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

[Victoria Silverwolf]

Ambrose: A merry account of the mundane and magical aspects of the season.

Artoriarius: A sly parody of a familiar work.

 

[Starbeast]

I found the Muse sleeping on my couch this morning.

I can't even imagine what everyone else wrote. I read them tomorrow on my day off.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

Starbeast: A madcap combination of two very different aspects of popular culture.

 

[Parson]

@Starbeast .... Department of Purgatory, Limbo and Second Chances .... Starbeast points out that when the Stooges running things, you'd better be prepared for non-optimal results.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

NicholasJames: A grim tale of loss and survival.

Pyan: A provocative look at an ancient event.

 

[Parson]

@NicholasJames .... Last Christmas on Yaritz .... NickJames sends us a carol with no peace, no comfort, and no joy, just grim resolve.

@Pyan .... Westward leading, still proceeding .... Pyan swings us into an interesting alt. history ... Star of wonder, star of night...

@Daysman .... A Christmas Twisted .... Daysman twists a classic tale into something very unusual indeed.

@paranoid marvin .... What A Racket .... P. Marvin takes us on a humorous and too close to the truth, side of Christmas caroling.

 

[Starbeast]

Thanks for the reviews @Victoria Silverwolf, @Parson and @worldofmutes for joining in. Nice to meet you.

Jeepers. Quite a range in stories. Everyone utilizing Holiday Carols, A Christmas Carol and beyond. Excellent tales from all. Like an anthology of tasty boxed treats filled with creamy awesomeness.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

Daysman: A creative combination of literary figures.

paranoid marvin: A sly look at a tradition better honored in the breach than the observance.

 

[Karn's Return]

The December Challenge thread is now up DECEMBER 2021 -- 75 Word Writing Challenge -- READ THE FIRST POST!!

Theme: A Christmas Carol​

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Genre: Open​

For newcomers who might not have come across an "open" genre before, it simply means that you can write in whatever genre you want -- SF, fantasy, ghost story, murder mystery, love story, Tudorpunk...

That said, I would not suggest trying to put one together using all those genres at once...

 

[Perpetual Man]

So, who's the best mod to send my dodgy story to?

 

[nixie]

TJ, Ursa, or me.

 

[Karn's Return]

So, who's the best mod to send my dodgy story to?

It doesn't involve a newlywed bride cheating on the groom with a cross-dressing Santa, does it?

 

[Parson]

That said, I would not suggest trying to put one together using all those genres at once...

Parson ponders the challenge of writing a story with the genres of SF, fantasy, ghost story, murder mystery, love story, Tudorpunk... and settles on a Queen Elizabeth who while time traveling and searching for the murderer of her once and future lover meets Casper and Gandalf.

 

[Parson]

@Dan Jones .... Are There No Workhouses? Are There No Prisons? .... Dan Jones brings us into a time and place where poverty is rampant and love still shows through.

 

[Karn's Return]

Yeah, don't ask about that one, Parson. Suffice it to say, it was not my idea.

 

[Parson]

@Bren G .... Joy to the World .... Bren retells the key story of the first carol in a thoughtful and touching way.

 

[Parson]

Well, I'm in. It's an attempt to meet the wish that @The Judge had a while ago.

 

[Parson]

@sule .... A Simple Story .... Sule helps us remember the rule that: the quality of life is not truly measured in a person's net worth.
@johnnyjet .... The Scrooge Who Decommissioned Christmas .... J. Jet updates the old carol, right into the far future, but the message always remains the same.

 

[DF17]

A Simple Story is my favorite thus far. Anyone else seeing entries that stand out to them right now?

 

[Provincial]

A Simple Story is my favorite thus far. Anyone else seeing entries that stand out to them right now?

A Simple Story is very good, but I also really like Joy To The World - can’t choose between them right now. Candy Kaine’s Confession took me a little while to understand, but then it made me laugh out loud, so I currently have three favourites!