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.
stephen
October 19, 2012 at 6:36 AM //
A Half-Burned Notebook, A Missing Corpse, A Venomous Creature, A Mysterious Rabbit
…..sweet jesus, my mind is on fire.
p.s. i’ve set up a post that’ll give a random selection of these to anyone who wants them at:
http://stephenemm.co.uk/random-ramblings/flash-fiction-randomizer.php
W at Off-Road Finanace
October 19, 2012 at 8:30 AM //
I”m pretty sure you could get Bunnicula out of that list with ease. Maybe the rabbit’s just stuck in my brain and I can’t move on…
Jim Franklin
October 19, 2012 at 9:02 AM //
Here’s my entry: Desert Music.
I used ‘A Missing Corpse’, ‘A Broken Music Box’, ‘An Ancient Curse’, ‘A Half-Burned Notebook’ and ‘A Venomous Creature’.
I think I covered everything. I hope you like it.
http://www.thezombiechimp.com/2012/10/19/flash-fiction-desert-music/
Laura Libricz
October 19, 2012 at 11:25 AM //
Weekend! This is called An Ancient Curse.
and / or: A Mysterious Rabbit, A Sudden Storm, An Indestructible Tree, An Unborn Child
http://lauralibricz.blogspot.de/2012/10/friday-five.html
Travis Cole
October 19, 2012 at 12:45 PM //
http://malefactorsrejoice.blogspot.com/2012/10/the-search.html
DelilahSDawson
October 19, 2012 at 4:22 PM //
…but I thought you already *had* a copy of my book?
Hirsa
October 20, 2012 at 4:26 AM //
Okay, so I took:
A half-burned notebook, a missing corpse, an indestructible tree, a broken music box and an impossible door.
I give you The Tree of Life:
http://wordvortex.wordpress.com/2012/10/20/tree-of-life/
Misa Buckley
October 20, 2012 at 11:04 AM //
The Notebook
http://misabuckley.com/index.php/flash-fiction-the-notebook/
K.P. Dawson
October 20, 2012 at 6:18 PM //
Ingredients: A mysterious rabbit; a venomous creature; a missing corpse; an indestructible tree; a sudden storm.
The Forever Tree
A. Steele
October 23, 2012 at 2:47 AM //
A mysterious rabbit, a broken music box, an ancient curse, a sudden storm, an impossible doorway.
*mixes ingredients in brain with magic-brain-spoon*
And I give you, The Prince.
http://maniac-scrapbook.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/the-prince.html
Kathleen S. Allen
October 23, 2012 at 7:47 AM //
I used broken music box, half-burned notebook, an ancient curse, an impossible doorway and a sudden storm.
My story is here under Sample Writings: http://www.gaelicfairie.webs.com
Sarah O'Hara
October 24, 2012 at 1:49 PM //
http://authorsarahohara.blogspot.com/2012/10/terribleminds-flash-fiction-challenge_24.html
David Grigg
October 24, 2012 at 8:21 PM //
Oh my goodness. I had this all set up neatly. My five ingredients were : an unborn child; an ancient curse; a half-burned notebook; a broken music-box; and an impossible doorway. Perfect, great.
Only trouble is, the story is now up to 2,300 words and still going strong. So once again, many thanks for the prompt, Chuck, but the story is no longer flash and I won’t post it to my site but instead I’ll try to find a market for it.
Ben K.
October 24, 2012 at 10:17 PM //
Loved this one, Chuck, thank you for the opportunity. Ingredients include: A Missing Corpse; A Half-Burned Notebook; An Indestructible Tree; An Ancient Curse; A Sudden Storm.
Here is “The Extraordinary Rendition” — http://warnerkirby.blogs.com/clintonaut/2012/10/the-extraordinary-rendition.html
Thanks.
Beth L.
October 24, 2012 at 10:55 PM //
For the first time, a flash fiction that continues the previous flash fiction. Unfortunately, no title.
http://knotachance.tumblr.com/
Josh Loomis
October 25, 2012 at 8:17 AM //
A Sudden Storm. A Missing Corpse. A Half-Burned Notebook. An Ancient Curse. An Impossible Door.
Enjoy.
http://www.blueinkalchemy.com/2012/10/25/flash-fiction-john-does-journal
Jeff Ellis
October 25, 2012 at 3:20 PM //
I used A Sudden Storm, A Mysterious Rabbit, An Unborn Child, and took inspiration from A Broken Music Box. I couldn’t manage a fifth. Forgive me m(_ _)m
I give you, Working Musician:
http://firstwordproblems.wordpress.com/2012/10/25/working-musician/
Colleen Simpson
October 25, 2012 at 5:46 PM //
Aunt Imelda’s Legacy
http://cmsimpson.blogspot.com.au/2012/10/response-to-terribleminds-flash-fiction.html
J M Filipowicz (@jmfilipowicz)
October 25, 2012 at 10:59 PM //
unborn child, missing corpse, half-burned notebook, ancient curse and impossible doorway.
http://www.jmfilipowicz.com/the-curse-flash-fiction-challenge/
Jeremiah
October 26, 2012 at 3:31 AM //
I picked: A Mysterious Rabbit, An Unborn Child, An Ancient Curse, A Sudden Storm, and An Indestructible Tree.
I mushed them all together and came up with this.
http://www.jqpdx.com/2012/10/26/cuddle-bunny/
Jo Eberhardt
October 26, 2012 at 7:33 AM //
This story started in one direction, then veered off in an entirely new one. Not sure exactly what planet my brain was on while I was writing it.
My ingredients: An unborn child, a missing corpse, a broken music box, a half-burned notebook, and a venomous creature.
The result: A Crime of Passion
Mike
October 26, 2012 at 11:58 AM //
Story is done but have been fighting with Typepad and browsing over formatting for the last hour
Here’s a link – appearance may vary.
http://www.ravensview.ca/ravens/2012/10/rebirth.html
Scott Zachary
October 26, 2012 at 12:00 PM //
An Impossible Doorway, an Ancient Curse, a Half-Burned Notebook, an Indestructible Tree, and a Sudden Storm.
“The Tree”
About 1000 Words.
http://szwrites.wordpress.com/2012/10/26/flash-fiction-the-tree/
Guido Vermeulen
October 26, 2012 at 3:58 PM //
And here is my story which I made from the ingredients :
A broken music box, an unborn child, a sudden storm and an ancient curse.
I hope I’m not too late with it and I hope you all enjoy it:D
http://wp.me/p2PqAi-3
Jon
October 28, 2012 at 12:28 AM //
Well, I finished mine, but at 1800 words it was too long.
So, for a change of pace, I decided to submit it instead. First submission in 2 years, second in the last 5 or 6 years. Sure, why not.
If it gets published, the blog gets a shoutout.
I ask you, how can a publisher refuse a story that features a lisping rabbit?