Last week was the second part of the continuing story challenge — this week?
It’s time to bring it to a close.
Go. Find a story that already has two parts written.
Now, complete it with a final 500 words.
Choose a story you have not yet helped to write.
Post the first and second parts together with your concluding climax at your blog or other online space, and do so by next Friday, noon EST.
Have fun with it.
So endeth your mission!
Mozette says:
Okay…. I wrote this today… as I knew you’d get us to do this sometime this weekend, Chuck. 😀
I took Coolerbs second lot and worked on it…. 😉
I hope both authors enjoy what I’ve done with it.
September 19, 2014 — 9:39 AM
Mozette says:
Would help if I put in the link…
http://youcantgoback-andotherimpossibilities.blogspot.com.au/2014/09/dont-talk-to-dead.html
😛
sorry guys
September 19, 2014 — 9:40 AM
fadedglories says:
It’s that simple is it?
September 19, 2014 — 9:56 AM
Mark Gardner says:
I finished TonyJ and Angela Cavanaugh’s story.
http://article94.wordpress.com/2014/09/19/isolation3/
September 19, 2014 — 11:00 AM
angelacavanaugh says:
I liked your conclusion. Great twist 🙂
September 20, 2014 — 4:45 AM
Toni J says:
Very cool!
September 22, 2014 — 12:31 PM
Adan Ramie says:
I finished ‘Rotten Girl’ by John Freeter and JD Stoffel:
http://adanramieblog.wordpress.com/2014/09/19/last-third-flash-fiction-challenge-rotten-girl-part-iii/
September 19, 2014 — 1:05 PM
Jon Stoffel says:
Ouch.
September 19, 2014 — 1:09 PM
john freeter says:
Agreed. I really felt Robert’s pain there. This was a great challenge!
September 19, 2014 — 2:26 PM
georgekaltsios says:
I called it. This had a great set up, building suspense, and the ending was just heart-breaking. Congrats all three of you. Now please write Robert’s revenge in Rotten Girl 2: This Time it’s Personal.
September 21, 2014 — 5:59 AM
leahheard says:
I wrapped up Aspen Gainer and Paul Willett’s wunderbar “Twinkle”:
http://leahheard.wordpress.com/2014/09/19/flash-fiction-challenge-part-3/
Thanks both for the brilliant start!
September 19, 2014 — 2:59 PM
momdude says:
Leah, thanks for the brilliant ending! I really liked where this ended and I would love to visit that place myself.
September 20, 2014 — 1:14 AM
Jon Stoffel says:
Hey, I wrote an ending for Aspen Gainer’s and Paul Willett’s “Twinkle” as well! I’ll have to give leahheard’s a read, too…
http://www.jdstoffel.com/2014/09/flashfiction-twinkle-part-3/
September 19, 2014 — 5:51 PM
momdude says:
That was great, the touch of fantasy giving birth to redemption, accomplishment, and a science fiction theme. Very well done, I appreciate how you have put the icing on the cake.
September 20, 2014 — 1:19 AM
georgekaltsios says:
I missed this the first time around. Both endings were wonderful and weird. Great story everyone.
September 21, 2014 — 6:17 AM
angelacavanaugh says:
I did part 3 of Clank,
http://angelacavanaugh.com/2014/09/20/flash-fiction-friday-clank-part-3/
part 1 – Clay Ashby
part 2 – Pavowski
September 20, 2014 — 5:36 AM
Pavowski says:
Not the ending I had envisioned, but not so very far off either. Then again, that was the point, I think 🙂 Glad you finished it. I feel so bad for that little broken robot.
September 20, 2014 — 7:28 AM
underastarlitsky says:
I continued Pavowski’s and Rose_Red’s ‘There Are Things In The Well’. Hope I did it justice. http://underastarlitksy.wordpress.com
September 21, 2014 — 4:17 PM
Rose_Red says:
I love it! I hadn’t even thought yet about what the creatures looked like. You made them come to life.
Is it my imagination or did you leave it open for more? Perhaps Pavowsky might grab it up again, What do you think?
