Last week’s challenge: From Sentence To Story.
It is apple season, people.
Apple season.
APPLE SEASON.
And with apple season comes a chance to sample a world of weird apples.
Uncommon apples.
Like, say, from this list grabbed at North Star Orchards here in PA.
I want you to look through this list.
You can use a random number generator if you like.
But pick three of these apples.
And include them — not apples themselves, necessarily, but the names of said apples — in your story. They can be included however you see fit: character names, place names, some other worldbuilding aspect, anything and any way you so choose.
You’ve got 1000 words.
Post at your online space.
Link back here.
Due by next Friday, noon, EST.
Pick your apples.
mannixk says:
I sort of went with apple picking too. My apples were Fall Orange, Hoover and King Solomon.
The story is too long, but I haven’t found a way to pare it down yet (pun intended!).
http://makesmesodigress.com/2014/10/16/the-wisdom-and-wonder-of-king-solomon/
October 16, 2014 — 10:54 AM
Kevin Wallace says:
Wow. No paring needed :), that was beautiful.
I remember the day I realized my kids were really the ones running the show (and one of them is a blue-eyed eleven-year-old girl, strangely enough).
October 16, 2014 — 1:47 PM
conniecockrell says:
Everyone has written wonderful stories. I chose King Solomon, Malinda and Crown Prince Rudolph, then as I needed names, chose Reverend Morgan, Oliver, Lacy, Russet and Apple. A fairy tale popped into my mind. http://wp.me/p2AyuM-oG BTW. This will be live on Friday, as part of my Friday Flash Fiction blog post.
October 16, 2014 — 2:15 PM
Laura L. says:
I loved this prompt. I went with the RNG and got: Macoun, Orleans Reinette and Golden Pearmain. There are two ways to navigate to the story, as I have a rather odd blog set up. The direct post is: http://wp.me/p5bJIc-n
This is only the second story I’ve ever written and I LONG for constructive criticism! Please feel free to comment. (If you can’t get people to tell you how badly your writing sucks on the Internet, where can you?! 🙂 )
I am also enjoying reading through the stories everyone else has posted but I’m going to be slow at it due to, ya know, life.
October 16, 2014 — 3:38 PM
Sia Marion says:
Good story, AJ! Very cheeky : )
October 16, 2014 — 4:12 PM
Dave says:
Here’s mine. Still needs work.
http://www.unfoldingepic.com/flash-fiction-apple-names/
October 16, 2014 — 4:57 PM
nkharrold says:
Alright, I ended up with Court Pendu Plat, Crow Egg, and Husk Spice from the RNG. Also, I decided I like wordpress sooo much better than blogger.
http://freelancefedora.wordpress.com/2014/10/16/story-time-of-fruit-not-tasted/
October 16, 2014 — 5:49 PM
Kevin Wallace says:
Wow, witty dialogue and a surprise ending. This is good stuff.
October 17, 2014 — 2:41 PM
Jemima Pett says:
I’m a heritage apple fan, so I got carried away and looked up a few lists of genuinely old English apples (like 1674 for one of them, I forget which). I also got carried away with the number of words (1500) and the number of apple names I stuck in there..
Live on my blog in an hour. http://jemimapett.com/blog/2014/10/17/friday-flash-fiction-much-ado-about-nutting/
October 16, 2014 — 6:10 PM
Rebecca Douglass says:
Wow, Jemima–two 1500-word stories in one week!
October 16, 2014 — 6:13 PM
Jemima Pett says:
Now you know why I’m behind on my reading again 😉
October 16, 2014 — 6:18 PM
Rebecca Douglass says:
Well, writing is what you are really supposed to be doing.
October 16, 2014 — 7:59 PM
Rebecca Douglass says:
I was in a hurry and did this all wrong, just picking one name. But I wrote the story anyway, and I’m going to stick it in here, because I totally wrote it because of the weird apple names.
http://www.ninjalibrarian.com/2014/10/friday-flash-fiction-crow-egg.html
October 16, 2014 — 6:12 PM
smkay70 says:
Wow, this one really got me!
October 17, 2014 — 12:36 AM
Wendy Bolm says:
When I looked at the list, I chose “Crow’s Egg,” “Jonalicious,” and “Carter Blue.” I was going originally for fantasy, but that is not what I ended up with.
http://www.ohnowendygo.com/the-crows-egg/
October 16, 2014 — 6:38 PM
darkvirtue1974 says:
This story was supposed to have so much more, but I need that funny little thing called sleep. I will continue this story (and others like it in the same universe), though.
http://darkvirtue1974.wordpress.com/2014/10/16/flash-fiction-challenge-picking-uncommon-apples/
October 16, 2014 — 10:18 PM
underastarlitsky says:
really enjoyed this! looking forward to reading a continuation/more in this universe of yours! 🙂
October 16, 2014 — 11:04 PM
Taylor Johnson says:
Hi everyone! I am very new to the blogging community. Soooo this is the first flash fiction I have ever written. Hope you all enjoy. The names I chose were, Melrose, Ludicrisp and Hoover. http://momentswithtay.com/2014/10/hoover-hollow/
October 16, 2014 — 10:32 PM
Jill Johnson says:
I loved this little cliffhanger!
October 19, 2014 — 9:42 PM
momdude says:
I used a random number generator, which gave me 19, 6, and 2. My three apple variety names are “Orleans Reinette,” “Davenport Russet,” and “Nutmeg.” Which sounded to me like one of these, a that, and a this, which fell together into “Calling Card.”
http://pauljwillett.com/2014/10/16/flash-fiction-calling-card/
October 17, 2014 — 2:52 AM
mat says:
a story that demands moar
October 18, 2014 — 1:56 AM
momdude says:
Thanks! In the end it did seem to be more of an opening scene than a story. NaNoWriMo is coming, maybe…
October 18, 2014 — 9:51 AM
Eleanore D. Trupkiewicz says:
I chose Oliver, Jarret, and Lacy … relatively nondescript.
http://bit.ly/1sQHQ3c
October 17, 2014 — 12:15 PM
L. N. Holmes says:
I actually created a piece I am going to attempt to submit to literary magazines. Thanks for the idea! 🙂
October 17, 2014 — 1:51 PM
Jonah says:
Better late (she hopes) than never.
My apples were Brown Russet, Lord Lamborne, and American Beauty. The story is rough, but there ya have it.
http://mostlyjonah.wordpress.com/2014/10/17/flash-fiction-challenge-apples/
October 17, 2014 — 2:42 PM