Oh Jeff challenge
The entries
These stories have been submitted to the:
Stories and poems are listed in chronological order of submission and include a link to the story where there is one. Where the entry is made as a comment on the challenge story, it has been included, verbatim, below.
I am delighted but a little overwhelmed by the number of entries and their quality, originality and variety, particularly where authors have submitted more than one. Entry is open until Dec 21, when I will add any final entries to this list and then read through all of the entries again to draw up a shortlist. I will then work out some criteria for selection. Please to note that this is a fun challenge about story telling in verse and prose and so criteria will not included 'literary merit.' Have fun and focus on the story. The educational value of this exercise is to practice writing with economy, delivering with impact and editing with assertiveness and creativity.
Please visit/read the entries and add your comments. If you would like to enter, please go to:
Deadline: December 21 2024
Thanks for your interest
The entries
Please drop by again to catch up on the latest contenders
First to enter is Mark Graham with:
Entry number two:
By Dharrsheena Raja Segarran
"Oh Jeff... I love you too... But..."
"But what???"
"It's too big"
"What is?"
"Your butt"
- 0 - 0 - 0 -
From the pen of Matthew Fromm:
From: Stephanie Hoogstad
From: Andrew C McDonald
From: Paul Stewart
From: Kelli Sheckler-Amsden
With a special mention for the highly original approach and for tackling the challenge in haiku format, so very inventive
From: JBaz
From: Judey Kalchik
From: Sam Harty
Also from: Sam
A second entry from: Kelli Sheckler-Amsden
From: Alexandria Stanwyck
From: komal
Oh Jeff...
From: Mike Singleton 🌟 Mikeydred
From: Michelle Liew
From: John Cox
Also from: John
From: Katarzyna Popiel
From: Tiffany Gordon
From: Daphsam
From: C. Rommial Butler
From: JBaz
From: D. J. Reddall
From: Andrew C McDonald
From: Henrik Hageland
From: Ema Salvi
From: Rick Henry Christopher
A further entry from: Kelli Sheckler-Amsden
From: Antoni De'Leon
From: Paul Stewart
From: Gerard DiLeo
From: Lamar Wiggins
Another from: John Cox
From: Bozhan Bozhkov
Oh, Jeff...
More from: Kelli Sheckler-Amsden
From: Scott Christenson
From: Kendall Defoe
Also from: Kendall Defoe
Another (#4) from: John Cox
More from: Paul Stewart
From: Andy Potts
From: Rachel Deeming
From: Shirley Belk
From: Anna
More from: Paul Stewart
Another from: JBaz
From: Antoni De'Leon
One final entry from: John Cox
From: Angie the Archivist 📚🪶
From: Meg
From: Andrew C McDonald
From: Lana V Lynx
Final entry from Paul Stewart
From: Oneg In The Arctic
From: The Invisible Writer
~ ~ ~
This challenge how now closed to new entries
Absolutely fabulous to have had so many amazing entries to this challenge. It is taking me a while to get them all listed so do please bear with me.
Keep visiting for more new entries and please excuse me if it takes a while to catch up
About the Creator
Raymond G. Taylor
Author living in Kent, England. Writer of short stories and poems in a wide range of genres, forms and styles. A non-fiction writer for 40+ years. Subjects include art, history, science, business, law, and the human condition.
Keep reading
More stories from Raymond G. Taylor and writers in Writers and other communities.
Oh Jeff flash fiction challenge
But what? Don't be a loser like Jeff. Complete the story in as few words as possible and you can be a winner. Just write a micro fiction story, any word count, or a poem in any format, and submit to Vocal in the usual way.
By Raymond G. Taylorabout a year ago in Writers
Best Platforms to Outsource 2D Animation Services for Businesses
In today’s content-driven economy, 2D Animation has become one of the most effective ways for businesses to communicate ideas, explain products, and build emotional connections with their audience. From explainer videos and marketing campaigns to training content and social media storytelling, animated visuals consistently outperform static formats.
By Leo Johnson4 days ago in Writers
Fair Exchange, No Robberies
Dark Memoirs - Index There are at least two kinds of people in the world: those who write this half-arsed kind of intro to a story that looks to separate the rare and the norm, and those who realise it's an overused framing device and don't.
By Paul Stewart7 days ago in Chapters
Comments (9)
Fun humorous and entertaining!!! Loved this!!!❤️❤️💕
How fun! I love everyones entries. Jeff has turned into quite the Vocal villain. Or at least an infamous character. Thanks for making such a fun challenge!
It's "Uh Oh...Jeff" but either way... Fun challenge, thanks!
Fun stuff! 🥰 I have some reading to catch up on! :)))
Raymond your Challenge is a Vocal Phenomenon 🥰🥰🥰🥰🤗I enjoy reading these entries.
OMG, this is a very popular challenge, Raymond. Happy judging!
Hehehehehehehe thank youuuu for including my silly entry as well 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
You have your work cut out for you on this one my friend. It was fun to write my entry. Can't wait for your next contest.
This has really taken off- congratulations!