July Creative Writing Result

You want to know something? It’s not until you win it and have to judge the next one that you realise what a complete joy and terror this whole CW thingie is. I am totally knocked-out by the effort that everybody put in to their entries. Thankfully, most of them happened to be in my comfort zone of knowledge so I was able to enjoy them from the start without having to google.

I found it interesting that many of you chose to draw on works that were allegedly written for children for your inspiration. Deep joy and happy memories.

Reminder of  the rules:

1,000 words or less on an interaction of any sort  between two or more well known fictional characters who were created by  different authors.

Anyhow, in order of submission:-

Sipu

https://boadiceaschariot.wordpress.com/2010/07/05/christopher-robin-and-the-station-of-fear/

Only fantastic, by the way. A riveting rove through many of my favourite books, imbuing familiar characters with new and hidden depths and hangups. I thought that the interactions were superb and that the introduction of the true Dark Lord at the end was inspired.

Janus

https://boadiceaschariot.wordpress.com/2010/07/06/something-had-changed-at-buckingham-palace/

I’ve always known, in my time on MyT, that Janus was a poetic wordsmith of the highest order, well worthy of being mentioned in the same breath as Holloway and Merriott. Did not know that he could match Milne as well but this entry proves it. I bet that he could do Dodgson if he wanted to. A brillig entry.

OZ

https://boadiceaschariot.wordpress.com/2010/07/07/the-terrible-weapon-august-cw-comp/

What can I say and how many loose ends can anybody tie up in less than 1,000 words? A brilliantly told tale. The planet Plajarismo IV is a creation worthy of Adams himself and the concept of Klingons interacting with Vogons is one that I will never be able to forget, especially when pomes are present in the mix.

A pedant might have mentioned the fact that the babel fish woud have meant that Jeltz and Gorkon would have understood each other from the start but, not being a pedant, I could not possibly comment.

Ferret

As any fule kno, Ferret has been my self-chosen guru, guiding light and inspiration ever since I joined MyT. It was not, however, until he started chucking his hat into the CW ring that I came to realise that he is a true Renaissance man. We all knew he could draw, fulminate, empathise, excoriate, wind up something rotten and, above all, write movingly. Didn’t appreciate until now that he could write a fine piece of verse as well. How many strings can one man have on his bow?

Mind, I have to say that I thought that badgers were fellow mustelids.

Now, gentlemen, if you’ve finished the port and cigars, shall we join the ladies?

Pseu

https://boadiceaschariot.wordpress.com/2010/07/19/miss-polly-short-story-competition/#comment-26526

I loved this but it was the one that I had to google. Knew about Dr Foster and delighted to see that you turned her into a Jockess. Did not, however, know about Polly until said google. Beautifully written and you must finish it. My money is on Georgie Porgie to be the big boy, by the way, but I am sure that you have a twist up your sleeve.

Jaime

https://boadiceaschariot.wordpress.com/2010/07/21/writing-competition-entry/#comment-26809

Hola, Jaime. Sorry about the typo for tyop it was. I konw full well that you are Jaime and not Jamie – just a wee bit of transposition occasioned by my fingers typing faster than my brain can think.

Thank you for finding the time to enter, even it was a result of insomnia. Written in true Holmesian style and utterly gripping, in my opinion. Mrs M. and I have visited Giacomo’s house in Lucca. ‘La Boheme’ is not my favourite (that’ll be ‘Tosca’) but I know it well enough. A brilliant explanation of what the boy Sherlock got up to after polishing off Moriarty.

Ara

https://boadiceaschariot.wordpress.com/2010/07/21/brave-monty-mouse-and-the-damsel-in-distress/

Monty M goes from strength to strength. Reminiscent in many ways of Rudolf Rassendyll in ‘The Prisoner of Zenda’. I would say more but I m happy instead to quote christophert. Says it all for me:-

‘This story is excellent! Far better than most things realised by professional writers and major publishing firms. The humour is cutting but not over-the -top and the story itself captures the spirit of the age very well.’

https://boadiceaschariot.wordpress.com/2010/07/21/serial-killers-july-short-story/

Last and never least. Thanks for entering, Bilby. But I have to say that The Hundred Acre Wood may never be the same for me again. What a dark tale. I can, however, quite see where Alexander Beetle (aka Small) is coming from, given his traumatic experience during the Expotition.

Now you’ve broken your duck (and Eeyore), I trust you will be entering every time.

All great entries and thank you all for your time and trouble. I hope that you enjoyed writing them as much as I enjoyed reading them.

Without further ado, I believe that the winner should be Jaime. .