Chuck is the author of the published novels: Blackbirds, Mockingbird, Double Dead, Bait Dog, and Dinocalypse Now. He also the author of the soon-to-be-published novels: The Blue Blazes, The Cormorant, Heartland Books 1/2/3, Beyond Dinocalypse, Dinocalypse Forever, Harum Scarum, and Gods & Monsters: Unclean Spirits.
He, along with writing partner Lance Weiler, is an alum of the Sundance Film Festival Screenwriter’s Lab (2010). Their short film, Pandemic, showed at the Sundance Film Festival 2011, and their feature film HiM is in development with producers Ted Hope and Anne Carey. Together they co-wrote the digital transmedia drama Collapsus, which was nominated for an International Digital Emmy and a Games 4 Change award.
Chuck has contributed over two million words to the game industry, and was the developer of the popular Hunter: The Vigil game line (White Wolf Game Studios / CCP). He was a frequent contributor to The Escapist, writing about games and pop culture.
Much of his writing advice has been collected in various writing- and storytelling-related e-books.
He currently lives in the forests of Pennsyltucky with wife, two dogs, and newborn son.
He is likely drunk and untrustworthy.
You may reach him at terribleminds [at] gmail [dot] com.
Alex
April 20, 2012 at 12:11 AM //
Count me in! This one should be fun!
Jim Franklin
April 20, 2012 at 6:04 AM //
I thought I’d get back to my horror / Twilight Zone ways and write this. Ingeniously called ‘The Journey’.
http://www.thezombiechimp.com/2012/04/20/flash-fiction-the-journey/
Hope you like it,
Mike Herman
April 20, 2012 at 9:38 AM //
I came. I saw. I conquered.
994 les than 1,000.
(Not mine, but worth quoting.)
A. Nonamis Jr.
April 20, 2012 at 11:45 AM //
WUT U KNO BOUT WRITIN? ME HAS ALREADY MADE AM4 PAGE BOOK ON A ROLL OF TOILET PAPER AND SETN IT TOO BARNES AND NOBEL SO DEY CAN PABLISH IT. ME DIDN’T GET NO REPLIES WICH MEANS IT MUST’VE BEEN SO GOOD IT KILED THEM. IT’S NAME IS ‘MY STRANGE DONKEY FETISH’ AND WILL BE THE BEST 4 PAGE BOO, EVA (I EVEN LEFT 3 PAGES BLANK SO PEOPLE COULD REVLE IN HOW AWESOME IT WAS). ME IS BESTEST WRITER IN THE WROLD! F*CK THOSE OTHER SELF PULBISHED IDIOTS. THEY NO TRY. I DO TRY. I TRY SO MUCH I DIDN’T EVEN MAKE A COVER. I JUST SENT BARNES AND NOBAL ONE ROLL OF TOILET PAPER WITH ONE PAGE OF STORY TITLED ‘MY STRANGE DONKEY FETISH’ CAUSE I’M SO AWESOME. ME IS GONNA SELL MILILIONS!
Jessa Russo
April 20, 2012 at 12:58 PM //
I don’t know if I’ll be participating in this one, but wanted to wish you safe travels!
We are having some GORGEOUS weather right now so hopefully you packed expecting 80′s and 90′s! have a great time in LA!
Andreas Kjeldsen
April 20, 2012 at 3:37 PM //
A piece of historical fiction this time, in which I try to read the mind of a dead man.
http://endlessimmensity.wordpress.com/2012/04/20/crossing-the-bay/
Timothy John Whitcher
April 20, 2012 at 5:08 PM //
Here’s mine
Details, details
http://helveticasindiehorrorstories.blogspot.com/2012/04/details-details.html
AJ Hayes
April 20, 2012 at 8:30 PM //
journey huh? How about a long, one way drive to the country?
Killing Fields
http://ajhayes2.wordpress.com/
Ellen
April 21, 2012 at 8:37 AM //
We travel multiple times a day…Some journeys are more eventful than others.
http://www.ellenmgregg.com/2012/04/flash-fiction-traveling.html
Darlene Underdahl
April 21, 2012 at 9:05 AM //
Early GPS.
http://darlene.underdahl.net/?p=145
Abhishek Boinapalli
April 21, 2012 at 9:51 AM //
Well Well ,,,,
nice prompt this week !! Let me see what I would post!!
columbibueno
April 21, 2012 at 5:53 PM //
I See a Crimson Stream of Blood
http://columbibueno.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/i-see-a-crimson-stream-of-blood/
Shiri Sondeimer
April 21, 2012 at 10:38 PM //
Went metaphorical on the theme this week.
