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

[Iwroteathing]

Wow, many thanks @M. Robert Gibson


I feel my title completely misses the tone of my story. I was going for a Brimful of Asha/ Soulful of Ashes pun... which think back reads awfully lame


There were so many great entries this month. For my vote, I went in looking for the best hook, something that could stand quite easily as the first few lines of a first chapter. A few honorable mentions for successfully hooking me are:

@Laura R Hepworth 's Her Happy Ending

@Marvin 's Deadly Sin: No 5 ("you lie still", what a great play on words here! Silly liar ogre!)

@farntfar 's Until my darkness

@The Scribbling Man 's Embrace

But I loved @Wayne Mack 's The King of Gold for retelling a story within the limit, and offering a brilliant example of "less is more" story telling. You have my vote!

 

[farntfar]

Some excellent cautionary tales this month.
with favourites from
@Laura R Hepworth
@nixie's
@Iwroteathing's
@Lawrence Twiddy
and @Perpetual Man
Lawrence and Perp most clearly hit the mark personally, with Perp take the vote by a whisker.

Many thanks to Laura, TEIN and IWrote for the shortlistings.

 

[Parson]

I felt we had a lot of stories that were of the same high quality making the short list and vote all too difficult.

Short list:
The King of Gold by @Wayne Mack .... For a perfect ending to the Midas Touch
Better Late Than Never? by @mosaix .... For the other side of a hero's story.
Regret-Me-Not by @therapist .... for reminding us that there is too much of a good thing.
The Morning After the Night Before by @Perpetual Man .... for a regret that entirely too many people recognize.

Vote: Better Late than Never?

 

[Luiglin]

Top three for me...

@mosaix - always go with your gut instinct
@chrispenycate - there's no room for regrets
@Perpetual Man - we've all been there at one pint or many more

And the vote went to @Perpetual Man , you got any of that Orcspew left?

 

[TheEndIsNigh]

It's getting exciting.

Is anyone running a book?

 

[Hugh]

Many thanks @Perpetual Man .
A wonderful surprise!

 

[paranoid marvin]

Hey, thanks for the vote Marvin!

 

[mosaix]

@Tywin gets my vote this month. A lovely, concise little piece with a wealth of hidden history, hopes and desires behind it. Well done.

 

[Cat's Cradle]

Good month for stories, all. Great choices, TEIN!

I tried to do a top 5, but my lists wouldn't be culled... here they are:

Honorables:
Guttersnipe, BT Jones, Luiglin, Daysman, Hugh, Perpetual Man

Shortlist:
Edoc'sil, Lenny, Victoria Silverwolf, farntfar, The Scribbling Man, Peter V

Vote:
I most enjoyed paranoid marvin's funny, well-paced poem. Comical poetry is hard to do well, and pm succeeds admirably.

I'm very grateful to @The Scribbling Man & @Lenny for the listings, and a huge *WOW, thank you!* to @TheEndIsNigh for the vote. (Hope I didn't miss anyone who might have listed me.)

Best of luck in the voting the rest of the way, everyone. Looks to be a close one! CC

 

[paranoid marvin]

Hey thanks CC, and I really appreciate the kind comments.

 

[Daysman]

Better late than never, my fave tales of woe and my vote *:
@JS Wiig
@Luiglin
@Lenny
@paranoid marvin
@msstice
@Parson
@Peter V
@Ursa major *

Thanks to @The Scribbling Man, @TheEndIsNigh, @Hugh, @nixie, @BT Jones, @M. Robert Gibson and @Cat's Cradle for your honourables / shortlistings / mentions, and to @Victoria Silverwolf & @Parson for your timely comments.

Do have a great evening!

 

[farntfar]

Thank you, Cat's.

 

[paranoid marvin]

Thanks Daysman for the shortlisting.

 

[Ursa major]

Many, many thanks for the vote, @Daysman...


...and many many thanks for the stealth vote, @Maya13.

 

[JS Wiig]

@Daysman thank you for the mention!

 

[Ursa major]

The poll has closed and we have a winner:

Congratulations, paranoid marvin!​

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[Vince W]

Congratulations, @paranoid marvin! Well done!

 

[paranoid marvin]

Thanks guys, and thanks for the vote Ursa!

 

[Luiglin]

Congrats @paranoid marvin

Thanks @Laura R Hepworth for the vote and for the mentions.

When I read the theme, Sinatra's "My Way" instantly came to mind and with it, the Dark Lord singing his swansong. A somewhat fitting way to kill him off I think.

 

[Wayne Mack]

Congratulations to @paranoid marvin

Thank you for the vote to @Iwroteathing
Thank you for the mentions to @Laura R Hepworth, @nixie, and @Parson