Last week’s challenge: “Inspiration From Inexplicable Photos“
This challenge is a little different from all the others.
It plays off that oft-slung chestnut of writing wisdom, “Write what you know.”
In this case, I want you to do exactly that — but with a twist.
I want you to grab an event from your life. Then I want you to write about it through a fictional, genre interpretation — changing the event from your life to suit the story you’re telling. So, maybe you write about your first hunting trip between father-and-son, but you reinterpret that as a king taking his youngest out to hunt dragons. Or, you take events from your Prom (“I caught my boyfriend cheating on me in the science lab”) and spin it so that the event happens at the same time a slasher killer is making literal mincemeat of the Prom King and Queen.
Take true life.
Reimagine it through the lens of fiction.
You’ve got 1000 words.
Post your story on your site, link back here.
Due by Friday the 22nd, noon EST.
Valerie Valdes (@valerievaldes) says:
An adventure I think some people shared.
http://candleinsunshine.com/asthemoonclimbs/flash-fic/lava/
February 22, 2013 — 11:01 AM
louisesor says:
Here’s mine. A little over wordcount so no cigar, but an interesting story nonetheless.
Sixteenth of Fughuary http://wp.me/p1BAlV-4e
February 22, 2013 — 11:23 AM
rebeccadouglass says:
Short and trivial, and about 45 minutes past noon EST (hey, that’s EARLY out here on the left coast!). But I did it anyway. And I really did lose that pan, and I’m still looking for it years later. . .
http://www.ninjalibrarian.com/2013/02/lost-in-space-flash-fiction-challenge.html
February 22, 2013 — 12:46 PM
Echo says:
I know I’m late. But I’m seriously rusty and would love any and all comments/feedback.
Based on an one sentence truth and my ability to accidentally cause my Mother to cry.
Gene: Horror. Count: 1000 words exact.
Mother: http://thinkits.wordpress.com/2013/02/22/terrible-minds-flash-fiction-challenge/
February 22, 2013 — 12:57 PM
Sarah O'Hara says:
I’m late again. Oh well.
http://authorsarahohara.blogspot.com/2013/02/terribleminds-flash-fiction-challenge_20.html
February 25, 2013 — 10:44 AM