Discussion Thread -- October 2017 75-word Writing Challenge

[Shyrka]

Another mention for my tale of salivating dwarves? Considering I thought it would die without a trace, this makes me very happy!

 

[Vaz]

Faves

Parson
Cull
Mad Alice
Victoria
Cathbad

Finalists and Vote*

Phyre
TJ
Teresa*

 

[Cathbad]

And I'd like to thank my Stealth-Vote giver. Much appreciated! (And don't worry - I won't give you away!)

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

Perpetual Man -- A poetic fable of the price of technological progress.

Azzagorn -- An eerie vision of fearsome beauty.

TheDustyZebra -- An ironic tale of the impossibility of avoiding fate.

LittleStar -- An emotional comparison between personal and universal tragedies.

mosaix -- A wry look at the humanity of inhuman creatures.

Culhwch --An moving account of loss and loyalty.

HazelRah -- An evocative portrait of a mysterious encounter.

nixie -- A haunting tale of solitude.

Ursa major -- A compelling vision of an apocalyptic future.

The Judge -- A powerful myth of divine sacrifice.

ratsy -- A satiric allegory of the abstract made concrete.

holland -- An inspiring epic of a heroic journey.

Mad Alice -- A surprising chiller of mythic beings.

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Vote goes to "Last Voyage" by Justin Swanton.

 

[Danny McG]

And I'd like to thank my Stealth-Vote giver. Much appreciated! (And don't worry - I won't give you away!)

Guaranteed to get people going to the voting poll and clicking on your vote to see who it was! (Yeah, I looked)

 

[paranoid marvin]

thank you Joshua and cats cradle for the shortlisting, and mega thanks to Cathbad for the vote, makes it all feel worthwhile.

 

[paranoid marvin]

Shortlist -

Starbeast, great writing style; energetic and puts you in the heart of the action.

LittleStar, beautiful entry.

The Judge, awe inspiring how you create so much in so few words.

 

[Hugh]

Many thanks indeed for the mentions @nixie and @Joshua Jones.

And truly wonderful! An unexpected stealth vote! Really pleased and much appreciated. Many thanks!

 

[DragonAether]

I voted for Victoria in the end, love your stories

 

[Shyrka]

My shortlist:

For Now, @LittleStar - Beautiful imagery and wistfully bitter-sweet.
Salt & Sorrow, @Culhwch - A heart-wrenching entry with a lovely "folk tale" feeling.
The Sword, @ratsy - Evocative and rich with foreboding.

Vote:

'Ware the Kraken, @paranoid marvin - I just loved the brine-soaked ambience of this 'space shanty'.

 

[Mith]

Very good stories one and all folks. It's difficult to whittle them down, but I've tried.

Here's the shortlisting:

DragonAether ~ Be the Tuna
Shyrka ~ To Die For
chrispenycate ~ Lifeboat
Joshua Jones ~ Out of the Frying Pan
Perpetual Man ~ Beached
Culhwch ~ Salt and Sorrow
Phyrebrat ~ Never the Twain

But my vote has to go to The Judge!

 

[Teresa Edgerton]

Thanks to everyone who mentioned my story, and a very big thank you to nixie, mosaix, Talysia, johnnyjet, and Vaz for the votes.

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So many extraordinary stories this month, so that my list would be long indeed, but I forced myself to be ruthless and cut it down. Here is the result: long list, short list, and **vote**

chrispenycate
Astrozon
Hugh
Parson
mosaix
Culhwch
HazelRah
Vaz
Little Star
holland
**The Judge**

 

[paranoid marvin]

Thanks Shyrka, it really means a lot for you to conisder my entry worth voting for.

 

[Parson]

I'm grinning!! A mention from Teresa! sings: "It's a beautiful day..."

 

[Stable]

My excuses for not writing this month are jetlag for weeks and a sick child, followed by laziness and act nontogetherness.

My vote for this month was for @Mad Alice and her sympathetic viking.

 

[Cat's Cradle]

Two votes, wow! Thanks so much Peter V an TitaniumTi! And thank you Joshua Jones for the listing.

Nice spread on the votes so far. I think 17 entries have received votes.

 

[Parson]

Parson decides he was blind last night! @Vaz --- Thanks so much for the short listing!

 

[Vaz]

Many Teresa for the short listing.

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[Danny McG]

Well some of us like zombies

 

[Vaz]

I've missed a *thanks out of my last message. Thanks Teresa

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