Flash Fiction Challenge: Sci-Fi/Fantasy Open Swim
I’m at Worldcon/Chicon, where the name on the lips of all the writers is “science fiction/fantasy.”
So, that’s what you’ll write.
But that’s your only parameter this week.
The leash is off, the collar is loose.
1000 words. Up to.
Due by Friday the 7th, 12noon EST.
Post at your online space.
Link back here.
Go write, moon dwellers and dragon tamers.
August 31, 2012 @ 12:07 AM
“Post at your online SPACE.”
I see what you did there.
August 31, 2012 @ 8:28 AM
When a superhero meets the future in-laws, you have…
Dinner.
http://swsondheimer.wordpress.com/this-just-in/dinner/
August 31, 2012 @ 8:42 AM
When the overlord threatens the safety of the villagers, never underestimate the smallest of allies…
http://lauralibricz.blogspot.de/2012/08/fantasy-friday-flash.html
August 31, 2012 @ 10:42 AM
The Dancing Sex Nuns of the Tenth Quadrant: http://atangledrope.blogspot.co.uk/2011/12/dancing-sex-nuns-of-tenth-quadrant.html
Flash fiction: Science Fiction « On the Edge of Infinity
August 31, 2012 @ 5:23 PM
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August 31, 2012 @ 5:25 PM
Some SF 🙂
http://ontheedgeofinfinity.wordpress.com/2012/08/31/flash-fiction-science-fiction/
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August 31, 2012 @ 7:32 PM
Here you go, Evelyn Ryker is no Crackhead
http://byrichardlake.blogspot.com/2012/08/evelyn-ryker-is-no-crackhead.html#.UEFJM8HN_Mg
August 31, 2012 @ 7:44 PM
Blue Moon over Gigi
http://mcnito.blogspot.com/2012/08/blue-moon-over-gigi.html
September 1, 2012 @ 6:46 PM
I wrote a thing.
http://marlanesque.com/2012/09/01/spin/
Spin | marlanesque
September 1, 2012 @ 6:58 PM
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September 1, 2012 @ 9:19 PM
http://spectology.tumblr.com/post/30564705234/at-the-very-center-of-the-city-is-the-water-park
Been writing for a while, but just setting up the blog. Apologies for the stock and frequently changing appearance.
September 1, 2012 @ 9:27 PM
Will be nice to take a part, but consider I’m not so good in writing. So better will continue to enjoy with your novels.
September 2, 2012 @ 10:55 PM
I wrote a couple of sci-fi pieces this weekend…here’s one, Legs:
http://chriswhitewrites.wordpress.com/2012/09/02/legs/
September 3, 2012 @ 3:20 AM
And here’s another, Justice Served:
http://chriswhitewrites.wordpress.com/2012/08/26/justice-served/
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September 3, 2012 @ 11:53 AM
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September 3, 2012 @ 11:54 AM
Come with me to the South Ward.
http://www.blueinkalchemy.com/2012/09/03/flash-fiction-the-south-ward/
September 3, 2012 @ 12:10 PM
Science!!
http://cinaphile.blogspot.com/2012/09/space.html
September 3, 2012 @ 4:34 PM
This week’s fantasy, Man vs Hope. Fight!
http://knotachance.tumblr.com/
September 4, 2012 @ 12:06 PM
My contribution: Operation Bitter Frenzy.
http://www.mccoard.net/post/2012/09/04/Operation-Bitter-Frenzy.aspx
Flash Fiction: Different Worlds - | The Zombie Chimp
September 4, 2012 @ 1:55 PM
[…] September 4, 2012Posted by Jim Franklin This week’s flash fiction challenge set by Terribleminds.com is simple. All I need to do is write a piece of science fiction or fantasy within 1000 words. […]
September 4, 2012 @ 1:57 PM
It took me a while to grab the Idea beast that paraded around in front of me wearing nothing except a basque and a sombrero, as it supped on fresh guava juice.
