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.
153 responses to “Flash Fiction Challenge: Rise of the Phoenix”
Got mine up early, by my standards!
http://www.ninjalibrarian.com/2014/06/flash-fiction-friday-gorg-and-phoenix.html
Ooh! A Gorg the Troll story to look forward to reading tomorrow or Saturday 😀
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.
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/
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/
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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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.
http://corialos.tumblr.com/post/88657350160/a-short-story-written-in-the-middle-of-the-night
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Great challenge this week, Chuck! I had a lot of fun adding my own gritty twist to the Phoenix myth. Enjoy! http://triciaballad.com/blog/writing/short-stories/come-dance-flames/
Creepy and wonderful.
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.
http://lara-p.tumblr.com/post/88674260529/terribleminds-and-phoenix-es
Oh, puppy biscuits. I’m late. http://sta.sh/053fl9wn0c8
So so late to the party.
http://epbeaumont.com/2014/06/14/flash-fiction-rising-of-the-phoenix-1000-words/
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