DISCUSSION THREAD- December 2018- 75 Word Writing Challenge :

Santa Swigged back another pint of the ‘green’ His tolerance for all things alcohol was legendary, after all not many people visited millions of homes in a night and had a brandy in each. In fact, he did not feel to bad all things considered. The wormwood should have really knocked him off his feet by now. If anything the magic was starting to kick in, and he was being invigorated. His rheumy eyes focused on the screen once more.

Mr. Orange – “Rudolph you sneaky little sucker, I knew I could not trust you. Planning away to overthrow me. Tyrant, pah you fecker, it’s false news! I’ll be sticking your glowing red nose up your glowing red…”

Littlestar – “Ahh peace all year round, such a noble belief. Something that is worth fighting for. Skin them for such thoughts? Never. But their naivety is heart-breaking. I love you all the same, my darling beautiful beasts!”

Joshua Jones – “Strange how small things can drive minds into the darkest of places. Simple decorations, is it jealousy or coveting that which is not ours? It is Christmas, they need something to lighten them, a symbol for the season.”

Tisiphone – “It seems so harsh, but it is true, you don’t get to fly around the world at the speeds needed without there being some kind of consequence. Tolerance must be worked towards.”

DEO – “Zombie reindeer? Why not? They are still fulfilling their duty, and if they are after brains, there should be no problem, there are not that many around here anyway.”

Ivy Moser – “See this is what I’m talking about, people don’t see the power there. All they want to do is right their blood soaked stories and see the twisted realities, because they thing it is funny. But there is a majesty and power to the beasts that keeps them safe in their beds, and they don’t even realise it.”

Santa stared at the full glass of green and frowned. He had nearly fallen into a slump again, but it was Christmas damn it, he was not going to collapse in on himself as he had done only once before.
Strange though, the ‘Green’ had hardly affected him. The alcohol he could handle, but the wormwood would normally knock him off his feet.
 
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Actually, the poll won't be along in a few minutes. I want it to close automatically, and as the software's lowest unti of time measurement is the hour, I can't complete the poll (specifically the time it closes) until 00:59, i.e. about 36 minutes from now.
 
Ivy Moser creates a visual feast to celebrate a natural phenomenon.

Mad Alice presents a ritual which seems both ancient and timely.

The Judge amuses with a dark comedy with a touch of wordplay.

Perpetual Man inspires with a mythical allegory of faith and resurrection.

TheDustyZebra charms with a tale spun from the imagination of another generation.

Ursa major displays cleverness with an intricately crafted pun.

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Short List

elvet

nixie

Mad Alice

VOTE

"Aurora Borealis" by Ivy Moser for its exquisite beauty.
 
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@The Judge .... Sleigh Belle’s Slain .... Her Honor has helped us to understand a new dimension to reign deer.

@Perpetual Man .... Origins .... Perp writes a story which moves reindeer to reindeer to reingod.

@TheDustyZebra .... One Foggy Christmas Eve .... TDZ lets an old man ruin a youngster's unbelief.

@Ursa major .... The Christmas Spirit is Missing .... Ursa reclaims his mantle of the prince of punsters as he puts reindeer on trial for the missing spirit.

48 stories! Good job crew.

 
Cheers for the review @Perpetual Man perp

Good to see you back in the chair. I hope Santa can pull himself out of the stupor he's in to get down under in the next 10 hours. Only milk out for him down here.
 
Great work all...a hugely entertaining crop of tales!
My vote went to Ivy Moser for the beautiful image that conjured for me.
Some stunning lyrical poetry submitted this month too...(you know who you are).

To all of you, I hope you enjoy whatever this time of year is to you. Be Blessed friends! x
 
An awful lot of blood and gore this time around!

A close run thing for me between
Aurora Borealis @Ivy Moser and Beware of Geeks Bearing Gifts - @Peter V
but even though I can identify with the Geeks, I decided to go with Aurora because of the wonderful imagery. (Even though a first entry shouldn't be that good :()
 
Sleigh Belle's Slain (The Judge) - You have to mark some hard decisions to stay in charge. But sometimes? Those decisions ain't hard.

Origins (Perpetual Man) - This is what happened last time Santa drank the green stuff; in reality, Rudolph was just trying to get him back inside before he did freeze.

One Foggy Christmas Eve (TheDustyZebra) - Those tuxedo'd snobs are too proud to admit it, but it's perfectly true.

The Christmas Spirit is Missing (Ursa major) - Stealing Santa's brandy? Oh, dear. I hear that's considered high treason up north.


And I'm gonna vote for Beware of Geeks Bearing Gifts. There's something about it I just like; it reminds me of a scene from a holiday-themed comic sci-fi movie, which is an entirely underused genre, in my honest opinion.
 
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My short list was finally cut down to:- elvet, Ivy Moser, Justin Swanton, Mad Alice, nixie, Scookey, Teresa Edgerton, and Tisiphone. As always, it had started as "most of them" Finally the vote went to elvet.

Thank you Artoriarius and Perp for your reviews.

And a Happy Festive Season to All.
 
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@chrispenycate Thank you so much for my first ever 75 word story vote! I was so excited to see it this morning.
@Victoria Silverwolf An honour to be on your short list.
A big thanks to all the reviewers, you add an extra dimension to every story.
I am taking my time reading through the entries in preparation for voting. There are so many good stories, it is going to be tough to choose just one.
 
Betty sighed, it seemed as though Santa was pulling through at the last minute. Which was odd, he had an incredible tolerance for alcohol, but swings and roundabouts, he was more susceptible to the wormwood in the Green. A twinkle sparked in his eye.

Mad Alice – “That was something he needed, a mythical tale, rebirth story, the sun returning after the cold.” She glanced out the window and was half convinced that Blitzen winked at her.

TJ – Jealousy oozed from the screen, with all the Green eyed doings. It was retribution and vengeance, but there was a little twist at the end that made Santa sit up straighter. And smile.

Perp – Santa gulped, “I know him, plonker!”

TDZ – Betty sighed, she actually remembered the penguins. Or something close. It was a great story, but an even better explanation, the kind of on the spot thinking that rekindled faith.

Ursa – Santa chuckled and stood up. “If there was ever going to be a play on words, it was going to be the bear that finished with one. I'm sure that miscreant has whipped my brandy, but he is part of our team.”
 
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