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Last week’s challenge is still live, and I’ll be tallying them throughout the day, but for now, hit the comments for flash fiction *and* drink recipes at “THE COCKTAIL.”
And now, this week’s challenge.
The Internet is home to many-a-random-word-generator, and there’s nothing quite like letting an insane computer determine the course of events! After all, we are ceding much of our lives to technology, why not let technology determine the nature of this week’s flash fiction bonanza? So, I hit up one such random word generator (this one, if you so care), and let it pick five words.
Those five words are:
“Figure.”
“Dusk.”
“Flirt.”
“Mobile Phone.”
“Wig.”
Your flash fiction story — back up to 1000 words for the limit — must feature each of these five words. You don’t necessarily need to use the words so much as you need to incorporate what they are into the story. (“Mobile phone” is an antiquated way of saying cell, mobile, smartphone, whatever — so, you don’t need to use the term so much as you need to make sure a cell phone is a part of the plot. So too with flirting, a figure, dusk, and a wig.)
You have one week. Challenge closes end of next Friday.
Post stories at your own blogs. Link back to here, then post a comment to make sure we can all see it and read your tale of wiggy, flirty figures using mobile phones at dusk. Or something.
Go forth and be penmonkeys.
The Lurid Tales
McDroll, “It Takes Years Of Training“
Lindsay Mawson, “Wolfe In Sheep’s Tailored Suit“
Anthony Laffan, “Down And Out“
Kate Haggard, “Birthday“
Darlene Underdahl, “Luella Sara“
Tribid, “Dugan Calling“
Ethan Rose, “Flashed Fiction“
Dan O’Shea, “Sinking My Teeth In“
Stephanie Belser, “This Ain’t No Disco“
Lora H., “Of All Of The Gin Joints“
Angie Arcangioli, “First Delusion“
Keith Karabin, “She“
TaraMonster, “Curiosity Killed The Cat“
Boys Behaving Badly, “Pantheon“
Julia Madeline, “I Guess You Were Wrong“
Liam Sweeny, “4G“
Billie Jo Woods, “Maybe Next Month Will Be Worse“
Lisa Paul, “The Missing Figure“
Michael, “I Bet She Does“
Marlan, “The Hookup“
Allyson Whipple, “Untitled“
Bob Bois, “Hermosa Beach Heartache“
Neliza Drew, “The Beach Sting“
AB, “Untitled“
Joseph McGee, “A Jarring Declaration“
Ben Kirby, “The Last Day Of The Life Of Dudley O’Reilly“
Ron Earl Phillips, “The Greenhorn“
DeAnne, “Strangers In The Gloam“
CM Stewart, “Time For The Last“
Robyn, “Ian’s Dad’s Ashes“


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Sounds great! Have a mental picture already
Another great challenge! Love it!
http://mcdroll.blogspot.com/2011/04/it-takes-years-of-training.html
Okay, here it is:
Called “Wolfe in Sheep’s Tailored Suit”
http://lindsaymawson.blogspot.com/2011/04/flash-fiction-challenge-6-five-random.html
Managed to bullseye 1k words on first try.
“Down and Out”
http://www.realityrefracted.com/2010/01/down-and-out-terrible-minds-flash.html
LOVE IT! I’ll get to work. My husband just did one of these word challenge impromptu writing exercises last night on Janet Reid’s blog. Just 100 words. It was fun.
Thanks for the challenge!
My submission, reposted from Twitter:
“Red sky at night,” mused the sailor. He looked up from his mobile and winked at the long-haired man in the red cocktail dress.
Oh look! I got off my ass and did one. Um. Yeah. 996 words and all that.
http://katehaggard.wordpress.com/saucy-samples-2/free-shorts/birthday/
First time I’ve done one of these, and hope I did it right!
http://darlene.underdahl.net/
Okay, off to link back to your site.
Thanks for another opportunity to vent my tortured soul.
http://tribid.livejournal.com/14717.html
[...] is my entry for Chuck Wendig’s writing contest using the following five words in a story under 1000 words: figure, dusk, flirt, [...]
When writing about writing, at least I write what I know.
http://ethanorose.wordpress.com/2011/04/15/flashed-fiction/
Vampire flash fiction 2.0.
http://danielboshea.wordpress.com/2011/04/15/sinking-my-teeth-in/
Excellent, more madness to engage in…*marches off to the imagination forge* ;]
Here is mine: “This Ain’t No Disco.”
http://downrange-impact.blogspot.com/2011/04/this-aint-no-disco.html
[...] writerly today, so here’s a Flash Fiction challenge I undertook from Chuck Wendig’s Terrible Minds website. The prompt was to use 5 random words in a story that was less than 1000 words. The words [...]
Here’s my piece, banged out just for the fun of it. Totals at 587 words.
http://theuncomfortzone.wordpress.com/2011/04/15/flash-fiction-challenge-5-words/
There are some great entries, Chuck you are such an inspiration!
Here is “First Delusion,” 999 words.
http://brooksbymemoirs.blogspot.com/2011/04/first-delusion-ya-flash-fiction-for.html
[...] Chuck said use these words. So I did. It’s flash fiction at my flashiest… [...]
Vamps. Blood. Phone Chains. Manly desires. Read on, compatriots. If you dare…http://keithkarabin.com/2011/04/16/when-the-terrible-minds-speaketh/
(And, hey, cool. Been a while. Nice stuff, folks.)
