DISCUSSION THREAD -- October 2020 75 -Word Writing Challenge

[JJewel]

Thats okay, my wife is the one hooked already, so she will get the curse not me

 

[Parson]

@GalaxyWolf118 .... Bloody Holidays .... Some families celebrate in style, some commit unspeakable felonies

@telpereon .... Role Reversal .... Some role reversals are more fun than others.

@TheEndIsNigh .... cómo el inglés llegó a hablar español ,,,, The answer is simple: They got their history and fairy tales twisted.

 

[Joshua Jones]

Okay been thinking about this and the solution seems to be...

I will accept bribes for my vote, does that sound fair enough?

Oh, bribes are very common for votes... the usual currency is cake, but everything from gold to fine cheeses has been offered...

 

[Elckerlyc]

Can I offer my muse as bribe? (She's worthless, but don't tell her.)

 

[JJewel]

That is a harsh criticism of your muse, you need to treat her with respect and feed her wine and cheese whenever she is unhappy. That should change things no end

 

[Joshua Jones]

That is a harsh criticism of your muse, you need to treat her with respect and feed her wine and cheese whenever she is unhappy. That should change things no end

Ummm, my muse tends to bite me square on the... and then I have to get shots and it's hard to sit for awhile...

 

[JJewel]

I think you mean your dog not your muse, your muse is the greek lady that has a lot of baths, your dog is the big hairy 4 legged beast that licks you a lot

 

[Wayne Mack]

Ummm, my muse tends to bite me square on the... and then I have to get shots and it's hard to sit for awhile...

Is that a typo? I think the word is spelled m-o-u-s-e.

 

[Joshua Jones]

I think you mean your dog not your muse, your muse is the greek lady that has a lot of baths, your dog is the big hairy 4 legged beast that licks you a lot

Is that a typo? I think the word is spelled m-o-u-s-e.

No, no typo. Muses are filthy creatures; they bathe as often as they do as a common grace, so that writers aren't perpetually catching their death from muse bites.

Beware the muses! Beware... *wanders off into the woods.*

 

[JJewel]

No, no typo. Muses are filthy creatures; they bathe as often as they do as a common grace, so that writers aren't perpetually catching their death from muse bites.

Beware the muses! Beware... *wanders off into the woods.*

I think your muse is faulty, do you have a receipt?

 

[Parson]

Is that a typo? I think the word is spelled m-o-u-s-e.

I suggest you run and hide when @Mouse sees this.

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@Hugh .... My Tree .... Your feelings are strongest when you lose what you love.

 

[Hugh]

I have no interest in reading or writing horror - as Parson said last month, there's too much in the world already. But I wouldn't like to miss a month, so, as ever, I've managed an entry that fits my own criteria for the genre.

And I can see some similarity with your entry @wagtail - I can assure you I only look at the entries once I've written mine. Looking at the other entries just freezes any creative juices that I may have.

 

[JJewel]

Wow, that is harsh man, I am soooo hurt, mines was meant to be funny!

 

[wagtail]

And I can see some similarity with your entry @wagtail - I can assure you I only look at the entries once I've written mine. Looking at the other entries just freezes any creative juices that I may have.

And a lot of differences @Hugh -- there are bound to be similar elements amongst some stories

 

[Parson]

@Matchu .... Tree of Life .... When the forest god gives gifts it also requires them, much to everyone's horror.

 

[Parson]

@Moonbat .... Follow the trail .... Sometimes escape feels like the lesser of two evils.

@Peter V .... Ann Arboreal .... Trees are more, and more dangerous, than they seem.

 

[Elckerlyc]

Well, after a lengthy struggle with wilful words, I'm in.

So, let's see:
Woodlands... Check
Horror... Check
Too Late... Negative. Still 10 days to go till closing of the challenge. Phew......

 

[Parson]

@Elckerlyc .... A Family Affair .... Elec leaves us convinced that there is something horrible in the woods and she is very real.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

GalaxyWolf118 startlingly relates a most unusual tradition.

telpereon imaginatively transforms a legend until it is new again.

TheEndIsNigh wryly warns of the consequences of hubris.

Hugh movingly tells of the pain of loss.

Matchu strikingly portrays an extraordinary transformation.

Moonbat eerily depicts an endless journey.

Peter V vividly narrates a tale of a warning unheeded.

Elckerlyc powerfully considers the darkest of emotions.

johnnyjet effectively creates a metaphor for careless behavior.

 

[Parson]

@johnnyjet .... The Diva Amanita .... A warning unheeded leads to tragedy unaverted.