DISCUSSION THREAD - AUGUST 2021 75 Word Writing Challenge

[Phyrebrat]

Don't think I have ever voted for a tale in verse before but this one really hooked me. Very well done, with a great flow and content.

Great job Chris 1978

I've voted for Chrispy once or twice but I thought the same. I really thought it an accomplished entry.

 

[chrispenycate]

Ah well - managed to get my short list down to:- atsouthorn, bedyak, Betok_Haney, Hugh, johnnyje, tLuiglin, M. Robert Gibson, , mosaix, Parson and Peter V . Finally voted for mosaix

 

[farntfar]

Sorry. No time to go into deail.
Shortlist
@Victoria Silverwolf Consolation Prize
@G.T. Champion
@Cat's Cradle In and Around Storage Locker C-2775
@JS Wiig The Legend of the Legend of Legends
@mosaix Through Other Eyes…
@Wayne Mack The Legend of The Oracle

Voted for @mosaix

 

[Hugh]

Well, @M. Robert Gibson got my vote for his skilfully worked tale.

Runner up @Perpetual Man : an enthralling story

Shortlisted:
@PigMonkey
@StilLearning

Others that caught my eye:
@Wayne Mack
@johnnyjet
@Moonbat
@bedyak
@The Judge
@AnRoinnUltra

And many thanks @chrispenycate for the listing.

 

[TheEndIsNigh]

Ooooh another steathy vote, this time from @Cat's Cradle.

Thank you muchly.

 

[Luiglin]

Good to see plenty of entries

Top three for me...

• @mosaix - is it me or is it a bit dusty in here?
• @atsouthorn - last line straight out of nowhere
• @M. Robert Gibson - I wear a cravat now, cravats are cool

And the vote went to @mosaix , my heart strings are a bit worn out these days but that tugged at the remnants.

 

[JS Wiig]

@farntfar thanks for the mention!

 

[DanielOwen]

My top picks:
@Daysman - nonlocal legend
@Elckerlyc - Bronk the Hunter
@paranoid marvin - Unwelcome Company

My vote goes to:
@TheEndIsNigh - Home the Hero

 

[TheEndIsNigh]

@DanielOwen

Thanks for the vote and welcome to the Chrons.

Although you're a new member, I can see you're going to go far on this site.

 

[Starbeast]

Jumping Jaguars!

Tons of great stories. My list was too large, and I felt bad about leaving anyone out.

@Victoria Silverwolf & @Parson Thank you for your wonderful reviews.

@paranoid marvin & @Karn's Return Thank you both for the votes. You made my day. Also a huge THANK YOU to those who mentioned my story or commented on it.

Everyone, stay awesome!

 

[paranoid marvin]

Thanks for the shortlistings DanielOwen and Mon0Zer0.

 

[The Judge]

In a rush tonight, so no time for a proper shortlist, but my vote goes to Peter V for his poignant tale of true heroics, with MRG's daft urbane tale coming a close second.


Bowing Scarlet thanks for the mentions/shortlistings MRG, Parson, johnnyjet, Phyrebrat, Wayne and Hugh. And many hooded Robyn thanks for the stealth vote Margaret!

 

[Bren G]

Thank you to @M. Robert Gibson, @BT Jones and @elle telle for your votes. I had peaked early, in striking distance of @mosaix before they ran away with the prize. No harm in being distanced by such a great story.!

Thank you @Parson for the mention as well!

Am a bit late getting these out but here is my runners up and vote.

Runner's Up

@Cat's Cradle - In and Around Storage Locker C-2775 - A new take on an old 'system'
@mosaix - Through Other Eyes... heartwarming tale of innocence and loss.

Vote

@Wayne Mack - The Legend of The Oracle - Search no further for a legendary story

 

[Cat's Cradle]

I'm also busy-busy tonight, so quickly:
A big thank you to our kind reviewers. Nice genre/theme picks, Luiglin - they inspired many terrific tales. And a huge thank you to everyone who voted, but didn't have the chance to enter a story. It's greatly appreciated by us all when people not entrants take the time to read the stories and vote (I didn't word that all well, but I hope what I mean comes through). And here are my lists:

Honorables:
Victoria Silverwolf, gracefully.falling, Elckerlyc, johnnyjet, M. Robert Gibson, The Judge

Shortlist:
mosaix, Peter V, Starbeast

Finalists:
Chris 1978, TheEndIsNigh

It was such a tough choice for me, between Chris 1978's hollow-chested lord and TEIN's story with its terrific and unexpected last line. I went for the twist ending, which still makes me smile - TEIN's Home the Hero.

I'm very grateful to elle telle, Phyrebrat, Wayne Mack, farntfar and Bren G for the listings.

And thanks so much to johnnyjet and sule for the votes. Truly appreciated.

Finally, terrific story, mosaix - that's some lead you've got there! See you all in the September Challenge, CC

 

[Elckerlyc]

Loads of quality and variety, making voting once again a tough enterprise and rapidly becoming a legendary undertaking.

Anyway, shortlisted and vote:

@Chris 1978 - The Coward Lord
@Bren G - A Legend... in Time
@Wayne Mack - The Legend of the Oracle
@Perpetual Man - Falgrim the Fabler
@Hugh - The Crow's Daughter

 

[Bren G]

Loads of quality and variety, making voting once again a tough enterprise and rapidly becoming a legendary undertaking.

Anyway, shortlisted and vote:

@Chris 1978 - The Coward Lord
@Bren G - A Legend... in Time
@Wayne Mack - The Legend of the Oracle
@Perpetual Man - Falgrim the Fabler
@Hugh - The Crow's Daughter

Thank you so much @Elckerlyc !

 

[Daysman]

Briefly, cause it's late, my top five and vote:

• @Victoria Silverwolf
• @mosaix
• @Luiglin
• @therapist
• @The Judge *

Thanks to @mosaix for your vote, to @DanielOwen for your listing, and as always to @Parson and @Victoria Silverwolf for your kind comments.

Have a great weekend!

 

[Karn's Return]

I've voted for Chrispy once or twice but I thought the same. I really thought it an accomplished entry.

Didn’t we ban Chrispy from ever having theme selection ever again after the Kipling entry fiasco?

 

[Abernovo]

Thank you to @johnnyjet and to @Phyrebrat for the shortlisting. Most appreciated.

My Shortlist:
@TheEndIsNigh
@mosaix
@chrispenycate
@The Judge

But, my vote went to @Cat's Cradle. A nice spin on a classic trope.

Honourable mentions to @nixie (nice bit of folklore), @Luiglin (takes me back), @Parson (who I now picture as Kevin Costner: build it, Captain Doug, and the Chrons will come), and @Starbeast (there's never been a 75 by you which didn't make me grin, brightening my day).

 

[mosaix]

Didn’t we ban Chrispy from ever having theme selection ever again after the Kipling entry fiasco?

I thought that was a perfectly acceptable theme and genre.