K
[...] This is my first Chuck Wendig flash fiction challenge. One thousand palabros using the words: flirt, wig, figure, dusk, and mobile phone (which I happen to be typing on with some difficulty due to my temporary societal classification as an Internetless baboon). Haven’t written flash fiction since college creative writing class, but it’s like riding a bike, yes? No? You tell me. [...]
First time I took the challenge. I killed animals. Not sure why that was my first impulse…
http://theuglycat.wordpress.com/2011/04/16/curiosity-killed-the-cat/
[...] 981 words, and is a response to another Flash Fiction Friday challenge at Chuck Wendig’s “terribleminds”. I know, I know – too many of my posts are these responses; but the prompts are usually so [...]
Here you are, my good man:
http://boysbehavingbadly.wordpress.com/2011/04/16/flash-fiction-response-pantheon/
I wasn’t going to do this one but then my fingers began typing and just wouldn’t stop!
http://juliamadeleineauthor.blogspot.com/2011/04/another-chuck-wendig-flash-fiction.html
[...] http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2011/04/15/flash-fiction-challenge-five-random-words/ This entry was posted in Uncategorized. Bookmark the permalink. ← Liam Sweeny – The Mistake [...]
Here’s mine:
http://pulpfire.com/2011/04/17/liam-sweeny-cellphone/
[...] next piece to work on, so I just did some stretching with a flash piece. For a prompt, I used Chuck Wendig’s flash challenge. It’s mostly a bunch of nonsense, but “mostly a bunch of nonsense” describes this blog [...]
Here is my attempt:
http://usaukwoods.wordpress.com/2011/04/17/maybe-next-month-will-be-worse-flash-fiction/
[...] [Flash Fiction Challenge] [...]
https://lisaannepaul.wordpress.com/2011/04/17/the-missing-figure/
http://innocentsaccidentshints.blogspot.com/2011/04/terrible-minds-challenge-i-bet-she-does.html
Here we go.
The Hookup
http://marlanesque.wordpress.com/2011/04/18/the-hookup/
*Waves at Christine and Ethan Rose*
Fancy meeting you here!
Now, off to write some flash fiction . . .
[...] The current challenge is to create a piece of flash fiction using these five words, either in the piece or conceptually: figure, dust, flirt, mobile phone, wig. [...]
Not only have I written a piece, but it’s the first entry in my shiny new blog!
And who was so excited that she forgot to post the link? ME! http://allysonmwhipple.wordpress.com/2011/04/19/terribleminds-flash-fiction-challenge/
[...] wrote this story today in response to another Chuck Wendig’s terrible minds flash challenge . The challenge was to write a story (1,000 word limit) off of five random words chosen by an online [...]
Thanks Chuck. I put a about a story a day on my blog so I always appreciate the prompts and challenges.
You can read “Hermosa Beach Heartache” here:
http://sittingindarkness.wordpress.com/2011/04/19/hermosa-beach-heartache/
[...] Once again, inspired by Chuck Wendig’s flash fiction challenge… [...]
http://nelizadrew.wordpress.com/2011/04/20/beach-sting/
Chuck put up two things to help me procrastinate this time: the challenge plus the word generator. I’m a sucker for random generators.
Here’s my (fluffy) answer to this week’s challenge (because I’ve had a rough week but it’s only Tuesday, and my brain didn’t want to do dark and broody): http://writemomma.blogspot.com/2011/04/random-word-flash-fiction.html
Two time traveling history majors have a Declaration of their own…
“A Jarring Declaration”
http://josephmcgee.wordpress.com/2011/04/20/a-jarring-declaration/
I found this one particularly challenging. I don’t know why — just was. But a lot of fun, nonetheless. I give you “The Last Day of the Life of Dudley O’Reilly”
http://warnerkirby.blogs.com/clintonaut/2011/04/the-last-day-of-the-life-of-dudley-oreilly.html
Thanks, Chuck.
[...] was done. Story NotesOriginally written for Chuck Wendig's weekly flash challenge over at Terrible Minds. The challenge prompt was a series of random words: "Figure", "Dusk", "Flirt", "Mobile Phone", [...]
After what, a month? I’ve finally written something for a Flash Fiction Challenge.
The Greenhorn
I loved this one. I got sex, love, and disappointment all wrapped up in under 500 words, and just under the deadline.
I present: Strangers in the Gloam:
http://www.spiderfarmer.com/2011/04/21/flash-fiction-challenge-strangers-in-the-gloam/
[...] Thanks to Chuck Wendig for this flash fiction writing prompt! [...]
I made this part 2 of the story I wrote for the shutterstock-prompted challenge: http://cmstewartwrite.wordpress.com/2011/04/21/time-for-the-last-a-flash-fiction-tale/
It’s my first challenge ever! 995 words.
http://robynettely.blogspot.com/2011/04/ians-dads-ashes.html
[...] week’s challenge will be tallied up throughout the day, so go check that sucker out: “Five Random Words” awaits your seeking eyes. Now, onto this week’s [...]
Am a bit late but found this and was like “must do” so I will do toight or tomorrow night and post a link when I am done
[...] months ago, just shy, I participated in one of writing zenfoodu Chuck Wendig’s writing challenges. A string of five words which included: “Figure”, “Dusk”, [...]
[...] “Flashed Fiction” (a <1000 flash fiction challenge given by Chuck Wendig.) [...]
[...] months ago, just shy, I participated in one of writing zenfoodu Chuck Wendig’s writing challenges. A string of five words which included: “Figure”, “Dusk”, [...]