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

Is this my earliest entry for the 75 Word Challenge? I think so.

Some really good entries already, especially liking yours CC!
 
The past couple months I’ve been going against my usual practice and trying to work to a deadline (the first week of the challenge).

I tend to ruminate for months on my own stuff and usually post my challenge towards the end of the challenge period so I can jig it if need be. But I find that enables my procrastination so I’m trying to address that.

Maybe I’ll get round to finishing my 3rd novel ;)
 
For myself, it had to be a rush job before someone else came up with the idea.

Writing on a mobile in Wolverhampton city centre McDonalds is not the best creative environment :LOL:
 
Luiglin said:
For myself, it had to be a rush job before someone else came up with the idea.

Writing on a mobile in Wolverhampton city centre McDonalds is not the best creative environment :LOL:
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Strangely enough, I do most of my writing on the Tube. I travel around 3 hours a day for work so I plug in my white noise, get out scrivener and lose myself (very important when traveling with angry Londoners).
 
Phyrebrat said:
Strangely enough, I do most of my writing on the Tube. I travel around 3 hours a day for work so I plug in my white noise, get out scrivener and lose myself (very important when traveling with angry Londoners).
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Ah, travelling on the tube and working/living in London. No wonder you write psychological horror :p

I tried not to let the soul crushing despair of early morning Wolverhampton folk affect me yesterday. I think the sausage and egg McMuffin helped :LOL:
 
Luiglin said:
For myself, it had to be a rush job before someone else came up with the idea.
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I will be honest, once I had the idea, I had the same fear, so could not let it germinate. I was apprehensive that I would not even get close to something comprehensible in 75 words, so was very pleasantly surprised when the first draft came in at 81.
The rest, as they say is (Victorian) history :giggle:
 
Life has overtaken Chrons for a time. Nothing bad just lots of running and watching grandkids and preaching every Sunday (seems that some people have yet to grow tired of my style) and so I'm a little behind here. I may need more than one go. It is, after all, the fourth of July and a celebratory supper is on tap shortly, which I will prepare on my Blackstone.

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@BigJ .... Imagination on vacation, please ring back later .... Isn't the muse amusing in this story?

@THX1138 .... Take It If You Can .... Who is behind this wonderous steamer trunk?

@Cat's Cradle .... The Vivisectionists in the Fog .... Isn't payback like the hot place?

@Guttersnipe .... Joie de Vivre .... How much do we really want to know about the future?

@paranoid marvin .... Mrs Hyde .... What happens when a marriage goes south?

@Abernovo .... A Judgement of Jeopardy .... At what point does common sense become nonsense?

@Luiglin .... A game of global domination .... Can you ever be sure of what causes what?

@genelewis .... Tea Ceremony .... Does the end justify the means?

@Peter V .... A Dutchman in London .... What happens when history is a mystery?

@Phyrebrat .... The Untouchable .... What happens when Cupid uses poisoned arrows?
 
The Great Detective muses over a number of curious manuscripts.

"I deduce that BigJ is a commercial author (not unlike yourself, my dear Watson) facing demands from an editor (possibly that fellow at the Strand who accepts your exaggerated accounts of my exploits) and devoid of inspiration."

"No doubt THX1138 is one of those brutal personages who hang about the docks; ofttimes a worthy source of information regarding criminal activities."

"It appears that Cat's Cradle is an associate of an unusually formidable adventuress; could it possibly be the Woman, returned?"

"The philosophy espoused by Guttersnipe reveals an acquaintance with the disreputable writings of Mister Wilde and Herr Nietzsche."

"By Jove! I believe that paranoid marvin has provided a vital clue to the strange case related by the Scotsman Stevenson!"

"Evidently Abernovo is no friend to resurrectionists; an opinion with which all good folk must concur."

"If you will permit me a touch of immodesty, I note that Luiglin has availed himself of one of my own mottos; to wit, 'The game's afoot.'"

"I observe that genelewis is a student of ritual; not, fortunately, that practiced by the Musgraves."

