Flash Fiction Challenge: Random Song Challenge
Last week’s challenge: “Twisted Love“
This week’s challenge is simple enough.
Take a random song (use iTunes, Spotify, Pandora, etc. to accomplish this).
That random song’s title is now the title of your short flash fiction.
Now: write that flash fiction. Once again: 1000 words. Any genre will do. Post it at your online space, link back here in the comments. Due by next Friday, February 28th, noon EST.
That’s it. Whaddya waiting for?
February 20, 2014 @ 9:45 PM
Very Cool! *Grabs iPod and starts flicking through iTunes collection*
February 20, 2014 @ 10:05 PM
Random hit turns up “Dirty old egg sucking dog”. OMG I think I’m gonna have to sleep on this one, but I can’t wait to write it!
February 20, 2014 @ 10:29 PM
My song has been chosen and my mind is racing with several possible story directions.
Sleeping may turn out to be overrated after all.
February 20, 2014 @ 10:36 PM
http://youcantgoback-andotherimpossibilities.blogspot.com.au/2014/02/shake-your-groove-thang.html
Wasn’t easy… but once I get dancing to this song, I can’t stop. 😛
February 24, 2014 @ 1:32 AM
I’ve just added a link to the bottom of my post on my blog of ‘Shake Your Groove Thing’ by Peaches and Herb… hope you all enjoy it as much as I do. 😀
February 27, 2014 @ 2:31 PM
That was fun! Never would have thought to do the magician angle!
February 27, 2014 @ 9:37 PM
Thanks! I’ve seen them hypnotise people – about 4 people – from an audience, and wondered what would happen if they whammied the whole place somehow… 🙂
And with this very catchy, very ear-worm-like song, it was easily done. 😀
February 20, 2014 @ 10:44 PM
Well, I got ‘Which To Bury; Us Or The Hatchet’ which will probably provide some interesting ideas once I’m more awake (I’m about to head to bed)
February 20, 2014 @ 11:49 PM
Wow, I got Female Robbery. The mind just boggles…
February 21, 2014 @ 3:26 AM
The first of these challenges that I ever posted was random song challenge. We’ll see what I can do with ‘Danza de los Muertos.’
February 22, 2014 @ 2:48 AM
And here it is. I actually got emotional writing this one.
http://dangerdean.wordpress.com/2014/02/21/danza-de-los-muertos/
February 22, 2014 @ 8:17 AM
Yes, this one had a sadness tinged to it. Well done.
February 22, 2014 @ 3:33 PM
Thanks!
February 24, 2014 @ 1:36 PM
Wow that was very good! I thought the description of the dance was amazing!
February 27, 2014 @ 2:40 PM
This was lovely–the dancing and the last line were especially well written. I loved the imagery.
February 27, 2014 @ 11:28 PM
Lovely!
February 21, 2014 @ 3:28 AM
I Googled “Random Song Title” and the first page said “Typical Shadows”
So here it is!
http://strangeworldsblog.blogspot.com/2014/02/typical-shadows-flash-fiction.html
February 21, 2014 @ 4:09 AM
I got the song: Hunger Strike
So here it is. Enjoy!
http://angelacavanaugh.wordpress.com/2014/02/21/flash-fiction-friday-hunger-strike/
February 21, 2014 @ 8:22 PM
Wow. You really packed a lot into so few words. That was awesome!
February 21, 2014 @ 8:23 PM
Thanks!
February 23, 2014 @ 7:06 AM
Beautiful Story….Loved it <3
February 23, 2014 @ 11:39 PM
Thanks 🙂
February 27, 2014 @ 2:43 PM
WOW. I would love to see that extended into a longer story–so much great information and detail!
February 21, 2014 @ 5:25 AM
Live and let Die. Now, how to make it non-bond.
February 21, 2014 @ 7:35 AM
I got the song Kuntz by The Butthole Surfers
So here’s my story about a man terrorized by Girl Scouts
http://springloadedcats.wordpress.com/2014/02/21/flash-fiction-random-song-challenge-kuntz-900-words/
February 21, 2014 @ 8:16 PM
I’m kind of terrified right now. Very well done!
February 22, 2014 @ 12:16 AM
Thanks. You think that’s terrifying, you should hear the song!
February 21, 2014 @ 10:12 PM
I will never look at a Thin Mint the same way ever again.Nice one!
February 22, 2014 @ 12:17 AM
They haunt me, but mostly due to the carbs. Thanks!
February 21, 2014 @ 9:15 AM
Right-oh, an interesting one this. I got the song “Undertow” by AES Dana, a really ambient post-rock instrumental.
As such, my short this week is very aesthetic, a lot of floury language and interesting descriptions about a guy on a beach with a gun.
