November / December 100 word Anonymous Challenge 2024 Discussion

[elvet]

Watch this space! The clock is ticking towards the start of the new Challenge.
Tomorrow, I will be posting the topic and genre provided by @paranoid marvin , our current champ.

 

[elvet]

The Challenge has been posted .
It's about time!

 

[THX1138]

It's about time!

Ba da ching!

 

[paranoid marvin]

Thanks elvet. I was going to choose 'time travel', but decided to just go for 'time' so as to include other interpretations.

Good luck everyone, and may the Force be with you.

 

[Ian Fortytwo]

There are some cracking stories here, well done to @elvet

 

[elvet]

There are some cracking stories here, well done to @elvet

Much of the credit goes to @paranoid marvin for selecting a great topic in an open genre. I'm pleased to see we are off to a good start with 6 authors contributing already.

 

[elvet]

Just a heads up. I will be travelling this coming week. I'll still be checking in daily, but less frequently. It may take longer for your entries to be posted.

 

[elvet]

I'm back home. I had a great time in Quebec visiting a friend. They are having warmish weather too. No snow yet in the Montreal region.

Just under 2 weeks left to go for entries!

 

[THX1138]

@elvet Welcome back! I have 220 years family history in Quebec. Would love to find and meet some of my relatives up there.

 

[elvet]

Just a little under a week to go!

 

[paranoid marvin]

Just wanted to say thankyou to everyone who has contributed to the Challenge this month. 40+ stories is a brilliant response.

And of course thanks to elvet and farntfar for making the Challenge possible at all. Your dedication in running things is very much appreciated.

 

[elvet]

Time to vote.
The Poll is up.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

Votes to "Time's Passage and Wisdom" and "The Passing of Time."

 

[Astro Pen]

Blimey, loads to sift through, I'd better get cracking.

 

[Astro Pen]

'The Erratic Philosopher'
and
'Death of a Falcon'

 

[elvet]

It was a difficult choice for me this challenge. This was a stellar bunch of entries.

Honourable mentions:
Time's Passage and Wisdom - poignant portrait of a life lived
Death of a Falcon - a moment in time changes history
A Very Brief History Of - masterful phrasing
Time Tossed Thanksgiving Threnody - a tale in reverse
Doing Time - totally surprised by the ending. At heart, Star Wars is a universal story that everyone can identify with.
The Erratic Philosopher - Wouldn't it be nice...
The Alarm Clock - We don't get much spooky, but this is.
The confusing history of Google AI process FZB4551 - misremembering--bad enough that our own memory fails

Votes go to:
Time Must Have a Stop - Can we ever really measure time?
Abandoned by Time - how perception of time can change. We've all been there.

 

[AnRoinnUltra]

Voted for The Swinging of the Pendulum and Time Must Have a Stop.
Went for the former because of the 'where does it go?' eternal question it hammered home, and voted for the latter because it was so well written ('scuttering seconds' was a flash of genius I reckon).
Also really liked Doing Time for the cool punchline reference, A Very Brief History Of for the way it reimagined time as a discovery, and 11:11 for the parable style ...and of course the compulsory (PM SW comedy tribute Star Wardens -always a laugh.
Thanks all, and thanks @elvet for making it happen.

 

[THX1138]

Voted for:
Time’s Passage and Wisdom
Collection Time


Liked:
A Very Brief History Of
Star Wardens
T.I.M.E
Future perfect intent

 

[elvet]

And the winner is >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>IAN FORTYTWO!!!!!!!
for Time's Passage and Wisdom.
Wow! A great selection of stories to choose from, and it showed in the spread of the votes. There was something for everyone.
Congrats to @Ian Fortytwo for pulling ahead to take the top spot.
Many thanks to all our participants, and to @paranoid marvin for giving all of you an excellent topic to work with.

For those interested in guessing, here is the author list and the number of stories submitted:
AnRoinnUltra - 6
Astro Pen - 1
ColGray -1
Danny McG - 1
Elckerlyc - 5
Guttersnipe - 8
Ian Fortytwo - 4
Karapace - 1
M. Robert Gibson - 1
paranoid marvin - 4
Starbeast - 2
THX1138 - 5
Victoria Silverwolf - 1

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

Many congratulations!