Last week: the first part of this very challenge.
A lot of you wrote stories featuring cliffhangers — meaning, the stories are incomplete. The audience and the authors dangling off the precipice. Time to change that.
Your task?
Pick one of the unfinished stories from last week and finish it.
No, you may not pick your own story. Jeez.
You’ve got the usual 1000 words. Due by next Friday, October 3rd. Post at your own online space. Link back here. (It may be helpful if you identify the author and original link of the first story part you choose. We may wanna read the first part again.)
Complete the stories.
Solve the cliffhanger.
57 responses to “Flash Fiction Challenge: The Cooperative Cliffhanger, Part Two”
No links to the stories?
A link sits right there at the top of the post, but to repeat it here:
http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2013/09/20/flash-fiction-challenge-the-cooperative-cliffhanger-part-one/
Here’s mine! It was Highway… I even put in last week’s link from where I got it from in my blog so you can read the first half and then mine 😀
http://youcantgoback-andotherimpossibilities.blogspot.com.au/2013/09/co-operative-cliffhanger-part-two.html
Thanks for finishing my story. That’s really flattering. 🙂 I have to say I liked the twist ending. I wouldn’t have ever thought to go in that direction.
To be honest I expected some chicanery from Chuck this week…
Chicanery? As in, writing a story?
Wouldn’t that be Chuckanery? *snortlarff*
Chicanery, as in, “Ha ha! the continuation was the work of my evil twin! You are all to write stories about sugary snacks this week! *evil maniacal laugh*”
I continued “My Son” by Rob Sadler.
His: http://www.andablankpage.com/my-son/
Mine: http://article94.blogspot.com/2013/09/cooperative-cliffhanger-part-two.html
I’m so glad you liked the story enough to want to finish it. I guess I shouldn’t say “finish” since you expanded the story and left it with another cliffhanger (which I think was awesome). I saw the story of Martin having global consequences and was happy to see you go in that direction. Great job, it would be really cool to see someone pick up your cliffhanger. Thanks again.
Im glad you liked my continuation. I hope someone does pick up my cliffhanger. I thought of two movies when I wrote this: Hancock & the man from Earth. If you’re familiar with those two movies, then you’ll see the influence. There’s also a touch of Heroes in there as well.
OOooooooh! Very cool! I like your ending very much! 😀
Creepy too. 🙂
Ya know, I almost did yours! I’m glad you liked the ending.
Hey thanks! There’s nothin’ like a mysterious thing in a stolen car, an injured person on top of a building (who is being reassured by the cops that there’s nothing wrong when really there is!) and a dark doorway to who knows where to keep us all guessing – even the writer! 😀
Still finishing up with the first batch of stories. The problem is, I’m enjoying each and every one. Going to be so tough to pick one to finish!
‘Hello World’ is the one I’m going to be taking on, with Sam Barnett’s kind permission.
I would be flattered. Your posts on my site have been approved now too.
Here’s mine. I continued ‘The Letter’ by Sophia Betti http://arrawyn.wix.com/caitlinmccoll#!BLOG/ckky/flash-fiction-cliffhanger—part-2
Very cool… so many unanswered questions… and I want to know what happens next! 😀
Thanks! I kinda failed at the whole ‘finish the story’ aspect…. Lol. But I like these open ended endings… 🙂
The last time I’ve tried one of your challenges, Chuck, I ended up writing an interactive story for 3 months (the catalyst was a photo from a Stockholm metro by Elia Locardi)… Think I’ll skip this one as there’s more writing to be done. 😉
In case anyone’s interested: http://tyrovogel.com/talk-straight/
Feel free to delete / edit my message if you find it inappropriate.
Peace & love,
Tyro
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I chose Jessica’s “Counting Down” as my story to finish. The result is right here: http://www.blueinkalchemy.com/2013/09/30/flash-fiction-the-voice-of-anise/
Well, that was totally not what I was expecting. Awesome. 🙂
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In the spirit of Chuck, I counted the links and used a random generator to choose the story to finish. This placed me on Tom’s story ( http://fictionwritingfiction.blogspot.com/2013/09/cliffhanger.html )
So here is my link for the week…
https://jonjeffersonauthor.wordpress.com/2013/09/30/cliffhanger-part-2/
Okey dokey.
Here is mine. http://helveticasindiehorrorstories.blogspot.com/2013/09/terrible-minds-cliffhanger-challenge.html
I couldn’t finish it in 1,000 words, so… I just continued it. I know, I’m a selfish prick.
I’ve chosen to continue Joyce’s “Lights, Camera”.
http://francescacarrillo.blogspot.sg/2013/10/flash-fiction-challenge-cooperative.html
Francesca, Please accept my apology for the lateness of my response. Computer problems, internet snags, etc., etc. Always something, but I wanted to make sure I commented on your continuation/finish? of my story.
This was great. What I wrote, I hope, was overshadowed by darkness, and you continued that same air. I like the way you got inside Clyde’s head in that he fantasized he was on the other side of the camera–acting out the scene, even if it was to be his last. Being immortalized on film for all to see.
