Discussion -- February 2018 75-word Challenge

[CTRandall]

Lots of great stories here. Hard to narrow it down but kudos to Shyrka, Pyan, Apello, Victoria Silverwolf, Hugh, Corey Swanson and Dusty Zebra

and vote to Titanium Ti

 

[paranoid marvin]

Great Galumphing Golems! A vote! Many thanks @paranoid marvin

You're more than welcome. The opening paragraph/sentence was quite brilliant.

 

[Hugh]

You're more than welcome. The opening paragraph/sentence was quite brilliant.

Any praise at all is gratefully received. High praise...well, that's truly wonderful! Many thanks again.

 

[Ursa major]

Many thanks for the stealth vote, Bob Senior.

 

[TitaniumTi]

Thank you for the votes, @Peter V and @CTRandall. I’m absolutely delighted.

 

[Pedro Del Mar]

My vote goes to Mosaix with Locusts?

Shortlisted were Mr Orange and Peter V

Well done everyone, I found this one a bit trickier than usual

 

[TheDustyZebra]

Eighteen votes so far, and just a bit over one day to go. Everybody last-minuting it like me?

(Settling down to read them all again now.)

 

[johnnyjet]

My Long List, Short List, and **** Favorite ****:

The Long Way Home - Victoria Silverwolf
I'll Tell Them Where They Can Hang It – Luiglin
For God's sake how were we to know? – dannymcq
This Doesn't Bode Well… - pyan
So Sayeth the Slug – CTRandall
Dysfunctional - Mr Orange
Mother Doesn't Always Know Best - Peter V
So It Goes – Hugh
Thunderstruck - paranoid marvin
Hobby Kit - Cory Swanson
Locusts? – mosaix
Orphaned Godling – chrispenycate
A Family Miracle – Parson
**** Live Forever - Bob Senior ****
Seeing the Light – TitaniumTi
Faster, Pussycat … - TheDustyZebra
Tweet Loud Enough the Gods Can Hear – Stable
Fear – monsterchic

 

[Luiglin]

Eighteen votes so far, and just a bit over one day to go. Everybody last-minuting it like me?

(Settling down to read them all again now.)

I'm annoyed. I can usually whittle it down to three, hence the awful rhyme... Top three for me... Top four for moi... just doesn't do it.

 

[Pedro Del Mar]

Thank you for the shortlisting Jackwinabox, much appreciated

 

[Parson]

@johnnyjet .... thanks for the mention!

 

[Bob Senior]

Johnnyjet, Thank you for the vote, I'm,, I'm at a loss for words

 

[Parson]

Shortlist:
@Pedro Del Mar .... The Most Powerful Being
@Joe Loomis .... The Choice to Believe
@Vaz .... The Chains of Esterra
@Ursa major .... They Think Therefore We Are


Voted for
@TitaniumTi .... Seeing the Light --- Had me from hello. Well thought out and just my kind of story.

 

[TheDustyZebra]

Victoria - The Long Way Home
Shyrka - Rebranding
Pyan - This Doesn't Bode Well...
CTRandall - So Sayeth the Slug
paranoid marvin - Thunderstruck
*Bob Senior - Live Forever*
Stable - Tweet Loud Enough the Gods Can Hear
Ursa - They Think Therefore We Are

 

[Bob Senior]

The Dusty Zebra, you voted for Bob Senior, you could knock me over with a feather!! Many, many thanks..

 

[TitaniumTi]

Thank you for the vote, Parson. I’m glad you liked the story.

 

[Pedro Del Mar]

Thank you for the short list Parson

 

[Hugh]

This has been an unusual month for me in that I have struggled to form a short list and I'm still unsure who I will vote for. Other months my problem has been who to leave off my short list. There are stories that show great promise but which in the end I do not understand, and there are stories that I just do not connect to.

I have shortlisted the following:
@TitaniumTi
@Bob Senior
@Cory Swanson
@ASleepyGiraffe
@paranoid marvin

I must also mention @Cat's Cradle for sheer ouroboric chutzpah.

 

[Cathbad]

ouroboric

*googles*

Hmm... I bet he means self-reflexive/consuming, rather than a snake devouring itself...

 

[Hugh]

*googles*

Hmm... I bet he means self-reflexive/consuming, rather than a snake devouring itself...

I'm struggling to track down a good quote on the internet. I've always been fond of the word, but I will probably find it hard right now to put what is in my head into words. I meant it in a Jungian sense of the snake devouring itself self-destructively while oblivious to all else.