Shackleton's Scotch: A Terribleminds Flash Fiction Challenge
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This is the stuff that flash fiction is made of, kids.
Your reading material: “Explorers’ Century-Old Whisky Found In Antarctic.”
When Ernest Shackleton abandoned the trip 100 miles from its completion, he left behind his whisky. And they just found it. Someone’s going to drink it. They might even try to replicate it.
It’s an awesome story all by itself.
But seems to me that from this seed-bed of awesomeness can grow a kick-ass tale.
So, you’ve got 1000 words.
The story should be in some way directly or obliquely tied to the notion of “Shackleton’s Scotch.”
Doesn’t matter if the story is genre or otherwise. Just make it awesome.
Write it up on your own personal bloggery-spaces, then toss the link here in the comments.
No prize. No voting. Just write a kick-ass flash fiction tale because you want to write a kick-ass flash fiction tale. If you’re asking yourself why do it… well, nobody’s making you. But this is a good place to reveal your fiction and show off some skills. Also a good place to forge community and connections — not in a professional exploitation way but in the, “Hey, I’ve never read your stuff before, it’s awesome, I want to have your word babies” way.
You’ve got one week. We’ll revisit this topic next Friday (2/25), see what came up and out of your diseased little minds. Jump right in with both feet. Shackleton’s Scotch.
Go.



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I will get right on that, right after I figure out where I left my ancient blog and dust it off.
Wheeee! This sounds just great. It’s the ginchiest!
By the way, “Shackleton’s Scotch” is the name of my Dropkick Murphys cover band.
I’m game.
Here’s mine. http://josinlmcquein.blogspot.com/2011/02/flash-fiction-challenge.html
Dang, we have our first. Kick-ass.
I’ll give it a shot. Eddy, love the Dropkick Murphys…I even make mention of them in my latest novel
Cheers
I’m in.
http://danielboshea.wordpress.com/2011/02/17/shackletons-hootch/
I might just have something to say about whisky….
[...] 17, 2011 by Albert Berg [This short story is was inspired by the Shackleton's Scotch Challenge over at Chuck Wendig's Blog. The challenge was to write a story inspired by the discovery of a case [...]
The Stone Saucer
http://unsanityfiles.wordpress.com/2011/02/17/the-stone-saucer/
http://mcdroll.blogspot.com/2011/02/whisky-island.html
Short and sweet. I give you:
http://word-drunk.tumblr.com/post/3360166393/inner-child-on-forgotten-scotch
[...] is my own entry into the SHACKLETON’S SCOTCH flash fiction challenge I posed yesterday. You… are going to get in on this challenge, right? You know you want [...]
http://www.levimontgomery.com/index.php/2011/02/18/my-first-ever-flash-fiction-2/
I’ll do my best, I didn’t think I would do this but I got an idea last night.
Though I don’t think it will be that kick ass though…
I anxiously scan through the previous entries…shit, Levi Montgomery was onto the same thing I was. Fortunately, two different stories. I need to do some quick research to fill in a few blanks, and I’ll be back.
Bullet Time and the Beer Taxi
http://www.adammaxwell.com/short-stories-flash-fiction/bullet-time-and-the-beer-taxi/
Enjoy.
Mine is yonder: http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2011/02/18/i-dont-drink-anymore/
[...] Wendig has a flash fiction challenge up at his blog around the discovery of some Scotch left behind by famed sea captain Ernest Shackleton. [...]
Didn’t think I’d be able to come up with something, and then this just popped into my head. Interesting prompt, Chuck. Thanks for the inspiration: http://bit.ly/htjyRl
http://sparky29252.blogspot.com/2011/02/booze-run.html
Enjoy. Not my best work but it was fun to right. Indiana Jones meets the Ocean’s Crew My first flash fiction as well.
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This was fun. Thanks for the prompt, venue.
http://billyprophet.blogspot.com/2011/02/shackletons-scotch.html
“The Best Laid Plans” – http://bit.ly/i7IPlt
My own submission. Hope everyone who reads it enjoys it.
here’s mine, cheers
http://sulcicollective.blogspot.com/2011/02/drying-out-for-shackleton-scotch.html
With even a couple hours to spare.
http://warnerkirby.blogs.com/clintonaut/2011/02/last-case-run.html
Awesome… and thanks.
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Can girls play too, or this just a guy thing? Hey, I’ve never done flash fiction. It’s a fair question.
Well, I’m not one to wait for permission:
http://kdjames.com/2011/02/19/flash-fiction-and-scotch-on-the-rocks/
Hmm…. guess I’d have to get a website or start a blog to do this flashy thing.
I went old school (actually, elder school) on this. I submit to you, Distillation.
http://realityblurs.com/wordpress/?p=2595
Lots of fun. Thanks for kicking our minds in the teeth, Chuck.
http://geweller-fiction.blogspot.com/2011/02/mackinlays-samba.html
Thanks for the opportunity Chuck. Great idea.
For you, and the others, “Mackinlay’s Samba.”
So here’s my entry: http://thehopelessgamer.blogspot.com/2011/02/shackleton-scotch-flash-challenge-gun.html
It got… dark. Like real quickly it got dark (especially at only 320 words!). I can’t tell if it’s utter crap or if it’s ok, so any feedback would be deeply appreciated.
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Thanks for the prompt! Exactly 1000 words:
http://cmstewartwrite.wordpress.com/2011/02/19/snotrunningly-a-flash-fiction-tale/
For scotch based paranormal romance just follow the yellow brick road… er or the link… that might work better http://metamuse-aiwevanya.blogspot.com/2011/02/jeannie-in-bottle.html
Given I don’t have a blog set up just now (I did but it died an agonizing, well deserved death), I wasn’t going to participate, but I put this together during a dud of an event tonight. http://bit.ly/dQI6XX .
[...] My answer to Chuck Wendig’s flash fiction challenge: [...]
“Giant’s Kiss”
http://shullamuth.wordpress.com/2011/02/19/a-paean-to-spring/
[...] Wendig over on TerribleMinds.com issued a challenge for authors to write a piece of flash fiction inspired by the discovery of polar [...]
As a wise man once said … “Challenge accepted!”
http://pulpdogg.wordpress.com/2011/02/20/flash-fiction-challenge/
Okay, as an experiment, I put this up as my first story on Smashwords; it turned out much better than I had hoped.
Here’s the link: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/43281
Here’s the coupon code to get it free until March 1, 2010: QN26W
Also, check out the cover. The picture is a wooden box that my husband made to hold burnables for the fireplace; that particular Scotch is the Singleton 12, I think.
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[...] writer Chuck Wendig is running a flash fiction challenge at his blog, terribleminds. One thousand words worth of story relating to this article, about a crate of century-old Scotch [...]
I’m in.
“Stealing Shackleton’s Scotch.”
http://blogduggery.com/2011/02/21/121/#more-121
‘Three Men on a Snow Day’
if Charlie Sheen traveled in space
http://chrysalisnow.blogspot.com/2011/02/three-men-on-snow-day.html
[...] there sailor, want me to tickle your writerly bits?A week or so back, Emmy-nominated diaper soiler Chucky Wendig threw down the ol’ flash fiction gauntlet. Gimmie a thousand words on the topic of Ernst [...]
Late to the ball as always. Here’s my entry, and first flash fiction ever. So weird writing just 1k words.
http://www.realityrefracted.com/2010/01/shackletons-whiskey-terrible-minds.html
Untitled, 444 words
http://orangetango.livejournal.com/563800.html
“A Drink at the Edge”
http://tnt-tek.com/stories/a-drink-at-the-edge/
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