Discussion thread -- July 2018 75-word Writing Challenge

I know we have a few days to go but we do seem a little light on entries. I've posted a couple of reminders in other threads.
If anyone else can come up with ways too encourage entries that would be good.
 
Just for fun, a quick peck and post. Hope I didn't darken up the lighthearted competition too much.

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Cathbad said:
Few accuse my writing of being light...
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...hearted ;)

In any case, this fellow disagrees :oops:

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I'm in. Hopefully I didn't make the dark twist too subtle this time...
 
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Stable -- The author provides a dark version of a familiar story.

Joshua Jones -- Through a child's eyes, this story provides a strong contrast between what is real and what we dream.

(Interesting coincidence that these two offerings should appear so close together.)
 
Have had my daughter and her 5 kids (ages 1.5 to 13) in our house since Thursday, so to say it's been crazy, well I'd be in the running for the election to the price of understatement!!

@Starbeast .... Special Order 939 .... Beasty gives us a story with a twist I didn't seem coming. But the main character should have expected the paperwork!

@Harpo .... Cheesy Twist .... Harpo leaves us scratching our heads and getting cheese coating in our hair.

@-K2- .... Hot Dose: .... K2 leaves me with the distinct impression that magic mushrooms were central to this story.

@Stable .... Bloody Ella .... Stable had best mind the story police because Cinderella has just slipped a cog.

@Joshua Jones .... The Ball Couldn't Wait .... Joshua has just diverted the story police because a murder has been reported and a story has been moved from princess fantasy to grim dark.

@LittleStar .... Lessons Leanrt .... Littlestar has learned the lesson of how to get your lover to stay with you.

@Bob Senior .... All's Well That Ends .... Bob reminds us that it's usually the girl that has to take the bull by the horns and plant one on the kisser.

@Shyrka .... Far From the Tree .... Shy girl reminds us that sometimes the apple does fall far from the tree indeed.

Shyrka when I read the title I thought here we go.... a story about Adam and Eve and the tree. .... Not so much, but good story.
 
well, i'm in. i tried my best to cram the theme into my story as many times as i could!

some hidden, some not so much :giggle:
 
It's been a while since I've had this sorry duty, but just to say we've had to remove a story for being over word count.

We really, really hate doing this. So please, if you're inventing words or playing fast and loose with abbreviations, contractions, hyphens or dialect-inflected dialogue or anything of the kind, don't simply assume that what you think is one word really is one word. If we can't find it in a good dictionary you're in trouble. We allow some lee-way with proper nouns and compound adjectives, but even then don't take it for granted you're safe. Search some dictionaries, check with a mod, and in the last resort count it as two words -- it's better to come in under word count than risk being over.
 
Uh oh... *runs off and performs an entry word recount* :oops:

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The Judge said:
It's been a while since I've had this sorry duty, but just to say we've had to remove a story for being over word count.

We really, really hate doing this. So please, if you're inventing words or playing fast and loose with abbreviations, contractions, hyphens or dialect-inflected dialogue or anything of the kind, don't simply assume that what you think is one word really is one word. If we can't find it in a good dictionary you're in trouble. We allow some lee-way with proper nouns and compound adjectives, but even then don't take it for granted you're safe. Search some dictionaries, check with a mod, and in the last resort count it as two words -- it's better to come in under word count than risk being over.
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As about half of what you just described is something I did in my story, your post gave me a heart attack. Thankfully, it looks like I am in the clear (other than the story police investigating me, according to @Parson).

Would it be possible, either after the close of entries or after the voting, for the person in question to post the story either here or in the improving thread? I thoroughly enjoy these stories, so I would love the opportunity to see it.
 
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