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

[Victoria Silverwolf]

Guttersnipe: Sometimes you have to have faith.

 

[Cat's Cradle]

Really strong start to the Challenge everyone - great work!

 

[atsouthorn]

Damn! It's great to see the first post of a challenge holding no punches. Great stories so far.

 

[Valtharius]

I read Victoria's story and had to tell the world it was absolutely delightful before I read any more.

 

[Parson]

@Bren G .... A Fairy’s Tale .... Sometimes following the rules is sad and this story made me want to cry.

@Guttersnipe .... Doubting Thomas, or, Warning: Blasphemy Not Allowed .... Rules have a way of biting you in the backside when you least expect it.

@chrispenycate .... Enregulated .... Sometimes the rules can be pure poetry.

@atsouthorn .... Render reassignment .... By rule, the sins of one's children leave you experiencing hell.

@paranoid marvin .... The Family From Hell .... Where there are rules the separation between reality and fantasy dissolves.

@Mon0Zer0 .... Top three things every adventurer should know .... rules are rules and there will be no truck with exceptions.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

chrispenycate: There are no limits to bureaucracy.

atsouthorn: The sins of one generation are visited on another.

paranoid marvin: There is a very thin line between fantasy and reality.

Mon0Zer0: You pay your money and you take your chances.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

DanielOwen: Subtle variations can lead to large differences.

 

[Parson]

@DanielOwen .... Sound It Out .... A good idea spoken very carefully might just set you free.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

reiver33: What seems like a disadvantage might turn out to be of great value.

 

[Parson]

@reiver33 .... Second Contact .... This is an Incredible Hulk of a story.

 

[Parson]

@Margaret Note Spelling .... The New Standard .... Sputter, gasp, shudder, --- the changes as one approaches the speed of light break established law and life standards.

@Thiery .... Tales of Mahanoora .... Sometimes those who don't see, won't see, and sometimes they set the rules.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

Margaret Note Spelling: There may be unexpected explanations for the existence of evil.

Thiery: We often fail to notice what is always with us.

 

[Parson]

@Phyrebrat .... Late Returns .... Some rules have punishments that bring us low.

 

[Luiglin]

Annoyed, just came to post my entry that I've been tweaking back and forth - unusual for me - when I spot the genre is not speculative fiction but Sci-Fi or Fantasy. Not sure why I'd convinced myself it to be the former, maybe the plot idea overtook me.

Double annoyed, there's no way I can twist it to match either one of those.

Back to the drawing board.

 

[mosaix]

Annoyed, just came to post my entry that I've been tweaking back and forth - unusual for me - when I spot the genre is not speculative fiction but Sci-Fi or Fantasy. Not sure why I'd convinced myself it to be the former, maybe the plot idea overtook me.

Double annoyed, there's no way I can twist it to match either one of those.

Back to the drawing board.

Sorry, @Luiglin.

 

[Luiglin]

Sorry, @Luiglin.

No need to apologise. It's my own daft fault for not remembering the genre and getting carried away.

The annoyance is at myself... I'm talking Homer Simpson Doh level

 

[Parson]

@nixie .... Times Change, Rules Can Be Broken .... Times do change and rules can be broken, and if the rules are real stupid, a sage might just turn the tables on the powers that be.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

Phyrebrat: Promptness is an important virtue.

nixie: Don't expect people to stick to their assigned positions.

 

[Marvin]

Annoyed, just came to post my entry that I've been tweaking back and forth - unusual for me - when I spot the genre is not speculative fiction but Sci-Fi or Fantasy. Not sure why I'd convinced myself it to be the former, maybe the plot idea overtook me.

Double annoyed, there's no way I can twist it to match either one of those.

Back to the drawing board.

I’m sure you can put it on the shelf to fit another theme another day…

 

[Parson]

Is it only me, or is anyone else feeling a definite lack of stories which show laws to be a good thing?