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

[Victoria Silverwolf]

Provincial: An example of the value of biotechnology.

Ursa major: A caution against even small errors.

Mr Orange: A warning that not all imaginary fears are without some degree of validity.

sule: A lament for the fact that some valued things cannot be replaced by others.

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Special kudos go to Cat's Cradle and Luiglin for interpreting the theme in similar fashion, and yet coming up with unique stories.

Vote goes to Parson for making fine use of the very difficult form of a parable.

 

[Laura R Hepworth]

My vote went to @Lawrence Twiddy.

Shortlist:

@jjcomet
@Luiglin
@luriantimetraveler
@M. Robert Gibson
@Ursa major

 

[Ian Fortytwo]

My vote went to @Laura R Hepworth .

Shortlisted.
@nixie @Hugh @Starbeast

 

[Provincial]

My vote went to @Parson.

 

[Lawrence Twiddy]

Honourable mentions goes to:
@jjcomet - Going for a swim
@JS Wiig - Seeds of Doubt
@paranoid marvin - George and Dragon
@BT Jones - Grace Under Fire
@johnnyjet - A Long Day's Journey Into Night, With Dragon's Egg

My vote goes to @Victoria Silverwolf - Tribute

Also massive thank you to @Laura R Hepworth for my first ever vote and @TheEndIsNigh for the shortlist.

 

[paranoid marvin]

Thanks for the shortlisting Lawrence Twiddy!

Great entries again as normal. Short listings for Ursa and Astro Pen with very fine entries. More than any other time I wish I had 2 votes for the winner. Cats Cradle and Starbeast , I thought both your entries to be worthy winners, but CC narrowly wins though with a great interpretation of the theme and perfect execution.

 

[JS Wiig]

Thanks @Lawrence Twiddy for the mention!

 

[Cat's Cradle]

Wow! Thanks so much for the kind words, Victoria and paranoid marvin, and I greatly appreciate the vote, p.m.! It's all made for a very good evening surprise.

I will read and vote in a few days. Looking forward to reading all our stories, CC

 

[Parson]

Wow! Nice surprises! Thanks @sule for the shortlisting. And mega-thanks to @Victoria Silverwolf and @Provincial for the precious votes. I'm so pleased.

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@Ursa major .... There Be Idiots .... The first rule of any battle is "Know Thy Enemy."

@Mr Orange .... Under The Bed .... Brings a whole new insight into the term "night terrors."

@sule .... We Dragons Guard Our Treasure True .... But do we dragons guard our true treasure?

 

[TheEndIsNigh]

Whoa! A stealthy vote from @jjcomet

Very much appreciated - Thanks

 

[Edoc'sil]

@luriantimetraveler stole my vote however I was completely torn between that story and @paranoid marvin 's I had to go with lurian because PM won last time.

 

[BT Jones]

Long-list:

• @G.T.
• @Astro Pen
• @paranoid marvin
• @Provincial

Short-list:

• @Victoria Silverwolf
• @M. Robert Gibson

My Vote:

• @chopper - The graceful craft really stood out for me.

Thanks for the honourable mention, @Lawrence Twiddy.

 

[johnnyjet]

From an amazing assortment of interesting tales, here is my "Long" Short List and my *** Favorite ***:

*** Tribute - Victoria Silverwolf ***
The Peasants Revolt – chrispenycate
Why I Turned to Drink – nixie
Rescue Mission – Guttersnipe
More Setbacks in the Fight Against Global Warming – TheEndIsNigh
Nary an Iceberg in Sight… - Peter V
Untitled – luriantimetraveler
Dragneer Honey - Lawrence Twiddy
The Last Dragon – Parson
Emergence - reiver33
A Better Life – Starbeast
Here Be Dragons – Provincial

 

[therapist]

I voted for @reiver33 thought it was a cool image.

Close 2nd place @BT Jones

honorables @Peter V @JS Wiig @Peter V @chrispenycate @Victoria Silverwolf @nixie (great last line)
and @TheEndIsNigh I laughed at the line “You can’t incinerate virgins without the proper paperwork anymore.”

 

[Hugh]

Amazing! Two whole votes and a top four listing. Very much appreciated and many thanks @TheEndIsNigh @Ambrose and @Ian Fortytwo .

I'm a bit late with my read through, but my first impressions are that there are a number of good stories, any one of which could win. I'll be back with a vote in due course.

 

[JS Wiig]

@therapist thanks for the mention!

 

[Wayne Mack]

My Vote:
Dragon's Den @AlekseiVashchenko

Honorable Mentions:
The Peasants Revolt @chrispenycate
Here There Be Humans @Artoriarius
Seeds of Doubt @JS Wiig
Moe Setbacks in the Fight Against Global Warming @TheEndIsNigh

 

[luriantimetraveler]

I really enjoyed all the dragon stories and poems!

Short list:
@Victoria Silverwolf “Tribute”
@Guttersnipe “Rescue Mission”
@TheEndIsNigh “More Setbacks in the Fight Against Global Warming”
@paranoid marvin “George and Dragon”
@Ursa major “There Be Idiots”

My vote goes to: @Laura R Hepworth “Does No One Read Signs?”

Thank you for the mentions @johnnyjet @Laura R Hepworth & the vote @edoc’sil

 

[nixie]

Favourites,
@mosaix
@Victoria Silverwolf
@Guttersnipe
@paranoid marvin
@Laura R Hepworth
@Ursa major

Vote
@TheEndIsNigh .

 

[JS Wiig]

@Wayne Mack thanks for the mention!