Discussion Thread - July 2022 75 Word Writing Challenge

[reiver33]

Congratulations- and if want something fiendish, snails, snails I say!

(As in those who carry their protection against the world with them).

 

[Cat's Cradle]

Congratulations, TJ! It is an excellent story, well done. Commiserations to Peter V. I was convinced we'd be here having a vote-off today amongst several of the leading contenders.

Also, 'fiendish' would be welcome!! I'm looking forward to your choices for August (how can it be August so soon??), and my goal for that Challenge - write a good story.

Big thanks to Parson and TJ for the late listings, too.

 

[Hugh]

Many Congratulations @The Judge . An excellent story.

And many thanks indeed for the listings: @Starbeast , @TheIntelligencePolice , @Peter V , @Cat's Cradle , @The Judge . Very much appreciated.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

Many congratulations on a well-deserved victory!

 

[M. Robert Gibson]

Well done, @The Judge

Big thanks to @nixie for the vote

And more thanks for all the mentions

Special thanks to @Parson and @Victoria Silverwolf for the wonderful reviews

See you all next month

 

[Luiglin]

Congrats @The Judge .

Thanks for the mentions folks. I was at a loss this month for a good idea. Struggling to write anything worthwhile at present.

Anywhos, the end result was a touch derivative. It borrowed heavily from the premise of the Shadow over Innsmouth and based on a scene from Mississippi Burning.

 

[MatthewKusza]

Finally read this month's entries. Apologizes again for not being on time to vote.

Here's my list of favorites.

@JS Wiig LMAO Caught me off guard completely.
@Peter V Macabre! This may hit too close to home for some relationships! LOL
@Parson A reminder to keep pushing boundaries. There's always someone trying to keep someone in the box.
@StilLearning Delightful and clever! Misunderstandings are often root cause for fear and ostracizing.
@BT Jones Yes! Leave it to humanity to exclude it's creator!

@The Judge Posting this after the polling. Congrats on victory! Read through the entires in order, not paying attention to author name and gasped when reading your piece. Nailed it! Sinister, Thought-provoking! Really got under my skin! WOW! This definitely deserves the win! Add my vote belatedly please!

 

[THX1138]

Congratulations @The Judge !

 

[Phyrebrat]

FAKE POLL! Burn the witch!

ETA: course the lovely votes I got from @leorising @crystal haven and @Hugh (scholars, all) aren’t fake. But the rest are

 

[paranoid marvin]

Congratulations to The Judge, and well done Peter V for making it such a close run thing.

 

[Hugh]

Congrats @The Judge .

Thanks for the mentions folks. I was at a loss this month for a good idea. Struggling to write anything worthwhile at present.

Anywhos, the end result was a touch derivative. It borrowed heavily from the premise of the Shadow over Innsmouth and based on a scene from Mississippi Burning.

I thought your story was one of the best.

 

[paranoid marvin]

I thought your story was one of the best.

It was an entry which was so well written that it made me wish I understood its meaning.

 

[Luiglin]

I thought your story was one of the best.

Cheers, I just wasn't very happy with it.

...made me wish I understood its meaning.

I'll take that as serious although it did make me laugh. That's been pointed out by my other half, often after I've had to explain it. A bad failing in a 75 though

 

[BT Jones]

Jolly well done, Your Majesty, @The Judge for such a good story (I was inches from voting for it). Thanks to everyone for the shortlistings. I sense my entries are easier to perhaps admire than to like / enjoy because of how often they rather cynically reflect the Human condition (and the worst of it). I could try and be a less pessimistic person in future but, alas, I feel the die is cast; people would see through it in a second!

Looking forward to a devilishly wicked topic for the August 75, Your Highness.

 

[Christine Wheelwright]

Congratulations to The Judge for a well-deserved victory.

And thanks to @johnnyjet , @M. Robert Gibson and @BigJ for the votes.

Also thanks for the mentions @Aknot , @paranoid marvin , @Ian Fortytwo , @Starbeast , @Peter V, @Cat's Cradle , @Parson and @The Judge

Looking forward to August's challenge!

 

[StilLearning]

Congratulations @The Judge !

 

[Starbeast]

Congratulations The Judge
@The Judge


and a huge WELL DONE to all who entered.​

 

[Peter V]

Congratulations @ The Judge, a worthy winner.

Thank you @ paranoid marvin, @ Ursa major, @ TheEndIsNigh, @ Daysman and @ VRlass for the votes, all very much appreciated.

And thank you to all those who mentioned me: @ therapist @ Christine Wheelwright @ nixie @ M. Robert Gibson @ AnRoinnUltra @ johnnyjet @ Astro Pen @ Hugh @ Starbeast @ TheIntelligencePolice @ Cat's Cradle @ Parson

Always nice to receive recognition.

As for my tale, I just wanted to twist it a little with the alien outsider being a human, then add a smidgeon of social commentary, with the mother of our protagonist insisting on referring to her daughters beloved as "it" despite her daughter using the he pronoun and finally a dash of horror to season.

In my minds eye: Monocular "B" movie blob, falls in love with a human, marries the human, eats said human after conception. It is set up beautifully for a sequel based around the adventures of their son, who would probably look like Mike Wazowski from Monsters Inc.

Peter
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[Astro Pen]

Congrats to @The Judge

PS.
People i would vote if not for…:
@Astro Pen IMHO if this was a story about losing oneself, within routine of day to day life it would be a really grat story. Just switching last sentence…

It was a simple body snatchers thing. I just wondered what it might feel like were it a conscious and 'transitional' take over rather than instant. As you begin to see your own species from an outsider's perspective.

With yours, I liked the philosophical/ moral conundrum, and its resolution.

 

[VRlass]

Congrats to @The Judge

It was a simple body snatchers thing. I just wondered what it might feel like were it a conscious and 'transitional' take over rather than instant. As you begin to see your own species from an outsider's perspective.

With yours, I liked the philosophical/ moral conundrum, and its resolution.

I like Your style.
Wana exchange some betas?