DISCUSSION -- APRIL 2019 300-word Writing Challenge (#33)

[elvet]

It was a difficult choice because multiple stories resonated with me.
@Perpetual Man Was top of the heap, with @Victoria Silverwolf and @Peter V rounding out my 3 picks.
The rest of my favourites were:
@johnnyjet
@Cathbad
@Jo Zebedee
@Parson
Thanks to @Vaz for the mention.

 

[Parson]

A heartfelt thank you to @Ian Fortytwo and @elvet for the precious mentions!

A wide eyed super thank you to @Victoria Silverwolf for the vote!!

Off to do my own voting.

 

[Parson]

One hour later ...... Goodness didn't an interesting rock build lead to a plethora of original stories. And goodness didn't we write a bunch of dark, dark stories!

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Stories that resonated with me:

@Cathbad .... Soup Bones .... Because it was extremely original.
@elvet .... That Day at the Beach .... Because it was such a poignant story.
@Peter V .... Written in Stone .... Because it was an splendid love fantasy.
@Jo Zebedee .... Stone-Born .... Because I'm sure that this will be one of the most unusual stories I'll read this year.
@johnnyjet .... Her Thoughts Were Set in Stone .... Because it gave me a look at the "Age of Aquarius."
@Perpetual Man .... Not Forgotten .... Because it is such a true to life saga of the pioneer life.
@Teresa Edgerton .... Consecrated .... Because it had such a jaw dropping and wonderfully sweet surprise ending.

Voted for @Cathbad, @Jo Zebedee, and @Teresa Edgerton

 

[L.L.Lotte]

The four I liked most were @mosaix @Jo Zebedee @Luiglin and @johnnyjet

of those, the one that topped it for me was @mosaix -- the morality question, and the twist at the end. Very clever.

 

[Jo Zebedee]

I voted for Cathbad, Hummus and Mosaix with Nixie and Johnyjet close behing but, honestly, I could have voted for loads. Great month!

Thanks to Lottie and Parson for the vote - I’ll take most unusual this year as a compliment!

 

[chrispenycate]

Well, I missed out on the writing this quarter - I could (almost honestly) put it down to the visit of Nesacat and Morpheus, and the time I didn't have while trying to show them West Sussex, or the fact that I've promised to send Nesa some writings I'd done, and discovered on checking them they neededan extra edit) and everyone here knows what that entails) but that's not the complete story - nothing I tried writing was satisfactory.

Still, I did get into the voting, an my usual glacial speed. My short list consisted of:- Hummus, Jo Zebedee, johnnyjet, Perpetual Man, Peter V, Shyrka, The Judge, and Vaz. Votes went to: Hummus, Jo Zebedee and The Judge, although this might have been different on another day.

 

[elvet]

Oooh! Another mention. Thanks @Parson !

 

[Parson]

I’ll take most unusual this year as a compliment!

You should. I did vote for your story.

 

[nixie]

I see I've picked up another vote, thank you @Pedro Del Mar

 

[Cathbad]

Thank you, @Jo Zebedee , @Parson , @Calliopenjo and @dannymcg ! That makes the most I've ever received!

Feelin' good!

 

[Danny McG]

Thank you, @Jo Zebedee , @Parson , @Calliopenjo and @dannymcg ! That makes the most I've ever received!

Feelin' good!

Looking good my friend, one more vote and you'll be equal first

 

[Ursa major]

Many, many thanks for the stealth vote, Pedro Del Mar.

 

[Peter V]

It has been really tough narrowing it down to three votes and I feel a little guilty at not voting for stories which really felt worthy of receiving one.

Notable among these are Cathbad, Stable, Rafellin, Victoria Silverwolf, Cat's Cradle, Hummus, Jo Zebedee, Parson, Johnny Jet, Perp, Cory Swanson. Teresa & The Judge.

Ultimately, I feel the three story spinners below appealed to me the most:

@ mosaix
@ Shyrka
@ Ursa major

As for my story, it has gone better than expected so a big thank you to elvet, Victoria Silverwolf, Rafellin and Vaz for the votes and also to The Big Peat, Hummus, Parson and chrispenycate for the listings / mentions.

Chuffed with four votes in the face of so much quality competition.

P

 

[Danny McG]

Cheer up my no-score crew, there's a good few days yet until the deadline, surely by then us eleven 'blanks' will have a vote or two, keep your spirits up.

"Sing lads, sing!"

 

[Ursa major]

Many, many thanks for the vote, Peter V.

And many, many thanks for the stealth vote, scarpelius.

 

[Daysman]

Of the tales that appealed to me the most, I'd like to mention:

• @Cathbad
• @Ian Fortytwo
• @Victoria Silverwolf
• @elvet
• @Teresa Edgerton

And my votes go to:

• @Peter V
• @Jo Zebedee
• @The Judge

Thanks to @Stable & @The Big Peat for the mentions.

And many thanks to @Victoria Silverwolf for your epic review...

 

[elvet]

@Daysman Your mention is appreciated. Thanks!

 

[Peter V]

Thank you for the vote @Daysman

 

[Jo Zebedee]

Thank you for the vote @Daysman

Seconded!

 

[Luiglin]

Here are the top 3 for me.

• @Cathbad - souper
• @nixie - they say they have a certain look, somewhat akin to their cousins in Innsmouth
• @Cory Swanson - oh the irony or in this case... the rockery

Cheers for the vote @Hummus and for the mentions folks. It is certainly more than my somewhat melancholy tale warrants.