August / September 100 Word Anonymous Challenge 2024 Discussion

[elvet]

Welcome back to the latest Challenge. It will start in two days.
I can tell you that our current winner , @paranoid marvin , has selected another great topic. You may not want to take this news sitting down.

 

[elvet]

And we're off!
What ever your muse may be, this month you must Stand and Deliver.
The genre is Open again, so take advantage to try multiple takes on this theme.

 

[elvet]

Wow! That went fast. Into September already. Only 4 days to go. Contest closes on Saturday at 11:59 GMT.

 

[elvet]

The Challenge is now closed.
The Poll is open here for the next 5 days.
Remember that you have TWO votes.

 

[paranoid marvin]

I just wanted to say thankyou so much for everyone who contributed to this Challenge. There are 37 entries that all have their unique perspective, and it's fun to see the different ways that people have approached the theme.

Thankyou as always to Elvet for running the Chsllenge, and good luck to everyone in voting to come

 

[THX1138]

I just wanted to say thankyou so much for everyone who contributed to this Challenge. There are 37 entries that all have their unique perspective, and it's fun to see the different ways that people have approached the theme.

Thankyou as always to Elvet for running the Chsllenge, and good luck to everyone in voting to come

I got one in... I think?

 

[AnRoinnUltra]

Fiddelsticks ...missed the deadline*

Great crop of stories, enjoyed them all but have limited publishing my half thoughts to six so as not to make a mess of the guessing:

Don't Tangle with an English Teacher or Yes, Dick Turpin
Sometimes it’s just not worth the trouble -made me laugh (vote)

Imperial Improvements
PM up to his old tricks methinks,

The Victim
Liked the twist, great story (vote)

Never Turn Your Back on a Venusian
Old school outer space shenanigans.

Countess Epidermis and the Highwayman of Tulaigh Mhor
Nobody goes home empty handed.

Polished Flaws
Batman is out of a job.

*may not be true

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

Votes for "His Best Foot Forward" and "Audience."

 

[Lacedaemonian]

I really liked the vast majority of the stories this month. Here is a longish shortlist:

Brave New Universe.

Time to let go.

"Someone is coming." Zombie arm story.

The existential robbery of Coffedrink Fancysuit's Universe

A dissertation on an Artificially Intelligent Highwaybot.

The Ballad of John Plamer.

My votes:

I voted for the following stories. Both went with very similar themes and both made me laugh.

A dissertation on an Artificially lntelligent Highwaybot

Identity Theft

 

[Astro Pen]

A healthy spread of votes for this one. Looking like a "story there for everyone" collection.

 

[Lacedaemonian]

I think I would have preferred not to have voted or shortlisted this month as it seemed trite not including so many more stories in my shortlist.

 

[THX1138]

I still have too put my list down. Later today when things here at home calm down.

 

[paranoid marvin]

Take It, It's All Yours and The Thief Knows got my votes, although several others could have.

 

[elvet]

Narrowed it down to 5:
Identity Theft --- vote
Don't Tangle with an English Teacher or Yes, Dick Turpin --- vote
Dis-organised Crime
Pride and Extreme Prejudice
[untitled 2] Post #25 poem

 

[Orcadian]

Oh dear; just realised (by spotting someone else's name twice) that I have TWO votes this time! Can I 'un-vote' and then try again? That appears to be the only way to gain access to my second vote.

 

[elvet]

Oh dear; just realised (by spotting someone else's name twice) that I have TWO votes this time! Can I 'un-vote' and then try again? That appears to be the only way to gain access to my second vote.

I don't think you can.

 

[THX1138]

Voted for:
Identity Theft.
Persistence is Futile.

Really liked:
Don't Tangle with an English Teacher or Yes, Dick Turpin Very funny!
Imperial Improvements
Never Turn Your Back on a Venusian
Someone is coming
A dissertation on an Artificially lntelligent Highwaybot

 

[Orcadian]

Messed up the two-vote option (doh), so able to vote for only one:
Brave New Universe

But also wanted to vote for :
Evil Never Sleeps

And quite liked:
Birds of a Feather

 

[elvet]

The winner of the challenge by one vote is >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> PARANOID MARVIN!!!
For Don't Tangle with an English Teacher or Yes, Dick Turpin
Thanks to all who entered and took the to vote, especially during the busy summertime/holiday season.
For those interested in guessing, here is the author list and the number of stories submitted:
Astropen - 2
AnRoinnUltra - 11
chrispenycate - 2
Elckerlyc - 1
Guttersnipe - 6
Hikokage - 1
Lacedaemonian - 1
paranoid marvin - 3
Starbeast - 1
THX1138 - 8
Victoria Silverwolf - 1

 

[elvet]

SPOILER REVEAL LIST
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This is the list of stories and authors for those who want to know who they voted for and DO NOT want to participate in the Guessing Game.
Comments about the stories are welcome, but please don't give away anything that may reveal the authors before they are correctly guessed.

WARNING
DO NOT LOOK IF YOU ARE GOING TO PLAY THE
GUESSING GAME
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Spoiler: Alphabetical List of Stories and Authors

[untitled] post #21- Hikokage
[untitled] post #25 - Lacedaemonian
And Deliver They Did - THX1138
Audience - chrispenycate
"Birds of a Feather" - Guttersnipe
Brave New Universe - AnRoinnUltra
BRIBE - THX1138
Countess Epidermis and the Highwayman of Tulaigh Mhor - Starbeast
Dis-organised Crime - chrispenycate
Don't Tangle with an English Teacher or Yes, Dick Turpin - paranoid marvin
Drug of Choice - Guttersnipe
Evil never sleeps - AnRoinnUltra
First day on the job - AnRoinnUltra
His Best Foot Forward - THX1138
Highway Robbery and How to Prevent It - Guttersnipe
Identity Theft - AnRoinnUltra
Imperial Improvements - paranoid marvin
It’s But Childs Play - THX1138
Never Turn Your Back on a Venusian - Guttersnipe
No Such Thing - Guttersnipe
On the spot fine - AnRoinnUltra
Persistence is futile - AnRoinnUltra
Phase One: Stand - Elckerlyc
Polished Flaws - Astro Pen
Pride and Extreme Prejudice - Victoria Silverwolf
Take It, It’s All Yours - THX1138
The Ballad of John Palmer - paranoid marvin
The Bandit Maiden - THX1138
The Big Girl- Astro Pen
The existential robbery of Coffedrink Fancysuit's Universe - AnRoinnUltra
The relinquishing of wisdom - AnRoinnUltra
The Thief Knows - THX1138
The uncertain future of Heinous Smashemall - AnRoinnUltra
The Victim - Guttersnipe
Time to let go - AnRoinnUltra
When You Realize You’re Wearing the Wrong Shoe - THX1138
A dissertation on an Artificially lntelligent Highwaybot - AnRoinnUltra