DISCUSSION THREAD -- December 2020 75 Word Writing Challenge

[Victoria Silverwolf]

Perpetual Man is the monarch of overwhelming ambition.

TheEndIsNigh is the monarch of modernizing the ancient.

VinceW is the monarch of popularity contests.

David Evil Overlord is the monarch of failure to communicate.

Ursa major is the monarch of adapting old ways to new situations.

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Short List:

Cats' Cradle

Justin Swanton

Wayne Mack

johnnyjet


VOTE:

Simbelmynë

 

[Hugh]

No contest: @Victoria Silverwolf gets my vote. Lovely story.

Long list to follow after Xmas.

 

[Ian Fortytwo]

I voted for @Danny McG . I thought it was the best. Probably won't get round to a short list.

 

[Danny McG]

Ooh!
I forgot about voting, I'd better have a read through all the entries again

 

[TheEndIsNigh]

@Peter V for me

Have a merry one everyone.

 

[Vince W]

Voted for @Peter V. Loved the ending.

 

[Capricorn42]

Voted for @Peter V cos it made me laugh

 

[paranoid marvin]

Thanks for the great comments and the vote B T Jones

 

[paranoid marvin]

My shortlist was Teresa Edgerton with beautifully written story , Wayne Mack who got to the heart of what it means to 'win' a kingdom.

But The Judge gets my vote with a brilliant poem. Judge I don't think you normally enter poems? This one was so well done.

 

[johnnyjet]

My Long List, Short List, and *** Favorite ***:

Seal of the Sovereign – Ashleyne
Noblesse Oblige - Victoria Silverwolf
A Gift Fit for a King - Peter V
*** The Fierce Urgency of Now - Cat's Cradle ***
TK Event - Danny McG
The King is Dead? - Bren G
All Hail the King - Wayne Mack
A Meal Fit for a King? - paranoid marvin
Ringing the Changes, One New Year's Eve - Teresa Edgerton
Game of Emails: Corporate Edition – scarpelius
Acid Reign - Heijan Xavier
The Royal Code – Simbelmynë
The Reality King – Vince W

 

[Cat's Cradle]

Holy Toledo! A mention from Victoria Silverwolf and a vote from johnnyjet - early Christmas presents! Thank you both, it's greatly appreciated.

I'll be back to vote in a few days, meanwhile, happy Holidays, all! CC

 

[Danny McG]

Ooh!
I forgot about voting, I'd better have a read through all the entries again

And now the vote is cast

 

[sule]

Shortlist:
Noblesse Oblige
TK Event.
The King of Bedlam
Ringing the Changes, One New Year's Eve
The Family Tree
The Royal Code

VOTE:
A Meal Fit For A King?

 

[Parson]

@BT Jones .... Thanks so much for the listing. Very nice surprise.

 

[Daysman]

Usual process for picking five favourites yielded nine this month… must be the season… as for the vote, I'm always a sucker for temporal twists:

• @Danny McG
• @Bren G
• @Justin Swanton
• @Provincial
• @Teresa Edgerton *
• @Luiglin
• @johnnyjet
• @Hugh
• @Simbelmynë

Happy holidays!

 

[Provincial]

I don’t know if this is permitted, so apologies if I have broken any rules, but can I ask anyone who has a spare moment to go to the Anonymous 100 Word challenge, read the entries, and then vote please? There were 25 entries but only about 10 contributors, and at the moment only 12 people have voted (which might well be everyone who has taken part). It seems a shame for all that work to pass unnoticed. It would really be appreciated if some voting feedback was received from the rest of Chron, if possible.

It’s being run by @elvet, so I may be stamping on their toes too, but I really hope not!

The genre is Hauntology, and the theme is The World That Never Was (if my memory serves me well.)

Thanks to everyone who voted!

 

[Provincial]

@Daysman, thank you for the mention, much appreciated.

 

[Provincial]

Shortlisted:

@Cat's Cradle
@Bren G
@Justin Swanton
@LittleStar


Got my vote:

@Parson

 

[paranoid marvin]

What a lovely surprise, 2 more votes - thanks AlexseiVashchenko and sule, and thanks for the mention jonnyjet.

 

[Wayne Mack]

Short List
A Gift Fit for a King @Peter V
A Meal Fit For A King? @paranoid marvin
Ringing the Changes, One New Year’s Eve @Teresa Edgerton
Game of Emails: Corporate Edition @scarpelius
Conquest Insatiable @Perpetual Man

Vote
Noblesse Oblige @Victoria Silverwolf