DISCUSSION THREAD -- JANUARY 2023 -- 75 Word Writing Challenge

[nixie]

We may have another tie break.

 

[chrispenycate]

My short list ran to Belake, Cat's Cradle, JS Wiig, par anoid marvin, The Judge, Victoria Silverwolf & W. Vince I finally went for W Vince.

And Thank You Bowler, Elckerlyc, Johnnyjet, nixie & Yozhj for the mentions - it's a long time since I've had so many.

Addidional thanks to Cyprus7, for adding to the running total of Parson's and Victoria's continuous appraisal.

 

[JS Wiig]

@paranoid marvin thanks for the vote!

 

[THX1138]

Thanks @Hugh for the short list!

 

[JS Wiig]

@Peter V thank you for the vote!

 

[Ursa major]

We may have another tie break.

Well, at least we're on GMT, not BST, at the moment.

 

[Daysman]

Left it late to vote again this month — hopefully I won't be the last of us, on this occasion...

My faves and (vote):

@Ashleyne
@Cat's Cradle
@johnnyjet (vote)
@Phyrebrat
@Luiglin
@Parson
@The Judge

Thanks @OuttaInc, @M. Robert Gibson & @Wayne Mack for your mentions, and @Victoria Silverwolf , @Parson & @cyprus7 for your thoughtful comments.

Have a great Sunday!

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[JS Wiig]

As always so many great stories to choose only one. Thanks everyone for sharing and thanks to @Parson, @Victoria Silverwolf and @cyprus7 for the reviews!

I ended up voting for @Yozh mildly humurous and truthfully ironic tale of nature getting the better of our ignorance.

 

[farntfar]

My shortlist

Yes, We Have No Mañanas Victoria Silverwolf

SAVE THE LAST DANCE Ashleyne

Following in the Footsteps Yozh

The Museum of Last Things Guttersnipe

I am the Last One Troyzan787

Great Grandma's Legacy Daysman

To Be or Not to Be? I Have No Choice. mosaix

The Dying of the Light Venusian Broon

The Last baby Move Over Parson

Souvenirs Cat's Cradle

A Day at the Zoo Bowler1

Song of the Old Man johnnyjet

And my vote went to Guttersnipe.

 

[Ursa major]

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The poll has now closed and we have a winner:

Congratulations, Ashleyne!​

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[Guanazee]

An interesting variety of stories....

I particularly enjoyed @OuttaInc 's "The Magic is Over", hence my vote.

Runner up: @Ashleyne's "SAVE THE LAST DANCE"

Others that caught my eye, in no intelligent order:
@Guanazee
@cyprus7
@THX1138
@Phyrebrat
@Aknot
@Christine Wheelwright
@Marvin
@Elckerlyc

And....
Many thanks @Bowler1 for your fantastic vote, and thanks also to @OuttaInc for the listing.

And may your recovery go well, @Starbeast !

Thanks for the mention!

 

[THX1138]

Congratulations @Ashleyne! And a close second to @Victoria Silverwolf!

 

[Elckerlyc]

Congratulations @Ashleyne!

 

[Daysman]

Congrats @Ashleyne !!!

 

[mosaix]

Congratulations, @Ashleyne!

 

[nixie]

Congratulations @Ashleyne.

 

[paranoid marvin]

Congratulations Ashleyne!

And thanks for the shortlisting chrispenycate.

 

[Hugh]

Many Congratulations @Ashleyne

and many thanks for the listing @Cat's Cradle

 

[Cat's Cradle]

Congratulations, Ashleyne! Nice that you're entering the Challenges again.
The Sooo Close Award goes to Victoria, Phyrebrat and Christine Wheelwright.

Big thanks to chrispenycate, Daysman and farntfar for the listings.

 

[M. Robert Gibson]

Well done @Ashleyne

Big thanks to @Elckerlyc for the vote

And thanks for the mentions @AnRoinnUltra @OuttaInc @sule @paranoid marvin