Parson writes note to himself. "Try very hard not to have two days when you can't spend time on this site when the 300 Word ChalleWnge wraps up. Or you will spend half an evening reviewing stories."
@Mon0Zer0 .... The Madness of Shoals .... Mon0Zer0 reminds us that the perfect crime is only perfect in the mind of the criminal. Nothing is foolproof. There is one fool who realizes it now.
@Perpetual Man .... It .... Perp points out the truth that everyone knows. When there's a manmade catastrophe there is enough blame to go around.
@worldofmutes .... The Explosion Man .... W.O.M. helps us to understand that nearly every gift can be destructive given the right circumstances.
@mosaix .... Delusions of Grandeur .... Mosaix gifts us with an illustration of what null understanding can look like.
@therapist .... Pictures of him .... Therapist presents a case study of loop behavior response.
@Elckerlyc .... Artistic License Overdrive .... Elc makes a defense of the truism that no one should play God.
@Ian Fortytwo .... The Gemini Process .... I 42 puts a Biblical insight to work. "And the two shall become one."
@Teresa Edgerton .... METAMORPHOSIS .... T.E. writes a story like every true story in which at the moment of greatest need the greatest good is seen.
@paranoid marvin .... Unable Seamen .... P.M. knows that makes a seaman whose less than able.
(I'm glad you didn't pun the last word. I was almost afraid to read the story.)
@M. Robert Gibson .... A Little Fishy Tale .... M.R.G. writes a story that halibut puns.
@chrispenycate .... In Crustation .... C.P. goes hard shell environmental adaptation on us.
@The Judge .... The Sea Cave .... T.J. writes an epic story of paying your debts and making the most of your life.
@Marvin .... Elephants!? .... Marv points out that in a water world zoos will be even a greater attraction.
@Bren G .... Retribution .... B.G. thinks about a time when the sea collects its due.
@Ursa major .... And Now for Something Completely Different .... U. M. points out that sometimes you've got to think outside the tried and true.
Yea! I made it. Might as well vote next!
We seem to have hit on an environmental "wave" here. And as might be expected that resulted in a lot of bleak stories. I did not get a story written. I just couldn't make my muse respond to that picture at all.
Shortlisted because:
The Uprising by @Astro Pen because it shows how intelligence is not a match for greed.
Fish-Man! by @Christine Wheelwright because this was the perfect comic book set up. (You might be on to something here.) (I can't turn the bold off on this line. GRRR!)
MARKET DAY by @Jo Zebedee because love does conquer all and there's nothing sweeter than a little girl.
Metamorphosis by @Teresa Edgerton because this was a masterful story of redemption.
The Sea Cave by @The Judge because I love stories where there is a long obedience in the same direction.
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Votes: Fish Man! --- Metamorphosis --- The Sea Cave --- A most worthy trio of stories. Well done!
