Discussion Thread -- September 2017 -- 75 Word Writing Challenge

[LittleStar]

I tried to be devious with my choices, but the required 'Theme Demon' sacrifice came up short I think... it's the first jelly baby from the bag right??


Here we go. The doors are opening a little early.

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Have fun

 

[Cathbad]

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"October"?

 

[Ashleyne]

I got an idea the instant I saw the theme. Great choices, Little Star!

 

[LittleStar]

... ... ...


Well I did say the doors were opening a little early


Uh...

*Clean up in 'Writing Challenges' needed*

 

[Cathbad]

I got an idea the instant I saw the theme. Great choices, Little Star!

You is scary!

 

[Cathbad]

Well... so much for "I'm gonna wait a bit, this time."

 

[Ursa major]

doors were opening a little early

Early door opening is now not quite so early....

 

[Luiglin]

I'm in. The idea hit me straight away, almost like having a bucket bounce off my bonce

 

[Vaz]

I'm in. Brought the usual grimness. Glad I got in early.


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[Victoria Silverwolf]

Once Upon a Time . . .

Ashleyne showed us that revenge isn't always sweet.

Cathbad taught us not to judge a book by its cover.

Luiglin warned us against trespassing.

Vaz revealed the hidden side of a celebrity.

 

[Cat's Cradle]

You people are soooo efficient! Wake up with a headache at 5am on Challenge Day 1, and there are five terrific stories already, and reviews for four of them. Fun theme, LittleStar!

Victoria - a clever modernization of an old favorite, the story's revelatory last line seems just right.

 

[Danny McG]

Getting too fast in here, i really thought mine would be story one or maybe two but there was already five in!

Think we should try a new category - 24 hour challenges

 

[Perpetual Man]

Nursery rhymes and Fairy Tales???? Oh this is going to be soooo much fun.


Little Bo Peep has lost her sheep,
But Ashlyne knows where to find them,

Daniel and Red are by greed led,
Putting Cathbads’ wolf to bed,

Luiglin sees sleep being corrupted,
Heads with buckets quite busted,

Propaganda, Vaz suggested,
Stop pigs being molested,

A new compatible home is ensnared,
But with Victoria the truth is bared,

Willy warns where a monster creeps,
Yet Dan shows a heart that weeps,

 

[chrispenycate]

Smirks. Worserey time. (Son of Worldbuilders) . Of course, I wasn't attempting fewest words back then - and nobody can be upset about my versification. 'Course, I won't get started until I'm back in England, or at leas Geneva airport.

 

[Shyrka]

Waggin' Their Tails Behind Them, @Ashleyne – This disturbing twist on the Bo Peep rhyme reveals the real reason why her sheep ran away – they were just too delicious...

The Red Hood, @Cathbad – It’s more like Little Red Riding Hoodlum, putting the ‘grim’ in Grimm, in this askew re-telling of a classic Grimm story. I’ll wager Granny was the mastermind all along.

Folderol, @Luiglin – Jack & Jill get far more than they bargained for when they go looking for a pail of water. After all, they lurk under bridges so why not wells?

The Wolf at The Door, @Vaz – The well-known story of the three pigs is revealed as a work of vile anti-lupine propaganda. The swines!

Perfection, @Victoria Silverwolf – “...and the littlest planet was just right!” Let’s hope nobody’s sleeping in our bed.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

dannymcg warned us to listen to the voice of experience.

BigJ revealed that the meek may not inherit the Earth.

nixie showed us how to choose the lesser of two evils.

 

[Dave Barsby]

Erk! Not very good with nursery rhymes or fairy tales.

Still, submission in with 44 words to spare.

 

[Cathbad]

Erk! Not very good with nursery rhymes or fairy tales.

If that's "not very good", I fear your best!

 

[Dave Barsby]

Dang it, uploaded the wrong version. Hope I'm okay to edit a couple of words without getting banned...

 

[Parson]

Okay, let's see this is September 4 right? No, September 1? What do you people do right now there are eight?! stories. I blame Little Star and her interesting choices for stories.... Hi Ho, Hi Ho, it's off to work I go.

@Ashleyne .... Gives us the real story behind Little Bo Peep. Who suffers from something worse than indigestion as her sheep come "Waggin' their Tails Behind Them."

@Cathbad .... Helps us to see the scam in being a sweet young thing that wolves are attracted to, unfortunately that sweet young thing is a "Red Hood."

I wonder how many remember what a "hood" was in the '50's.'

@Luiglin .... Now we know that there was a troll around Jack and Jill, but it was still their own fault and all that "Folderol."

@Vaz .... Well it seems like the Three Little Pigs were in the propaganda business. Leaving the Big Bad Wolf lonely and unloved. He only looking for a friend if "There's a Wolf at the Door."

@Victoria Silverwolf .... Helps us understand that the truth about the 3 bears tale is that Goldilocks is "Perfection."

@dannymcg .... is working with a machine that gathers food from families. Run when you hear the "Dinner Bell."

I have no idea what nursery rhyme or fairy tale this relates to. Sorry.

@BigJ .... Leaves us shuddering with a new rendition of Ring Around the Rosie which was scary enough in its historical context, now points to an evil human cause so that "They All Fall Down."

@nixie .... Digs behind the Nursery Rhyme to identify the spider causing Little Miss Muffet to ask the question "Is the Grass Greener?"

And the another story shows up while I deal with these.

@Dave Barsby .... Updates a nursery rhyme into the far future, all you can say is "Hey, Diddle, Diddle."