http://www.pentadact.com/2007-07-28-the-machine-of-death-winners/ A games writer in the UK who also sometimes tries to make things. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:29:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 http://www.pentadact.com/2007-07-28-the-machine-of-death-winners/#comment-20505 Pentadact Sun, 05 Aug 2007 23:53:57 +0000 http://www.kfj.f2s.com/index.php/2007-07-28-the-machine-of-death-winners#comment-20505 Hey, one of these is by Randall Munroe, the XKCD guy! http://www.pentadact.com/2007-07-28-the-machine-of-death-winners/#comment-20277 Tentaculat Wed, 01 Aug 2007 22:29:14 +0000 http://www.kfj.f2s.com/index.php/2007-07-28-the-machine-of-death-winners#comment-20277 You inspired me to write my own short story. I thought it was going quite well until I'd read what I'd written the next day, and without being engrossed in it I realized it was shit. What disappointed me the most was that I was unable to use the word "fuck" in a satisfactory manner. Your story opens and ends with the word "fuck", and I suppose by observing this I was trying too hard to shoehorn "fuck" into interesting places. No I'm not going to send it to anyone, it's shit! I'm off to watch Battlestar Galactica which is excellent and far better written than anything I could come up with. A big plus is that the characters use a variation of the word "fuck" in the same manner as that not-safe-for-TV word. They say: "Frack you! You motherfracker!" And: "You wanna frack with me?" And simply: "Frack!" "Frack". It came from the den. I'd later learn that this was preceded by a much quieter "Oh Frack, oh-". Not bad eh?
What disappointed me the most was that I was unable to use the word "fuck" in a satisfactory manner. Your story opens and ends with the word "fuck", and I suppose by observing this I was trying too hard to shoehorn "fuck" into interesting places.

No I'm not going to send it to anyone, it's shit! I'm off to watch Battlestar Galactica which is excellent and far better written than anything I could come up with. A big plus is that the characters use a variation of the word "fuck" in the same manner as that not-safe-for-TV word. They say: "Frack you! You motherfracker!" And: "You wanna frack with me?" And simply: "Frack!"

"Frack". It came from the den. I'd later learn that this was preceded by a much quieter "Oh Frack, oh-". Not bad eh?]]> http://www.pentadact.com/2007-07-28-the-machine-of-death-winners/#comment-20211 Grill Tue, 31 Jul 2007 20:25:30 +0000 http://www.kfj.f2s.com/index.php/2007-07-28-the-machine-of-death-winners#comment-20211 Yes, congrats! Would you kindly take up a writing career for a living? http://www.pentadact.com/2007-07-28-the-machine-of-death-winners/#comment-20150 bob_Arctor Mon, 30 Jul 2007 17:14:25 +0000 http://www.kfj.f2s.com/index.php/2007-07-28-the-machine-of-death-winners#comment-20150 Yeah well done, read the story, very good indeed. http://www.pentadact.com/2007-07-28-the-machine-of-death-winners/#comment-20107 Tentaculat Sun, 29 Jul 2007 19:22:34 +0000 http://www.kfj.f2s.com/index.php/2007-07-28-the-machine-of-death-winners#comment-20107 Well done. http://www.pentadact.com/2007-07-28-the-machine-of-death-winners/#comment-20106 Suki Bapswent Sun, 29 Jul 2007 19:10:36 +0000 http://www.kfj.f2s.com/index.php/2007-07-28-the-machine-of-death-winners#comment-20106 I did enjoy your story, and it's resoundingly good news for you that it's been selected. Congratulations. I started one myself (a 30's-style gumshoe detective story), soon after I first read about the project here, but work commitments lead to my not finishing the damn thing. I wish I had now. But again, well done that man!