September 21, 2014 — 4:37 PM
underastarlitsky says:
thank you! and yes, i left as an open ended ending…but implied what was going to happen (obviously, hopefully! :D) but it would be cool if Pavowski would want to finish off the story he started, more definitively! 🙂
September 21, 2014 — 4:45 PM
Pavowski says:
You guys took that in a really unexpected direction; lotta ways it could be taken from there. I love seeing the way the original idea twisted and spun in the hands of different authors. And yeah — I just may have to revisit this one with your changes in mind. Thanks for running with this one! And thanks, Chuck, for the challenge!
September 21, 2014 — 10:24 PM
underastarlitsky says:
glad you liked how we continued your story! i love seeing how people take stories in different directions, too. This has been a great challenge! 🙂
September 21, 2014 — 10:33 PM
Pavowski says:
I (sort of) concluded Matthew X. Gomez’s and Mickie’s “A Recipe for Disaster.”
I wanted to end it properly, but there’s just so much there, and 500 words is SO short. It’s over, but there’s more there. I hope they like it, and I hope you do too:
http://wp.me/p4p1YR-gW
September 21, 2014 — 10:15 PM
Matthew X. Gomez says:
Nice to see how it was brought to a conclusion. Not where I would have taken it, to be sure, but that’s the whole point, isn’t it?
September 22, 2014 — 10:38 AM
Pavowski says:
Yep, I’ve really enjoyed this exercise. Fascinating to see the turns these stories can take from their original concept and still “work”.
September 22, 2014 — 4:43 PM
Rose_Red says:
Agreed, there is so much there. There is a novel in there somewhere, or a screenplay. Very great use of that 500 words.
September 23, 2014 — 12:33 AM
john freeter says:
I finished “Quickly Over High Heat” By George Kaltsios and Adan Ramie. I struggled a bit at first, but the story opened up for me in the end. Hopefully I didn’t stray too far from what you guys had in mind!
https://johnfreeter.wordpress.com/2014/09/21/quickly-over-high-heat-part-iii/
September 22, 2014 — 12:46 AM
georgekaltsios says:
Not too far but enough to surprise me. I like that you left us with one more question at the end. Thanks to the both of you for continuing the story. That was a fun one.
September 22, 2014 — 4:25 PM
Delia (Postcards from Asia) says:
I finished The Shrine (beginning by “Doom and Gloom in Austin”, middle by “almosthuman1blog”). Thanks guys, this was a lot of fun. I hope you like what I did with the story.
The end is here: http://wrongspelling.com/?p=1887
September 22, 2014 — 10:34 AM
Toni J says:
I finished Delia’s (and David’s) Night Terror. http://tonij.net/2014/09/night-terror-part-3/ I really enjoyed this three part challenge!
September 22, 2014 — 12:29 PM
Rose_Red says:
http://schreibschaft.wordpress.com/2014/09/15/bust-pt-2/
Here’s a bump for my story with sweetsoleah if anyone would like to continue it.
I had a busy weekend, seems the stories I wanted to complete are snatched up 🙂 but I shall read the rest and find a gem I know is in there waiting for me. I love this challenge more than I thought I would.
September 22, 2014 — 1:12 PM
Josh Loomis says:
I chose to finish Velocity, which was started by Mark Gardner and continued by LC Finney.
http://www.blueinkalchemy.com/2014/09/22/flash-fiction-velocity-part-3/
September 22, 2014 — 1:39 PM
lisacle says:
I like it! I was hoping our hero would survive. He seems like one of the good guys. 😎
September 23, 2014 — 5:21 PM
Mark Gardner says:
Love it! I was hoping someone would write our hero out of his predicament.
September 24, 2014 — 1:27 AM
georgekaltsios says:
Part 3 of Clank, by Clay Ashby and Pavowski: http://elproedros.tumblr.com/post/98214970786/clank
September 23, 2014 — 4:33 AM
Pavowski says:
Thanks for running with that story. Far out to see a different second ending envisioned for it (Angela Cavanaugh finished it as well).
