Discussion Thread -- June 2018 75-word Writing Challenge

[Victoria Silverwolf]

Calliopenjo -- You have met the enemy, and it is you.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

Cathbad -- Sometimes adjustments have to be made with new equipment.

 

[Starbeast]

I'm in. I'm ready for the Pool Party.

Bounces too hard on the high diving board, jumps off....and crashes into a buffet table. "Mmm, boneless BBQ chicken."

 

[nixie]

I'm in, first time I've struggled to get it too 75, the stupid thing kept wanting more words.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

Starbeast -- Not every anniversary is a happy occasion.

nixie -- There's such a thing as too much efficiency.

 

[Parson]

@Cathbad .... Success .... Cathbad gives us a true technological horror piece by giving us a great invention with a horrific flaw.

@Starbeast .... 100 Years of Nuclear Reactors .... Some birthdays are points of horror rather than reasons for celebration.

@nixie .... Home Comforts .... Nixie gives us an entirely new view of a horror awaiting those longing for convenience.

 

[Starbeast]

Starbeast -- Not every anniversary is a happy occasion.

Starbeast .... 100 Years of Nuclear Reactors .... Some birthdays are points of horror rather than reasons for celebration.

Thank you both for your reviews.

 

[Parson]

@Pedro Del Mar .... Xenotransplantation ,,,, Pedro gives us a whole new insight into the catchy exclamation of a generation or so ago..... "Why, I'll be a monkey's uncle."

 

[Parson]

@s.d. Ervin .... NEOSCIENCE .... S.D. points out that experience is the best teacher, but that it's lessons are very hard indeed.

 

[Parson]

@Venusian Broon .... A class trip to the farm .... Ven has given us a little horror of a story about times when prevention is missed and the solution to the problem unspeakable, literally.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

Pedro Del Mar -- One should be careful to check the source of donations.

s. d. Ervin -- Civilians are often the victims of military technology.

Venusian Broon -- There is no limit to how people exploit people.

AstroZon -- Sometimes we receive so-called benefits against our will.

 

[Parson]

@AstroZon .... Neocortex .... During an operation anesthesia is more than recommended. Amnesia is not.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

mosaix -- Self-appointed experts are not always reliable.

 

[mosaix]

Wow! That was quick, Victoria.

 

[Luiglin]

Unless I can find my mojo I'm going to have to give this month a miss. Real life work is taking over home life this month.

 

[Dave]

It's only 75 words - you just wrote a 1/3 of that above.

Edit: A Mojo Finder - what an invention that would be?

 

[Parson]

*Idea!*

To find Mojo follow these instructions:

create a word with these letter mjoo.

 

[Parson]

@mosaix .... Trust Me. I’m A Series 11 Robo-Doc. .... Mosaix brings a smile as he reminds us that insight isn't the same thing as being in control.

@johnnyjet .... Our Streets Are Always Clean .... The horror of Johnny's story is that this invention would find a ready market.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

johnnyjet -- Sometimes we choose not to see what we don't want to acknowledge.

 

[TheDustyZebra]

Shameless plug here -- anyone else who wants in the Sekrit Santa SSXI, please come and make a request by Monday night. Thread: SSXI

Here's what you'll be missing out on if you don't:

sinister42: Give me a steampunk noir detective story.

Joshua Jones: The standard option: a political SF about peace negotiations between a hedonistic and a Spartan society (may or may not be the same species).
OR
The "colorful" option: an uplifted pod of dolphins going on holiday to Europa.
OR
"Dinner date with a Cetacean"

johnnyjet: I'd like a story about a futuristic city that's tightly integrated with the environment.

Victoria Silverwolf: I'd like an alternate history story without any famous people in it; just how daily life is different from "our" world.

Ashleyne: I request a surreal horror focused around a seashell.

chrispenycate: I would like a story of a dragon school teacher's arrival fresh from the academy at her first teaching post. If this is too bizarre, I will take a flying forest.

Dan Jones: I'd like something about two hostile brothers with a strong sense of the absurd.