1/ Ok let’s do this @threadapalooza thing
My topic: jokes and microfictions
I’ll do it as a semantic variant of a 1-like-1-tweet ratchet. Reply to this tweet with a single prompt WORD, and I’ll try to QT with EITHER a joke using it, OR a 1-tweet microfiction about it. Limit 99.
-
Show this thread
-
// unnumbered comment tweets like this won’t count towards the 99. // This will be a slow thread since I actually have to think of stuff. // I’ll actually start tomorrow. It’d be nice to have all 99 prompts ready to go before I start... but 20-30 should do.
4 replies 0 retweets 7 likesShow this thread -
// I now have 100+ prompt words, and prompts are now closed. The cringe will commence shortly.
1 reply 0 retweets 8 likesShow this thread -
Venkatesh Rao Retweeted Fú lā jī mǐ'ěr
2/ The Newbians discovered FTL travel, but didn’t travel to the stars. A Galactic Council Ambassador arrived to ask why “Oh the hyperdrive tech was easy; we just can’t figure out a calendar with all the hyperspace jumps” “Is that all? Just use a calendar that’s 100% leap days”https://twitter.com/vladw0rld/status/1339057645186150400 …
Venkatesh Rao added,
2 replies 0 retweets 19 likesShow this thread -
Venkatesh Rao Retweeted Ravern Koh
3/ “Why can’t we join the elite postrat number club?” the irrational numbers asked the transcendental numbers. π exchanged a look with e and replied, “Well, most of you are kinda cool, or at least have never been ratioed, but some of you are the roots of rationality”https://twitter.com/ravernkoh/status/1339074956152373250 …
Venkatesh Rao added,
2 replies 0 retweets 21 likesShow this thread -
// Prompts closed. I got organized on a spreadsheet. Here's a list of all prompts, and a composition sheet I'll work on. This is rather challenging fiction-writing kata for me. The list is also very revealing...about something. I have 104, so may drop up to 5 to hit my 99 goal.pic.twitter.com/l7AuxniSky
1 reply 0 retweets 9 likesShow this thread -
// Open call -- once I've posted my entry on a prompt, feel free to jump in and try to top mine by responding to that specific one with your own. I'm kinda in learning/practice mode here, so those of you who are better than me at this game can hopefully school me.
2 replies 0 retweets 4 likesShow this thread -
Replying to @vgr
Q: respond where exactly? I'll reply to your tweets, that seems reasonable.
1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
To my entry on the specific prompt. So for eg. if you think you have a better micro-story with "doom" you'd respond to my 4/ tweet where I use the word "doom" in my own entry.
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.