This week’s challenge is not one of subject, theme, or other detail — the challenge is simply one of length. Because normally? You get 1000 words. Today? You get only 100. (I think this is technically called a “drabble.” You can call it “Bobo” for all I like.)
So:
Go to your online space.
Post 100 words (no more!) of fiction.
Link back here so we can all see it.
Due by next Friday, 3/27.
That’s it.
I double dog dare you to do it.
(edit: I also double dog my friend, Erin Lynn Jeffreys Hodges, to try it, too.)
395 responses to “Flash Fiction Challenge: 100 Words Only”
Alcohol’s bad for you, kids.
https://johnfreeter.wordpress.com/2015/03/20/mental-lagoons/
Be kind. I’m a greenhorn, a virgin and a neophyte when it comes to this flash fiction. https://tinaellery.wordpress.com/2015/03/21/flash-fiction/
I managed the 100 words!
https://amusedreams.wordpress.com/2015/03/20/word-accuracy/
Not an easy feat but you did it. Great job!
I got it in under 100 words. Not completely sure it’s a story, tho…
http://angelacavanaugh.com/2015/03/21/flash-fiction-friday-mini-edition/
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Hi, I managed to get back on board, after a tough couple of weeks.
https://uncertaintales.wordpress.com/2015/03/21/snows-in-spring/
Cheers
KT
Hey, KT, good to see you back. Fine writing, as always
Thanks mate. Appreciate it.
Hard times make masters of artistry, I think. You are.
[…] The brief for this one is, simply, a story of 100 words – no more and no less – and the challenge came from Chuck Wendig. […]
I was *determined* to not write something dark for mine, but, well, here we are…
https://angelomarcos.wordpress.com/2015/03/21/flash-fiction-wet-wood/
Enjoyed this – I’m impressed you managed to fit a story with a twist into 100 words!
Thanks, I’m glad you enjoyed it. 😉
[…] Chuck Wendig challenged his readers this week with a one hundred word flash fiction contest. Well shoot. I just happen to have a few of those from the Shark’s very own one hundred word contests. How convenient. And besides, Chuck threw down a double dog dare, and that means I have to do it, right? […]
Well shoot, if someone double dog dares me…
http://donnaeverhart.com/2015/03/21/chucks-challenge/
Very nice story. Sad, but beautifully written. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you Kate, I really liked yours too. Like I said, gross but really good.
Nicely done
Hooray for drabbles! Here’s mine
http://www.captainraz.co.uk/2015/03/flash-fiction-challenge-theyre-coming.html
http://reapersconcept.blogspot.in/2015/03/the-midnight-hunter-terrible-minds.html
Maybe I should use a better title…..
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That was exhilarating! Please enjoy my twisted tale of 96 words here:
http://lindaghillfiction.com/2015/03/21/socs-death-wish-96-words/
Ficticious relationship… described so powerfully… I really loved this. D
Thanks very much! 😀
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Exit Only http://libbyscribbles.com/2015/03/21/exit-only/
That was fun!
That was one of the best Bobos I’ve ever read. Well done!
Wow thanks!
I really enjoyed this one! Good Work.
First shot at 100-word flash
http://winterelise.com/2015/03/20/in-preparation-for-june/
Enjoy!
Had a haunting effect to it. Loved it 😀
This is my first time I’m participating in the weekly challenge.
100 words exactly. Enjoy.
For Love
http://maqhem.com/stories/for_love.php
What a twist! I was thoroughly impressed, maqhem. Nicely done.
Thank you for reading and thank you for the kind words. I’ve got to admit it feels really good having someone say something nice about something I wrote – and on my very first try, too. This will not be my last time participating, I’m sure 🙂
Gosh I hope not. Keep on writing!
Very nice!
Thank you! I am glad you liked it.
Now I’m scared. Great job with producing one spooky atmosphere!
Thanks! It’s interesting to see how you are all left with very different feelings about what you just read. This is actually what I was going for but it’s even more amazing to see that it really can and does go both ways: kind of cute or straight up terrifying.
Awww. I love it! You managed to capture a sympathetic part of this character in 100 words.
An interjection? I’ll take it! I’m glad it worked well. Thank you.
Nicely done. I think that will be my son in college.
