DISCUSSION THREAD -- February 2020 -- 75-Word Writing Challenge

[Luiglin]

Who says it's not good enough??!

SLAP!!

Anyhow, will you be entering at all, Luiglin? If you're positive you won't be entering, I'll leave this good story here where I can't steal it, but if there's any possibility you'll get your head round the horribly difficult** theme and genre, it's best if this is kept until after voting so I'll take it away for its own protection.


** that's sarcasm, just in case it's misinterpreted!

That's a big slap

No, it's ok, I won't be entering it. The idea is from a scenario I wrote for Pendragon RPG many years back. I never managed to run it as the plot never really worked.

 

[elvet]

Nope, it's an attempt at entry but not good enough. Thought it only fair to @elvet to have a go due to my previous posts

That's ok @The Judge , cheers for the offer though.

It’s a really good ‘go’.

 

[Parson]

Oh darn, I thought I was being clever, not obtuse. Sorry folks. What do Memento and Room with a View have in common?

I was likely the only one who needed that hint. Momento was meaningless to me, but when you said it was related to Room with a View, the light in this poor Parson's brain started to flicked, a couple of Googles latter, I understood.

 

[The Judge]

Yep, I got it, elvet! (In fact as soon as I saw you were going with Memento that was the first thing I thought of!)

 

[Elckerlyc]

I was likely the only one who needed that hint.

No, you weren´t. Even with hint I'm still not certain. That may be due to a cultural divide.

 

[AMB]

I'm still clueless.

 

[The Judge]

*tries to decide if AMB really doesn't know, or is being very witty!!*

 

[Parson]

@Culhwch .... Love, Eternal .... Cul develops a life story that stirs in equal parts, love, hope, and deep sadness.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

mosaix offers a memento to one who does not let prejudice stand in the way of devotion.

Culhwch offers a memento to one who must face endless losses.

Luiglin offers a memento to one who loved not wisely, but too well.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

BigJ offers a memento to one who stands as a mythic hero in a poetic epic.

 

[Luiglin]

It's been pointedly pointed out that I'm being daft for not having the 75 moved . @The Judge could you do the honours please? Next month, if I have doubts I'll keep my fingers away from the keyboard.

 

[The Judge]

*puts pointed points down*

Happy to oblige!

Luiglin's story is now in the Challenge thread where it belongs!

 

[Parson]

@Luiglin .... Sealed with a kiss .... Lui tells a tale of sorrow, subtlety, and a sense of love lost.
Luiglin.... This is the story you weren't sure was good enough?! If you feel that way about this, I would love to read a story you felt really good about!

@BigJ .... The Swordsman .... J reminds us a romantic love can send us in a near poetic way on a quest of impossibility.

 

[Parson]

@elvet .... Heartthrob .... Elvet goes for humor with a subtle reminder of how love makes fools of the best of us.

 

[elvet]

Always look forward to your comments @Parson , thanks.

 

[Parson]

@StilLearning .... Memento from fear .... S Learning lets us understand that every curse has a gift hidden somewhere.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

elvet offers a memento to one who worships from afar.

StilLearning offers a memento to one who elicits strong responses from others.

 

[Hugh]

Just curious: @StilLearning are you familiar with the term projective identification?

 

[StilLearning]

Yes, but only as a layman with an interest in human psychology, so don't read too much into it! That wasn't how I arrived at the story, but after writing the first draft it did occur to me that it might make a good metaphor, which is partly why I went with this over my rather darker first attempt.

 

[Ian Fortytwo]

Well I have entered my story.