Flash Fiction Challenge: The Paint Color Title Scheme
Last week’s challenge: “Over The Top Pulp Fiction Insanity“
I love shopping for paint because the paint colors are so bizarrely and uniquely named.
And I thought, hey, a challenge based on some of those colors would be kinda rad.
So, here’s the deal.
I’m going to list ten paint colors. Choose one. This chosen paint color forms the title to your story.
Bonus challenge: try to make color a big part of the story. In imagery, plot, character, whatever.
Here, then, are the colors:
Grasshopper Wing
Bone China
Timeless Lilac
Pageant Song
Burnt Tile
Fuchsia Kiss
Flamingo Dream
Glorious Gold
Mermaid Song
Flint Smoke
You, as usual, have one thousand words and one week to complete.
Due by Friday, the 25th, at noon.
Post at your blog. Link here. Now go color.
Paul Hodges
May 18, 2012 at 10:50 AM //
Ok, so…what color *is* Pageant Song? Purple? Green? Yellow? All the colors of the wind?
Lindsay Mawson
May 18, 2012 at 11:00 AM //
Little longer than 1000 words, sorry. That must mean it was a good prompt.
http://lindsaymawson.blogspot.ca/2012/05/flash-fiction-challenge-41-paint-colour.html
“Fuchsia Kiss”
Auntie Em
May 18, 2012 at 11:45 AM //
Popping my Flash Fiction cherry here…
http://quantumofthought.wordpress.com/2012/05/18/bone-china/
No bonus points for me though!
Darlene Underdahl
May 18, 2012 at 12:07 PM //
Very busy, so it’s short, but I couldn’t resist paint colors
http://darlene.underdahl.net/?p=155
Scott Weber
May 18, 2012 at 4:18 PM //
While I can make a Pagent Song, I doubt I could Bone China…..
Flamigo Dreams only occur when I get some Glorious Gold and do a bit of Flint Smoking…
Ok, the story is called “The Price of the Mermaid’s Song” and is at
http://scottweberwriter.wordpress.com/
AM Gray
May 18, 2012 at 11:38 PM //
Done! Timeless lilac for me! Colour in story and 785 words.
http://amgray.blogspot.com.au/2012/05/flash-fiction-challenge.html
AB Singer
May 19, 2012 at 5:08 AM //
As they say in the TV programme Blue Peter, here’s one I prepared earlier.
AB Singer
May 19, 2012 at 5:13 AM //
And now here’s the link; stupid boy.
David Grigg
May 19, 2012 at 8:16 AM //
I picked one of the colours purely at random, honest!
Behold “Glorious Gold”, a little over length but not much : http://narratorium.com/2012/05/19/glorious-gold/
Bit of fun alternative history.
Timothy John Whitcher
May 19, 2012 at 6:16 PM //
Here’s my sick little number:
Bone China
http://helveticasindiehorrorstories.blogspot.com/2012/05/bone-china.html
Thanks for the challenges, Chuck. I haven’t written this much in months!
AM Gray
May 19, 2012 at 9:09 PM //
@David Grigg. I tried to leave a response on your site, but it refused to believe my email address. “Made me laugh. Cost them dearly indeed. Nicely done and glorious thinking.”
Imelda Evans
May 19, 2012 at 10:33 PM //
Deep breath. I hope you don’t find this silly, but I was doing a post including my favourite writing blogs and I couldn’t not put you in. Thanks for keeping it up. It’s my first stop on the blog tour each day.
I nominated you for the Versatile Blogger Award. Post is here, if you are interested. http://imeldaevans.wordpress.com/2012/05/20/id-like-to-thank-the-academy/
Ellen M. Gregg
May 20, 2012 at 9:37 AM //
How could I resist my state’s flower?
http://www.ellenmgregg.com/2012/05/timeless-lilac.html
Michael
May 20, 2012 at 2:24 PM //
http://innocentsaccidentshints.blogspot.com/2012/05/terrible-minds-challenge-smoke.html
Timothy John Whitcher
May 20, 2012 at 2:53 PM //
Thought I’d a write a second story, since “Flint Smoke” was my first choice, though “Bone China” won out.
Flint Smoke
http://helveticasindiehorrorstories.blogspot.com/2012/05/flint-smoke.html
A.M. Schultz
May 21, 2012 at 12:35 AM //
Hey all!
Here’s my first stab at one of the flash fiction challenges. I’ve been a fan of the site for a while now, and decided I should get in on the action.
