DISCUSSION THREAD -- January 2021 75 Word Writing Challenge

[sule]

Shortlist:
Escape Artist by Guttersnipe
Hunter's Moon by paranoid marvin
Repeat Visit by mosaix
The Littlest Rescuers by johnnyjet

Vote:
Reanimation Assessment No. 7653 by BT Jones

 

[Parson]

@Ursa major .... Not Depressed At All .... Sometimes there is no escape button.

@The Judge .... Careers Destroyed but Death – and a Daunting Buccal, Pharyngeal and Oesophageal Challenge – Averted .... Sometimes escape needs to break out of an obvious pattern.
*The Judge wins the prize for the longest most definitionally challenged title in the history of the 75 word Challenge.

 

[BT Jones]

Not sure if this is a long shortlist or a long shortlist (far too many good stories this month)...

@Victoria Silverwolf
@JS Wiig
@paranoid marvin
@The Scribbling Man
@Bren G
@TheEndIsNigh
@Guanazee
@mosaix
@farntfar
@Hugh
@Provincial
@G.T.
@chrispenycate
@Shyrka
@The Judge

The Valiant Finalists

Iwroteathing - A delightfully quirky comic tale.
Sule - A sweeping time travel epic captured in just 75 words.

The Winner

@Luiglin - Just a wonderful scene-setting story that makes you feel warm inside + a wonderful title.

Thanks so much to @paranoid marvin, @sule, and @Guanazee for the votes; @Heijan Xavier, @Victoria Silverwolf, @The Scribbling Man and @Provincial for the shortlists; and @Edoc'sil, and, as always, @Victoria Silverwolf, and @Parson for the wonderful reviews.

And a warm welcome to the Chrons to both @Guanazee and @G.T.

 

[Peter V]

Here is the listing and vote from the fifth clone iteration of Peter

@ Guttersnipe
@ Cat's Cradle
@ mosaix
@ sule
@ Luiglin
@ BT Jones
@ M. Robert Gibson*
@ Shyrka
@ Ursa major
@ The Judge

Well done all and thanks to all who mentioned or listed my tongue in cheek effort.

Stay safe

Peter

 

[Ian Fortytwo]

Voted for @nixie .

So many great stories, I couldn't make a short list, and my long list was almost everybody.

 

[mosaix]

Voted for @Guttersnipe with @BT Jones a close second.

As always (it must be me) there were a couple I didn't understand.

 

[TheEndIsNigh]

@Heijan Xavier Many thanks for the vote - I owe you a pint - Oh wait lockdown

@JS Wiig
@Wayne Mack
@Daysman
@BT Jones
Thanks all for the mentions


@stevietee - dark stuff
@therapist - Grave waters
@Luiglin - Old times sake
@Peter V - Excellent outcome

 

[Vince W]

@Peter V, @Guttersnipe, @Victoria Silverwolf, and @M. Robert Gibson made my short list but my vote went to @nixie.

 

[nixie]

Thank you to @Ian Fortytwo and @Vince W for the votes.

After a lot of deliberation I settled on @chrispenycate.

 

[G.T.]

Thanks for the welcome, I've been lurking for a few days. My own shortlist for what it's worth.

Vote: The King’s Well - @Shyrka: a very good descriptive short, in my opinion at least. At first mysterious and then enigmatic and finally inevitable.

Escape Artist - @Guttersnipe: I liked the twist at the end, very in-keeping with the text.

Luck of the Draw - @TheEndIsNigh: Nice little vignette with a slap in the face for the heroic escapee.

The Further Adventures of... - @Guanazee: So much information in such a short dialogue, I'm just a little jealous. Well done.

Reanimation Assessment No. 7653 - @BT Jones: Well formatted socio-political commentary. Sometimes others think we aren't worth what we might think we are.

Mission Irresponsible VII - @M. Robert Gibson: Entertainingly funny dialogue. Building character in such a short piece is masterful.

Careers Destroyed
but Death
– and a Daunting Buccal, Pharyngeal and Oesophageal Challenge –
Averted - @The Judge: nice take on the old verse with a challenging ending. The title is a story in itself.

 

[Guanazee]

How are you guys tagging specific users in your comments?

Sorry for being a total noob.

 

[Vince W]

How are you guys tagging specific users in your comments?

Sorry for being a total noob.

Start with the @ symbol and then proceed to enter in the name you want, @Guanazee.

 

[Provincial]

Start with the @ symbol and then proceed to enter in the name you want, @Guanazee.

Don’t neglect to select the name you want as soon as it appears in the drop down!

 

[M. Robert Gibson]

Another wonderful selection

Short list
Or not to bee - @therapist
Next time, please ask. - @nixie
Shivertail - @Cat's Cradle
Passage to the New World - @Bren G
Repeat Visit - @mosaix
The Time Traveler's Guide to Civil Disobedience - @sule
Going Through the Motions - @Peter V
The King’s Well - @Shyrka

Runner-up
T’Sheila Escapes - @Wayne Mack

Vote Grabber
Luck of the Draw - @TheEndIsNigh

 

[Guanazee]

@Vince W
Thanks!

 

[TheEndIsNigh]

@M. Robert Gibson

Reeling from the shock of geting two votes - Thanks muchly.

Another mythical lock-down pint heading your way also.

@G.T. Thanks for the mention

 

[Hugh]

I couldn't decide between @Calliopenjo 's "To the Rescue" and @The Judge 's old lady.
In the end I found the gentle simplicity of "To the Rescue" strangely haunting and it got my vote.

Others that caught my eye, in no significant order:
@Guanazee
@sule
@Shyrka
@farntfar
@Iwroteathing
@Guttersnipe
@Cat's Cradle

 

[johnnyjet]

My Short List and *** Favorite ***:

*** Escape Artist – Guttersnipe ***
Shivertail - Cat's Cradle
Passage to the New World - Bren G
Luck of the Draw – TheEndIsNigh
Repeat Visit – mosaix
The Time Traveler's Guide to Civil Disobedience – sule
Reanimation Assessment No. 7653 - BT Jones
Liberation – chrispenycate
The King’s Well – Shyrka
Careers Destroyed but Death – and a Daunting Buccal, Pharyngeal and Oesophageal Challenge –Averted - The Judge

 

[therapist]

My favourites

@Cat's Cradle
@Guanazee
@johnnyjet
@Marvin
@Peter V
@M. Robert Gibson
@chrispenycate
@Shyrka

Winner goes to ... @Cat's Cradle . I hope the Ogre and Shivertail had a happy life and enjoyed many snackies together.

 

[Perpetual Man]

The best laid plans of mice and men....

I had intended to start the new year off having a more active presence on Chrons again and getting my stories in earlier.

So, that has gone well.

I have a shortlist:
PM
Luiglin
TJ
Get hearty nods, with TEIN stealing the prize.