Flash Fiction Challenge: 100 Words Only
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.)
March 20, 2015 @ 10:36 PM
Alcohol’s bad for you, kids.
https://johnfreeter.wordpress.com/2015/03/20/mental-lagoons/
March 20, 2015 @ 11:14 PM
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/
March 21, 2015 @ 12:35 AM
I managed the 100 words!
https://amusedreams.wordpress.com/2015/03/20/word-accuracy/
March 21, 2015 @ 1:35 PM
Not an easy feat but you did it. Great job!
March 21, 2015 @ 5:26 AM
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/
Snows in spring | Uncertain Tales
March 21, 2015 @ 6:24 AM
[…] From Chuck Wendig’s terribleminds blog: […]
March 21, 2015 @ 6:25 AM
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
March 21, 2015 @ 4:20 PM
Hey, KT, good to see you back. Fine writing, as always
March 21, 2015 @ 4:28 PM
Thanks mate. Appreciate it.
March 21, 2015 @ 6:33 PM
Hard times make masters of artistry, I think. You are.
Flash Fiction: Wet Wood | angelomarcos
March 21, 2015 @ 6:54 AM
[…] The brief for this one is, simply, a story of 100 words – no more and no less – and the challenge came from Chuck Wendig. […]
March 21, 2015 @ 6:56 AM
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/
March 21, 2015 @ 11:51 AM
Enjoyed this – I’m impressed you managed to fit a story with a twist into 100 words!
March 21, 2015 @ 7:49 PM
Thanks, I’m glad you enjoyed it. 😉
Chuck’s Challenge | DONNA EVERHART
March 21, 2015 @ 8:22 AM
[…] 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? […]
March 21, 2015 @ 8:24 AM
Well shoot, if someone double dog dares me…
http://donnaeverhart.com/2015/03/21/chucks-challenge/
March 22, 2015 @ 10:50 AM
Very nice story. Sad, but beautifully written. Thanks for sharing.
March 22, 2015 @ 3:04 PM
Thank you Kate, I really liked yours too. Like I said, gross but really good.
March 22, 2015 @ 3:39 PM
Nicely done
March 21, 2015 @ 9:43 AM
Hooray for drabbles! Here’s mine
http://www.captainraz.co.uk/2015/03/flash-fiction-challenge-theyre-coming.html
March 21, 2015 @ 10:24 AM
http://reapersconcept.blogspot.in/2015/03/the-midnight-hunter-terrible-minds.html
Maybe I should use a better title…..
SoCS – Death Wish (96 words) | inspiration in progress
March 21, 2015 @ 10:57 AM
[…] It is also part of Mr. Chuck Wendig’s Flash Fiction challenge. This week: 100 words only. Check it out! http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2015/03/20/flash-fiction-challenge-100-words-only/ […]
March 21, 2015 @ 11:01 AM
That was exhilarating! Please enjoy my twisted tale of 96 words here:
http://lindaghillfiction.com/2015/03/21/socs-death-wish-96-words/
March 23, 2015 @ 10:56 AM
Ficticious relationship… described so powerfully… I really loved this. D
March 24, 2015 @ 10:24 AM
Thanks very much! 😀
Exit Only | Libby Scribbles
March 21, 2015 @ 11:07 AM
[…] for the 100 word flash fiction challenge on Chuck Wendig’s blog. Definitely a bit quick and dirty. But […]
March 21, 2015 @ 11:09 AM
Exit Only http://libbyscribbles.com/2015/03/21/exit-only/
That was fun!
March 21, 2015 @ 1:31 PM
That was one of the best Bobos I’ve ever read. Well done!
March 21, 2015 @ 1:36 PM
Wow thanks!
March 22, 2015 @ 5:41 PM
I really enjoyed this one! Good Work.
March 21, 2015 @ 11:12 AM
First shot at 100-word flash
http://winterelise.com/2015/03/20/in-preparation-for-june/
Enjoy!
March 23, 2015 @ 10:42 AM
Had a haunting effect to it. Loved it 😀
March 21, 2015 @ 12:12 PM
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
March 21, 2015 @ 1:29 PM
What a twist! I was thoroughly impressed, maqhem. Nicely done.
March 21, 2015 @ 1:45 PM
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 🙂
March 22, 2015 @ 1:21 PM
Gosh I hope not. Keep on writing!
March 21, 2015 @ 6:04 PM
Very nice!
March 21, 2015 @ 6:25 PM
Thank you! I am glad you liked it.
March 23, 2015 @ 5:42 PM
Now I’m scared. Great job with producing one spooky atmosphere!
March 24, 2015 @ 3:38 AM
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.
March 23, 2015 @ 7:46 PM
Awww. I love it! You managed to capture a sympathetic part of this character in 100 words.
