Man, I didn’t do a flash fiction challenge last week, did I?
I AM DOPEY MCGEE.
Anyway, this week, let’s make it easy. Go to your favorite music playing app or device, spin up a random song either of your own or from a service like Pandora.
The title of the song is now also the title of your story.
And you should listen to the song and take from it inspiration to tell the tale.
You’ve got 1000 words.
Post at your online space.
Link back here in the comments so we can all read it.
Due by next week — Friday the 20th, noon EST.
62 responses to “Flash Fiction Challenge: Random Song Title Palooza”
I’m actually going to try and participate this week. I got Counting Stars – One Republic.
Can’t wait to see it. It’s my granddaughter’s favorite song.
Well here it is, late but better than never so they say.
https://joetblogs.wordpress.com/2015/11/21/terribleminds-flash-fiction-challenge-random-song-title-palooza/
I have to say, I didn’t see that coming and very surprising. I loved it. 🙂
I thought you did it on purpose, on account of all the NaNers. Never confess your transgressions without being asked!
Me too!
Skyfall – Adele. Mmm that one is going to take a bit of thought.
You Say Party! We Say Where!?! – The Holy Mess.
Oh my.
Wow … I got Jimi Hendrix, “Hey Joe”, a song about a guy killing his wife for cheating on him. Score!
Doin’ Time by Sublime.
Terminally Unique by Lamb of God 🙂 THIS IS GOING TO BE FUN.
http://jenuhhcide.com/terminally-unique/
Learned Behavior // The Color Morale
‘Don’t Fear the Reaper’… yeah, I love this song. 😀
http://youcantgoback-andotherimpossibilities.blogspot.com.au/2015/11/dont-fear-reaper.html
Great job! As I was reading, “Don’t fear the Reaper” was playing along. Unfortunately, so were the cowbells. Damn you Will Ferrell!
Thank you! I didn’t think it was my best as I’m not all that focused right now… my mojo got frightened away recently; and writing that flash fiction took so much effort… so happy you loved it. 🙂
My Body is a Cage – Arcade Fire.
So, when I heard this song come up I knew what I had to write. It’s not really a proper story, and it’s not fiction, and it’s sad and small and I don’t know quite why I wrote it, but I want to remember.
https://booksishouldhavereadalongtimeago.wordpress.com/other-stuff/flash-fiction/my-body-is-a-cage/
Charles Bronson and Henry Fonda, couldn’t have picked a better scene for this song. Your story fit perfectly.
Wow, those first lines really knocked me down! Nice story, but those first few lines were just perfect.
This was chilling. Pun quite intended.
All puns aside though, this was some great writing.
I got Somewhere only we Know – Keane
Proving interesting so far.
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Landed on the song title “Neptune Is Dead” by my favorite sludge metal band, Altar of Plagues.
Wrote this in one sitting. Here’s the link: https://jerboydstun.wordpress.com/2015/11/14/neptune-is-dead/
Very good. As I read, I’m playing the song and the tempo went right with your words. I must have had the timing down because as soon as I got to the part where he’s reaching for the cabinet, the music became sinister.
Oh man, my personal library just spun up an old favorite: Elvis is Everywhere, by Mojo Nixon.
I’ll be back in the thirty minutes or so it takes me to write this, lol.
Okay, so it took me an hour and a half, but well worth it. Here’s “Elvis is Everywhere”: http://accidentallyinspired.com/2015/11/15/elvis-is-everywhere/
I’d apologize for all the song title puns toward the end, but I’m actually not in the least sorry.
very good. i loved it. puns and all
Nicely done! The puns were great. 🙂
Really like the way this one flowed from beginning to end.
