DISCUSSION THREAD -- August 2019 -- 75-Word Writing Challenge

Cat's Cradle said:
Thank you for the review, Victoria! Really enjoyed your, and Peter V's opening stories. :)

edit to @Peter V - it is kind of liberating posting on the first day, isn't it? I just find myself wishing I could write another one, in a week or so. ;)
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Usually I ponder for a few days, sometimes a couple of weeks and then get a bit written down to see where it goes. Then I edit and re-write half a dozen times before bouncing it round a few people and then dismantling it. Then I usually come up with another idea, or even two and bounce those around. Then I descend into a morass of indecision... So in my lunchtime today I take a look and think immediately that I haven't got a clue. Then I just started writing and a little idea surfaced. Less than ten minutes later and with one small edit I have posted it and more importantly, I did it without showing it to anyone for their opinion. Utterly out of character for me and surprisingly therapeutic. And I got to use the word juxtaposition when I showed it to my daughter this evening. Hardly ever get to use that word in conversation.

Now for anyone who didn't think me a bit odd before, welcome to my world.

o_O
 
Here just about half a world away --- Denali Alaska --- Where everything is shrouded in mist and fog and the occasional rain shower (Yea, it was a good day for scenery and wild game views. :rolleyes:) I find that over where it is now tomorrow, someone has put gardening and noir together?!! Surely they will be judged. I expect all manner of stories about pushing up daisies.

@Peter V ---- A Good Year for the Roses ---- Peter leaves us worried about what's moldering in the ground on a sunny day.

@Victoria Silverwolf ---- Killing Weeds ---- Victoria gives us a whole new twist to weed killers, the birds and the bees, and a flower bed.

@Cat's Cradle ---- Kill Me, Join Me ---- Cat brings pruning up, or is it down, to a whole new level.

@nixie ---- Crash!, Bang!, Wallop! ---- Nixie has me asking, "What kind of plant defense was that?"

@reiver33 ---- The Medium-Length Nap ---- Reiver might call it a medium length nap but it reads like a full on war with a gravel voiced hero.
 
@dannymcg .... Starry, starry night .... Danny brings us inside the most famous garden arrest from the side of the Heat but not the Light.

++++ No apologies necessary. Fine story and I hadn't even thought of using garden like that! ++++
 
Parson said:
@dannymcg .... Starry, starry night .... Danny brings us inside the most famous garden arrest from the side of the Heat but not the Light.
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My story title was from the Don McClean song 'Vincent' about Van Gogh (who famously cut off his ear)
I was trying to reflect it to the Roman soldier getting his ear cut off during the arrest at Gethsemane
 
@Daysman …. So Excellent a King …. Daysman let’s us look in on the gumshoe of the vast garden habitat.

@Marvin …. The Gardener …. Marvin tells us a tale of a the sprouts in a murderous garden.

@chrispenycate …. Herb Garden pavanne …. Chris introduces us to a hero who has a nose for the job.
 
dannymcg said:
My story title was from the Don McClean song 'Vincent' about Van Gogh (who famously cut off his ear)
I was trying to reflect it to the Roman soldier getting his ear cut off during the arrest at Gethsemane
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Knew about Van Gogh but did not know the McClean song about his famous painting.
 
dannymcg said:
My story title was from the Don McClean song 'Vincent' about Van Gogh (who famously cut off his ear)
I was trying to reflect it to the Roman soldier getting his ear cut off during the arrest at Gethsemane
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One of my favourite songs of his. I know all the words, I played it countless times in my college years.
 
I’m in. Quite enjoyed writing this one. Must be honest when I saw the theme and genre I thought I’d really struggle as it was way out of my comfort zone, but this idea came to me quickly and within 30 minutes I was done.
Hope you all enjoy reading this one as much as I enjoyed writing it.
Pedro.
 
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