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

DaCrazyKat29 said:
@paranoid marvin - sweet nothings. Am I right in thinking that phrase originated from Alice In Wonderland? Or am I getting mixed up with fairy tales?
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It sounds like something Shakespeare would have come up with, but apparently the phrase has been around since 18th century. I'm not sure if it is mentioned in 'Alice', though that is a book I have a high regard for.
 
paranoid marvin said:
It sounds like something Shakespeare would have come up with, but apparently the phrase has been around since 18th century. I'm not sure if it is mentioned in 'Alice', though that is a book I have a high regard for.
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The earliest known written example illustrating the origin of the term “sweet nothings” was found in the London magazine Belgravia in a poem by Mary Elizabeth Braddon. Dated 1776, the poem included a stanza that read “As low he bend o'er her he loves so dear, to whisper some sweet nothing in her ear.”

just searched it up…
great phrase that :)
 
It's a very good genre this month and one that I would never have picked... but I have an idea, which surprised me as an idea. Time enough yet to pick and polish and try and make it work for me... so you'll all have to wait, like it or not.
 
@Graconis .... Untitled .... A story that makes we wonder about the difference between love and compulsion.

@Culhwch .... Love ‘Em And Outlive ‘Em, That's What I Always Say .... A story which makes me wonder if this is the true Black Widow story.

@Provincial .... It was in the cards .... A story which makes me wonder about what can be foreordained and what can't.

@johnnyjet .... War Angels .... A story which makes me wonder about the end.

@chrispenycate .... Dragonflirt .... A story which makes me wonder if I've ever heard of anything like this before.
 
@Bowler1 .... Destined to be Together .... A story which makes me wonder about the definition of destiny.
 
Bowler1 said:
It's a very good genre this month and one that I would never have picked... but I have an idea, which surprised me as an idea. Time enough yet to pick and polish and try and make it work for me... so you'll all have to wait, like it or not.
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I have something but I am not confident it fits with the genre. In two minds whether or not to participate this time around.
 
Bowler1 said:
It's a very good genre this month and one that I would never have picked... but I have an idea, which surprised me as an idea. Time enough yet to pick and polish and try and make it work for me... so you'll all have to wait, like it or not.
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I was always told that if you pick at it, you'll only make it worse. Probably best sticking to polishing then.
 
Provincial: Roses are red, violets are blue; kindness can sometimes make one out of two.

johnnyjet: Roses are red, violets are blue; comforts may wait when conclusions come due.

chrispenycate: Roses are red, violets are blue; animals often know more than we do.

Bowler1: Roses are red, violets are blue; discretion is better than valor, it's true.

Lacedaemonian: Roses are red, violets are blue; poetic thoughts need lovely words, not a few.
 
Well, there's another entry. I think I may not have exactly hit the genre or the theme, but it's what came to me, so...

Looking forward to reading all the stories later this month, and good luck to those yet to enter, CC
 
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