Cute story! I did find the rapid-fire POV shifts distracting (and I was confused at first by the other cop being named Presley, but that’s probably on me) but it’s a fun little piece. 🙂
That was fun! Love the song puns… 😀
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I got I Bet My Life. I also combined it with another flash fiction challenge.
http://allisonmaruska.com/2015/11/16/flash-fiction-i-bet-my-life/
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I got Gotta Keep Smiling by Scouting for Girls. I’ve only just realised I’m not sure how popular they’d be in the US. But hey, I found the song perfect: it was something I needed, and something I think everyone needs to hear. In the end, I didn’t write an actual story, and what I did write might not be the most fluid thing in the world. But it was something I felt I needed to write. So here it is:
https://beginimagining.wordpress.com/2015/11/16/gotta-keep-smiling/
Marina and the Diamonds – I Am Not A Robot.
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I am truly loving these challenges, thank you. I’m huge music fan and I couldn’t leave it to just one. I hope you guys check them out and let me know what you think. The Last Unicorn: http://www.authoryellehughes.com/?p=6416 and Accidentally in Love: http://www.authoryellehughes.com/?p=6422
Hi Yelle! I really like the song Accidentally in Love, so that’s the one of these I ended up reading. It’s a cute idea, a guy who thinks he’s supposed to find the right “traditional” girl! I don’t think there’s much of a story arc in it, though — as far as we can see, Walter’s in the same place at the beginning and end of the story.
Also, now I REALLY want strawberry ice cream 😉
Thanks! I tried to show that Walter accidently fell in love with a woman he was taught wasn’t the right person for him. Thanks again, I appreciate the feedback. 🙂
Random song: “Jumper,” Third Eye Blind
Story title: “Descent”
Summary: Two men on a ledge. One has a confession and one takes a fall.
Link: http://rachelebbraindump.blogspot.com/2015/11/descent.html
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I Walk Alone by Tarja
Suzanne Joshi
https://patriciaruthsusan.wordpress.com/2015/11/18/hey-good-lookin-title-of-a-song-by-hank-williams/
Say Something – A Great Big World.
I also still have to do the last one, because life. This one first though.
https://blackwidowart.wordpress.com/2015/11/20/say-something/
J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations – Variation 14
Not what I’d anticipated.
http://fistfulofwits.com/2015/11/18/flash-fiction-j-s-bach-goldberg-variations-variation-14/
Won’t You Come Out To Play
http://aliceekeyes.blogspot.com/
My random song was Dear Prudence by the Beatles
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Shawn Colvin, “Trouble”.
http://nagamakironin.blogspot.com/2015/11/flash-fiction-trouble.html
My song was “National Express”, by The Divine Comedy.
I’m not … wildly in love with the result? It’s just not clicking for me, but hey, that’s what happens when you write a lot of stuff in order to get to the good stuff: sometimes you write bad stuff.
https://aimeeogdenwrites.wordpress.com/2015/11/19/terribleminds-flash-fiction-challenge-national-express/
(I got a free WP blog and it’s 9000% easier to format text pasted from Word than it was when I was just posting these on my Tumblr, praise Cheezus)
Coming in just under the wire, as usual.
http://www.ninjalibrarian.com/2015/11/friday-flash-helplessly-hoping.html
Ha! And this time when I decided I wanted to write from ONLY the title, I failed to read Chuick’s whole assignment, that we were supposed to write to the theme of the song. Oh well. I never was good at coloring within the lines.
Doh, I didn’t see that either…
Should Have Known Better – I got this from a site called randomlists dot com.
http://jemimapett.com/blog/2015/11/20/friday-flash-fiction-should-have-known-better/
Keep up the good work, Chuck 🙂
http://jenuhhcide.com/terminally-unique/
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So, my entry is up. http://www.berserkerbladeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/flash-fiction-challenge-omen.html
I got the song Omen by Crossfaith from their wonderful album The Dream, The Space. Hope you enjoy.
Piano Man by Billy Joel
I had already the very beginning of this story, and the song that I got just so happened to fit.
Enjoy! https://dcxli.wordpress.com/2015/11/21/songs-from-the-hobbled-harpist-arden-2/
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sorry guy, it didn’t turn out well, but here it is anyway. https://thestoryhive.wordpress.com/2015/11/20/fade-out-line/