Flash Fiction Challenge: Rise of the Phoenix
So, I figure while I’m at Phoenix (presuming this challenge posts and doesn’t give me any issues), I think it’d be nice and thematic to stay with the Phoenix motif.
Except, forget the city.
Let’s go with the mythological creature.
Or, at least, the ideas or visuals or powers surrounding the Phoenix.
So: write 1000 words of fiction that ties in some way to the legend or theme of the Phoenix.
You can interpret this as loosely as you choose.
Story due in one week, by the following Friday at noon EST.
Post at your online space.
Link back here in the comments.
RISE AND BE REBORN, SQUAWKING FIRE BIRDS.
June 12, 2014 @ 11:53 AM
Got mine up early, by my standards!
http://www.ninjalibrarian.com/2014/06/flash-fiction-friday-gorg-and-phoenix.html
June 12, 2014 @ 7:08 PM
Ooh! A Gorg the Troll story to look forward to reading tomorrow or Saturday 😀
June 12, 2014 @ 6:59 PM
Here’s what came to my mind: “Into Ashes”.
http://kathleenmagner.wordpress.com/other-inspirations/into-ashes/
Thanks for the challenge. Any comments are welcome.
June 12, 2014 @ 7:06 PM
I was in philosophical mode and decided 500 words was the right length, this week. I give you “Another Place”. And I’m so late in this night, that it’s up already 🙂
http://jemimapett.com/blog/2014/06/13/friday-flash-fiction-another-place/
June 13, 2014 @ 1:20 AM
Ugh. So late. But something was brewing and it took a little while to come to fruition. The result: a demon dog, burn-y smells, and foreign beer. Good times. This is likely near the beginning of a longer work-in-progress… But seriously, my dog was my inspiration.
The Demon Dog Sleeps at the Foot of the Bed – http://ghostsinthemachines.wordpress.com/2014/06/13/the-demon-dog-sleeps-at-the-foot-of-the-bed/
June 13, 2014 @ 3:19 AM
Better late than never, I present ‘The Blacksmith’s Daughter’, written yesterday. It’s a bit over the mark, at 1225 words or so:
http://rtallwin.wordpress.com/words/the-blacksmiths-daughter/
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June 13, 2014 @ 6:46 AM
First-time commenter, long-time reader. Never participated in a flash fiction challenge before, but I figure, anything to get me writing again. I present to you the simply-titled “Phoenix,” written about…ten minutes ago, as of this writing. It’s about 82 words over the mark, but I wasn’t going to stop till I had an ending that satisfied me.
It’s kind of auto-biographical, in that some of the smaller details in the beginning of the story are based on my life five years ago. Would love to hear what you think of it.
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June 13, 2014 @ 2:04 PM
Creepy and wonderful.
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Morphed into a MG piece, Phoenix’s Hope. Enjoy! http://ultrarunningmom.com/2014/06/13/flash-fiction-challenge-phoenixs-hope/
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HUMBUG. I forgot about Eastern Time.
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June 13, 2014 @ 1:09 PM
Oh, puppy biscuits. I’m late. http://sta.sh/053fl9wn0c8
June 14, 2014 @ 7:22 PM
So so late to the party.
http://epbeaumont.com/2014/06/14/flash-fiction-rising-of-the-phoenix-1000-words/
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