DISCUSSION THREAD -- April 2025 -- 75 Word Writing Challenge

[The Judge]

Courtesy of JS Wiig, the winner of last month's 75 Worder, the April Challenge is up!

Theme: FACES​

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Genre: HORROR​

April 2025 -- 75 Word Writing Challenge -- READ FIRST POST

RULES Write a story inspired by the chosen theme and genre in no more than 75 words, not including the title ONE entry per person NO links, commentary or extraneous material in the posts, please -- the stories must stand on their own WHEN WRITING YOUR STORY, PLEASE REMEMBER THIS IS A...

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Good luck, everyone!

 

[paranoid marvin]

*Edited*

Great theme and genre, looking forward to this!

 

[Parson]

@parkydoc .... Inner Beauty .... This is a story that leaves me both wishing I had a picture and probably glad I don't.

 

[Ian Fortytwo]

Well my muse, hit me with one at 2:15 in the morning. Ahh the horror!!

 

[Cat's Cradle]

There's a happy one! Good choices, JS Wiig, CC

 

[Bowler1]

I could so easily win this months challenge, with what could be counted as one word - or an image of my smiley yellow face. Like clowns and Steven King, my 90s throwback image can leave the weak willed (Starbeast, Harpo, THX and The Bear - but not the Judge, who is a different type of scary) quivering in fear like a lump of jelly. But I'll play fair and try and come up with an entry that actually has 75 words not including the title and not a word more, or you're kicked out for the month.

As some people no doubt see me, but I can be nice, I just choose not to be....

 

[THX1138]

@Bowler1 The ink is shaking out of my pen, oh great and fearful.... um, Oh bother. Stay away from me, Ahhhhh!!!!

 

[Parson]

@Guttersnipe .... The Accomplice .... This is a story that in genuinely creepy and in this contest that's a good thing.

@THX1138 .... To Kiss the One You Harmed .... This is a story which would make a great jump scare in a movie.

@Ian Fortytwo .... Reflections of Terror .... This is a story which would be a great addition to "Snow White."

@Cat's Cradle .... The Culling of X .... This is a story which I found thoroughly chilling.

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I'm worried about us. Really horrific ideas seem to be so easy to come up with. Shouldn't this be about the hardest thing possible?

 

[Starbeast]

My inspiration came to me yesterday. I didn't need the Muse this time. The idea just popped into my mind.