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

[Victoria Silverwolf]

sule: A thoughtful extrapolation of current social and technological trends.

 

[Parson]

@sule .... You're Better Off Doing It Yourself .... This story left me wondering if there is any hope for an AI generated story, but also feeling pretty sure that I already know the answer to that question

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

emrosenagel: A provocative extrapolation of future dangers and possibilities.

 

[emrosenagel]

Haven’t been around here for a long while, but I did enjoy doing these little challenges before! First time back and I missed a typo in my story ah well, good luck all!

 

[C.Robin]

Welcome to Chronicles @C.Robin !

Thank you! Happy to be here.

 

[Parson]

@emrosenagel .... Recycle and Reuse .... This story made me consider the axiom "One man's trash is another man's treasure."

@Snicklefritz .... TrashTransformers .... This story made me realize that one day soon this planet is going to have an abundance of energy.

@Far Stranger .... Rock & Roll Don’t Mind .... This story made me consider the worst of jobs and their necessity.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

Snicklefritz: A subtle warning about unwanted consequences.

Far Stranger: A realistic portrait of everyday life in a strange world.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

mosaix: A witty example of making the same mistake more than once.

 

[Parson]

@mosaix ..... Recycling… .... This story made me think about Karma and rash actions.

 

[Parson]

@Bowler1 .... Eco Warrior.... This story stopped me in my tracks, asking "Could it ever come to this?"

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

Bowler1: A somber reminder that any cause can be corrupted by fanaticism.

 

[Peter V]

To my surprise I might actually have something. 96 words, so may be nonsense by the time I have pared it.

 

[Parson]

You can do it! Ruthlessly pare adjectives, drop every adverb, and make contractions of everything possible.

 

[StilLearning]

OK, I'll be in this one - youngest has started a dance class with lessons too short to make it worth driving home, so I have 30 min a week with an excuse to work on something-not-my-main-project, as I don't have internet access for those 30 min.

 

[StilLearning]

Right, done.

 

[Parson]

@Peter V ,,,, The Life of a Chief Sanitation Engineer .... This story made me think about how someone earns the title Chief Sanitation Engineer.

@StilLearning .... My god, it's full of.... .... This story reminded me that one man's waste is another man's treasure.

 

[Hugh]

I'd decided to give this month a miss. I'd spent a week tinkering with my story "Coprophagia" (not as disgusting as it sounds) before coming to the conclusion that the reference to traditional folklore was too subtle by far, that it did not amuse even me, and that the story was just not worth posting. Then yesterday I got another idea.

 

[Parson]

@Hugh .... Something rotten in the state of… .... This story made me think about living in a society of intense scarcity.

 

[The Judge]

I'm in. I did a SF story about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch a couple of months ago, and was tempted to post it again, to see if I did any better with it...

In the end, I went with a different kind of waste this time. Not sure how obvious it is, though.

 

[Ursa major]

In the end, I went with a different kind of waste this time.

After your resounding win in the 300, I do hope this "different waste" doesn't turn out to be us wasting our time by entering this 75-worder... (which may itself be the waste of a hope...).