2018 RHP Prose Competition -

Originally posted by @drewnogal
Very well done to the first three and to everyone who entered, including myself 😉
for First Impressions and Love of a Friend, for which I set myself the most difficult task
of trying to write about men.

I guessed right about you Ghost, with your Cats entry which was so jolly and carefree. I thought
there were some brilliant ideas behind some of the entries and some were written so professionally,
such as Lady Rancible.

Well done, you wrote nice pieces.

Originally posted by @ghost-of-a-duke
Thank you.

I enjoyed reading both your entries. 🙂

Actually, I'm more Holden Caulfield fifty years on, but no matter. You're so jolly and carefree (or so one hears) ... 😉

Originally posted by @ghost-of-a-duke
I wrote Cat's Eyes and An Empty Paper Cup, so am a little embarrassed (but appreciative) to take first and second place.

I was honestly impressed with the standard of entries across the board and there would have been no complaints by me had I been outvoted. (Rusty won't believe that).

For anyone interested, my two entries were actually conne ...[text shortened]... ery ticket).

Thanks to everyone who voted, submitted, and to Ponderable for running things.

You did a real good Job. In fact I voted for both of your pieces.
I think you managed really well to fit to the Topic emotions.
I voted for An empty Cup as highest, since you managed to convey the Problem of mixed emotions even when thinking about them.
The Cat Piece was a wonderful study in cat psychology.

Memories was also in my top three. It wonderfully describes the effect of ou history and our perception of history is imprinting our emotions. Well done there!

I will write short comments on the other entries over the time.

Originally posted by @drewnogal
Very well done to the first three and to everyone who entered, including myself 😉
for First Impressions and Love of a Friend, for which I set myself the most difficult task
of trying to write about men.

I guessed right about you Ghost, with your Cats entry which was so jolly and carefree. I thought
there were some brilliant ideas behind some of the entries and some were written so professionally,
such as Lady Rancible.

Hey, I rather like being described as jolly and carefree. 🙂

It was a lot of fun to write the cat story and the rhyming aspect actually made it easier. The line I was most pleased with was:

“Happiness,” the cat meowed, “is eating fish and sleeping,
life without is just a smoke alarm that throughout the night keeps beeping.”

Originally posted by @ponderable
You did a real good Job. In fact I voted for both of your pieces.
I think you managed really well to fit to the Topic emotions.
I voted for An empty Cup as highest, since you managed to convey the Problem of mixed emotions even when thinking about them.
The Cat Piece was a wonderful study in cat psychology.

Memories was also in my top three. It ...[text shortened]... ur emotions. Well done there!

I will write short comments on the other entries over the time.

Thanks. An empty paper cup actually took ten times the effort to write, so happy you voted it top.

My top vote went to Emojis, which was a really original idea. Would love to know who wrote it.

Originally posted by @ghost-of-a-duke
I wrote Cat's Eyes and An Empty Paper Cup, so am a little embarrassed (but appreciative) to take first and second place.

I was honestly impressed with the standard of entries across the board and there would have been no complaints by me had I been outvoted. (Rusty won't believe that).

For anyone interested, my two entries were actually conne ...[text shortened]... ery ticket).

Thanks to everyone who voted, submitted, and to Ponderable for running things.

goad,

Now you speak for what Rusty would think?...You really do think you are cock of the walk!!

Actually I "WAS" going to congratulate you.

-VR

Originally posted by @very-rusty
goad,

Now you speak for what Rusty would think?...You really do think you are cock of the walk!!

Actually I "WAS" going to congratulate you.

-VR

Thank you. I'll take your congratulations and invest it wisely in cardigans.

Originally posted by @ghost-of-a-duke
Hey, I rather like being described as jolly and carefree. 🙂

It was a lot of fun to write the cat story and the rhyming aspect actually made it easier. The line I was most pleased with was:

“Happiness,” the cat meowed, “is eating fish and sleeping,
life without is just a smoke alarm that throughout the night keeps beeping.”

‘sardines in his hat’

was mine, I envisaged the sardine decorating his hat like a feather. 🙂

Originally posted by @ghost-of-a-duke
I wrote Cat's Eyes and An Empty Paper Cup, so am a little embarrassed (but appreciative) to take first and second place.

I was honestly impressed with the standard of entries across the board and there would have been no complaints by me had I been outvoted. (Rusty won't believe that).

For anyone interested, my two entries were actually conne ...[text shortened]... ery ticket).

Thanks to everyone who voted, submitted, and to Ponderable for running things.

Cat's Eyes had a Bob Dylan kind of feel (Like a rolling Stone)
I thought it was the best

Originally posted by @lemondrop
Cat's Eyes had a Bob Dylan kind of feel (Like a rolling Stone)
I thought it was the best

Whoa, Bob Dylan. Now that really is a compliment. (Thoroughly undeserved, but I'll take it).

Originally posted by @ghost-of-a-duke
Thank you. I'll take your congratulations and invest it wisely in cardigans.

goad,

You are quite Welcome, but I think you are wearing out the cardigans bit.

-VR

Thanks to all who contributed.
Thanks to all who voted.
Thanks to Pondy for organizing.
I know now what I have to write to get into the top three next time:
it's going to be "pink fluffy unicorns dancing on rainbows," in rhyme.

I appreciate all stories - some amused me and some moved me very much. When will there be a next competition?

Originally posted by @moonbus
Thanks to all who contributed.
Thanks to all who voted.
Thanks to Pondy for organizing.
I know now what I have to write to get into the top three next time:
it's going to be "pink fluffy unicorns dancing on rainbows," in rhyme.

Start writing it straight away sir.

On the Story: "Holes"

Interesting take on the after-life with an interesting idea of a forced downward movement with a messianic figure not easy recognisable in the first read. So the Feeling of insecurity is adressed. Well written and with a nice Twist.

I didn't include it in my top three however since the "emotions" part was a bit short. The Story surely evokes emotions, but the characters don't Display many of them clearly...or so is my take as a non-native Speaker.