DISCUSSION THREAD -- January 2024 -- 75 Word Writing Challenge

[Astro Pen]

Congratulations, Christine!

Many thanks for the shorter listing, TDZ, and for the cake! To my great regret, I can't claim the bonus cake as I had to google the quote -- I've never seen the film.


I've never seen Alien, either, come to that, which is why it took me a while to cotton on to Provincial's story -- I half-remembered Nostromo as a novel by Joseph Conrad, which I've never read (all my failures coming out here!) so googled that and discovered it was the name of the ship in Alien, then everything fell into place.

You have missed an absolute classic of a film. Great SF suspense movie with freudian and horror undertones. I'd put itup there with 2001 A Space Oddessey * as one of the top 5 most unique SF movies

*please don't say you havent seen that either

 

[DaCrazyKat29]

I’m a little late but my vote went to our winner @Christine Wheelwright ! Congrats!

My shortlist: Recollection of the Elders by @Definitely Not A Ghost, The Beginning of the End Effect by @DaCrazyKat29, A Binary Choice by @genelewis, Origins by @mosaix, A New Day by @JS Wiig, and You, Sir, Are Not as Charming as You Think You Are by @TheDustyZebra

I kicked myself when I realized I used “have” instead of “hast” in my story. But thanks very much for the votes, despite my lack of consistency , @Peter V, @Culhwch, @johnnyjet and @Ursa major! And thank you for the mentions @Hugh, @Parson, @sule, @AnRoinnUltra and @nixie !!

Great stories all around!

Thanks for the mention

 

[DaCrazyKat29]

Well done @Christine Wheelwright your story was great

 

[Parson]

These are the types of things I remember, but I struggle with my own phone number sometimes...

I know, right?! Frankly I struggle more with other people's names but that too is only getting worse as the years roll on.

 

[The Judge]

You have missed an absolute classic of a film. Great SF suspense movie with freudian and horror undertones. I'd put itup there with 2001 A Space Oddessey * as one of the top 5 most unique SF movies

I don't watch many films, I dislike horror and I'm not good with suspense in any genre, so however good it is, it really isn't one for me.

*please don't say you havent seen that either

Um... well...

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

Many congratulations!