March 23, 2015 @ 8:26 PM
An interjection? I’ll take it! I’m glad it worked well. Thank you.
March 23, 2015 @ 8:15 PM
Nicely done. I think that will be my son in college.
March 23, 2015 @ 8:45 PM
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.
March 25, 2015 @ 10:14 AM
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!
March 25, 2015 @ 2:26 PM
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! 🙂
March 26, 2015 @ 10:05 AM
Ok, you have to tell us more!! Develop that story on out, because I want to see what is going on there. Fantastic!
March 26, 2015 @ 12:11 PM
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.
March 21, 2015 @ 1:03 PM
Barf’s the thing.
https://wutherornot.wordpress.com/2015/03/21/mal-de-mer
March 23, 2015 @ 9:05 PM
barf indeed, stormy 100
March 23, 2015 @ 10:03 PM
Better than barfing a 100 times. He’d need a bigger bucket.
March 21, 2015 @ 2:29 PM
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/
March 22, 2015 @ 8:24 PM
Love the turns of phrase here–so much conveyed in imagery and emotion!
March 23, 2015 @ 8:23 PM
Everything is temporal and has an ending especially in a hundred words.
March 25, 2015 @ 10:15 AM
Figurative champagne — *LOVE* it.
March 21, 2015 @ 2:37 PM
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/
March 21, 2015 @ 4:16 PM
I liked the imagery in this. Good work.
March 21, 2015 @ 4:18 PM
Thank you!
March 21, 2015 @ 7:23 PM
I really enjoyed the twist. The last line is just perfect!
March 21, 2015 @ 9:32 PM
Thank you! I was trying for a twist ending and I’m glad it worked 🙂
March 22, 2015 @ 10:47 AM
Brilliant story, well written and entertaining!
March 22, 2015 @ 11:13 AM
Thank you so much!
March 22, 2015 @ 2:59 PM
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.
March 22, 2015 @ 3:58 PM
Oh my gosh! I’m glad you enjoyed it and thank you for the kind feedback 🙂
March 22, 2015 @ 5:22 PM
I really liked the twist at the end! Good Drabble!
March 23, 2015 @ 10:49 AM
Thank you!
March 23, 2015 @ 11:08 AM
Very nice, great little twist at the end.
March 23, 2015 @ 12:41 PM
I’m glad you enjoyed it 🙂
March 23, 2015 @ 5:28 PM
Add me to the list of people who thoroughly enjoyed this piece. Great job!
March 24, 2015 @ 12:36 AM
Yay! I’m honestly blown away by the positive feedback I’ve gotten on this story. Thank you!
March 23, 2015 @ 10:55 PM
Wow. I did not expect that. Very cool. 🙂
March 24, 2015 @ 12:38 AM
Thanks 🙂
March 25, 2015 @ 11:49 AM
Last line really gives it that oomph. Nicely done!
March 25, 2015 @ 6:41 PM
Thanks 🙂
March 21, 2015 @ 2:48 PM
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.
March 21, 2015 @ 2:53 PM
Here goes one more….hopefully a tad less goofy…
Space Oddity
https://ryanjamesblack.wordpress.com/2015/03/21/space-oddity/
March 25, 2015 @ 9:50 PM
I love this one! Absolutely excellent.
March 25, 2015 @ 10:23 PM
Thanks very much
Larva | Colin John Keats
March 21, 2015 @ 6:01 PM
[…] Chuck Wendig’s Flash Fiction challenge this week was just to write a 100 word story (http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2015/03/20/flash-fiction-challenge-100-words-only/). […]
March 21, 2015 @ 6:02 PM
Haven’t been back for a while. Here’s mine:
https://colinjkeats.wordpress.com/2015/03/21/larva/
March 24, 2015 @ 9:18 PM
Creepy. Nice work.
March 25, 2015 @ 1:50 PM
Thanks!
March 21, 2015 @ 7:20 PM
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.
March 21, 2015 @ 8:02 PM
Here is mine, great challenge…..
March 21, 2015 @ 8:05 PM
Here is my rookie Blog: http://iwords1.blogspot.com
March 26, 2015 @ 9:56 AM
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!
April 11, 2015 @ 5:35 PM
Thanks and yes protagonist child welfare worker
March 21, 2015 @ 8:41 PM
Always enjoy 100-word Flash Fiction.
Here’s my link:
http://writenextchapter.blogspot.com
March 22, 2015 @ 3:00 PM
Great entry, Jenny!
March 22, 2015 @ 9:06 PM
Thanks! And thanks for reading!
March 24, 2015 @ 9:21 PM
Nice job! Kept me guessing til the end.
March 26, 2015 @ 10:02 AM
Loved it! That’s a vivid picture of a moment in time. Great response to the challenge!