http://swsondheimer.wordpress.com/flash-fiction/change/
Lesann
April 21, 2012 at 11:12 PM //
My mind is elsewhere, apparently. My offering: http://lesannberry.com/2012/04/waiting-in-eternity.html
David Grigg
April 22, 2012 at 1:54 AM //
Cheating a bit with this, as this is a story I wrote last year for another flash fiction challenge. But it seems to fit here, as the two characters are on a journey, specifically a hike over the moorland. Also slightly over length at 1050 words. It’s just called “The Wall”.
http://narratorium.com/2012/04/22/the-wall/
RC Cross
April 22, 2012 at 9:36 AM //
my first solid submission to flash fiction challenge.
the story is called ‘The Rapscallion’
http://apocryptica.wordpress.com/2012/04/22/the-rapscallion-7-2/
Kristin Mireles
April 22, 2012 at 3:28 PM //
I decided to take a modern approach to a classical myth: “Persephone’s journey.”
Kristin Mireles
April 22, 2012 at 3:29 PM //
Here’s the link:
http://mireles-musings.blogspot.com/2012/04/persephones-journey.html
Kristin Mireles
April 22, 2012 at 3:39 PM //
Sorry, by “modern” I mean the language used to compose it. The setting is still in ancient times. (Although I DID think about expanding it with a light S&M approach to the marriage. It’s highly unlikely the god of the underworld would restrict himself to “vanilla” relations with his wife.)
R.J.Keith
April 22, 2012 at 6:02 PM //
One should really pay attention to what one recieves in the mail. Especially when one is on a moving train facing the wrong end of a gun.
I give you: Long Black Train.
http://rjkeith.wordpress.com/2012/04/22/long-black-train/
Josh Loomis
April 23, 2012 at 7:22 AM //
‘Terminal’, meaning ‘the end’. http://www.blueinkalchemy.com/2012/04/23/flash-fiction-at-the-terminal/
Jeff Xilon
April 23, 2012 at 10:33 AM //
Here is my contribution to this week’s challenge:
“Road Trip”
http://www.jeffxilon.com/flash-fiction-road-trip/
Darthqu3
April 23, 2012 at 5:34 PM //
Um at the risk of sounding mercenarial, what’s the prize?
raskyred
April 23, 2012 at 8:20 PM //
I know this is late and don’t expect a response but wanted to post here since I finally did it.
http://raskyred.wordpress.com/2012/04/24/flash-fiction-april-13-late/
BJ Kerry
April 24, 2012 at 5:16 PM //
my story
http://kerry-mutterings.blogspot.com/2012/04/travel.html
C. Rasmussen
April 24, 2012 at 8:27 PM //
Didn’t even need the full 1000 words for this little story.
http://comradecharlie.wordpress.com/2012/04/25/jump/
Mark H
April 25, 2012 at 10:53 PM //
It isn’t easy, leaving everything behind to do a service for your country.
http://www.amanforallseasons.ca/2012/04/25/flash-fiction-the-flight/
Louise Sorensen
April 26, 2012 at 1:13 PM //
here’s mine Felicity http://wp.me/p1BAlV-felicity
I’ve stopped by and read all the stories and left comments where allowed. Blogger sometimes won’t allow comments. Good stories all. Inspiring.
Ilona
April 27, 2012 at 5:44 AM //
Inspired by one series of a succession of weirdnesses that I might or might not have encountered on a particular day of long drives. The other oddities, I’ll keep by for future stories. 250-ish words here. I seem to be keeping them short, and hopefully snappy.
http://ilonatherose.wordpress.com/all-the-signs/
AmandaKay
April 27, 2012 at 7:31 AM //
I cannot make the deadline for my traveling tale. I haven’t found the correct POV yet. But I’m still plugging away because I like my story.
I am pumped up about the new challenge. Random title generator… that is AWESOME!
Merry Mahaffey
April 27, 2012 at 9:23 AM //
Better late than never, I suppose. I couldn’t think of a title. Maybe someone will come up with something more clever than I did?
http://merrymahaffey.wordpress.com/2012/04/27/day-one-hundred-eighteen/
Shane Liebling
April 27, 2012 at 9:33 AM //
http://github.com/shanel/flash_fiction/blob/master/journey.txt
Mike
April 27, 2012 at 11:57 AM //
Just made it – fairy tale of course, with a bit of gore
http://www.ravensview.ca/ravens/2012/04/a-travelling-tale.html
Peter Schaefer
April 27, 2012 at 12:05 PM //
I tried submitting this three days ago but apparently the internet ate it… and I waited to see if maybe comments were moderated and it would show up later.
http://catachresis.shoelesspetegames.com/short-story-en-route/