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
January 9, 2013 @ 5:24 PM
1-5-6. Fairytale Fantasy Methlab Nanotechnology. Well fuck. Just great. A trip back to my childhood.
Terribleminds Flash Fiction Challenge: Spin the wheel « joetblogs
January 9, 2013 @ 6:35 PM
[…] This is – as states above – a flash fiction challenge set up by Chuck Wendig over at Terribleminds […]
January 9, 2013 @ 6:44 PM
So I went and got a blog, it was from a shady looking guy called Herman, who swore blind it had only been used several times before. Anywhooooo…to the point. I got 7)Dieselpunk…6)The Golden Gate Bridge…and….4)One or more time-travelers…so here goes
http://joetblogs.wordpress.com/2013/01/09/terribleminds-flash-fiction-challenge-spin-the-wheel/
PS:- Oldestgenxer I finally found an asshole, it was in the mirror the whole time!
January 9, 2013 @ 9:43 PM
I’m blaming Reggie Lutz for inspiring me to do this.
I got 4) A police procedural, 1) in an abandoned Walmart, 4) with one or more time-travellers.
http://mattgourley.blogspot.com/2013/01/a-quick-meeting.html
January 9, 2013 @ 11:04 PM
Yes! Got this out and it’s not the last minute.
http://dreinmiller.blogspot.com/2013/01/one-of-those-days.html
January 9, 2013 @ 11:09 PM
Oops. Forgot to add this. Rolled 3-8-7.
January 10, 2013 @ 12:40 AM
My roll is 1-10-10. I present to you, “The Last Temptation of Snow White,” a delightful romp through the misery of every little person’s favorite vixen. It’s not erotic smut…though the first sentence may seem like it.
http://lwpatricks.com/publications/flash-fiction-the-last-temptation-of-snow-white/
January 10, 2013 @ 9:12 AM
I wasn’t entirely successful but at least I had a great time. I rolled Splatterpunk, an abandoned Walmart, and talking animals. So, here it is, my first attempt at horror: “This is How You Remind Me”. http://sacredcheese.com/journal/2013/1/10/this-is-how-you-remind-me.html
January 10, 2013 @ 2:22 PM
I rolled dieselpunk/the tropics/a mysterious box.
This is first story (of any length) that I’ve finished in YEARS, so please be gentle with me.
“Wellfleet’s Gone Missing”
http://jda30.blogspot.com/2013/01/wellfleets-gone-missing.html
Flash Fiction Challenge: Spin the Wheel « Write about now
January 10, 2013 @ 2:35 PM
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January 10, 2013 @ 2:37 PM
I rolled 3, 7, 2 and the result can be found here: http://evathereseebert.wordpress.com/2013/01/10/flash-fiction-challenge-spin-the-wheel/
January 10, 2013 @ 7:35 PM
Ha hahaha! classic. reminds me of the tick.
January 12, 2013 @ 3:26 AM
I’ve only seen one episode, but now that you mention it, you’re right; it does!
Flash Fiction Challenge from Chuck Wendig: “Exposure Therapy” « Trust Me, I'm a Writer
January 10, 2013 @ 6:34 PM
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January 10, 2013 @ 6:39 PM
This was a ton of fun! The number generator gave me: Splatterpunk inside a virtual reality world featuring a dead body.
http://devonlynn.wordpress.com/2013/01/10/flash-fiction-challenge-from-chuck-wendig-exposure-therapy-2/
January 10, 2013 @ 7:09 PM
That was fun to read. very suspenseful
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January 10, 2013 @ 7:40 PM
Thank you!
January 10, 2013 @ 6:55 PM
Wow, I actually had to make my own blog to post this. This is my first flash fiction ever, outside of a high school creative writing class. I rolled Southern Gothic in Limbo with a razor that never needs sharpening. This was a lot of fun.
January 10, 2013 @ 7:04 PM
first flash fiction ever, first blog ever. if i posted two times I’m sorry I didn’t see me first one.
http://samuelhume.blogspot.com/2013/01/flash-fiction-for-terribleminds-blog.html
January 11, 2013 @ 3:01 AM
I liked that. Your idea of limbo was really interesting!
January 11, 2013 @ 7:39 PM
thanks!
January 10, 2013 @ 7:12 PM
ok first flash fiction ever. I’ve been reading some great stuff some of yous guys have been putting up, so here’s my attempt. i rolled sothern gothic limbo razor blade. Enjoy!
http://samuelhume.blogspot.com/2013/01/flash-fiction-for-terribleminds-blog.html
January 10, 2013 @ 9:02 PM
Here we go. A superhero, in a meth lab with nanotechnology
http://behealthymakeartlovelife.com/?p=691
January 11, 2013 @ 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/
January 11, 2013 @ 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
January 11, 2013 @ 7:38 PM
very interesting. very metaphorical twist
January 12, 2013 @ 5:15 AM
Thank you, Sam. I appreciate the feedback as this was my first attempt and I nearly didn’t post it. 🙂
January 13, 2013 @ 2:36 PM
welcome
January 17, 2013 @ 10:04 PM
Very atmospheric. I enjoyed it! I’m glad you ended up posting in the end Serena.
January 11, 2013 @ 7:47 AM
Lots of lessons learned doing this one. Super hero, vigilante, meth lab.
It’s called ‘Nemesis’.
January 11, 2013 @ 7:49 AM
And here’s the link:
http://imaginedrealms.typepad.com/imagined-realms/2013/01/nemesis.html
Mephistopheles and the Fall of Hell
January 11, 2013 @ 8:29 AM
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January 11, 2013 @ 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/
January 11, 2013 @ 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
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January 11, 2013 @ 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/
January 17, 2013 @ 10:20 PM
I like your writing style! I chuckled at the talking Racoon. Nice job!
January 11, 2013 @ 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
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June 18, 2013 @ 3:54 PM
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