Discussion thread -- July 2018 75-word Writing Challenge

[chrispenycate]

But didn't we get some great entries?

 

[Cat's Cradle]

I hadn't joined yet, but I would, today, gladly accept such a challenge, chrispenycate.

 

[Parson]

@Cat's Cradle .... At Play .... Cat has come up with a sweet little story of a mother and daughter playing a guessing game with a twist.

@nixie .... Another World .... Nixie goes all Looney Tunes on us in an interesting twist.

@Ashleyne .... ROMANCE IS DEAD .... Ash tell us a love story with a twist of horror.

I hadn't joined yet, but I would, today, gladly accept such a challenge, chrispenycate.

Be careful what you wish for, it may slip in behind you and bite you on your Kipling.

 

[Mr Orange]

great choices @Ashleyne. this should be a good, varied month of stories.

And as far as "Twist" is concerned, for some of us it might be enough simply to have a twist-in-the-tail story, but when it comes to voting some members might require more for the twist to constitute a theme. As always, when it comes to nit-picking voters, caveat scriptor!

i had this same though when i read the theme TJ, and for some reason i then thought of you....

 

[Phyrebrat]

@Ashleyne you're awesome! What a great theme - I'm gobsmacked you didn't chose horror again for this month (teach those fantasywantasy fans to moan )

I've no ideas yet. But that's usual.

golly ole England.

Parson, I can't tell you how much I laughed at this typo-malaprop. Okay, I can - I coughed when I was laughing and now feel I've torn my throat up. The word 'golly' means something else here in the UK and is a modern contraction of an even worse word. It mde me smile also because it reminded me of my mum who frequently says the 'wrong' word.

pH

 

[TheDustyZebra]

My twist for this month's challange could have been that I wrote a story that doesn't make people question my mental stability.

I'm dying.

The word 'golly' means something else here in the UK and is a modern contraction of an even worse word. It mde me smile also because it reminded me of my mum who frequently says the 'wrong' word.

pH

I just learned that last week! Oddly, I had to stop and think for a minute to figure out what word Parson really meant. I'm going to claim it's because I just got home from work and my brain is fried.

 

[Cathbad]

my brain is fried

*gets out fork, knife and teriyaki sauce*

 

[TheDustyZebra]

No chianti? Oh, that's liver. Never mind.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

Cat's Cradle -- The joy of playfulness is captured in this charming tale.

nixie -- This surreal story of multiple realities sweeps the reader away.

Ashleyne -- With terrifying intensity, the author reveals how close passion is to madness.

 

[Parson]

Parson humbly accepts compliments? about a hilarious typo. Jolly ole England .... But I've googled golly and all I get is definitions that speak of the mild oath that I got in much trouble for when I used it as a 10 year old.

@Victoria Silverwolf .... March 2, 2003 .... Victoria brings us to a date and a place where the music lives on.

 

[Abernovo]

Parson humbly accepts compliments? about a hilarious typo. Jolly ole England .... But I've googled golly and all I get is definitions that speak of the mild oath that I got in much trouble for when I used it as a 10 year old.

If you scroll down to British Dictionary definitions here (Dictionary.com), it's the second usage. It was also a doll of the same, but better we keep clear of discussion of that, as it's a socio-political hot potato here, which is a no-no.

 

[Phyrebrat]

Just to be clear; I wasn’t laying accusations at our lovely Parson’s feet.

This has, however, given me a great (?) idea for a short horror.

pH

 

[Danny McG]

I never even thought about the dance, as soon as i saw twist that old annoying tongue twister popped into my head...

When a twister twisting twists him a twist,
For twisting a twist three twists he must twist;
But if one of the twists untwists from the twist,
The twist untwisting untwists all the twist

 

[Travis Woodward]

Tried something a bit different this time - I don't usually go for (or vote for) play-on-words type stories, but couldn't resist this one once I saw the theme!

 

[Danny McG]

Done my first draft, 76 words!
The closest ever without consciously counting.

Gonna keep it a day or two now to let it settle in my mind and then edit it to bits before posting

(Last time i did that someone submitted a very similar story to mine so I had to start again)

 

[Peter V]

Ok I'm in.

I have re-written a 'classic' without the happy ending. Feels fairly typical of me.

I needed to get it in early in order to concentrate on the 300 - for which I currently have absolutely zero inspiration. Oh well.

 

[Luiglin]

Introducing Mavis and Beryl

 

[Peter V]

Introducing Mavis and Beryl

*prostrates himself in admiration*

(auto correct almost made that look wierd)

 

[Luiglin]

*prostrates himself in admiration*

(auto correct almost made that look wierd)

LOL

I had an autocorrect issue once in a works email that changed 'Apologies for any inconvenience caused' to 'Apologies for any incontinence caused'.

Fortunately the member of the public who received the email had a sense of humour.

 

[Peter V]

LOL

I had an autocorrect issue once in a works email that changed 'Apologies for any inconvenience caused' to 'Apologies for any incontinence caused'.

Fortunately the member of the public who received the email had a sense of humour.