September 23, 2014 — 6:49 AM
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September 23, 2014 — 8:03 AM
Matthew X. Gomez says:
I ended up finishing up “Redcliff” started by Sam Phillips and continued by Christopher.
http://mxgomez.wordpress.com/2014/09/23/redliff-a-story-told-by-three-strangers-a-chuck-wendig-challenge/
September 23, 2014 — 11:24 AM
conniecockrell says:
Hi, I picked this up to finish not looking at the 3rd week blog replies where both Delia and Dark Perceptions also picked it up. Anyway, this is scheduled to post on the 26th. Thanks to both Anthony and Doom & Gloom for creating a great start. http://wp.me/p2AyuM-nY
September 23, 2014 — 7:12 PM
Rose_Red says:
I am curious why you schedule it to post on another day.
September 23, 2014 — 11:23 PM
Jemima Pett says:
Connie probably posts a “Friday Flash” the same as me.
September 25, 2014 — 4:53 PM
conniecockrell says:
And I messed up, it posted Thursday, anyway. Ack!
September 30, 2014 — 5:11 PM
curleyqueue says:
I did the final 500 words for “Shrine”, though it seems I am not alone in choosing this one. Will be interesting to see all the different takes. Thanks to darkvirtue1974 and Anthony for the first two parts!
http://wp.me/p44qkj-1z
September 24, 2014 — 11:34 AM
Rose_Red says:
I finished “Zara” by Dave and curleyqueue. I hope that I did it justice.
http://geletilari.wordpress.com/2014/09/24/terribleminds-challenge-part-iii/
September 24, 2014 — 4:27 PM
coolerbs says:
I concluded Toni J’s Isolation, which was previously continued by Leahheard. I hope you guys like it.
Link: http://coolerbs.com/2014/09/24/flash-fiction-challenge-conclude-the-tale-part-iii/
Also if anyone wants to finish up the story I did, here is the link to the most recent part
http://conniesrandomthoughts.wordpress.com/2014/09/19/flash-fiction-friday-plumbing-issues-part-2/
September 24, 2014 — 5:52 PM
leahheard says:
Great finish–very creepy. Kind of reminds me of Lost.
September 25, 2014 — 7:19 PM
Tony R says:
I have concluded the fantastic tale originally spun by Mozette and continued by John Freeter: The Wardrobe Monster.
I hope you guys like it! Let me know what you think!
http://ronnehbook.blogspot.com
September 24, 2014 — 6:14 PM
Mozette says:
I love it! Thank you so much for completing my story! 😀
September 24, 2014 — 8:43 PM
john freeter says:
That was really good! I loved the twist at the end.
September 24, 2014 — 10:37 PM
Tony R says:
Glad ya’ll liked it! This was fun:D
Pasting in a direct link since I can’t edit my original post (whoops I am silly)
http://ronnehbook.blogspot.com/2014/09/challenge-monster-in-closet.html
September 25, 2014 — 9:29 AM
antipelican says:
After procrastinating all week I finished “Rotten Girl” originally started by John Freeter and continued by JD Stoffel. http://booksishouldhavereadalongtimeago.wordpress.com/other-stuff/flash-fiction/continue-the-story-part-3-rotten-girl/
It was a fun one, and a completely different genre than the story I wrote the middle of last week, Tonij’s Isolation: (In case anyone feels like finishing my version :P) http://booksishouldhavereadalongtimeago.wordpress.com/other-stuff/flash-fiction/flash-fiction-the-middle-of-the-story/
September 25, 2014 — 10:13 AM
john freeter says:
That was great! This was actually the ending I had in mind for the story, well done!
September 25, 2014 — 12:02 PM
Jemima Pett says:
I finished Arin Pandey’s “A Stranger Calls” – continued by Toni J. Hope you like it (post will be live in about three hours, but I’m off to bed)
http://jemimapett.com/blog/2014/09/26/flash-fiction-friday-act-three/
September 25, 2014 — 4:56 PM
Rebecca Douglass says:
Nice twist!
