Discussion -- January 2018 -- 75 Word Challenge

[Victoria Silverwolf]

Perpetual Man -- This spare vision can be read as an allegory of an entire life compressed into a small amount of time.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

Glen -- With a delicate touch, the author shows us how different things look though innocent eyes.

 

[Parson]

@Glen .... Spring .... Here we have a bittersweet tale of innocent hope tinged with a shadow of despair and inevitability.

Glen, that was a little gem of a story. It serves up a smorgasbord of emotion in 75 short words.

 

[Starbeast]

@Starbeast .... 3000 Miles to the Ultimate Music Store .... Gives us a tale that reminds us of the worst possible ear worm.

Thank you for the wonderful review, Parson. Yep. There's nothing worse then hearing a tune, too many times.

 

[JDaly]

Sorry to butt in but where on the site can I read these?

 

[Teresa Edgerton]

You can find them by following this link: January 2018 -- 75 word challenge -- READ FIRST POST!

(And welcome to the Chrons!)

 

[Glen]

...Glen, that was a little gem of a story...

Thank you kindly @Parson !

 

[Parson]

@CTRandall .... Flea .... Is a story of the prequel to an apocalypse which reminds us that not only good things come in small packages.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

CTRandall -- This description of a seemingly trivial incident reminds us that small actions have large consequences.

LittleStar -- The struggles of the protagonist of this tragic tale are sure to win the reader's empathy.

 

[Parson]

@LittleStar .... Homeward .... The personalized story of the last Apocalypse, "and we all fall down."

 

[Peter V]

Not sure why but I am really struggling this month. I have two efforts at the moment but rather than choosing which one I like best, I find I am pondering which one do I dislike the least? I think that is enough to tell me to try again!

 

[Joshua Jones]

I think I have finally hit on an idea... Let's see if I can actualize it...

And for those who are also on the Character Creation thread, it will have nothing to do with a futuristic psychotic wrestler...

 

[Parson]

@Joshua Jones .... At Journey's End, Journey's Beginning .... We are reminded that even at the end, a child is a new beginning.

 

[Parson]

@Bob Senior .... Plan B .... a tale which tells of an escape that leads to a perfect place to start over.

Hey Bob good to see you post and you've written a good story. It's nice to see a story that runs from Revelation to Genesis; or it might be the form of a new heaven and a new earth.

 

[Bob Senior]

Thanks Parson, I thought that I would never get it done. I rewrote the entire story five times, finally settled for this version.

 

[HoopyFrood]

I've managed both challenges! Maybe I should take it as a sign and make 2018 the year I enter them all.

(Wait no, don't hold me to that, I promised nothing!)

 

[Calliopenjo]

I may not be able to get in on this one. I will vote though. I wish everybody luck.

 

[Parson]

I may not be able to get in on this one. I will vote though. I wish everybody luck.

You can always enter something. Maybe something on the line of: Calliopenjo was on the last Rocket to leave the post-apocalyptic earth. 60, 59, 58, ..... 3, 2, 1. Blast off!

@Justin Swanton .... The Last Vagabond .... the story helps us to understand that everything changes in the Apocalypse.

@HoopyFrood .... Mirror Signal Manoeuvre .... this tale reminds us that we will have to be in training for the end times.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

Joshua Jones -- This moving story shows how human relationships can overcome awe-inspiring challenges.

Bob Senior -- With a wry tone, the author relates an ancient story to modern times.

Justin Swanton -- This near-future dystopia sounds a warning knell of the fragility of society.

HoopyFrood -- This action-packed adventure ends in an ironic way.

Old_Man_Steve2016 -- The author creates an apocalyptic vision for the purpose of a comic conclusion.

Skyrka -- This emotional story shows us how sacrifice can be stronger than survival.

 

[Justin Swanton]

Ta Parson and Victoria. My piece projects - with a little SF horror overbrushing - the end result of current demographic trends in Europe. 'Post-apocalyptic' isn't necessarily just ruins and barbarity. It can also be the definitive extinction of a way of life and its replacement with something one finds inherently repugnant.