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Competition: Variations on a theme 3.5 (Flashfiction)

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  • #32
    Mr E
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    I should be good for about 8pm.


  • #33
    pickarooney
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    Can anyone say if they'll be online at 8?

    4 stories in, 5th one just kicked off. Anyone feel like they're doing the leaving cert? :D


  • #34
    Mr E
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    I'll be online from 8pm until the 11pm deadline, so I'll be happy to forward the outline to anyone who wants it.


  • #35
    pickarooney
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    Mr E wrote: »
    I'll be online from 8pm until the 11pm deadline, so I'll be happy to forward the outline to anyone who wants it.

    Well, I more thinking about who could pass it on to you.. :)


  • #36
    Mr E
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    I know. :)

    I'm just saying I'll be around for the rest of the evening to help out.


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  • #37
    The Mad Hatter
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    I should be online between 7 and about 8:30, should anyone need the outline then. (That includes you, Mr E.)


  • #38
    pickarooney
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    And that completes the afternoon session. Five manically-typed stories filed :)


  • #39
    pickarooney
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    DaPoolRulz began writing at 04.30 p.m.


  • #40
    Daemos
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    Done with around 10 minutes to spare. That was fun.

    Also I just noticed that you're the bazillionth person to spell my name wrong :D


  • #41
    pickarooney
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    I did it on purpose 'cause you called me a girl. :P

    I'm off home, should be back online sporadically this evening.

    The Mad Hatter and Mr E have offered to relay the theme but remember to PM your story to me regardless of who you get it from!


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  • #42
    Daemos
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    Touché :p


  • #43
    Mr E
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    I'm ready earlier than I thought I'd be.
    If anyone has the outline, please send when you get a chance, cheers.


  • #44
    Antilles
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    pickarooney wrote: »
    I did it on purpose 'cause you called me a girl.

    DaPoolRulz can't be blamed, you haven't told us anything about yourself ;P


  • #45
    Daemos
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    Mr E began writing at 7.00pm

    Strange, it isn't in my Sent Items :confused: Just sent it again so time fixed :)


  • #46
    Mr E
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    DaPoolRulz wrote: »
    Mr E began writing at 6.54pm

    No I didn't... its 7 now, and I still haven't received the outline. :)


  • #47
    Mr E
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    OK got it now... Mr. E starts at 7. :)


  • #48
    Mr E
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    Finished by 8 but not sent until 8:20 due to site issues. :(


  • #49
    pickarooney
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    I guess we'll have to take your word for it :P

    If anyone genuinely missed their slot because of the site issues, we'll try make up for it.


  • #50
    Daemos
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    I wasn't able to send it to Antilles as scheduled, and I won't be back online until around 11pm.


  • #51
    The Mad Hatter
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    Pickarooney: I was talking to Antilles on Twitter. He said he'd email me his story if boards wasn't back up. The result:

    Antilles started writing at 20:35.

    Should you need me to, I can send you a screencap of my sent mail folder, to show that's when he started.


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  • #52
    Antilles
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    No worries, I PM'd it to pickarooney on time :) (may be a minute or two late because I had to log into boards again)


  • #53
    Blush_01
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    Just PM'd Mr. E because s/he had their little green light on... excited now. Ooh, apprehension!


  • #54
    Mr E
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    Outline sent to Blush_01 at 22:10.


  • #55
    Mr E
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    pickarooney wrote: »
    Mr E began writing at 07.00 p.m. and finished at 08.00 p.m. (or so he claims:D)

    I know you said that with tongue in cheek, pickarooney, but I genuinely finished in an hour. I don't want people to think I had an unfair advantage just because of site issues.


  • #56
    Mr E
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    Outline sent to ToasterSparks at 22:18.


  • #57
    Mr E
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    Outline sent to --amadeus-- at 22:46.


  • #58
    --amadeus--
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    And a suitably rushed piece of doggrel was sent to Pickarooney at 23:12...

    (we get extra marks for bad spelling and punctuation, right?)


    edit - excuse my bad manners; a big thank you to MrE for the outline. Zombie killer rabbit clowns is a strange scenario, kudos to whoever thought of that :)


  • #59
    Blush_01
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    Mr E wrote: »
    Outline sent to Blush_01 at 22:10.

    22:11 by my inbox :p

    Got it in to Pickarooney on the dot of 23:10 (again by my inbox) so phew!

    No actual idea what I wrote though - must go back and read it now!

    Thanks to Mr. E for the outline, and best of luck to everyone. :)


  • #60
    ToasterSparks
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    Just finished. That hour goes fast!


    Edit: I swear, I sent it at 23:18!


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  • #61
    Daemos
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    11 entries, not shabby at all


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