njrick:
Variety is never a bad thing - it challenges people to try something new, and perhaps allows a different group of authors to shine.
Absolutely! And I liked several of your suggestions for future challenges, even though some of them seem out of my "comfort zone". I remember when the 500-word Challenge was first posted, and I thought 'how will I ever be able to create a complete story in such a short amount of words'? Yet it ended up inspiring me to write one of my very favorite stories posted here.