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Janette replied to the topic Monthly Comp – March 2021 in the forum Monthly Competition 5 years, 3 months ago

Now our winter comp is over – may I remind all of you wonderful story tellers that the monthly ones are still running, March already half-way through.
At present no contenders.
Squidge replied to the topic Cover reveal for This Is Our Undoing in the forum Podium 5 years, 3 months ago

Stunning, Raine.
KazG replied to the topic Cover reveal for This Is Our Undoing in the forum Podium 5 years, 4 months ago

I gushed all over this on social media and have only just seen it here – so congratulations on a thing of beauty (autocorrect tried to make that a ‘biting of beauty’, and perhaps I should have let it), which is quite perfect. xx
KazG replied to the topic Short story in the forum Podium 5 years, 4 months ago

That’s brilliant, Kate! Well deserved, a wonderful story 😊
- Kate replied 5 years, 4 months ago
  
  😃
KazG replied to the topic Good news on the lyric writing front in the forum Podium 5 years, 4 months ago

Wow, that’s fantastic! Sorry, I’ve just seen this, but congratulations – a fabulous achievement. 😍
Raine replied to the topic Short story in the forum Podium 5 years, 4 months ago

Oh well done @katemachon! It’s a great wee story. 🙂
- Kate replied 5 years, 4 months ago
  
  Thanks, Raine. Pleased you enjoyed.
Daedalus replied to the topic Cloudie short story challenge publication in the forum Podium 5 years, 4 months ago

Aaah, that makes sense! Yes, now you mention it I think I recall more attention on that aspect. I think it worked. Good on you, lovely to see your writing get more recognition
Raine replied to the topic Cloudie short story challenge publication in the forum Podium 5 years, 4 months ago

@Daedalus, it was mainly making the manifests more fleshed out (so to speak) so they felt more real and the way they worked made more sense. So small tweaks throughout rather than a big edit. And totally justified, I think. I am prone to the vagueness, as you know!!
Daedalus replied to the topic Cloudie short story challenge publication in the forum Podium 5 years, 4 months ago

That’s interesting @raine, the story seemed pretty much exactly as I remembered it so I don’t suppose too much can have changed? Really glad to see my writing friends appearing in my favourite sources
Raine replied to the topic Cloudie short story challenge publication in the forum Podium 5 years, 4 months ago

Thank you @Daedalus. It’s a great mag & the editorial team were fantastic throughout. The acceptance followed on from a revise & resubmit, so it took a while but I’m delighted it’s out.
Daedalus replied to the topic Cloudie short story challenge publication in the forum Podium 5 years, 4 months ago

I treated myself to the podcast this morning. Wonderful story, lovely to hear it being read. SH is a fantastic home for it, one of my very favourite mags
Raine replied to the topic Cloudie short story challenge publication in the forum Podium 5 years, 4 months ago

Just in case you fancied a look – this went online today both text and podcast versions! Here at http://strangehorizons.com/fiction/bathymetry

🥳🥳🥳
- Kate replied 5 years, 4 months ago
  
  Brilliant, Raine. I remember this from the last challenge. Congratulations.
- Thea replied 5 years, 4 months ago
  
  Congratulations Raine! I remember your excellent story. Well done 🙂
Athelstone posted an update 5 years, 4 months ago

Things that go Bump: with just over one week remaining, only half the votes are in.
(apologies as usual to non-members)
- Raine replied 5 years, 4 months ago
  
  I have just story-binged. It was marvellous. Now I need to recover, and think, and might just (against all my expectations) vote in time…
John S Alty replied to the topic Monthly comp – February 2021 in the forum Monthly Competition 5 years, 4 months ago

Well done, Janette!
Seagreen replied to the topic Monthly comp – February 2021 in the forum Monthly Competition 5 years, 4 months ago

Well done,J!
And well done to you too, Ath for setting the comp ☺️
Janette started the topic Monthly Comp – March 2021 in the forum Monthly Competition 5 years, 4 months ago

I’m mesmerised, at this time of year, by the sudden appearance of bright spring flowers, transforming seemingly barren ground to a show of life and colour. So this month’s competition is about TRANSFORMATION. Any kind – winter garden to spring; person from human to angel. Whatever your imagination comes up with, in 400 words.
Squidge replied to the topic Monthly comp – February 2021 in the forum Monthly Competition 5 years, 4 months ago

Well done Janette!

@Athelstone – yup. Rocky Horror Show at The Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton whilst at uni. And then at The Haymarket Theatre, Leicester, when we were in a minority dressed up, and me and Mr Squidge got into the local paper cos the reporter wanted to know what made people dress up that way to watch a show. (We were dressed as…[Read more]
- Janette replied 5 years, 4 months ago
  
  Rocky Horror’s a hoot, isn’t it? Might have to go again.
Athelstone replied to the topic Monthly comp – February 2021 in the forum Monthly Competition 5 years, 4 months ago

4 fab entries.

Sandra: a mind tortured by contemplation of an almost-certain affair and a child on the way that may not be his own. But which betrayal warrants the biggest shiver? What a deliciously twisted tale.

Seagreen: what an terrible tale – but writing as sharp as February frost. It isn’t the weather that makes the reader shiver, but an…[Read more]
- Janette replied 5 years, 4 months ago
  
  Thank you, Ath, for the prompt, and for the nice comments. I’ll go and put my thinking cap on now.
Janette replied to the topic Monthly comp – February 2021 in the forum Monthly Competition 5 years, 4 months ago

The Softness Of Untouched Snow

‘I say, Lilian, there’s a fair covering out there. Fancy a walk – a slide?’
‘Silly old beggar.’ I shook my head and carried on knitting. ‘Out there, in that? Slipping and shivering – at our age?’
‘Shivering means you’re alive. Come on, old lass, it’s been a long time indoors. Lets make some footprints afore anyone…[Read more]
Squidge replied to the topic Monthly comp – February 2021 in the forum Monthly Competition 5 years, 4 months ago

Just Another Night at the Theatre.

Suspenders. Check.
Stockings. Check.
Corset and lacy panties. Check.
Stilettos.Check.
Pearl necklace. Make up to die for. Check.
Lab coat. Check.
Rubber gloves. Check.
Rice, torch, water pistol, newspaper, confetti, party hat, rubber gloves. Check.
Sense of humour. Check.
Willingness to participate.…[Read more]
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