DISCUSSION THREAD -- January 2021 75 Word Writing Challenge

[nixie]

Been awhile, I've been hit and miss on entering recently. Not really hit the genre though.

 

[Cat's Cradle]

That's me in. I had the name of my tale (tail? see story) in a moment, and sometimes that's all you need for the story to appear.

Love the Theme, Peter V! Good luck with the Challenge this month, everyone, CC

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

therapist cautions the altruistic to make sure help is going to the proper place.

nixie understands that some victims are not that at all.

Cat's Cradle demonstrates how an encounter can lead to a change of feeling.

 

[Parson]

@stevietee .... Daddy’s Home .... Sometimes the you escape by tuning out, sometimes by dangerous personal involvement.

@therapist .... Or not to bee .... Sometimes escape is dependent on who or what you really are.

@nixie .... Next time, please ask .... Sometimes your escape is not recognized for what it really is.

@Cat's Cradle .... Shivertail .... Sometimes escape comes in the most fear inducing packages.

@Daysman .... The Mulligan .... Sometimes escapes are mistakes.

@reiver33 .... Jock's Raft To The Rescue .... Sometimes your escape is most unfortunate indeed.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

Daysman points out the cost of changing one's fate.

reiver33 demonstrates the importance of climate control.

 

[Parson]

@jd73 ..... Spe .... Sometimes there is no rescue and no hope.

@Wayne Mack .... T’Sheila Escapes .... Sometimes escape is not what most would imagine.

@Edoc'sil .... Jonas's... Escape? .... Sometimes the escape is only in your mind.

 

[Edoc'sil]

@Victoria Silverwolf - First on the scene! Playful twist at the end, thoroughly enjoyable.

@Iwroteathing - I think we've all wanted to banish offending electronics to the shadow realm, very witty.

@AlekseiVashchenko - A mysterious quarentine? Reminds me something happening this year!

@Calliopenjo - I can always get behind little people on the periphery of my vision, reminicent of "The Carpet People"

@JS Wiig - This one tells us that the ultimate escape is not always an unwelcome one.

@Guttersnipe - A fun character here that I could see getting into humerous scrapes.

@paranoid marvin - The only poetry put forth so far, maybe it's so good you've put all other aspiring poets off!

@stevietee - A dark reminder that life is not always so good for some, but a hopeful finishing sentence. I liked the breaks with onomatopoeia.

@therapist - I've often thought this seeing insects struggling in the pool, almost everyone hates wasps though.

@nixie - A reluctant prince. Who needs this rescuing malarky anyway? Hope the rescuers didn't go to too much effort!

@Cat's Cradle - A stark reminder than ogres have many layers, who couldn't love a little shivering tail?!

@Daysman - A bigger universe and story hinted at here in just 75 words, leaves me wanting more.

@reiver33 - Poetic use of the english anguage here, who is this tiny waspman?

@jd73 - What's that I smell? Classic sci-fi? Snnniff Dystopian world? You season well my friend.

@Wayne Mack - Cool character, Cool setting and cool actions?! I think you froze me.

 

[Parson]

@The Scribbling Man .... Intent .... Sometimes escape hasn't yet arrived so we just keep going on into the dark.

 

[Edoc'sil]

@The Scribbling Man - Very dark, mysterious and poetic. I'm liking it!

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

jd73 realizes that asperations must often yield to the limitations of reality.

Wayne Mack demonstrates how desperate circumstances can lead to ingenious creativity.

Edoc'sil warns that, when all other choices are eliminated, the one remaining may not be optimal.

The Scribbling Man knows that hope remains eternal, even during a seemingly endless quest.

Bren G sings of a future that looks back warmly at the past.

 

[Edoc'sil]

@Bren G - Another poet steps into the ring, and boy is it a doozy. Visions of spaceflights and universe spanning love.

 

[Parson]

@Bren G .... Passage to the New World .... Sometimes escape is in the genes.

@TheEndIsNigh .... Luck of the Draw .... Sometimes escape means someone else doesn't.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

TheEndIsNigh realizes that there is no honor among thieves.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

Guanazee pays tribute to a master of the past, while offering a new vision of a classic.

 

[Edoc'sil]

@TheEndIsNigh - A lucky escape turned to someone else's advantage! Devious!

@Guanazee - Tom and Huck in the future! Down with responsibility!

 

[Parson]

@Guanazee .... The Further Adventures of… .... Sometimes there are levels of escape.

@mosaix .... Repeat Visit .... Sometimes the only escape is through paradox.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

mosaix remembers that the universe helps those who help themselves.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

sule points out that technology can be a double-edged sword.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

Luiglin demonstrates the power of imagination.

 

[Parson]

@sule .... The Time Traveler's Guide to Civil Disobedience .... escape is either always or never possible when traveling through time.

@Luiglin .... All I need is a book and a light to read her by .... escape in the future may well look like a night watchman's escape.