Flash Fiction Challenge: Spin The Wheel
First up, a little administrative work:
I picked the random winner from the last challenge, “The War On Christmas.”
BLUE LYNX is that winner.
Blue Lynx, contact me at terribleminds at gmail dot com. Kay? Kay.
With that outta the way, it’s time to BEGIN ANEW.
*dun dun dun*
Here’re the rules. I’m going to give you three categories. You will pick randomly from each category, maybe with a d10 or using a random number generator. From your choices, you’ll have 1000 words to write some flash fiction. Post this fiction at your online space. Link back here. Due by Friday, January 11th, at noon EST.
Here, then, are your categories:
Subgenre
- Fairytale Fantasy
- Post-Apocalyptic Horror
- Superhero
- Police Procedural
- Military Sci-Fi
- Kaiju
- Dieselpunk
- Conspiracy Fiction
- Splatterpunk
- Southern Gothic
Setting
- An abandoned Wal-Mart
- An underwater alien ship
- The tropics
- Limbo
- A meth lab
- The Golden Gate Bridge
- On the surface of a comet
- A Nevada brothel
- Inside a virtual reality world
- A nightclub in Hell
Must Feature
- Talking animals
- Magical foodstuff
- A straight razor that never needs sharpening
- One or several time-travelers
- Mummies
- Nanotechnology
- A vigilante
- A dead body
- A blizzard
- A mystery box


Amanda Murray
January 11, 2013 at 1:36 AM //
Not sure if this posted the first time. I got police procedural, comet, and magic foodstuffs. First challenge. We’ll see how it goes.
http://mandymurley.blogspot.ca/
Serena Cairns
January 11, 2013 at 5:46 AM //
Got Southern gothic, Limbo & a dead body:
https://www.facebook.com/note.php?saved&¬e_id=332495590198520&id=201353759979371#!/notes/serena-cairns/swamp-fever/332495590198520
Sam Hume
January 11, 2013 at 7:38 PM //
very interesting. very metaphorical twist
Serena Cairns (@SerenaCairns)
January 12, 2013 at 5:15 AM //
Thank you, Sam. I appreciate the feedback as this was my first attempt and I nearly didn’t post it.
Sam Hume
January 13, 2013 at 2:36 PM //
welcome
lwpatricks
January 17, 2013 at 10:04 PM //
Very atmospheric. I enjoyed it! I’m glad you ended up posting in the end Serena.
Sigil
January 11, 2013 at 7:47 AM //
Lots of lessons learned doing this one. Super hero, vigilante, meth lab.
It’s called ‘Nemesis’.
Sigil
January 11, 2013 at 7:49 AM //
And here’s the link:
http://imaginedrealms.typepad.com/imagined-realms/2013/01/nemesis.html
teriasmcklay
January 11, 2013 at 8:34 AM //
Had a hell of a time getting started and my website is acting like a jackass but here’s the link for now, will update when I get it properly sorted.
http://teriasmcklay.com/
Alexy Saltekoff
January 11, 2013 at 8:36 AM //
Finished in the wee hours of the morning, my Southern Gothic tale about a nightclub in Hell featuring a blizzard. http://wp.me/p1k02d-o5
bluefoxcafe
January 11, 2013 at 9:35 AM //
You can read my entry called Green Lettuce Days at http://bluefoxcafe.wordpress.com/2013/01/11/green-lettuce-days/
h.vert
January 11, 2013 at 10:56 AM //
Rolled: Southern gothic, an abandoned WalMart, and talking animals.
I wasn’t sure (and still amn’t) what exactly Southern gothic entailed, but I didn’t let that stop me. Lol.
http://qandotherletters.blogspot.com/
lwpatricks
January 17, 2013 at 10:20 PM //
I like your writing style! I chuckled at the talking Racoon. Nice job!
jay wolf
January 11, 2013 at 11:03 AM //
I rolled 6,6,6. Spooky. Here goes very nearly nothing:
https://www.evernote.com/shard/s112//sh/4726716c-1f09-4228-bb36-1ffb3d27ceba/066aa2e2a92b275cc536689b1900338a