May / June 100 Word Anonymous Challenge 2024 Discussion

[elvet]

We're back!
In a few days I'll be posting the new challenge, so watch this space and get the pencils sharpened.

 

[elvet]

I will be posting the Challenge today. I'm just waiting for a bit of clarification about the genre, and we'll be set to go.

 

[elvet]

Ahoy mateys! The challenge has begun. Details about entering are found in the first post here
Genre is whatever you choose. Topic is Pirates.
Arrrrrr!

 

[AnRoinnUltra]

Great topic, thanks again @elvet

 

[elvet]

Wow! Great start on the first day.

 

[elvet]

Only a few days left for submissions. The Challenge closes Friday night at 11:59 GMT.

 

[elvet]

The Poll is open . You have 5 days until it closes.
Remember to vote for 2 stories.

 

[M. Robert Gibson]

Liked
The Buccaneer
New Commodity
Dead Air
Illegally downloaded Galactic Code
Yurofrighter

Votes
The Rascals of Palossis
Black Spot

 

[AnRoinnUltra]

I ended up voting for:

Black Spot -Unheeded

Silver -True nature breaks out through an animal's eyes

But could easily have voted for:

An Opportunity Onboard -Some experience necessary

Captain Kidd in Fiddler's Green -What you reap...

Figurehead -Never trust a (half)robot

New Commodity -Cook on day of purchase

Dead air -I was listening to that, pesky Arres Corporation

Nice mix of stories, thought the poem worked really well with the theme. Thanks all for all them, and to @elvet for all the behind the screens work. And fair play @paranoid marvin for coming up with a gyearrreat theme for us to work with

 

[paranoid marvin]

I ended up voting for:

Black Spot -Unheeded

Silver -True nature breaks out through an animal's eyes

But could easily have voted for:

An Opportunity Onboard -Some experience necessary

Captain Kidd in Fiddler's Green -What you reap...

Figurehead -Never trust a (half)robot

New Commodity -Cook on day of purchase

Dead air -I was listening to that, pesky Arres Corporation

Nice mix of stories, thought the poem worked really well with the theme. Thanks all for all them, and to @elvet for all the behind the screens work. And fair play @paranoid marvin for coming up with a gyearrreat theme for us to work with

Thanks, I like all things piratey (Monkey Island, Treasure Island etc) so I really enjoyed reading the entries this month. Altbough I liked reading tbem, I struggled to comevup with many of my own.

Brothers Revenge (what a great nane for pirate ship) and Dead Air got my vote, but there were lots of others that were great.

 

[elvet]

What a fun challenge this was! An inspired topic from @paranoid marvin gave lots of fodder for a great selection of stories.

Short list:
Silver
Illegally downloaded Galactic Code
Welcome Aboard
Private Ear, agent of the WIPO
Nibblecoin
Beware of Pink
Black Spot
The Rascals of Palossis

Voted for:
Dead Air - liked the different take on pirates
Yurofrighter - shades of Larry, Curly and Moe. Loved it!

 

[elvet]

And our winner is... PARANOID MARVIN!!!!
for Black Spot
Well done for the win and for two in a row! It was a good turn out this challenge with 14 members participating. Thanks to everyone who entered. I quite enjoyed getting a first look at your pirate-y tales.

For those interested in guessing, here is the author list and the number of stories submitted:
AnRoinnUltra - 11
Astro Pen - 1
chrispenycate - 3
ColGray - 1
Daysman - 2
Elckerlyc - 1
foxpoplar - 1
Guttersnipe - 2
M. Robert Gibson - 1
paranoid marvin - 2
Quokka - 1
Starbeast - 1
THX1138 - 8
Victoria Silverwolf - 1

 

[elvet]

SPOILER REVEAL LIST​

This is the list of stories and authors for those who want to know who they voted for and DO NOT want to participate in the Guessing Game.
Comments about the stories are welcome, but please don't give away anything that may reveal the authors before they are correctly guessed.

WARNING
DO NOT LOOK IF YOU ARE GOING TO PLAY THE
GUESSING GAME
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Spoiler: Alphabetical list of stories and authors

Ahoy Mateys - M. Robert Gibson
An Opportunity Onboard - Quokka
Bad Mixers - ColGray
Beware of Pink - Elckerlyc
Black Sail - THX1138
Black Spot - paranoid marvin
Captain Bartholomew Robert's Grammerly Adventure - AnRoinnUltra
Captain Bligh’s Regret - THX1138
Captain Kidd in Fiddler's Green - Guttersnipe
Dead Air - Victoria Silverwolf
Figurehead - Daysman
Gilbert & Sullivan on Broadway, 1880 - chrispenycate
Hunting Dracula’s Ship, The Hell Sword - Starbeast
Illegally downloaded Galactic Code - AnRoinnUltra
New Commodity - Astro Pen
Nibblecoin - AnRoinnUltra
Patched Up - paranoid marvin
Polly Wants a What? - THX1138
Private Ear, agent of the WIPO - chrispenycate
Retirement, The Life for Me? - THX1138
Silver - Daysman
Sinking of 'The Brothers Revenge' - THX11138
Swordplay - Guttersnipe
The AI Robot crew of Pirate Captain Flonob Rubbadenk - AnRoinnUltra
The Buccaneer - THX1138
The Investor - foxpoplar
The last moments of Buckslap Muckybeard - AnRoinnUltra
The Rascals of Palossis - AnRoinnUltra
The short but thorough safety career of United Earth Rocket Specialist Eagla Habbernackle - AnRoinnUltra
Treasure Every Moment - AnRoinnUltra
Thwack of the Titans - AnRoinnUltra
Two Can Play at This Game - THX1138
Welcome Aboard - THX1138
X marks the spot - AnRoinnUltra
You can never leave - AnRoinnUltra
Yurofrighter - chrispenycate

 

[THX1138]

@paranoid marvin Congratulations!

 

[Elckerlyc]

Congratulations @paranoid marvin!

 

[Daysman]

Congrats @paranoid marvin !!!

 

[AnRoinnUltra]

Well done @paranoid marvin -no slapstick dialogue! I'd have never guessed that was your work. Fair play, knew it was a winner when I read it.

Looking forward to the next theme, this one was class

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

Many congratulations!

 

[M. Robert Gibson]

Well done @paranoid marvin - a modern sea-shanty if ever there was one

And a big thanks to @Ian Fortytwo - I've only just looked at the poll and was very surprised to see a vote

 

[paranoid marvin]

Thanks everyone. Judging by the quality of the entries this month, I wondered if I'd manage any votes.

At heart I love writing poetry (or at least my version of it). But I go through stages - sometimes months - when I struggle to sling two meaningful rhyming couplets together. Hopefully I'm back in a situation where that isn't the case.

I really appreciate the kind words regarding my entries and the theme I set. Most of all though huge thanks to elvet for ensuring that we have a Challenge to entry.