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

[Elckerlyc]

I wan't planning on entering the Challenge this month. But when your Muse whispers in your ear, you obey.

 

[nixie]

@Jo Zebedee, this is right up your street. I'm sure you could have some water fey terrorising land lubbers.

 

[Parson]

@Christine Wheelwright ,,,, Deity .... C.W. disagrees with the premise that "water is king."

@Elckerlyc .... Water Debt .... Elckerlyc brings to a world like Dune on steroids.


---------

Parson looks around for the @Jo Zebedee's water fey hoping that reality is not as fierce as imagination.

 

[nixie]

You know you want to enter @Jo Zebedee.

 

[Jo Zebedee]

Well you all asked for that one.

 

[nixie]

Now who else can I pester to enter?

Ah yes the challenge setter @The Judge and we haven't seen one from @TheDustyZebra recently.

 

[The Judge]

I'd already written it, nixie, and was letting it settle -- then I saw Jo's and I really, really wanted someone else to follow the fiendish snails...

 

[Jo Zebedee]

I'd already written it, nixie, and was letting it settle -- then I saw Jo's and I really, really wanted someone else to follow the fiendish snails...

Consider yourself slimed, yer honour

 

[Bowler1]

Ahem... I'm waiting for one more volunteer.

You'll get a free pitchfork.

 

[THX1138]

@Jo Zebedee Madam, your snails have slimed my kitchen. No escargot for you!
Instead, I'll make a tomato and eggplant gratin and enjoy it myself, with a nice glass of wine.

 

[Jo Zebedee]

@Jo Zebedee Madam, your snails have slimed my kitchen. No escargot for you!
Instead, I'll make a tomato and eggplant gratin and enjoy it myself, with a nice glass of wine.

Sends garlic and butter

 

[THX1138]

Sends garlic and butter

In that case, I'll share half of the gratin with you and yours then.

 

[Parson]

@Jo Zebedee .... The Fiendish Snails of Lough Dorcha .... J.Z. tells an utterly human tale, the more we want the more trouble we get.

@The Judge .... By the waters of Babylon .... T.J. reminds us that out of great sorrow, great strength can come.

--- I couldn't help but think of this from Psalm 137: By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept when we remembered Zion. There on the poplars we hung our harps, for there our captors asked us for songs

 

[Parson]

@Astro Pen .... Unburdening .... A.P. brings us some very artistic and thoughtful tears in this story.

 

[Ursa major]

​

The challenge has now closed to new entries and the poll is open at the link below:

POLL -- August 2022 75-Word Challenge -- READ FIRST POST!​

​

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

Elckerlyc: A gripping account of the power of economic distress.

Jo Zebedee: A combination of fantasy, horror, and wit.

The Judge: A stark tale of retribution.

Astro Pen: A moving allegory of the ubiquity of suffering.

Ursa major: A thoughtful fable about what really matters.

_____________________________________________________________________

This was a really tough one to judge.

Short list:

Cat's Cradle

THX 1138

johnnyjet

VRlass

Parson

Hugh

The Judge

Astro Pen

_________________________________________________________________________

VOTE:

Elckerlyc

 

[Elckerlyc]

Thank you the review AND the vote @Victoria Silverwolf!

 

[VRlass]

@THX1138 Old Freind adorable splash puppy

@Iwroteathing A Greek Tragedy you made me smile

@Astro Pen Unburdening cool motive, poetic and novel

@Ursa major Eternal Bickering you made endless struggle of elements seem like sibling quarrel in monty python NICE

vote:

@Parson Scarcity and Value funny and wise I like this combo and the story lingers for a bit

 

[therapist]

I was planning on entering this month, I had even written a shoddy first draft. But apparantly it's the 24th already?

I voted for Unburdening by @Astro Pen

Other stories that caught my eye
Confluence by @Victoria Silverwolf
The ballad of Ronan Spuddlehop by @AnRoinnUltra
Trappist Tuesday's Teleportation Trade Treat: Tasty Terran Trapezoodae by @BT Jones

 

[The Judge]

@The Judge .... By the waters of Babylon .... T.J. reminds us that out of great sorrow, great strength can come.

--- I couldn't help but think of this from Psalm 137: By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept when we remembered Zion. There on the poplars we hung our harps, for there our captors asked us for songs

I knew you'd get the reference, Parson!