DISCUSSION THREAD -- February 2021 -- 75-Word Writing Challenge

[Vince W]

Shortlist @Victoria Silverwolf, @Parson, and @Perpetual Man. My vote went to @mosaix.

 

[Parson]

Great thanks for the short listings by @Wayne Mack and @Vince W. What a nice way to start your day on Chrons!!

 

[nixie]

Shortlist;
@Luiglin
@Lenny
@Wayne Mack
@Marvin
@Daysman
@M. Robert Gibson

Vote;
@mosaix.

 

[sule]

Shortlist:
The Guardian. by nixie
Sinful of Ashes by Iwroteathing
An Apology by Victoria Silverwolf
Alone with a Barbarian's Thoughts by Bren G
Kajar and the Television Interviewer by M. Robert Gibson
Embrace by The Scribbling Man

Vote:
Heavy the Crown by BT Jones

 

[paranoid marvin]

Thankyou so much to Edoc'sil , The Scribbling Man and Hugh, and also for your kind comments. Thankyou also to TEIN and JS Wiig for the shortlistings. Also thanks to TEIN for setting such an interesting combination for the Challenge this month.

 

[Ian Fortytwo]

Voted for @Laura R Hepworth .

I am hopeless at making short lists, they are all very commendable.

 

[BT Jones]

Shortlist:
@Daysman
@Laura R Hepworth
@paranoid marvin
@Victoria Silverwolf

Vote: @JS Wiig. The dark melancholy of the piece just grabbed me.


Thank you so much to @Victoria Silverwolf and @sule for the votes.

 

[therapist]

My votes go to
@paranoid marvin
@nixie
@Vince W

Shortlist
@Marvin
@Bren G
@Peter V
@johnnyjet
@mosaix

Edit// apparently we get only one vote. Have to give it to Paranoid Marvin. Great poem.

 

[Peter V]

It is quite possible I have ever voted for anything poetry or verse before but I loved it.

 

[nixie]

My votes go to
@paranoid marvin
@nixie
@Vince W

Shortlist
@Marvin
@Bren G
@Peter V
@johnnyjet
@mosaix

Edit// apparently we get only one vote. Have to give it to Paranoid Marvin. Great poem.

Yes one vote in 75 and 3 in 300.

 

[Lenny]

Thank you for the reviews, mentions, and votes! Been a long time since I did one of these - nice to see the 'old traditions' are still going strong.

Honourable mentions:
@Marvin - Deadly Sin: No.5
@Cat's Cradle - I've Rummaged Through Your Pack
@Lawrence Twiddy - Missed "I Love You's"
@mosaix - Better Late Than Never?
@johnnyjet - Who Ya Gonna Call?

And the vote to:
@Edoc'sil - Father's Regret

 

[JS Wiig]

@Wayne Mack thank you for the mention.

@BT Jones thank you for the vote.

 

[Edoc'sil]

@Lenny - Thanks so much for the vote! there's some real tough contenders this month, I wasn't expecting even 1, so it is appreciated. I'm glad to know someone liked it.

 

[M. Robert Gibson]

It really is getting difficult to make shortlists with these here challenges.
Therefore this month I've tried to be really strict and only consider those entries that I think fulfil the criteria of a three act story:

1. Beginning - the set up
2. Middle - the conflict
3. End - the resolution

and limit the runners-up to three.

So, runners-up be...
King In The North - @paranoid marvin
Recycling - @Daysman
Regretfully Yours - @Ursa major

and vote to...
Sinful of Ashes - @Iwroteathing

 

[paranoid marvin]

Thanks to B T Jones and M.Robert Gibson for the shortlisting. And thankyou so much for the votes and great comments Peter V and therapist, you've made a happy end to my day.

 

[paranoid marvin]

Some great stories this month (as usual). So many to choose from, but Edoc'sil with a truly poignant tale and Marvin with a very funny story make my shortlist. Lenny wins it for me with the an adventure that doesn't have a fairytale ending.

 

[Ursa major]

Thanks for the runner-upping, @M. Robert Gibson...


...and for spotting the well-disguised three-act structure that I... er... made sure I used....

 

[Lawrence Twiddy]

Thank you for the mention @Lenny

My shortlist:

Her Happy Ending - @Laura R Hepworth
Alone with a Barbarian's Thoughts - @Bren G
Better Late Than Never? - @mosaix
A Princess' Duty and Regret - @Parson

My only vote goes to a story I could not stop thinking about after I read it and I was imagining all the different places the protagonists relationship could go and found myself wanting to continue the story with some fan fiction.
Victory Parade - @Peter V

 

[Peter V]

Thank you for the mention @Lenny

My shortlist:

Her Happy Ending - @Laura R Hepworth
Alone with a Barbarian's Thoughts - @Bren G
Better Late Than Never? - @mosaix
A Princess' Duty and Regret - @Parson

My only vote goes to a story I could not stop thinking about after I read it and I was imagining all the different places the protagonists relationship could go and found myself wanting to continue the story with some fan fiction.
Victory Parade - @Peter V

Thank you, I am humbled.

Don't forget to cast your vote in the poll

 

[Parson]

Thanks for the short listing. @Lawrence Twiddy