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telford · 25th October 2011, 05:29 AM

Firstly, my humble thanks to Varangian for the vote and to Mouse for the shortlist. Unexpected and gratefully accepted.

With the high level of writing shown here the only way I could pry the enties apart was to fall back on story and content. In other words what worked for me within the narrative. All were good but a few stood out.

Honorable mentions to Talysia, Harebrain and Devils Advocate for some terrific storytelling.

For so many reasons, not the least of which was the unique perspective, my vote had to go to Perpetual Man. I've had nightmares about writing but never, thankfully, like that. Outstanding effort PM.

Phoenixthewriter · 25th October 2011, 05:51 AM

Cast my vote today. Can't say it was entirely easy necessarily, as I honestly felt some of them deserved a vote regardless of my limit of one to cast, however there was that stuck out pretty hard.

Paranoid Marvin's pretty early on of an entry, but the sorrow of one who has lost their father, I'd rather not imagine. I've had nightmares about losing my dad, and waking in tears only to finally snap back to reality that he's alive.

In this case, your back to reality is that he's gone. That hurts more than any nightmarish images could muster. So, you get my vote.

Honorable mentions go to Mouse and Perpetual Man. Mouse because it had me thinking in at least 5 dimensions, and Perpetual Man just because I liked it. Almost got my vote, both of you, but I chose what I chose.

Perpetual Man · 25th October 2011, 08:18 AM

Chris, Alchemist, Quokka and Phoenixthewriter many, many thanks for the honourable mentions (and the bag of peanuts, ready salted or dry roasted?), Chris the 'and of course perp's' made it extra special; and phoenix to be ranked alongside mouse is an honour in itself.

anhalo and telford, what can I say but thank you so very much for the votes. All this has made my morning.

pyan · 25th October 2011, 08:28 AM

What a choice! Very difficult this month, but in the end it came down to that last sentence of High Eight's entry.

Perpetual Man · 25th October 2011, 09:39 AM

22!!! Crimeny! I've just done a first run through and jotted down every story that appealed to me and putting aside the obvious that they all do on some level, I was really strict and ended up with 22 entries. on. my. short. list.

What a nightmare!

Varangian · 25th October 2011, 09:42 AM

Telford,

I enjoyed the story mate, I thought it was clever how you dragged the character from a nice cosy, warm dream back to reality (which was the real nightmare). Good stuff!

Perpetual Man · 25th October 2011, 05:16 PM

Of the 50 stories submitted this month everyone deserves a back on the pat; their were superbly different takes on the theme, with some beautiful language, great ideas, and superlative delivery. So all the fabulous 50 deserve to take a bow.

As stated above I narrowed it down to 22 (!) I've wondered about listing the 22 or wait until I've got it whittled down a little more, but as I was a-whittling I thought it did not seem right not to mention those that I'm dropping at this point.

So these are my final 22, no better or worse than any of the others, just the ones that really appealed to me:

Hex, Cul, PM, Reiver33, Parson, Hope, Talysia, Nixie, TEiN, Bob, Glen, The SpurringPlatty, Percival, Quokka, Alchemist, High Eight, Stormfeather, Rsliwinski, Anhalo, mosaix, Ursa and TJ

I think it has been one of those months when I have been through the stories as I'm writing my comments, and been back through them again and again as I try to whittle them down, and realise once more just what a wealth of talent everyone has. It hurts so much to whittle them down to even the broad 22.

One winner - ha, everyone is a winner!

Bob Senior · 25th October 2011, 06:06 PM

It's cold, windy, raining, thunder, dark as midnight, I don't even want to stick my nose outside today, then I see that I got even more mentions. What a beautiful day, I think I'll head out and get a cup of coffee, can't waste such a nice day!

pyan · 25th October 2011, 06:23 PM

Well, I'm glad you stuck your head outside long enough to vote, Bob! Thank you!

Starbeast · 25th October 2011, 07:11 PM

It was tough to choose a winner, so many talented authors.

Contest List (short version)
__________________________________________________ _

Aun Doorback
Anyakimlin
Culhwch
Southron Sword
Mouse
Springs1971
Flugel Meister
Chel
Highlander
Parson
Nixie
Boneman
TheEndIsNigh
Bob S. Sr.
Chrispenycate
The Spurring Platty
Telford
Devil's Advocate
Perpetual Man
Quokka
Alchemist
Mojaix

TheEndIsNigh · 25th October 2011, 08:13 PM

Well, here are the finalists

Perp:
High Eight
Mosaix:
Ursa:
TJ:

'Bathed in sweat' did it for me I'm afraid.

