Discussion Thread -- April 2017 75-word Writing Challenge

[Stable]

There's some good ones this month and still nearly 2 weeks to go!

 

[mosaix]

There's some good ones this month and still nearly 2 weeks to go!

I make it just over a week to go, Stable.

 

[Parson]

@HoopyFrood .... points out the difficulty in a Creative chess game. You have to wait an eternity until it's "Your Move."

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

ErikB -- This sharply satiric tale takes a look at our society through a funhouse mirror.

HoopyFrood -- A perspective of immense scale allows this imaginative story to ponder the nature of eternity.

Parson -- With sly wit, the author considers how we can tell myth from reality.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

farntfar -- The psychology of the true sociopath is explored in this quiet little chiller.

 

[Parson]

@farntfar .... Explores the territory between innocent play and treason and in such a situation a person can only be "Speaking in My Own Defense."

@Victoria Silverwolf ... "Sly wit" I like it! thanks

 

[TitaniumTi]

Oops. I should have checked the genre before I posted. Some last minute edits were necessary.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

TitaniumTi -- This thrilling science fiction adventure portrays the dangers of daily life in deep space.

 

[Parson]

@TitaniumTi .... Launches into a story that ricochets back and forth and ends sadly, like all the games of "Spacer's Pinball."


This story reminded me of this song from circa 1961.

 

[TitaniumTi]

Thanks Parson - that's great. And thank you for the excellent review, Victoria.

 

[Starbeast]

My brain blasted out an idea today at work, then it soft-landed with a parachute back on Earth.

I can only image what the other entries are like. I gots ta read em'.

 

[Cat's Cradle]

Mama told me not to come read your story Starbeast...but I did any way! I now have a soundtrack for my day!

 

[Parson]

@Starbeast .... has joined the legions of people who find their most pleasurable activity daydreaming. His daydream is to be "A Round Trip Lunar Astronaut."

 

[Starbeast]

Mama told me not to come read your story Starbeast...but I did any way! I now have a soundtrack for my day!

Howdy-hey-there, Cat's. You know, it's funny (to me) how my stories end up strangely different than what I originally imagined.

@Starbeast .... has joined the legions of people who find their most pleasurable activity daydreaming. His daydream is to be "A Round Trip Lunar Astronaut."

Hi Parson. Yes-sir-ree-bob, it's the only way I can get to the Moon. Thanks for the cosmic review.

 

[Ensign Shah]

I saw this and thought of you lot

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

Starbeast -- A sense of merriment fills this rollicking poem full of colorful images.

ratsy -- The author creates a tense situation in this open-ended tale.

 

[Parson]

@ratsy .... Brings us to a place and a time where you sell your soul in order to keep it. All because you want to hear your name when they way "And the Winner Is...".

 

[Shyrka]

The Unfortunate Destruction of the Realm of Flemëros. @Mr Orange – Gods may not play dice but they do play cards, it would seem.

What Could Possibly Go Wrong? @mosaix – A mother sends something precious to her precious one.

It Was Thiiiiiiiiis Big! @Stable – “We’re gonna need a bigger boat.”

The World is a Cheap Video Game with Clunky Graphics, @johnnyjet – Bringing new meaning to virtual reality. I went outside once – the graphics were terrible.

Demon Down Time, @Peter V – Work can be hard at times but for this hapless artist, it is literally hell.

Pointless, @Cory Swanson – Do you ever feel trapped in your day job? The daily grind getting you down? Then spare a thought for these poor fellows.

Dwarves, Dice, and unbelievable Fantasy role playing games. @ErikB – A wry look into an absurd high-fantasy world where humanity teeters on the brink of extinction whilst simultaneously voting for its own demise. Utterly unbelievable!

Your Move, @HoopyFrood – Long distance relationships are always tough but this one takes it to a whole new level. Simply stellar!

Rolling Bowling Balls, @Parson – I think there are a lot of classical references in this story of rolling thunder but it’s all greek to me.

Speaking in my own defense. @farntfar – A story of a demon having so much fun it's criminal. Not guilty, your honour.

Spacer’s Pinball, @TitaniumTi – In space, no one can hear you scream “Oh b******s!” as you sail merrily off into the cosmos.

 

[Parson]

Rolling Bowling Balls, @Parson – I think there are a lot of classical references in this story of rolling thunder but it’s all greek to me.

You seem to have gotten to the heart of the matter.

 

[Parson]

@Perpetual Man .... Offers a fantasy world where pain, pleasure, and motivation are intertwined to such a degree that you really can't tell the difference between "Foreplay, Hobbits and Other Pleasure Activities."