Too much though, I think, because the illusion became too real and it made him literally ill. However, the girl, not being just a poor little confused runaway, but more likely a disturbed sociopath on the prowl, unfortunately for him, seems unable to distinguish fantasy from reality and promises to fulfill his.
One can only wonder what occurred next. I love the way you left it open-ended yet again. The darkness remains strong…
Hey guys, I’ve crashed the party kinda late, and picked up jeffandwendy’s story, Simon and the box.
It’s a wee bit more than 1000 words, but given it’s my first attempt at creative writing for 20 years, I hope I can be forgiven!
http://emeaso.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/so-lets-work-out-this-blogging-thingy.html
Great ending. Love the surprise conclusion!
Hey jeffandwendy! I just noticed your reply. These creative muscles are pretty stiff after 20 years, so thanks for allowing me to work out in your gym 😉
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I chose to continue margitsage’s story, Whisper (with her kind permission). It’s over on the word count, but meh.
Here’s the original: http://margitsage.com/blog/2013/09/26/whisper-fridayflash/
My offering: http://prose.smoph.org/2013/10/02/whisper-continued/
I LOVE it! =D
I am so glad! 😀 I wanted to be true to your characters.
As Part II of the “Cooperative Cliffhanger” challenge, I chose to resolve the cliffhanger submitted by Sophie Yorkton: “Homecoming” (the link to her part one is in my post) – thanks Sophie!
I give you “Homecoming: Part Two”:
http://wp.me/p3WHnu-A
Enjoy!
You really got my characters Jenny. I enjoyed your ending.Thank you for choosing my story.
Thanks – you had a great set-up! Maybe you can continue their saga so the “object” may be revealed one day at last;)
This challenge was a bit hard for me. I have a hard time getting my head into someone’s else world. But, I dug in and did it anyway.
I did Jreinmiller’s story The Highway http://www.jqpdx.com/2013/09/23/the-highway/
And I came up with http://naharavensari.wordpress.com/2013/10/02/cliffhanger-conclusion/
I’m flattered you picked my story, so thanks. 🙂 I thought that was a cool direction to go. *thumbs up* on the finish.
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I concluded Jackie’s “Fragile” (also with her kind permission). 991 Words.
Part One: https://littleatmospheres.wordpress.com/2013/09/23/fragile-flash-fiction-challenge-the-cooperative-cliffhanger-part-one
Part Two: http://margitsage.com/blog/2013/10/03/fragile-flash-fiction-challenge-cooperative-cliffhanger-part-two/
Beautiful, is what I have to say. Thank you for finishing my story! I’m so glad you did 🙂
I had such fun writing it! You gave me incredibly vivid imagery and setting to work with. And…it.
I’ve continued/finished Rebecca Douglass’s “Gorg in Pursuit of Bale” and put the link to her first part in my blog post: http://jemimapett.com/2013/10/04/flash-fiction-friday-gorg-in-pursuit-of-bale-part-2
It’ll be live just after midnight London time, 4 pm Thu California time.
Oh… and she’s finishing mine 🙂 Thanks, Rebecca!
Great job, Jemima!
and here’s my continuation of her story, live in just a few more minutes. I also included the link to Jemima’s story, “Girl on a Ledge.” We didn’t really set out to finish each others’ stories. But we do kind of think alike, so maybe it wasn’t surprising!
http://www.ninjalibrarian.com/2013/10/flash-fiction-friday-cliffhanger-part-ii.html
Here’s my continuation/finish(?) of Sam Barnett’s story, Hello World. Please enjoy.
http://jfjuzwik.blogspot.com/2013/10/chuck-wendigs-flash-fiction-challenge.html
Thank you again for continuing my story. I really felt like you got inside my head with your handling of the little guy’s approach to dealing with his situation. There was something oddly fascinating about reading someone else’s continuation of something I started.
It might be late, but would you mind if I gave continuing yours a go?
Sam, That would be super. I really enjoyed continuing your story. As soon as I read it, I knew it was the one for me. I hope I did yours justice.
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I wrote the next chapter to David Coventry’s story, the spaghetti western + zombies mashup. It may or may not have ended on yet another cliffhanger. As always, comments and constructive criticisms are welcome. Here’s “Demonio Necrófago”.
http://wp.me/p3tdUw-nc
Here’s my continuation to JeffandWendy’s story Simon and the Box.
(original story here: http://jeffandwendy.wordpress.com/2013/09/23/simon-and-the-box/)
I switched POV but I hope that doesn’t ruin the story.
http://www.trinetoftschmidt.com/2013/10/flash-fiction-the-cooperative-cliffhanger-part-2/
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Here is my continuation of Joyce Juzwik’s LIGHTS, CAMERA…
original found here: http://jfjuzwik.blogspot.com/2013/09/chuck-wendigs-flash-fiction-challenge.html
I hope you enjoy it, and I hope I did her’s justice.
Clyde Chose the Glock
http://wp.me/p2ZsXX-ba
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