I was trying to come up with some funny remark comparing your son to Ted but it just wasn’t all that funny. Instead, I will leave you with a smile and a thank you.
Definitely like this. There’s sweetness, and horror, all at once, because of all the unknowns.
Super awesome first time — hope you keep coming back!
Shoot. When I posted my reply the server was inaccessible and the response got deleted. The short version is this:
Thank you very much. I truly hope to be back with a new story for next week’s challenge. The responses to this one have all been so amazing! 🙂
Ok, you have to tell us more!! Develop that story on out, because I want to see what is going on there. Fantastic!
Wow, thank you so much! I actually thought about developing it further. The earlier versions revealed more than this one does but I actually like it better when it only subtly hints at what is going on. The ambiguity is what makes it shine, I think. For now I will rejoice in these kind words, then perhaps for the next challenge I’ll take the opportunity to ruin a perfectly good story with a terrible ending.
Barf’s the thing.
https://wutherornot.wordpress.com/2015/03/21/mal-de-mer
barf indeed, stormy 100
Better than barfing a 100 times. He’d need a bigger bucket.
My little story on greed. I think I got deleted the first time. Thanks for the opportunity.
https://tinaellery.wordpress.com/2015/03/21/flash-fiction/
Love the turns of phrase here–so much conveyed in imagery and emotion!
Everything is temporal and has an ending especially in a hundred words.
Figurative champagne — *LOVE* it.
Took a few tries to get going but I like where I ended up.
The Spoiled Child: https://52lettersinthealphabet.wordpress.com/2015/03/21/flash-fiction-the-spoiled-child/
I liked the imagery in this. Good work.
Thank you!
I really enjoyed the twist. The last line is just perfect!
Thank you! I was trying for a twist ending and I’m glad it worked 🙂
Brilliant story, well written and entertaining!
Thank you so much!
I read your entry yesterday and it was still with me last night. I think this is likely the best FF “drabble” I’ve ever read. That’s just me and my opinion, but I wanted you to know. Good. Really good.
Oh my gosh! I’m glad you enjoyed it and thank you for the kind feedback 🙂
I really liked the twist at the end! Good Drabble!
Thank you!
Very nice, great little twist at the end.
I’m glad you enjoyed it 🙂
Add me to the list of people who thoroughly enjoyed this piece. Great job!
Yay! I’m honestly blown away by the positive feedback I’ve gotten on this story. Thank you!
Wow. I did not expect that. Very cool. 🙂
Thanks 🙂
Last line really gives it that oomph. Nicely done!
Thanks 🙂
Just posted on my Facebook wall> https://www.facebook.com/mateja.klaric.7
“In 100 words I need to express my gratitude for the 400 like at my Psihologija z Matejo Fb site, wait no, it was not about that, I was supposed to write a 100 words of flash fiction, guess what, who knows what is fiction and what a reality, who says that I’m not only imagining those 400 likes and that my life is anything more than a dream,” went through the head of a 100 year old creature on her deathbed just as the movie of her life kept rolling and was somewhere in the middle and then, snap.
Here goes one more….hopefully a tad less goofy…
Space Oddity
https://ryanjamesblack.wordpress.com/2015/03/21/space-oddity/
I love this one! Absolutely excellent.
Thanks very much
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Haven’t been back for a while. Here’s mine:
https://colinjkeats.wordpress.com/2015/03/21/larva/
Creepy. Nice work.
Thanks!
Panting, James snatched up the radio and replaced the batteries with the last new pair. In exactly two minutes fifty-five seconds, his contact would broadcast the message. His first and only chance of ever finding her again.
Twisting the battered knobs, James trembled as he remembered the code. They had devised it together for a situation like this. Single-use only.
“And now”, chirped the presenter, sounding muffled in the age-old speakers, “we pause our show to announce-”
James stared at the radio in shocked silence. The moment passed, and it dawned on him:
The batteries. He used the old batteries.
Here is mine, great challenge…..
Here is my rookie Blog: http://iwords1.blogspot.com
Yes, I want to know more about the backstory of the little girl and her mother. I’m guessing the protagonist is a child welfare worker? Great response to the 100-word challenge!
Thanks and yes protagonist child welfare worker
Always enjoy 100-word Flash Fiction.
