DISCUSSION THREAD -- 300 Word Writing Challenge #55 (October 2024)

[Ursa major]

The poll has closed and we have a two-way tie (and were within a whisker of having a three-way tie).

The tie-breaker poll will be up shortly.

 

[Ursa major]

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The tie-breaker poll is now up. It will be open until 23:59 GMT on November the 20th:[/INDENT]

Tie-breaker Poll -- 300 Word Writing Challenge No 55​

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[Astro Pen]

This was particularly difficult because I had voted for both stories. In the end @Victoria Silverwolf 's imagery just clinched it for me.
But it is nice that two favourites are contending, we shall see, @mosaix may yet cut it....

 

[Rafellin]

...in the end I settled on Raffelin's paranormal intervention, though I'm still not sure if that intervention is for good or evil...

Both, yer 'onour: evil ways, good ends. (From their point of view, at least.)

 

[Parson]

I voted for @Victoria Silverwolf again. But @mosaix was within an eyelash on the first vote and also on the second.

 

[Ian Fortytwo]

I voted for @Victoria Silverwolf

 

[THX1138]

For the Tie-Breaker @mosaix

Thanks again for the votes @Ursa major, @AnRoinnUltra, @Karapace, @RTGR
And thanks @Starbeast for the long list.
Glad you enjoyed my story!

Congratulations to @Victoria Silverwolf and @mosaix on the tie, and good luck to you both on the tie-breaker!

 

[Pyan]

I voted for @Victoria Silverwolf again.

Ditto.

 

[Cat's Cradle]

Well done, Victoria Silverwolf and mosaix on reaching the tie-breaker, with two fine stories.
I went with Victoria in the opening round of voting, and I voted for her again, now. Good luck, both of you!
@The Judge, I was very pleased to receive your first vote, thanks so much! And thanks for the kind words on my story. I liked this one more than a lot of my recent entries, and it all goes back to the way the inspiration photo affected me.
TJ, I tried to Google the photographer, Mike Masnick, but couldn't find a match that seemed appropriate... is it possible to give a bit of background on who this person is, or would TDZ be able to tell us?
Another really enjoyable Challenge, good work, all! CC

 

[farntfar]

Both magnificent stories in the tie, and hard to choose.

But I voted for @mosaix again, here.

 

[The Judge]

TJ, I tried to Google the photographer, Mike Masnick, but couldn't find a match that seemed appropriate... is it possible to give a bit of background on who this person is, or would TDZ be able to tell us?

I know TDZ came across the photo on bsky.social last year, but I don't know more than that. I'll ask if she knows anything else about him.

 

[Rafellin]

Tie breaker goes to @mosaix as per my original votes.

Huge thanks to @Parson @Aethel @Pyan @Peter V and @The Judge for their votes, with additional thanks to @Parson for the fine compliment.

Thank you to @farntfar and @Cat's Cradle for honourable mentions.

 

[Cat's Cradle]

It's okay, TJ. I wondered if maybe they were a member (though usually that would've been mentioned), or if they maybe published photos at somewhere like Twitter or Instagram. But I am likely leaving Twitter for Bluesky next week, so I can look for their Bluesky listings when I get there. Thanks for the reply, CC

 

[Phyrebrat]

Congratulations Victoria and Mosaix. Mosaix was one of my first votes so I went there for the tiebreaker.

Eternal thanks to @nixie and @Cat's Cradle and for the reviewers. Particularly thanks to CatsC for such lovely words. I found it quite challenging to write as it’s semi autobiographical from my sister’s point of view. When we were away I spoke to her a lot about the implications of her diagnosis and that convo lead to my story of wet-nursing a stillborn foetus.

My votes, favourites* and shortlist

@Rafellin

@THX1138

@Cat's Cradle

@AnRoinnUltra

@Starbeast

@mosaix *

@The Judge*

@Elckerlyc

@chrispenycate *

@Bren G *

@johnnyjet

@Ursa major

 

[THX1138]

Thank you very much for the shortlist @Phyrebrat!