Last week’s challenge: It’s X Meets Y!
This week is easy enough:
Roll randomly on the three tables below, and you will select three things that must be contained within your story. A story that will be 1000 words long, posted at your online space, and linked back here by next Friday, noon, EST.
That’s it. Easy.
Use a die or a random number generator for the tables.
Now, get to writing!
Table 1
- A spider
- A pocketwatch
- Betrayal
- A murder
- A journal
- Poison
- A strange bird
- A talisman
- A library
- A sword
Table 2
- An assassin
- A lost comic book
- A found dog
- True love
- The end of the world
- Survival
- A divorce
- A shopping mall
- Public drunkenness
- A vampire
Table 3
- War
- A magician
- A bomb
- A horse
- Resurrection
- A cave
- A forbidden tryst
- A gateway
- A shoebox full of photographs
- A prison
165 responses to “Flash Fiction Challenge: Must Contain Three Things”
A talisman, a shopping mall, and a prison.
I’m sorry if this is a little predictable: https://poordicks.wordpress.com/2015/01/30/flash-fiction-challenge-must-contain-three-things/
I was given poison, true love, and resurrection … something Freudian in that, no doubt!
http://eleanoretrupkiewicz.blogspot.com/2015/01/flash-fiction-challenge-must-contain.html
This is my first time to take on a challenge. Woot!
A Sword, a box of old photos, and public drunkenness
https://xtinamorris.wordpress.com/2015/01/30/warren/
https://grymmramblings.wordpress.com/2015/01/30/flash-fiction-betrayal-a-lost-comic-book-a-shoebox-full-of-photographs/
Barely made it. D: Just under 1000 words.
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I missed the deadline by “this much”. I was given a library, a found dog, and a bomb.
https://clashinski.wordpress.com/2015/01/30/dont-do-that/
I really hope this doesn’t double post. D: I commented at like 8:59 and it didn’t go through.
Betrayal, a lost comic book & a shoebox full of photographs
https://grymmramblings.wordpress.com/2015/01/30/flash-fiction-betrayal-a-lost-comic-book-a-shoebox-full-of-photographs/
I honestly thing WordPress hates me at this point. :/ This’ll be my 3rd attempt to post this over the last 40 minutes. -Sigh-
*think The lesson I learned today is: Don’t try to comment through your “Blogs I Follow” feed.
Running a little late, but here it is. A pocket watch, a found dog, and a gateway
Guess I should have put this in: http://elctrcrngr@wordpress.com
I guess thats http://elctrc.wordpress.com
I guess I’m brain dead. http://elctrcrngr.wordpress.com
I wrote this a while ago, but forgot to post in the comments.
I got Magician, Poison, and End of the World: http://www.jordankurella.com/blogreads/2015/1/26/fiction-the-illusionist
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I’m a day late, but I mouthed off last week about contributing and didn’t, so I figured I should this week. Here is what an assassin, a magician and a sword will get you.
https://dangerdean.wordpress.com/2015/01/31/must-contain-three-things/
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A pocket watch
The end of the world
A cave