Here’s my link:
http://writenextchapter.blogspot.com
Great entry, Jenny!
Thanks! And thanks for reading!
Nice job! Kept me guessing til the end.
Loved it! That’s a vivid picture of a moment in time. Great response to the challenge!
[…] I couldn’t resist doing another 100 word story for Chuck Wendig‘s flash fiction […]
Ok, couldn’t resist doing another one…
😉
https://angelomarcos.wordpress.com/2015/03/22/flash-fiction-the-well/
I left a comment on your blog, Angelo. Great story. That woman is in some dire straits!
Thanks! Am glad you liked it.
And thanks for the blog comment too.
🙂
Bam! 100 on the nose, brother!
An Unlikely Step
http://www.ahammondwriter.com/2015/03/22/flash-fiction-an-unlikely-step/
My turn.
http://sheltonkeysdunning.blogspot.com/2015/03/and-she-sang-marseillaise.html
Thanks! This was fun!
Shelton, I left a comment on your post. I loved the story and subject matter and your writing is quite graceful. It wasn’t merely a simple “100 words.” You said a great deal in those 100 words. Fantastic.
Newbie here …
http://www.ilikemybubble.com/its-coming-from-the-ground/
Sorry, screwed up the link in my earlier post. Actually, had screwed up my website. That’s what I get for being DIY blogger!
Anyway, here’s my challenge contribution: An Unlikely Step
http://www.ahammondwriter.com/2015/03/22/flash-fiction-an-unlikely-step/
http://andrewhickey.info/2015/03/22/the-rats-a-drabble/
Still haven’t got round to reading other people’s entries from last time, I’m afraid, but thought I’d join in again…
[…] was another Flash Fiction Challenge from Chuck Wendig. This week’s task was to write anything, but in just 100 words! (Commonly […]
I present unto you, my first drabble:
https://katecopse.wordpress.com/2015/03/22/beautiful-brains/
It was fun to try and tell something in so few words! I hope you like it.
I liked it. Curious about what comes next, what came before. Great job!
Thank you very much 🙂 I really enjoyed thinking about the zombie world in this story. I may have to revisit it in future fics!
I liked the way you have written this one. Just hundred words but keeps the read wanting. Good job 🙂
Thank you so much! Drabble-ing was fun 😀
Ah what the heck, I gave it a shot. Got it exactly at a hundred words! Phew that was tough.
http://www.writerscafe.org/writing/dangomez87/1503327/
Good try. I like it!
Much appreciated!
Great writing! I especially liked the final sentence 🙂
Thank you for reading 🙂
Oops – I wrote way over. Thought you said ‘100 words (or more)’. Back soon.
Sorry if mine gets posted twice. The first attempt seems to have been lost.
100 Word Challenge:
http://writenextchapter.blogspot.com
Well done! Very good job conveying a whole story in such a short snapshot.
http://reapersconcept.blogspot.in/2015/03/the-midnight-hunter-terrible-minds.html
here is mine
Very Meta. I liked it!
arigato
Acid God, Chuck. 100 words. No more. https://lpstribling.wordpress.com/2015/03/22/acid-god-100-word-challenge/
I was entertained. Thank you.
Ninja – delightful comment. Thank you for reading.
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This is the first time I have posted a response to one of the Flash Fiction Challenges! My 100 word drabble, Breathe:
https://spoonfedbyaliens.wordpress.com/2015/03/22/breathe/
I wrote an apocalypse story.
Here you go: http://www.jordankurella.com/blogreads/2015/3/22/fiction-the-side-of-the-road
Dark! Good work 🙂
Here is my submission coming in a little short at 98 words. I’m thinking of adding to this and incorporating it into my novel in progress.
The Culling of Alistair Redding
http://www.convolation.com/flash-fiction-challenge-100-words-only-the-culling-of-alistair-redding/
http://www.wattpad.com/113422400-creatures-on-the-riverside
I LOVE this. Please, write a short story. I loved the characters, the scariness and the bit of humor. I felt like I was there watching. Really great.
My 100 words: Fortune Teller
https://jackiperrette.wordpress.com/2015/03/23/100-word-drabble-flash-fiction-challenge-fortune-teller/
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