Last week’s challenge: 100-Word Stories.
Once again: the title challenge rears its gorgeously weird head.
I love this challenge and it usually get a lot of play, so let’s do it.
Way this works is: you’re gonna randomly throw together a title for your story.
Use a d20 or a random number generator to consult the table at the bottom of the document to roll for a story’s title. It’s a two-part title (meaning, two random numbers 1-20) and whatever title you get must fit the story you write for it. (Examples: “The Dead Boy’s Doghouse,” “Shotgun Promise,” “A Key For Helix.”)
You’ll have 1000 words, par usual. Post at your blog, link back here. Due in one week — June 6th, Friday — by noon EST. And so, the title tables are (note that you’re free to put the word “The” in front of your title or pluralize words as appropriate):
Column One
- Whispered
- Mirror
- Junkie’s
- Amaranthine
- Diamond
- Shotgun
- Labyrinthine
- Bloody
- Seven-Year
- Crown of
- Starship
- Betrayer’s
- Scarlett
- Ugly
- Unlucky
- Dead Boy’s
- A Key for
- Grave Robber’s
- Castle
- Cackling
Column Two
- Murders
- Worlds
- Helix
- Beetle
- Dowager
- Gunslingers
- Firestorm
- Promise
- Sea
- Kevin
- Doghouse
- Pelican
- Breakfast
- Curse
- Coinpurse
- Rider
- Bastards
- Diary
- Souls
- Jackals
175 responses to “Flash Fiction Challenge: Random Title!”
An 18 and a 9 resulted in “Grave Robber’s Sea”. http://ftlpizza.wordpress.com/2014/06/06/grave-robbers-sea/
This came in the day after a bereavement, so getting “Diamond Souls” was a bit of serendipity.
http://jemimapett.com/blog/2014/06/06/flash-fiction-friday-diamond-souls/
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“Bloody Rider” gave me an idea I liked a LOT, and a story that just won’t shorten down to less than 1,300 or so words. Such is life. I hope you enjoy it, as always, comments and constructive criticisms are appreciated.
http://pauljwillett.com/2014/06/05/flash-fiction-the-bloody-riders/
http://contrastsolution.blogspot.com/2014/06/fff-yet-another-don-john-now-with-100.html
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The Ugly Sea
http://jameslatimerwrites.tumblr.com/post/87990801374/the-ugly-sea
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http://ultrarunningmom.com/2014/06/06/flash-fiction-challenge-amarathine-firestorm/
Sorry for the delay…I’m at work at the moment and just now had time to upload my story..
My two random words equaled a story called:
The Cackling Gunslingers
-enjoy!
http://knivesinorbit.tumblr.com/post/88006959566/the-cackling-gunslingers
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Better late than never. “The Junkie’s Coinpurse.” http://mydwynter.com/junkiescoinpurse/
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Weeding – 5 hours! Anyone want to be a pro bono gardener whilst I write? http://writerlesleydonaldson.com/2014/06/09/seven-year-firestorm/
Looking forward to reading other writers’ offerings.
Please comment on mine!
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