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

[Parson]

@Tremendinah Rectiferus X .... The Last Hope .... This is a story that zigged where I thought it was going to zag, much to my delight.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

Laura R Hepworth: Fight fire with fire.

THX1138: Beware uninvited guests.

Cat's Cradle: Social justice evolves, however slowly.

Ian Fortytwo: Experience is the best teacher.

Starbeast: Unexpected gifts are the best.

Luiglin: One's reach must exceed one's grasp.

Guttersnipe: Beware the tragedy of the commons.

Stable: The old ways are the best ways.

paranoid marvin: Progress is often regress.

Tremendinah Rectiferus X: Necessity is the mother of desperation.

 

[Parson]

@Victoria Silverwolf .... Prophets With Honor .... A story which doubles down on what has been accomplished even in a pessimistic world.

 

[Bowler1]

Great theme this month and one I like. Sort of like the popcorn disco song becoming a number one hit and reliving the best of the past.

 

[Luiglin]

Great theme this month and one I like. Sort of like the popcorn disco song becoming a number one hit and reliving the best of the past.

Seeing as how Raygun Gothic is a sub-genre, this should be right up your pew pew barrel

 

[Bowler1]

Yes it should be.

Did I mention the popcorn disco tunes.

 

[Luiglin]

Yes it should be.

Did I mention the popcorn disco tunes.

You did, some if which did have early electronic pops and blurts that sounded like rayguns

 

[THX1138]

You did, some if which did have early electronic pops and blurts that sounded like rayguns

From what I know of Bowler, he can easily come up with a Popcorn-Raygun...

 

[Elckerlyc]

Ray-gun or Railgun?

 

[Parson]

popcorn railgun: an airfryer held parallel to the floor.

 

[RTGR]

@Tremendinah Rectiferus X - The Last Hope - Funny and clever. To me, the text presents a critique of the consumerist spirit.

@Victoria Silverwolf - Prophets With Honor - Very good text, Clarke is a genius and Kubrick isn't far behind. Congratulations.

 

[Parson]

@RTGR .... Eyes on Technology .... A story that left me wondering if technology was the answer to the problem or was it something else?

 

[Parson]

@mosaix .... Here Be Comets… .... This is a story which is filled with whimsy and reflects a less skeptical time.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

RTGR: Perseverance often pays off.

mosaix: The bold are ahead of their time.

AnRoinnUltra: Bad intent can have good results.

 

[Bowler1]

Did someone mention popcorn and RAY GUNS in the same sentence?

Popcorn, great green food and the best tune ever to boot. Let's make it a Christmas number, a popcorn blast from the past.

 

[THX1138]

I approve the above post... Oops, wrong thread!...

 

[Parson]

@AnRoinnUltra .... Grand Theft Carbon .... This is a story which is located in the "too good to be true" category and great fun beside.

 

[Provincial]

@Tremendinah Rectiferus X .... The Last Hope .... a fun Star Wars homage.

@Victoria Silverwolf .... Prophets With Honour .... a lovely homage to a couple of SF greats.

@RTGR .... Eyes on Technology .... an interesting take on the high-tech future of non-verbal communication.

@mosaix .... Here Be Comets .... a gloriously stirring and adventurous future seen from the age of sail.

@AnRoinnUltra .... Grand Theft Carbon .... Truly villainous behaviour which is of benefit to everyone! Yay!

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

Hugh: Neither good nor bad ever goes away.

 

[Provincial]

@Hugh .... When the world was young…. .... This inventive, charming fable has given us a new name for the boring, charmless idiots on social media.