Highlander · 25th October 2011, 09:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Perpetual Man

22!!! Crimeny! I've just done a first run through and jotted down every story that appealed to me and putting aside the obvious that they all do on some level, I was really strict and ended up with 22 entries. on. my. short. list.

Luck you! My first read through the tales gave me 30! But I have now narrowed it down to a round dozen - they are:-

Karn Maeshalanadae
Southron Sword
Starbeast
Springs 1971
Flugel Meister
Talysia
Telford
Perpetual Man
Quokka
Alchemist
Mosaix
Mike 1366

Now for the real nightmare - to pick ONE of them, all great stories.

Oh and BTW thanks for the short list mention Starbeast!

springs · 25th October 2011, 09:15 PM

Wow, thank you so much for the shortlist, Starbeast and Highlander, made my evening

paranoid marvin · 25th October 2011, 09:55 PM

Thanks for the vote Phoenix and for making your shortlist Perp.

This month's entry was from the heart straight into print, no re-writing or polishing. I'm not sure I could have to be honest.

paranoid marvin · 25th October 2011, 10:14 PM

Some good entries this month. Perp , very clever, yes I liked that one. Chrispenycate, an excellent poem and a brilliant title.Starbeast very well written, I'm glad you're a regular contributor now.

Simply can't look past Mosaix however; very Poe-esque I thought. Trapped for eons in a seales capsule with only myself for company? Could it possibly get any more horrifying than that?

25th October 2011, 05:29 AM	#271 (permalink)
telford Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Australia, Western Australia Posts: 320	Re: Discussion October SEVENTY-FIVE WORD WRITING CHALLENGE Firstly, my humble thanks to Varangian for the vote and to Mouse for the shortlist. Unexpected and gratefully accepted. With the high level of writing shown here the only way I could pry the enties apart was to fall back on story and content. In other words what worked for me within the narrative. All were good but a few stood out. Honorable mentions to Talysia, Harebrain and Devils Advocate for some terrific storytelling. For so many reasons, not the least of which was the unique perspective, my vote had to go to Perpetual Man. I've had nightmares about writing but never, thankfully, like that. Outstanding effort PM.

25th October 2011, 05:51 AM	#272 (permalink)
Phoenixthewriter Maniac Braniac Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Minnesota Posts: 231	Re: Discussion October SEVENTY-FIVE WORD WRITING CHALLENGE Cast my vote today. Can't say it was entirely easy necessarily, as I honestly felt some of them deserved a vote regardless of my limit of one to cast, however there was that stuck out pretty hard. Paranoid Marvin's pretty early on of an entry, but the sorrow of one who has lost their father, I'd rather not imagine. I've had nightmares about losing my dad, and waking in tears only to finally snap back to reality that he's alive. In this case, your back to reality is that he's gone. That hurts more than any nightmarish images could muster. So, you get my vote. Honorable mentions go to Mouse and Perpetual Man. Mouse because it had me thinking in at least 5 dimensions, and Perpetual Man just because I liked it. Almost got my vote, both of you, but I chose what I chose.

25th October 2011, 08:18 AM	#273 (permalink)
Perpetual Man Comment Giver Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Devon Posts: 3,629 Blog Entries: 25	Re: Discussion October SEVENTY-FIVE WORD WRITING CHALLENGE Chris, Alchemist, Quokka and Phoenixthewriter many, many thanks for the honourable mentions (and the bag of peanuts, ready salted or dry roasted?), Chris the 'and of course perp's' made it extra special; and phoenix to be ranked alongside mouse is an honour in itself. anhalo and telford, what can I say but thank you so very much for the votes. All this has made my morning.

25th October 2011, 08:28 AM	#274 (permalink)
pyan Ubi amici, ibi opes... Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Southampton Posts: 7,890	Re: Discussion October SEVENTY-FIVE WORD WRITING CHALLENGE What a choice! Very difficult this month, but in the end it came down to that last sentence of High Eight's entry.

25th October 2011, 09:39 AM	#275 (permalink)
Perpetual Man Comment Giver Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Devon Posts: 3,629 Blog Entries: 25	Re: Discussion October SEVENTY-FIVE WORD WRITING CHALLENGE 22!!! Crimeny! I've just done a first run through and jotted down every story that appealed to me and putting aside the obvious that they all do on some level, I was really strict and ended up with 22 entries. on. my. short. list. What a nightmare!