Flash Fiction: The Well | angelomarcos
March 21, 2015 @ 9:03 PM
[…] I couldn’t resist doing another 100 word story for Chuck Wendig‘s flash fiction […]
March 21, 2015 @ 9:06 PM
Ok, couldn’t resist doing another one…
😉
https://angelomarcos.wordpress.com/2015/03/22/flash-fiction-the-well/
March 26, 2015 @ 9:52 AM
I left a comment on your blog, Angelo. Great story. That woman is in some dire straits!
March 27, 2015 @ 7:29 AM
Thanks! Am glad you liked it.
And thanks for the blog comment too.
🙂
March 22, 2015 @ 12:50 AM
Bam! 100 on the nose, brother!
An Unlikely Step
http://www.ahammondwriter.com/2015/03/22/flash-fiction-an-unlikely-step/
March 22, 2015 @ 5:06 AM
My turn.
http://sheltonkeysdunning.blogspot.com/2015/03/and-she-sang-marseillaise.html
Thanks! This was fun!
March 26, 2015 @ 9:48 AM
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.
March 22, 2015 @ 9:12 AM
Newbie here …
http://www.ilikemybubble.com/its-coming-from-the-ground/
March 22, 2015 @ 9:52 AM
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/
March 22, 2015 @ 10:12 AM
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…
Beautiful Brains | Kate Copse
March 22, 2015 @ 10:20 AM
[…] was another Flash Fiction Challenge from Chuck Wendig. This week’s task was to write anything, but in just 100 words! (Commonly […]
March 22, 2015 @ 10:30 AM
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.
March 22, 2015 @ 11:04 AM
I liked it. Curious about what comes next, what came before. Great job!
March 23, 2015 @ 4:30 PM
Thank you very much 🙂 I really enjoyed thinking about the zombie world in this story. I may have to revisit it in future fics!
March 22, 2015 @ 12:57 PM
I liked the way you have written this one. Just hundred words but keeps the read wanting. Good job 🙂
March 23, 2015 @ 4:31 PM
Thank you so much! Drabble-ing was fun 😀
March 22, 2015 @ 10:48 AM
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/
March 22, 2015 @ 4:06 PM
Good try. I like it!
March 22, 2015 @ 6:26 PM
Much appreciated!
March 23, 2015 @ 4:36 PM
Great writing! I especially liked the final sentence 🙂
March 28, 2015 @ 10:18 AM
Thank you for reading 🙂
March 22, 2015 @ 11:25 AM
Oops – I wrote way over. Thought you said ‘100 words (or more)’. Back soon.
March 22, 2015 @ 11:47 AM
Sorry if mine gets posted twice. The first attempt seems to have been lost.
100 Word Challenge:
http://writenextchapter.blogspot.com
March 24, 2015 @ 5:09 PM
Well done! Very good job conveying a whole story in such a short snapshot.
March 22, 2015 @ 12:50 PM
http://reapersconcept.blogspot.in/2015/03/the-midnight-hunter-terrible-minds.html
here is mine
March 22, 2015 @ 6:30 PM
Very Meta. I liked it!
March 22, 2015 @ 8:46 PM
arigato
March 22, 2015 @ 1:44 PM
Acid God, Chuck. 100 words. No more. https://lpstribling.wordpress.com/2015/03/22/acid-god-100-word-challenge/
March 22, 2015 @ 6:38 PM
I was entertained. Thank you.
March 22, 2015 @ 7:36 PM
Ninja – delightful comment. Thank you for reading.
Flash Fiction Challenge: 100 Word Drabble – Breathe | Spoon-fed by Aliens
March 22, 2015 @ 5:11 PM
[…] http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2015/03/20/flash-fiction-challenge-100-words-only/ […]
March 22, 2015 @ 5:11 PM
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/
March 22, 2015 @ 8:39 PM
I wrote an apocalypse story.
Here you go: http://www.jordankurella.com/blogreads/2015/3/22/fiction-the-side-of-the-road
March 23, 2015 @ 4:50 PM
Dark! Good work 🙂
March 22, 2015 @ 10:14 PM
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/
March 22, 2015 @ 11:29 PM
http://www.wattpad.com/113422400-creatures-on-the-riverside
March 23, 2015 @ 7:57 PM
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.
March 23, 2015 @ 4:14 AM
My 100 words: Fortune Teller
https://jackiperrette.wordpress.com/2015/03/23/100-word-drabble-flash-fiction-challenge-fortune-teller/
100 Word Flash Fiction- Jenkins Strikes Back | tastyniblets
March 23, 2015 @ 7:50 AM
[…] using Chuck Wendig’s 100 word flash fiction challenge to see how Jenkins the butler got on in the Orion […]