September 25, 2014 — 11:18 PM
Arin says:
Very cool, Jemima! So what happened to the key?! Great ending.
October 3, 2014 — 11:33 PM
Jemima Pett says:
The key must have been a red herring 😉
October 5, 2014 — 2:19 PM
Dave says:
Here is part 3 of “The Cleansing” http://www.unfoldingepic.com/flash-fiction-challenge-part-3/
September 25, 2014 — 6:47 PM
Rebecca Douglass says:
I finished “Reaper’s Eschaton” begun by JD Stoffel and continued by Lisa Shininger.
http://www.ninjalibrarian.com/2014/09/flash-fiction-friday-finish-story.html
September 25, 2014 — 11:07 PM
Jemima Pett says:
Super story by all three – I’d love to see this as part of an anthology of our co-created works 🙂
September 26, 2014 — 2:56 PM
darkvirtue1974 says:
I finished out “Don’t Talk To The Dead” by Kelly Kaiser and Brandon Scott.
http://darkvirtue1974.wordpress.com/2014/09/25/flash-fiction-challenge-conclude-the-tale-part-iii/
September 25, 2014 — 11:32 PM
momdude says:
I chose to finish “Bust,” which had been started by Geletilairi and continued by Sweetsoleah.
http://pauljwillett.com/2014/09/25/flash-fiction-bust-act-three/
September 26, 2014 — 2:16 AM
Rose_Red says:
When I first imagined this story I also envisioned the end turned around on the guy, but not even close to what you came up with. Bravo for doing that in 500 words. ^_^
I see you have one story still dangling with 2/3 done. I’ll pick that one up today.
September 26, 2014 — 10:08 AM
momdude says:
Thanks, I’m glad that you liked it. I knew it had to get twisted around, but it wasn’t clear how at first. But once I figured out that the once-mentioned brother was behind it, things fell into place. Thanks for the great material to start with.
September 27, 2014 — 12:39 AM
Rose_Red says:
p.s. Would you believe I am actually too afraid to watch slasher movies or read horror fiction? But I do have years of Twilight Zone and Hitchcock in my head and a closet dominatrix tendency so I like my characters to mess with people a little.
September 26, 2014 — 10:10 AM
momdude says:
I can’t handle the straight slasher films (“Saw,” “Halloween,” “Nightmare On Elm Street,” and so on) but some of the better made and classic films (“Psycho” or the original “Carrie” for example) I can get through. Surprisingly, I also liked “The Cabin In The Woods,” probably because it had a great twist to it.
September 27, 2014 — 12:44 AM
Rose_Red says:
Here is “Guide” in its entirety, started by momdude, continued by J. Pett, and finished by yours truly.
http://geletilari.wordpress.com/2014/09/26/the-guide/
September 26, 2014 — 1:32 PM
momdude says:
Thanks for the ending, Rose_Red. I would have always wondered about her fate down there if you hadn’t tied up the loose ends.
September 27, 2014 — 12:38 AM
Jemima Pett says:
Thanks, so much, Rose Red – that got me tingling! Great twist as well.
September 26, 2014 — 3:11 PM
Rose_Red says:
Thanks! Wasn’t that a fun challenge? I would never have considered co-authoring with anyone if it weren’t for this- I’m too controlling. I loved that.
September 26, 2014 — 5:22 PM
fadedglories says:
I knew I’d forgotten something………..
I finished Jemima Pett’s ‘Half A Clue’ just five minutes ago
http://nanowrimoroman.blogspot.co.uk/?zx=85a2c22a948a24a1
September 29, 2014 — 6:59 AM
Laurie Jameson says:
Thank you Robert Niemann for the perfect first sentence. My story, The Kitten, can be found at:
http://lauriejameson.wix.com/scribblings
Hope you like it.
October 5, 2014 — 1:58 AM
Laurie Jameson says:
I’m so sorry. I posted this in the wrong place. This is supposed to be the follow up to “write a really greate sentence.” My bad.
October 5, 2014 — 2:07 AM