"We see here that Peter V presents a novel hypothesis for one of the most infamous crimes of our time. I must consult the Irishman Stoker about this matter."

"Phyrebrat evidences herein exquisite skill with poetic language; I suspect he is a student of Monsieur Baudelaire."

"The peculiar spacing shown in this missive from Rjalex reveals a soul in distress. Quick, Watson, there is no time to lose!"
 
Victoria Silverwolf said:
The Great Detective muses over a number of curious manuscripts.

"I deduce that BigJ is a commercial author (not unlike yourself, my dear Watson) facing demands from an editor (possibly that fellow at the Strand who accepts your exaggerated accounts of my exploits) and devoid of inspiration."

"No doubt THX1138 is one of those brutal personages who hang about the docks; ofttimes a worthy source of information regarding criminal activities."

"It appears that Cat's Cradle is an associate of an unusually formidable adventuress; could it possibly be the Woman, returned?"

"The philosophy espoused by Guttersnipe reveals an acquaintance with the disreputable writings of Mister Wilde and Herr Nietzsche."

"By Jove! I believe that paranoid marvin has provided a vital clue to the strange case related by the Scotsman Stevenson!"

"Evidently Abernovo is no friend to resurrectionists; an opinion with which all good folk must concur."

"If you will permit me a touch of immodesty, I note that Luiglin has availed himself of one of my own mottos; to wit, 'The game's afoot.'"

"I observe that genelewis is a student of ritual; not, fortunately, that practiced by the Musgraves."

"We see here that Peter V presents a novel hypothesis for one of the most infamous crimes of our time. I must consult the Irishman Stoker about this matter."

"Phyrebrat evidences herein exquisite skill with poetic language; I suspect he is a student of Monsieur Baudelaire."

"The peculiar spacing shown in this missive from Rjalex reveals a soul in distress. Quick, Watson, there is no time to lose!"
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These are great! I love the Holmes element and I’m currently reading a collection of Holmes short stories dealing with the Lovecraft universe — highly recommended
 
Wonderful reviews, Victoria, thank you (for all of them)!

Phyrebrat said:
I love the Holmes element and I’m currently reading a collection of Holmes short stories dealing with the Lovecraft universe
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Well, I have to get this now! pH, is this perhaps: Shadows Over Baker Street? Or if not, could you please give the book title? It sounds wonderful, thank you, CC
 
Victoria Silverwolf said:
The Great Detective muses over a number of curious manuscripts.

"I deduce that BigJ is a commercial author (not unlike yourself, my dear Watson) facing demands from an editor (possibly that fellow at the Strand who accepts your exaggerated accounts of my exploits) and devoid of inspiration."

"No doubt THX1138 is one of those brutal personages who hang about the docks; ofttimes a worthy source of information regarding criminal activities."

"It appears that Cat's Cradle is an associate of an unusually formidable adventuress; could it possibly be the Woman, returned?"

"The philosophy espoused by Guttersnipe reveals an acquaintance with the disreputable writings of Mister Wilde and Herr Nietzsche."

"By Jove! I believe that paranoid marvin has provided a vital clue to the strange case related by the Scotsman Stevenson!"

"Evidently Abernovo is no friend to resurrectionists; an opinion with which all good folk must concur."

"If you will permit me a touch of immodesty, I note that Luiglin has availed himself of one of my own mottos; to wit, 'The game's afoot.'"

"I observe that genelewis is a student of ritual; not, fortunately, that practiced by the Musgraves."

"We see here that Peter V presents a novel hypothesis for one of the most infamous crimes of our time. I must consult the Irishman Stoker about this matter."

"Phyrebrat evidences herein exquisite skill with poetic language; I suspect he is a student of Monsieur Baudelaire."

"The peculiar spacing shown in this missive from Rjalex reveals a soul in distress. Quick, Watson, there is no time to lose!"
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Brilliant!
 
Well, I'm in, for what's worth. Not much, probably, but it was fun to write. (But I would have appreciated an extra 75 words.)
Anyway, with this out the way, I can now concentrate on 350 words for something completely different and colder.
 
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