Enjoy.
http://writesomethingsmidge.blogspot.ie/
February 21, 2014 @ 9:48 AM
Talk about random. I got ‘They Bugged Us’ from the musical score to the movie ‘Inside Man.’
I’ll see what I can do.
February 21, 2014 @ 9:50 AM
Ok, boss. Opened iTunes and the very first title I saw was perfect.
February 21, 2014 @ 10:02 AM
“Forwarding the Cause of Science,” from the Portal 2 soundtrack. Well. I’m sure I can come up with something interesting for that, yes?
February 21, 2014 @ 11:02 AM
Summer by Sum 41.
My shitty musical tastes finally come good!
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This one will be another odd one. The last song played was “The Wrong Side of Heaven” by Five Fingered Death Punch. Here it is at 1001 words:
http://article94.wordpress.com/2014/02/21/the-wrong-side-of-heaven/
February 21, 2014 @ 3:34 PM
I liked the story, although I am not sure about the very end. Maybe it’s because I’ve never heard the song, but I’m not quite sure I understood the sentence that closed the story. Other than that though, I loved the existential feel of the interactions. I’t hard to pull that in dialogue. Well done!
February 27, 2014 @ 2:48 PM
Interesting piece–I’m not familiar with the song, but I like that you interwove the lyrics into the piece! Nicely done.
February 21, 2014 @ 1:53 PM
OK, got mine. Will see what I can do with it when the dust clears from my work day. 🙂
February 21, 2014 @ 9:56 PM
I got “Reeling In the Years” by Steely Dan. And being who I am, my brain made three quick left turns and came up with . . . this.
http://jbwhelan.blogspot.com/2014/02/reeling-in-years.html
February 27, 2014 @ 2:51 PM
Very interesting! I like the way you wove in unsettling elements throughout the entire piece.
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February 21, 2014 @ 4:41 PM
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February 21, 2014 @ 5:39 PM
‘They Bugged Us’ from the score to one of my favorite movies, ‘Inside Man.’
http://www.ramblingbeachcat.com/2014/02/photo-writersandartists.html
February 21, 2014 @ 6:04 PM
The Edge by Koan Stone came up for me and this came through almost fully formed.
A demon, branding, very bad judgement…
http://www.tamiveldura.com/2014/02/prompt-edge.html
February 27, 2014 @ 3:02 PM
I do love a demon story! You’ve made ME very curious about what both of them have in mind.
February 21, 2014 @ 6:30 PM
Went to shuffle songs on my Ipod and ended up with “Moth” by Ours. Here is what came of that…
http://justinwalkerbooks.blogspot.com/2014/02/moth.html
(disclaimer: This is a violent and disturbing story so if that’s not your thing be wary, and if it is your thing… enjoy!)
February 21, 2014 @ 6:58 PM
I hit shuffle on my iPod, and it came up with Kill It In The Morning, a song by the Scottish rock group The Twilight Sad. I turned that into a brief, bitter story of post-apocalyptic revenge. Sort of fits the song too. http://andreaspeed.com/2014/flash-fic-challenge-kill-it-in-the-morning/
February 23, 2014 @ 1:23 AM
Nice story. It left me wondering just what Edgar did to deserve his fate. Thanks for sharing!
February 22, 2014 @ 2:26 AM
I used Broken Crown, by Mumford and Sons:
Linky link: http://antagonistsneeded.wordpress.com/2014/02/22/broken-crown/
“It happens all the time. People are left all the time. It means nothing. He’ll manage.
The sun drags itself up over the mountains, slow, turning the grass red with the first rays of light. He can feel their absence in the air. He can feel where they stood, all 100 of them before they left him.”
February 27, 2014 @ 4:44 PM
Very interesting piece–you have a lot going on and I love that song.
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February 22, 2014 @ 2:47 AM
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February 22, 2014 @ 8:47 AM
I got Radiohead’s Just
February 27, 2014 @ 7:30 AM
Ended up with 2500 words and submitted to Apex. So… I guess I’m not taking part in this after all. (But in a good way).
February 22, 2014 @ 10:43 AM
I got “Dark Horse” by Katy Perry, but I went in a different direction.
http://thereallydivinemissm.wordpress.com/2014/02/22/dark-horse/
February 22, 2014 @ 2:22 PM
I’ve cheated a bit. I got Pink Floyd’s “Wish You Were Here”, but it wasn’t completely random: it was the first title that came to my head when reading this challenge.
