August / September 100 Word Anonymous Challenge Discussion Thread

[Danny McG]

And just to cloud things a bit, have you guessers considered that I may be this month's red herring?
(I've been in that fishy role on at least 3 challenges so far.)

I'm writing a list of my guesses, posting it soon

 

[-K2-]

Congratulations author of Not a Dry Eye in the House!

Well done one and all who participated, great stories.

K2

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

Congratulations to the winner!

 

[Daysman]

Congrats to the author!

 

[Danny McG]

Congratulations author of Not a Dry Eye in the House!

Well done one and all who participated, great stories.

K2

Ditto, a good story

 

[Ian Fortytwo]

Congratulations to the winner.

 

[elvet]

I'l give anyone who wants to guess another 2 hours to start the ball rolling. ( @Danny McG )
I'll be checking in regularly to comment and give hints.
Otherwise ,the reveal is at noon GMT.

First hint: The member posting the most stories did not write any.

 

[elvet]

CONGRATULATIONS!!
***B.T. JONES***​

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Here's the full list:
BT Jones - Hellfire, Not a Dry Eye in the House, Equilibrium
Guttersnipe - Wrath of the Gods
Victoria Silverwolf - Cautionary Tales
Narcissus - Cabin Fever
MikeAnderson - Fool in the Rain
chrispenycate - Hillside Avalanche
Danny McG - Cryin'
-K2- - Isle of Man
Astro Pen- Country of the Damned, Underworld
AMB - Rained Down From the Heavens
Daysman - New Year's Party Inferno
Ian Fortytwo - Diary Entry 920.
M.Robert Gibson - The Crying Colossus Awakes


Thank you to M. Robert Gibson for providing a most inspirational theme and genre, and many thanks to all the participants for another excellent crop of entries.

 

[-K2-]

Again, great stuff everyone and well done @BT Jones for the win, And for you and @Astro Pen helping to fill out the field with some great work!

K2

 

[Danny McG]

Dammit!
I had a little list of a half dozen guesses ...all wrong alas

 

[AMB]

@Danny McG post your list anyway. And thanks for the vote

I've not really been about long enough to read entries lately, so missed voting (I missed it in the 75 word too). But well done to @BT Jones

 

[-K2-]

Yep, before I forget;

Thanks very much @Wayne Mack for the vote, @Victoria Silverwolf and @Joshua Jones for the reviews, @M. Robert Gibson , @elvet for the mentions, and @elvet for making the effort to host this competition!

Well done everyone!

K2

 

[Danny McG]

@Danny McG post your list anyways[/USER]

It was a Word doc for copy/paste but deleted now

 

[BT Jones]

Thanks to @elvet, @Ian Fortytwo, @Peter V and @Daysman for voting for '...Dry Eye'... (and also @sule and @johnnyjet for voting for my other entries). I am chuffed to win my first little challenge, especially with such illustrious company. I think it helps that It was book-ended by two rather world weary rants that let me vent some of my ire at the current trajectory of our species.

Not sure I would have picked any of those correct authors. I think it just goes to show how versatile everyone is here that they can adapt their styles with relative ease.

And, as always, many thanks again @elvet for hosting.

 

[Astro Pen]

The joy of these anonymous challenges is that they are a true meritocracy.
The other thing, which I think comes out of that is that it is remarkably difficult to guess authors. There is usually a divide between, (how can I put this?) the comedians, the straight storytellers, and the poets, but to narrow down beyond those grouping is certainly beyond me as a newby here but also, apparently, still difficult for for members who have been here a decade or more.
I'm often convinced I have spotted a @Victoria Silverwolf or a @Danny McG to the point I would put money on it. I'd always lose though

 

[Danny McG]

I had to vote for Cryin' as a unique take on the theme.

Thanks @Victoria Silverwolf
I was trying to do something different from my standard deadly twist tales

 

[M. Robert Gibson]

Well done @BT Jones

And many thanks for the votes @-K2- @Astro Pen @CarBear

 

[Joshua Jones]

My apologies for being absentee for the remainder of this contest! Work suddenly became insanely busy and I had effectively no time for anything else... On the plus side I did secure $330,000 annually for a program to help young, impoverished mothers and their children...

Congratulations @BT Jones! An excellent story and a well deserved win.

 

[Wayne Mack]

I cast my vote for Isle of Man as I felt it had a wonderfully evocative description of a post-apocalyptic world. I felt the final line's turn for comedy broke my mood and would have preferred the end to maintain a dystopian. This, however, did not displace my overall appreciation of the preceding description text.

 

[-K2-]

I cast my vote for Isle of Man as I felt it had a wonderfully evocative description of a post-apocalyptic world. I felt the final line's turn for comedy broke my mood and would have preferred the end to maintain a dystopian. This, however, did not displace my overall appreciation of the preceding description text.

Well thank you again Wayne

K2