Well I caught the bugger, wrestled it to the ground and forced it to fill my mind with stuff…
stuff like this…
http://www.thezombiechimp.com/2012/09/04/flash-fiction-different-worlds/
September 4, 2012 @ 10:48 PM
Ladies, gentlemen, and sailor-vocabulists everywhere, I give you “Victory’s Lament, or, A Comedy of Terror”.
http://jdparadise.blogspot.com/2012/09/victorys-lament-or-comedy-of-terror.html
September 5, 2012 @ 12:42 AM
Ok – one last try, because the others don’t seem to be posting.
“Songblade” – a little fantasy action.
http://shanecashman.blogspot.com/2012/09/songblade.html
September 5, 2012 @ 5:46 AM
http://lastmoleman.tumblr.com/post/30926307094/flash-fiction-challenge-sci-fi-fantasy-open-swim
September 5, 2012 @ 12:00 PM
Tragedy strikes a human colony on Mars:
http://nestofwonders.blogspot.com/2012/09/aspiration.html
September 6, 2012 @ 3:40 AM
http://dirtymercsbarandgrill.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/chevrons.htm
A Flash of Lightning | The Narratorium
September 6, 2012 @ 6:52 AM
[…] Illustration by David Grigg. Lightning image from snowpeak on Flickr. David Grigg is the author of many short stories and two short novels for early teens. His books are for sale in our Bookstore. This is rather a belated (and too long) response to another Chuck Wendig flash fiction challenge. […]
September 6, 2012 @ 6:52 AM
Just sneaking in before the deadline, and again I’ve gone way too long at 1,380 words, but I don’t have the time to tighten it up.
Is this science fiction or fantasy? I’ll let you decide. It’s called “A Flash of Lightning” and it’s here: http://narratorium.com/2012/09/06/a-flash-of-lightning/
The Sleeper |
September 6, 2012 @ 8:57 AM
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September 6, 2012 @ 9:00 AM
Hmmm…in parallel with Mr Grigg above, I am both sneaking in to sit at the back of the class and have a story coming in at a gut-busting 1371 words.
The Sleeper
http://stephenemm.co.uk/flash-fiction/the-sleeper.php
September 6, 2012 @ 2:13 PM
Here’s mine!
http://samanthajmathis.tumblr.com/post/31003458319/flash-fiction-time-disney-in-space
September 6, 2012 @ 6:55 PM
A Spacefleet officer balances treason with what he hopes is love.
http://catsignal.com/2012/09/06/fiction-acceptable-risks/
September 7, 2012 @ 2:46 AM
Morning morning,
Here’s my offering to the altar of science fiction which doesn’t feature much science and has a sword in it.
http://thelongestwayup.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/scififantasy-challenge.html
September 7, 2012 @ 3:42 AM
A short little entry that used a prompt from another website as inspiration http://snellopy.blogspot.com/2012/09/time-to-type-again.html
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September 7, 2012 @ 6:36 AM
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September 7, 2012 @ 6:39 AM
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September 7, 2012 @ 6:40 AM
You can find my entry here:
http://firstwordproblems.wordpress.com/2012/09/07/flash-fiction-2-the-venom-club/
The name of the club actually comes from a previous flash fiction challenge here at Terrible Minds that I never wound up writing.
September 7, 2012 @ 6:45 AM
Chose fantasy in the end, and got it all sorted! (I think.)
Fear of Kaeleshk
http://blog.icarusmortis.co.uk/2012/09/07/fear-of-kaeleshk/
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September 7, 2012 @ 8:16 AM
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Revenge of the Flash: Sometimes The Dragon Wins « catemorgan
September 7, 2012 @ 10:03 AM
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September 7, 2012 @ 10:06 AM
Sometimes–just sometimes–The Dragon Wins
http://catemorgan.wordpress.com/2012/09/07/revenge-of-the-flash-sometimes-the-dragon-wins/
September 7, 2012 @ 12:00 PM
Okay, I gotcher “Moon Dwelling Dragon Tamers” RIGHT HERE.
http://inspirandomonium.blogspot.com/2012/09/moon-dwelling-dragon-tamers.html
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September 7, 2012 @ 3:12 PM
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July 18, 2013 @ 2:45 AM
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March 4, 2014 @ 12:40 PM
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