This is the first challenge I properly finish. Here it is (G+, sorry, right now it’s possibly the best I can do):
https://plus.google.com/107723033976421966282/posts/9HinXpgLD7o
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February 22, 2014 @ 3:23 PM
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February 22, 2014 @ 3:27 PM
Welp, I done did it. I blew it on the word count, so I understand if you dock my pay. “Until the End of the World.”
http://huffwire.wordpress.com/2014/02/22/chuck-wendigs-flash-fiction-challenge-random-song-challenge/
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February 22, 2014 @ 7:59 PM
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February 22, 2014 @ 8:03 PM
Ok – here we go! It’s only fitting that my first post on my shiny new site is one of your flash fiction challenges! I received: Heavy Ceiling by Said The Whale
Linkage: http://www.alysummers.com/?p=1117
February 22, 2014 @ 11:27 PM
I got View From Heaven by Yellowcard as my random song. This story took a darker turn from what I usually write, but it was a great (and slightly emotional) challenge for me.
http://ajbauers.blogspot.com/2014/02/view-from-heaven.html
February 23, 2014 @ 3:55 PM
A great story. I liked the twist, well played!
February 23, 2014 @ 4:37 PM
Very good stuff, AJ…although it made me pretty sad by the end. At least the emotion was due to a powerful story and not disappointment, though!
February 23, 2014 @ 11:32 PM
Thanks Vincete and Nick! I’m glad you liked it. It was a toughy to write but I’m glad I got through it.
February 23, 2014 @ 11:37 PM
Sorry, Vicente, not Vincete 🙂 I blame typing on my phone!
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February 22, 2014 @ 11:46 PM
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February 22, 2014 @ 11:47 PM
“Wait”, by M83.
http://douglasdanieldotcom.wordpress.com/2014/02/22/flash-fiction-random-song-title-wait/
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February 23, 2014 @ 2:13 AM
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February 23, 2014 @ 2:15 AM
Neutral Milk Hotel’s “Two-Headed Boy.”
http://douglasjfresh.com/2014/02/23/two-headed-boy/
February 23, 2014 @ 2:44 PM
Whelp, that’s a bit of nightmare fuel there. 🙂
February 23, 2014 @ 7:04 AM
This is my first fan fiction challenge…I hope i am up to the mark….
I got “Red” …Here goes nothing
Link:http://lovenlifeinsights.wordpress.com/2014/02/23/fan-fiction-challenge-red/
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February 23, 2014 @ 11:01 AM
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February 23, 2014 @ 12:27 PM
“Drive It Like You Stole It” by The Glitch Mob. Been a while since I’ve written flash fiction. That was fun. 🙂
http://knitewrites.com/2014/02/23/flash-fiction-drive-it-like-you-stole-it/
February 23, 2014 @ 2:36 PM
That’s pretty damn awesome. I love the punchline. I think the follow-up would be pretty great. And I agree with Mark vis a vis the writing more of flash.
February 23, 2014 @ 2:46 PM
The more I think about it, the more I think it’s the combination of breezy patter and the sudden bang at the end that does it for me.
February 23, 2014 @ 3:45 PM
Thanks. I should write it more often. I used to write it more frequently, but I’ve working a lot on my novels lately.
February 24, 2014 @ 9:59 PM
Carve out the time. You’ll be glad you did.
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February 23, 2014 @ 12:41 PM
“Soft Rock Star” by Metric.
http://slip2break.wordpress.com/2014/02/23/soft-rock-star-chuck-wendigs-flash-fiction-challenge-random-song/
February 23, 2014 @ 1:28 PM
Straight up awesome. You need to write more flash.
February 23, 2014 @ 1:29 PM
This was supposed to be a reply to Therin Knite’s post… I blame politicians for the error.
February 23, 2014 @ 2:38 PM
Mr. Random told me to use Black Flag’s Modern Man as my title. I wanted to go deep on this one, get all philosophical, but wound up with a shaggy dog story about predictable math problems and simulated monkeys in the dystopian near-future.
http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2014/02/20/flash-fiction-challenge-random-song-challenge/#comments
February 23, 2014 @ 2:48 PM
Oh, for Odin’s sake. How I managed to past a link to my own damn comment, I have no idea. Real link! It exists here:
http://billionmonkeys.blogspot.com/p/modern-man.html
February 23, 2014 @ 5:11 PM
Mine is called “Liar” and the band is The Cranberries. I don’t know what to tell you what to expect. I just hope you enjoy.
http://kzorn1989.wordpress.com/2014/02/23/liar-flash-fiction-friday-post/
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February 23, 2014 @ 6:18 PM
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February 23, 2014 @ 6:21 PM
The song I got was “Coming Back Again” by The Tea Party. So here’s my story based on that title. As usual feedback/comments is/are welcomed 🙂 http://underastarlitsky.wordpress.com/2014/02/23/coming-back-again/