DISCUSSION THREAD -- April 2020 -- 85-Word Writing Challenge

[elvet]

I want to get an entry in, but I am just as blank for this as I am for the 300. My goal is to enter every challenge, so come what may, I will have some words on the page by the deadline. When I see that some members have been doing this for years, I'm sure that many had months when writing was more of a 'challenge' than others. Whether it was determination, last minute muses, stubbornness, or competitiveness that kept you going, you are all inspirations for me.

 

[Perpetual Man]

As we hit this very special anniversary, I thought I would try and write something a little different, perhaps more obscure and leaves me doubting that no-one will understand the story.

This should be fun for those writing the comments.

I was amazed to see that I was mentioned in the longest running partakers, and have been feel lucky to have entered every challenge since I started. (Even though I entered for one but was disqualified, the less said about that the better)

Thanks to everyone involved in the challenges, it has been a consistent source of fun, entertainment and introduction to a myriad and wonderful group of people.

And onward to the next 10 years of challenges...

 

[Parson]

@Perpetual Man .... Lost in Infinity .... Perp brings us deeply into the philosophical as he becomes an omnipresent observer who does not and cannot effect the timeline of perceived reality.
*Parson feels like he was reading material from Philosophy 404.

@johnnyjet .... Funhouse .... Johnny lets us travel to a new world which is a horror movie's version of weird harmless fun.
*I almost wrote Hollywood's version because it seems that any "respected" movie prefers the horrific.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

Perpetual Man ponders the paradoxical possibility that everything might be nothing.

johnnyjet reminds us that the pleasures of childhood may be seen differently by adults.

 

[Parson]

@Boneman .... And then I woke up. .... B. Man reminds us that nothing is so frustrating as a sweet dream with no reality.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

Boneman tackles the challenging puzzle of separating what is from what is not.

elvet depicts the power of literature to take us into other worlds.

 

[Parson]

@elvet .... A Magical Story .... Elvet shows us that a story transports us to new worlds.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

Parson reminds us that unrecognized miracles can happen right under our noses.

 

[BT Jones]

Just read my entry & noticed I put my spare 85th word in the wrong place. About 2 minutes too late to edit.

I'd rather it was 86 words and removed

Sympathies, @Peter V. I spotted 3 or 4 typos in my 300 worder, about 30 minutes too late to do anything about it!

 

[TheEndIsNigh]

... no begging or whingeing afterwards...)

Whoa! How will I survive?

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

TheEndIsNigh warns us to be prepared for anything when we enter unexplored territory.

 

[Peter V]

Sympathies, @Peter V. I spotted 3 or 4 typos in my 300 worder, about 30 minutes too late to do anything about it!

First time I read it I did not notice anything BT. Now you have flagged it up I have spotted one. I think the brain fills in obvious missing words so you don't see it until you look specifically.

 

[Parson]

@TheEndIsNigh .... The Visitor .... TEIN has a story of First Contact; or does he?

@sule .... The Comforts of Home .... Sule crosses dementia with alienness and writes a story that sounds all too familiar to some of us.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

sule portrays the hazards inherent to an emergency escape plan.

 

[Parson]

@mosaix .... Drop Zone .... Mosaix puts together a story which reminds us of the difficulty of winning in an alien (or is that opponents?) land.

@Vince W .... The East Side of Seventh .... Vince spins us a yarn whereby we come to understand that while species may change, tourists don't.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

mosaix proves that there are all kinds of dangers around.

Vince W demonstrates that culture shock works both ways.

 

[Parson]

@Culhwch .... What Happens After .... Cul reminds us that a friendly furry can be reassuring.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

Culhwch assures us that some mutual affection can carry us through difficult transitions.

 

[Cat's Cradle]

Terrific story, @Culhwch. I wish it could be like that.

 

[Parson]

@paranoid marvin .... Decaying Worlds .... Marv writes us about the inevitabile downside of living in a world where you get everything you want.

*But wouldn't everyone be too drunk to eat?