty for the mention

 

[VinceK]

Thanks for the mention, @Phyrebrat. Much appreciated.

 

[Shyrka]

Thank you for all the lovely short-listings. This month's effort was a real blood-from-a-stone job so any mentions are gratefully (and humbly, honest) received. I am also inordinately proud of my title pun.

 

[Coast]

I whittled it down to:

Wruter
DGJones
CoryS
Shyrka
Ratsy

All great entries, but this time DG Jones gets ahead by a single burnt fairy wing.

 

[Mr Orange]

Many thanks for the votes and mentions all. Found time to vote tonight, it went to DEO.