(Also, can somebody tell me how I can set up a profile picture so that my fresh mug accompanies my posts? Thanks).
http://www.amschultz.com/4/post/2012/05/burnt-tile-flash-fiction-challenge-41-from-terriblemindscom.html (Burnt Tile)
Bill Dezell
May 21, 2012 at 8:33 AM //
Here’s mine for Fuchsia Kiss. It’s a little Noir-Style Detective thing.
http://billthescribe.blogspot.com/2012/05/chuck-wendigs-flash-fiction-challenge.html
Josh Loomis
May 21, 2012 at 10:34 AM //
Saddle up. Flint Smoke takes us back to the Old West.
http://www.blueinkalchemy.com/2012/05/21/flash-fiction-flint-smoke/
Gethin A. Lynes
May 22, 2012 at 12:10 AM //
Flint. Smoke.
http://wp.me/p20rDH-1e
Beth L.
May 22, 2012 at 9:54 AM //
Long term lurker, brought out of the lurking by the color challenge! Flint Smoke it is.
cons
May 23, 2012 at 12:13 AM //
This is actually my first stab at short story writing, so here goes nothing.
“Flamingo Dream”
http://canwedothatagain.blogspot.com/2012/05/flamingo-dream.html
Sarah
May 23, 2012 at 10:40 AM //
Here’s my go at Flamingo Dream:
http://authorsarahohara.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/terribleminds-flash-fiction-challenge.html
Jeff Xilon
May 23, 2012 at 11:12 AM //
Ok, I’m going with:
“Timeless Lilac”
http://www.jeffxilon.com/flash-fiction-the-paint-color-title-scheme/
Leslie
May 24, 2012 at 1:50 AM //
Too many possibilities…but here is my offering: http://lesannberry.com/2012/05/flash-fiction-flamingo-dream.html
alreadynotpublished
May 24, 2012 at 9:50 AM //
It’s far too long, like 1800 words but it’s Burnt Tile, and I like it
http://alreadynotpublished.wordpress.com/flash-fiction/burnt-tile/
John Vise
May 24, 2012 at 12:10 PM //
Short and sweet, well… maybe not sweet.
Bone China
http://wp.me/pJy7b-39
Ronald Canepa
May 24, 2012 at 8:04 PM //
Just found this late last night. Compared to everyone else, I’m late to the game, so I skimmed the comments and tried to pick a color that no one else had claimed.
Here’s “Grasshopper Wing”: http://rcanepa.net/2012/05/grasshopper-wing/
Look forward to reading your stories tomorrow.
Candice
May 24, 2012 at 11:14 PM //
I chose (somewhat at random) Flamingo Dream!
I’m not entirely sure what this is, but I think it knows what it wants to be. You know, once I’ve had a chance to re-read it, think it over, tear it apart, build it up, tear it apart again…
Anyway, please enjoy: http://www.candicerobinson.ca/2012/05/24/flamingo-dream/
David Grigg
May 25, 2012 at 2:05 AM //
Couldn’t resist doing another one. Besides, I wanted to have an entry for the FridayFlash group.
It’s another one called “Bone China”, and here it is:
http://narratorium.com/2012/05/25/bone-china/
Ilona
May 25, 2012 at 5:11 AM //
A hastily written shorty; ‘Grasshopper Wings’ http://ilonatherose.wordpress.com/grasshopper-wings/
Almost skipped again, it’s getting to that time of the semester, but I can’t NOT write (university essays do not count) – and this gives me an uncompromising deadline to get something done by.
Elijah Kaine
May 25, 2012 at 7:37 AM //
My entry into the challenge. http://geekintellectualist.tumblr.com/post/23728783901/flash-fiction-challenge-grasshopper-wings
Actually got it done. Feel good but also scared. Oh well. I’ll just go to sleep before I decide to take it back down in blind panic.
AmandaKay
May 25, 2012 at 11:14 AM //
I wrote on Grasshopper Wing as well but I’m not posting yet. It doesn’t have the right flow and feel yet. I have enjoyed everyone’s stories!
My daughter thinks my story is about a grasshopper who hops from Houston to New York back to Houston again looking for the perfect owner. Shh–don’t tell her the truth! It’s a sci-fi western!
Sarah Joyce Clark
May 25, 2012 at 11:45 AM //
Ok, here’s my first entry here:
http://grassteeth.blogspot.com/2012/05/song-to-mend-grasshopper-wing.html
A Song to Mend a Grasshopper Wing
Mike
May 25, 2012 at 11:56 AM //
I picked several colours, since I decided to use a type of writer as a character – a writer that uses paint and markers for his work. Or, in this case, hers.
http://www.ravensview.ca/ravens/2012/05/the-paint-colour-title-scheme.html