DISCUSSION THREAD -- JUNE 2022 -- 75 Word Writing Challenge

[Ursa major]

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The June 75 Worder is up, courtesy of therapist: June 2022 -- 75 Word Writing Challenge -- READ FIRST POST!

Theme: Trees and Plants​

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Genre: Fantasy​

Good luck, everyone.

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[Bowler1]

Bowler1 goes in search of Parson to get back his mass of flowers from last month - I need inspiration, give me back my flame thrower flowers.

 

[Astro Pen]

Finally, after two years here, something different!

 

[Christine Wheelwright]

What is this 'fantasy' genre you speak of?

 

[Parson]

Bowler1 goes in search of Parson to get back his mass of flowers from last month - I need inspiration, give me back my flame thrower flowers.

You'll find them nicely flash frozen on the dark side of the moon.

 

[Parson]

@Astro Pen .... Unintended .... A story with a real Karma strike.

 

[Cat's Cradle]

Great choices, therapist, and good story to start things off, Astro Pen.
I kind of like it when we have just one genre... Fantasy, say, instead of F & SF.
Best of luck, all, with your writing, CC

 

[Astro Pen]

Removed, since we are not supposed to mention our own entries until after judging.

 

[paranoid marvin]

Yes, good theme and genre. I think I prefer writing fantasy rather than science fiction, as (for me) there seems to be a better scope for humour. Great to see a few entries already, and this month's theme should lead to some very interesting and varied stories.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

Astro Pen: A clever story reminding us that no good deed goes unpunished.

Cat's Cradle: A moving account of a final gesture of hope.

Christine Wheelwright: A bittersweet fairy tale of love and remorse.

Guttersnipe: An intriguing suggestion of mutual threat and animosity.

paranoid marvin: A droll variation on a familiar theme, with a twist.

 

[JS Wiig]

Good heavens five stories in and the bar already set so high!

 

[Ursa major]

and the bar already set so high!

Well, wood you believe it...!

 

[JS Wiig]

Well, wood you believe it...!

…and back down it goes

 

[Christine Wheelwright]

Speaking of the bar going back down, I was thinking of using a Wicker Man theme and including the old joke:

Q What do you call a man with a plank on his head?
A Ed'wood
Q What do you call a man with three planks of wood on his head?
A Ed'wood wood wood

Geddit?

 

[Parson]

@Astro Pen .... You can mention your story. I finished my story and I had a really hard time getting it under 75 words or there's something hidden in my story. What you can't say is something like: "I hope everyone understands that Charlie in my story is a kind of Batman clone."

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@Cat's Cradle .... Oak and Adze .... The C. Cradle reminds us that a psychic gift is best when used to serve another.

@Christine Wheelwright .... The Weeping Willows .... C. Wheel helps us to understand the reason some willows weep.

@Guttersnipe .... Pruning the Family Tree .... G. Snipe points out that some threats are more graphic than literary.

@paranoid marvin .... Trading Places .... P. Marv lets us know that there might be a new line to an old rhyme. "Beans, beans, the magical fruit. The more you trade. The more she hoots."

@Victoria Silverwolf .... Revelation .... V. Silver reminds us that the Creator's ways are not always clear to us.

 

[Bowler1]

Bowler1 is confused, what have Pink Floyd got to do with anything?

That Parson is one crazy diamond!

 

[JS Wiig]

Speaking of the bar going back down, I was thinking of using a Wicker Man theme and including the old joke:

Q What do you call a man with a plank on his head?
A Ed'wood
Q What do you call a man with three planks of wood on his head?
A Ed'wood wood wood

Geddit?

I’m embarrassed to admit I don’t

 

[Christine Wheelwright]

I’m embarrassed to admit I don’t

Doh! Edward Woodward. Starred in The Wicker Man (the proper 70s movie, not the ridiculous remake).

 

[mosaix]

I see the theme is "Trees and Plants". Will "Trees or Plants" do just as well?

I supposed trees being plants and plants incorporating trees gives us pretty much a free hand. Hopefully.

 

[JS Wiig]

Doh! Edward Woodward. Starred in The Wicker Man (the proper 70s movie, not the ridiculous remake).

I was born in the seventies so not familiar with the movie, but I do get the joke now!