25th October 2011, 09:42 AM	#276 (permalink)
Varangian Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Australia, Queensland Posts: 85	Re: Discussion October SEVENTY-FIVE WORD WRITING CHALLENGE Telford, I enjoyed the story mate, I thought it was clever how you dragged the character from a nice cosy, warm dream back to reality (which was the real nightmare). Good stuff!

25th October 2011, 05:16 PM	#277 (permalink)
Perpetual Man Comment Giver Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Devon Posts: 3,629 Blog Entries: 25	Re: Discussion October SEVENTY-FIVE WORD WRITING CHALLENGE Of the 50 stories submitted this month everyone deserves a back on the pat; their were superbly different takes on the theme, with some beautiful language, great ideas, and superlative delivery. So all the fabulous 50 deserve to take a bow. As stated above I narrowed it down to 22 (!) I've wondered about listing the 22 or wait until I've got it whittled down a little more, but as I was a-whittling I thought it did not seem right not to mention those that I'm dropping at this point. So these are my final 22, no better or worse than any of the others, just the ones that really appealed to me: Hex, Cul, PM, Reiver33, Parson, Hope, Talysia, Nixie, TEiN, Bob, Glen, The SpurringPlatty, Percival, Quokka, Alchemist, High Eight, Stormfeather, Rsliwinski, Anhalo, mosaix, Ursa and TJ I think it has been one of those months when I have been through the stories as I'm writing my comments, and been back through them again and again as I try to whittle them down, and realise once more just what a wealth of talent everyone has. It hurts so much to whittle them down to even the broad 22. One winner - ha, everyone is a winner!

25th October 2011, 06:06 PM	#278 (permalink)
Bob Senior Registered User Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 159	Re: Discussion October SEVENTY-FIVE WORD WRITING CHALLENGE It's cold, windy, raining, thunder, dark as midnight, I don't even want to stick my nose outside today, then I see that I got even more mentions. What a beautiful day, I think I'll head out and get a cup of coffee, can't waste such a nice day!

25th October 2011, 06:23 PM	#279 (permalink)
pyan Ubi amici, ibi opes... Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Southampton Posts: 7,890	Re: Discussion October SEVENTY-FIVE WORD WRITING CHALLENGE Well, I'm glad you stuck your head outside long enough to vote, Bob! Thank you!

25th October 2011, 07:11 PM	#280 (permalink)
Starbeast Benevolent Galaxy Being Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Illinois Posts: 2,647	Re: Discussion October SEVENTY-FIVE WORD WRITING CHALLENGE It was tough to choose a winner, so many talented authors. Contest List (short version) __________________________________________________ _ Aun Doorback Anyakimlin Culhwch Southron Sword Mouse Springs1971 Flugel Meister Chel Highlander Parson Nixie Boneman TheEndIsNigh Bob S. Sr. Chrispenycate The Spurring Platty Telford Devil's Advocate Perpetual Man Quokka Alchemist Mojaix

25th October 2011, 08:13 PM	#281 (permalink)
TheEndIsNigh ...Prepare Thyself Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Greater Manchester Posts: 2,464 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Discussion October SEVENTY-FIVE WORD WRITING CHALLENGE Well, here are the finalists Perp: High Eight Mosaix: Ursa: TJ: 'Bathed in sweat' did it for me I'm afraid.

25th October 2011, 09:15 PM	#283 (permalink)
springs Dramatically tremendous Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Antrim Posts: 4,673 Blog Entries: 82	Re: Discussion October SEVENTY-FIVE WORD WRITING CHALLENGE Wow, thank you so much for the shortlist, Starbeast and Highlander, made my evening

25th October 2011, 09:55 PM	#284 (permalink)
paranoid marvin Run VT Erroll! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Lancashire Posts: 1,310	Re: Discussion October SEVENTY-FIVE WORD WRITING CHALLENGE Thanks for the vote Phoenix and for making your shortlist Perp. This month's entry was from the heart straight into print, no re-writing or polishing. I'm not sure I could have to be honest.

25th October 2011, 10:14 PM	#285 (permalink)
paranoid marvin Run VT Erroll! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Lancashire Posts: 1,310	Re: Discussion October SEVENTY-FIVE WORD WRITING CHALLENGE Some good entries this month. Perp , very clever, yes I liked that one. Chrispenycate, an excellent poem and a brilliant title.Starbeast very well written, I'm glad you're a regular contributor now. Simply can't look past Mosaix however; very Poe-esque I thought. Trapped for eons in a seales capsule with only myself for company? Could it possibly get any more horrifying than that?

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