DISCUSSION THREAD -- FEBRUARY 2023 -- 75 Word Writing Challenge

[The Judge]

New Month, New Challenge!

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Courtesy of Ashleyne, last month's winner, February's 75 Worder is now up FEBRUARY 2023 -- 75 Word Writing Challenge -- READ FIRST POST!

Theme: WASTE​

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Genre: SCI-FI​

Good luck, everyone!

 

[Bowler1]

Woohoo, Scifi.

Time to dust off my RAY GUNS.

 

[Shyrka]

Rarely am I in so early but I was on the bus home and I've had sci-fi stuff on the brain recently so it just bubbled out there are then. Hopefully that's a good sign!

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

Shyrka: A reminder that we are responsible for our creations.

Troyzan787: A demonstration of how small actions have large consequences.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

THX1138: An example of how hope can be crushed by reality.

 

[Cat's Cradle]

Ah, me and robots (or androids) the last year or so, *sigh*.

Great choices, Ashleyne. Just for me, I find a wide-open genre (like this) where my imagination decides which sub-genre it will create in works best.

I've enjoyed all the stories so far, good luck to those yet to enter, CC

 

[Parson]

@Shyrka .... Reclamation .... This story left me with the feeling that trash shouldn't be treated with disrespect.

@Troyzan787 .... Adding to the Pile .... This story left me thinking that human nature doesn't really change.

@Victoria Silverwolf .... Salvage .... This story made me think about the limits of sea-level rise..

@THX1138 .... Phoenix .... This story made me think about how weird and then how callous human beings can become.

@Cat's Cradle .... The Addict in the Alleyway .... This story made me realize how false my expectations about what happens next can really be.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

Cat's Cradle: An account of of caste systems and their abuse.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

BT Jones: A bitterly ironic song of the senselessness of battle.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

Elckerlyc: A comic warning against carelessness.

 

[Parson]

@BT Jones .... The Spoils .... This story made me think about nuclear physics and nuclear waste in a new way.

@Elckerlyc .... The Rise and Fall of Wasteman .... This story made me think about the difference between horror and humor.
(This one was too clever by half!)

@Guttersnipe .... The Benefactors .... This story made me think about the difference between trash and treasure.

@Cloudy_Day .... Lament of the Waste .... This story made me think about what it meant to be waste.

 

[AnRoinnUltra]

D'oh, just posted another map story @BigJ -in my defense I had it scribbled on a bit of paper and only just logged online ...so it was coincidence it landed in just after your intergalactic cartographic tale

 

[Parson]

War Never Changes by @BigJ .... This story just made me sigh with frustration.

If in doubt, wipe it out by @AnRoinnUltra .... This story altered my view of what constituted waste.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

Guttersnipe: A reminder that Good Samaritans exist.

Cloudy_Day: A poignant account of loss.

BigJ: A grim account of the pointlessness of conflict.

AnRoinnUltra: A biting satire of the temptation to cover up one's mistakes.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

therapist: A Rabelaisian comedy of clever use of resources.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

Ashleyne: A gruesome account of a questionable trade-off.

 

[Parson]

@therapist .... Jason’s Roadside Petrol Station .... This story left me with a visual, but not one I want to dwell on.

@Ashleyne .... DO ZERLWAGLANS DREAM OF FLESH HUMANS .... This story made me again consider the idea of "living for today and let tomorrow take care of itself."

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

cyprus7: A wry reminder that some solutions are worse than the problems.

 

[farntfar]

In case you missed it, the Feb/March 100 word Anonymous challenge has begun in the writing workshop.
I'm running it this month while Elvet has a well earned break.
You can make as many entries as you like within the time frame (from now until March 7) by sending them to me by P.M./Conversation.
So get writing and PM your entries to me (@farntfar ) for inclusion.

The topic this month is
TOPIC: REGRET
GENRE: SPECULATIVE FICTION

See the details and the entries so far here
I look forward to hearing from you.

 

[Parson]

@cyprus7 .... Moss to the Rescue .... This story made me ask the question, "Do I want to be rescued?"