DISCUSSION THREAD -- April 2022 -- 300 Word Writing Challenge #45

[The Judge]

Congratulations, Victoria!

 

[BT Jones]

Another superlative entry, @Victoria Silverwolf - a worthy winner. Thanks for the votes @Astro Pen & @redzwritez (plus the virtual vote from Her Majesty, @The Judge). And thanks too for all the shortlistings.

This was a very enjoyable round.

 

[The Judge]

Thanks for the votes @Astro Pen & @redzwritez (plus the virtual vote from Her Majesty, @The Judge).

ARRGGHHHH! Grovelling apologies BTJ, Bren G and Le Panda!

I was rushed off my feet yesterday, getting the house ready for a friend coming to stay, and I know I entered my votes, because I had a sudden panic that I'd ticked the wrong box and was voting for myself. (Let's just say it had been a long day and I was running on empty by then. It's a minor miracle I was able to get my thoughts in any kind of order to get a long shortlist.) But after checking I obviously forget to hit the damn button to register the votes before logging off. *hits head on laptop*

 

[JS Wiig]

@Victoria Silverwolf congratulations!

 

[Rafellin]

Congrats, @Victoria Silverwolf

Thank you to @Christine Wheelwright and @Daysman for the honourable mentions.

See you in a quarter, folks. Have fun.

 

[M. Robert Gibson]

Well done @Victoria Silverwolf

Thanks for the unexpected votes @Luiglin @Bren G
And thanks for the mentions everyone who did
And the usual congratulations to everyone who entered

 

[paranoid marvin]

Congratulations Victoria Silverwolf, a well deserved victory.

And hooray, a last day vote! Thanks PM.

Thanks for the shortlisting too SB.

 

[Starbeast]

Congratulations Victoria Silverwolf
@Victoria Silverwolf


Silver Medals @Christine Wheelwright & @Jo Zebedee

Bronze Medal @Teresa Edgerton

Plus a huge WELL DONE to all who entered!


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My Story: When I stared at the photo, there was a familiar eeriness about the view of the metal statue. Suddenly the unearthly music from the film The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) came into my mind. "Yes!", I thought. "A scary robot from another world."

 

[BT Jones]

ARRGGHHHH! Grovelling apologies BTJ, Bren G and Le Panda!

I was rushed off my feet yesterday, getting the house ready for a friend coming to stay, and I know I entered my votes, because I had a sudden panic that I'd ticked the wrong box and was voting for myself. (Let's just say it had been a long day and I was running on empty by then. It's a minor miracle I was able to get my thoughts in any kind of order to get a long shortlist.) But after checking I obviously forget to hit the damn button to register the votes before logging off. *hits head on laptop*

No apologies necessary. It's not as if I was tied for the lead or anything (which I was in a previous entry when someone else forgot to click the vote button for me pushing meaning there was a tie-break that I subsequently lost - but like the Murphy's, I'm not bitter!!!)

 

[redzwritez]

Congratulation @Victoria Silverwolf and well done to everyone. One thing I've found that I really love about many of these writing challenges is the quality of the writing. They're all so good and it's really hard to pick which ones to vote for. Well done to @Christine Wheelwright, @Jo Zebedee and @Teresa Edgerton for doing great as well.

 

[Phyrebrat]

Congratulations to Victoria and well done to all who managed to get a story from such a pic

 

[Marvin]

Super stuff @Victoria Silverwolf led from start to finish.

My heartfelt thanks goes to @chrispenycate for my precious vote and only mention.
Obviously no body else has such impeccable taste.

I would never be brave enough to post a story in the ’tear my story a new one’ or ‘improving our 300 word stories‘ as it’s also known. But I have been tempted, if only to confirm what I may have felt myself. In the case of this one, I just wrote from personal experience and set it in a future world. Probably came across just a bit boring and mundane.
My biggest challenge when writing these stories is dreaming up interesting ideas. Which is a bit of a problem given that’s the main crux of the challenge.

Oh well there is always the next one.