DISCUSSION THREAD- February 2019- 75 Word Writing Challenge

[Peter V]

“I am a human and I live in a hole” doesn’t have the same ring to it though.

 

[Peter V]

I apologise now for my very silly 75.

 

[Shyrka]

Man’s Best Friend, @elvet – Protection is repaid in kind in this story of a post-apocalyptic veterinarian. Mankind has really gone to the dogs.

For a Bride, @Cat's Cradle – A parent will sacrifice anything for their children. Sometimes, however, a sacrifice is better kept until later. Something old...?

Door Gods, @Daysman – What is a sentinel to do when it has no-one left to guard? Better to leave than to stay there and be door-mant...

L'état, C'est Moi, @Victoria Silverwolf – Some accuse the aristocracy of living in a world of their own. Given the state of things, who can blame them?

Empire of All, @SPoots – The survivors of a devastating war struggle to rebuild a world that others destroyed. Dig for victory!

 

[Cat's Cradle]

Thank you, Victoria ... thank you, Shyrka, for the fine reviews.

 

[Justin Swanton]

Nice play of words, Victoria.

 

[elvet]

@Shyrka thank you for taking the time to review the stories. I enjoy reading your comments.

 

[Parson]

So.... I forgot that I had not looked to see if the new thread was up and was not getting my notifications of new posts. Today when I thought about it and I came to see ???> how many stories??? Yikes this is going to take a while. Please bear with me.

@Pedro Del Mar .... One Man's Treasure .... In the apocalypse there is a new order of value to things.
@Ashleyne .... DEAF WISH .... In the apocalypse there is a real joy in not hearing the danger coming.
@Ian Fortytwo .... The Robots are coming .... In the apocalypse there will be a mechanical empire.
@Calliopenjo .... My New Home .... In the apocalypse the neighbors are more friendly.
@dannymcg .... Last Supper .... In the apocalypse the zombies are the heroes.
@elvet .... Man’s Best Friend .... In the apocalypse friendly vets rule the empire.
@Cat's Cradle .... For a Bride .... In the apocalypse mothers still sacrifice for their children.
@Daysman .... Door Gods .... In the apocalypse there will be those who will protect the way out.
@Victoria Silverwolf .... L'état, C'est Moi .... In the apocalypse the insane can rule an empire.
@SPoots .... Empire of All .... In the apocalypse a small hole of hope remains.
@Culhwch .... An Ordinary Kind Of Empire .... In the apocalypse childhood fantasies are crushed.
@Justin Swanton .... After His Father's Heart .... In the apocalypse there will still be wars for empire.
@D.A. Xiaolin Spires .... apocalypSTICKS .... In the apocalypse miracles still happen and empires are built.
@Peter V .... Rise and Fall of the Gnoman Empire .... In the apocalypse payback is still (you know.)
@Luiglin .... Proposition .... In the apocalypse the angels still play their betting game on human tendency.

Stars! That took a long time. I shall not be so negligent in the next apocalypse.

 

[Peter V]

Thank you Parson

 

[Shyrka]

Thank you, Victoria ... thank you, Shyrka, for the fine reviews.

You're too kind. I don't think a pun as bad as "door-mant" could ever be described as fine!

 

[Cat's Cradle]

'Tis better than most of my puns, Shyrka!
(My wife could verify this.)

 

[nixie]

I'm not coming up with anything, every time I think of the theme all I can think of is peanuts...

 

[Parson]

Well there you go. A world where only peanuts grow. It sounds like the apocalypse to me.

 

[elvet]

@Parson Your efforts are much appreciated. Thank you for the review.

 

[Luiglin]

I'm not coming up with anything, every time I think of the theme all I can think of is peanuts...

Planet of the Elephants - take your stinking trunk off me you damn filthy elephant.

 

[Culhwch]

I was thinking more along the lines of Snoopy and the Peanuts gang. Joe Apocalypse, maybe?

 

[Ian Fortytwo]

Thank you for the reviews.

 

[Calliopenjo]

Thank you Victoria and Shyrka. Somehow the both of you bring magic to my attempts.

 

[Luiglin]

I was thinking more along the lines of Snoopy and the Peanuts gang. Joe Apocalypse, maybe?

 

[Shyrka]

An Ordinary Kind of Empire, @Culhwch – Usually when a child steps into their parent’s shoes it makes for a charming photo-op but in a world without grown-ups it takes on a far more serious tone...

After His Father’s Heart, @Justin Swanton – An ages-old tale of blood and betrayal. This father’s son takes more than a chip off the old block.

ApocalypSTICKS, @D.A. Xiaolin Spires – All this fuss about a bit of inclement weather? It’s hardly the end of the world, is it? Armageddon in microcosm.

Rise and Fall of the Gnoman Empire, @Peter V – Riddled with puns and references to classical history, this story chronicles the ig-gnome-inious end of an all-too-familiar empire.

 

[Peter V]

Great punning too Shyrka