February / March 100 Word Anonymous Challenge Discussion

[Provincial]

Show, don’t tell - the landlord’s daughter really has a touch of magic about her, and it’s nothing to do with the beer.

Free Choice? - sacrificing your own life to save yourself so that you can live long enough to die saving yourself doesn’t really sound like a choice, but at least you live longer.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

Free Choice?: Sometimes a dilemma offers no good solutions.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

Hidden gift: Sometimes all optimism needs is a small gesture.

 

[Provincial]

Hidden gift - hope renewed kickstarts the world.

 

[Provincial]

The Unutterable - ouch! Marakin demonstrates that all power corrupts, and poor, foolish Nurelli suffers a fate worse than death. NOT FAIR!

 

[elvet]

I'd like to get everyone's opinion about having more than one vote when the time comes for the poll. I've been thinking about this since we have multiple submissions, and our voting base is small compared to the number of entries we have.
As a general rule, everyone who participates, votes, and we get some members who take the time to pop in and vote for their favourites.
Nov/Dec 15 participants wrote 25 stories. We had 19 votes total.
Aug/Sept 13 people wrote 16 entries and we had 18 votes
May/June 20 people wrote 24 stories and we had 19 votes.

I was thinking 2 votes per person. Comments?

 

[Wayne Mack]

I was thinking 2 votes per person. Comments?

I say, give it a try. We can always revert back later if the 2 votes doesn't work.

 

[farntfar]

Sounds like a good idea to me.

 

[Daysman]

Yup

 

[Provincial]

I think two votes sounds like a smart idea.

 

[Provincial]

Nouvelle Cuisine again? Sigh! - an infamous villain/pitiful victim gives us an insight into the secret of his success.

 

[mosaix]

Good idea @elvet.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

The Unutterable: Silence is often much more than golden.

Nouvelle Cuisine again? Sigh!: Gourmet is in the stomach of the beholder.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

Ancient Catronauts: The best person to keep a secret is one who shares something with its originators.

 

[Provincial]

My research while reviewing Ancient Catronauts turned up an interesting fact - roses are traditionally associated with secrecy. I wonder if that is why the spell which keeps a character from revealing their hideous plight in Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell (by Suzanna Clarke) sometimes looks like a rose held on - or between - the victim’s lips?

 

[Provincial]

Ancient Catronauts - a were cat‘s warning sends cuteness off the scale, and sends me running for the dictionary; Latin should be compulsory in schools.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

Concealment: Multiple deceptions can only lead to unfortunate consequences.

Woodland walk: Some hidden things can be both terrible and beautiful.

 

[mosaix]

Twenty entries so far and we’re only about half way through. Excellent!

 

[Provincial]

Concealment - sometimes criminals bring justice on themselves by trying to be just a bit too clever.


Woodland walk - evidence of a cruel double murder is eventually revealed, with the delay being attributed to over-nice scruples... Sounds suspicious to me!

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

If Only It Was The 120 Word Anonymous Challenge: Always leave the audience wanting more.