DISCUSSION -- January 2018 300 Word Writing Challenge (#28)

CTRandall -- In this dramatic high fantasy story of conquest and rebellion, the weakness of arrogance is exposed. By showing the reader the way in which the oppressor's braggadocio leads to exposing an Achilles's heel,the author warns of the danger of hubris.
 
Nine Parts of the Law, @TitaniumTi - As the saying goes, "Be careful what you ask for." Of course, I'm pretty sure whoever wrote that didn't have this in mind!!
 
@ Victoria Silverwolf, thanks for the review! This was my 1st 300 word challenge and, for some idiotic reason, I got it stuck in my head the the li it was 150 words. By the time I realized my mistake, the short version of the story struck me as better. Shows the value of these challenges!
 
The Mountain Knows, @jackwinabox57 - This makes me wonder if the mountain knows what I did in the woods on that mountain in Kentucky!? Does it know what you did??
 
TitaniumTi -- The author creates a believable fantasy by treating the supernatural content of the story as if it were scientific. This makes the terror of the final outcome more real.

jackwinabox57 -- This passionate tribute to the all-encompassing power of nature provides a sweeping vision for the reader. By using the structure of a prose poem, this philosophical meditation recreates the beauty of the outdoors.
 
Plain Old Cotton, @Appello - Both beauty and hope are often found in the simplest of thins. A single plant, growing in the barren tundra, gives hppe to the denizens of this story.
 
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Starbeast -- This inventive variation on myth reimagines figures who have been made overly familiar through popular culture. By making them fresh and new again, the story's theme of reconciliation is strengthened.
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Thank you immensely, Lady Victoria.

Gosh. I've got to start reading those 300 tales. It took me a long time going over the 75 entries. Yikes! I still have to read the Prep stories too. Pardon me.

"UP, up, and away!" Leaps out the window and crashes into the pavement, five stories below. Then gets up and limps away. "I forgot I was wearing the Batman suit today, and not the Superman outfit."
 
The Lady with the Lamp, @Phyrebrat - What washes up on this island's beaches ain't always for consumption - but can be an object to fret about!
 
The Trees that Speak of Sorrow, @Vaz - A love tale doesn't always end well. But for some, a life (of sorts) will go on.
 
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Appello -- The author creates characters whom we grow to know through their struggles. By offering them only the barest hint of a better life, it becomes clear that sometimes one must choose adversity over repression.

Phyrebrat -- Our own time is viewed through a glass, darkly, in this moody, mysterious tale. The present we recognize and the future unknown to us both become striking objects of wonder.

Vaz -- By creating a new legend, the author takes us into another world, full of magic and tragedy. In this way, the allegory of selfishness and sacrifice is made more powerful.
 
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Takin' Wing, @Dan Jones - The surreal ending. caught me by surprise. This made me want more! After all, if the surviving boy is "the future", eerie and grander things are yet to come!
 
Perpetual Man -- This imaginative science fiction story takes us to a strange new world with dangers beyond imagination. By making use of ecological speculation, the author allows the reader to contemplate the delicacy of the balance of nature.
 
LittleStar -- The author creates a world with a complex history, and multiple characters with interlocking relationships, all in a few number of words. In addition to that, the events of the story can be appreciated on the level of allegory as well as on the level of suspense.
 
In the Wind, @LittleStar - What I read into this story was the constant struggle between the Haves and Have-Nots. And that "Freedom" is another constant struggle - with costs all its own.
 
Peter V -- In this story we find lives that have been altered by an incomprehensible, irresistible force. In this way the author creates a fable about the ways in which circumstances pull us apart, and how we can sometimes cling to each other despite them.
 
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