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.
Joe Turner says:
I’m actually going to try and participate this week. I got Counting Stars – One Republic.
November 13, 2015 — 2:45 PM
yellehughes says:
Can’t wait to see it. It’s my granddaughter’s favorite song.
November 17, 2015 — 11:33 AM
Joe Turner says:
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/
November 21, 2015 — 5:10 PM
yellehughes says:
I have to say, I didn’t see that coming and very surprising. I loved it. 🙂
November 22, 2015 — 1:20 PM
Rebecca Douglass says:
I thought you did it on purpose, on account of all the NaNers. Never confess your transgressions without being asked!
November 13, 2015 — 2:51 PM
SamKD says:
Me too!
November 15, 2015 — 8:05 AM
furyious says:
Skyfall – Adele. Mmm that one is going to take a bit of thought.
November 13, 2015 — 4:10 PM
boundbeautifunk says:
You Say Party! We Say Where!?! – The Holy Mess.
Oh my.
November 13, 2015 — 4:24 PM
G. Howell White (@GHowellWhite) says:
Wow … I got Jimi Hendrix, “Hey Joe”, a song about a guy killing his wife for cheating on him. Score!
November 13, 2015 — 5:19 PM
daco says:
Doin’ Time by Sublime.
November 13, 2015 — 5:30 PM
jenahhlynnJena says:
Terminally Unique by Lamb of God 🙂 THIS IS GOING TO BE FUN.
November 13, 2015 — 8:38 PM
Jena says:
http://jenuhhcide.com/terminally-unique/
November 19, 2015 — 10:53 PM
Jenna says:
Learned Behavior // The Color Morale
November 13, 2015 — 8:39 PM
Mozette says:
‘Don’t Fear the Reaper’… yeah, I love this song. 😀
http://youcantgoback-andotherimpossibilities.blogspot.com.au/2015/11/dont-fear-reaper.html
November 13, 2015 — 10:20 PM
yellehughes says:
Great job! As I was reading, “Don’t fear the Reaper” was playing along. Unfortunately, so were the cowbells. Damn you Will Ferrell!
November 17, 2015 — 12:49 AM
Mozette says:
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. 🙂
November 17, 2015 — 10:54 PM
Nicole Lee says:
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/
November 13, 2015 — 11:23 PM
yellehughes says:
Charles Bronson and Henry Fonda, couldn’t have picked a better scene for this song. Your story fit perfectly.
November 17, 2015 — 12:59 AM
Aimee Ogden says:
Wow, those first lines really knocked me down! Nice story, but those first few lines were just perfect.
November 19, 2015 — 3:57 PM
dcxli says:
This was chilling. Pun quite intended.
All puns aside though, this was some great writing.
November 21, 2015 — 3:19 AM
Damien Alvitre says:
I got Somewhere only we Know – Keane
Proving interesting so far.
November 13, 2015 — 11:45 PM
boydstun215 says:
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/
November 14, 2015 — 5:53 AM
yellehughes says:
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.
November 17, 2015 — 1:10 AM
Pavowski says:
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.
November 14, 2015 — 11:06 PM
Pavowski says:
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.
November 15, 2015 — 12:39 AM
addy says:
very good. i loved it. puns and all
November 16, 2015 — 8:26 AM
Allison Maruska says:
Nicely done! The puns were great. 🙂
November 16, 2015 — 1:16 PM
Carlos Matthews Hernandez says:
Really like the way this one flowed from beginning to end.
November 17, 2015 — 2:59 PM
Aimee Ogden says:
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. 🙂
November 19, 2015 — 4:04 PM
Mozette says:
That was fun! Love the song puns… 😀
November 19, 2015 — 8:59 PM
Allison Maruska says:
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/
November 16, 2015 — 12:09 PM
Ethan Asplin says:
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/
November 16, 2015 — 4:28 PM
the oncoming spork says:
Marina and the Diamonds – I Am Not A Robot.
November 16, 2015 — 6:03 PM
yellehughes says:
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
November 17, 2015 — 12:31 AM
Aimee Ogden says:
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 😉
November 19, 2015 — 4:09 PM
yellehughes says:
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. 🙂
November 22, 2015 — 1:12 PM
Rachel E. Bailey says:
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
November 17, 2015 — 3:13 PM
Matthew X. Gomez says:
https://mxgomez.wordpress.com/2015/11/17/i-walk-alone-a-chuck-wendig-challenge/
I Walk Alone by Tarja
November 17, 2015 — 8:19 PM
patriciaruthsusan says:
Suzanne Joshi
https://patriciaruthsusan.wordpress.com/2015/11/18/hey-good-lookin-title-of-a-song-by-hank-williams/
November 18, 2015 — 11:36 AM
Mila says:
Say Something – A Great Big World.
I also still have to do the last one, because life. This one first though.
November 18, 2015 — 1:55 PM
Mila says:
https://blackwidowart.wordpress.com/2015/11/20/say-something/
November 20, 2015 — 7:56 PM
Henry says:
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/
November 18, 2015 — 6:01 PM
Alice E Keyes says:
Won’t You Come Out To Play
http://aliceekeyes.blogspot.com/
My random song was Dear Prudence by the Beatles
November 18, 2015 — 6:35 PM
Michael Mock says:
Shawn Colvin, “Trouble”.
http://nagamakironin.blogspot.com/2015/11/flash-fiction-trouble.html
November 19, 2015 — 10:54 AM
Aimee Ogden says:
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)
November 19, 2015 — 3:53 PM
Rebecca Douglass says:
Coming in just under the wire, as usual.
http://www.ninjalibrarian.com/2015/11/friday-flash-helplessly-hoping.html
November 19, 2015 — 6:04 PM
Rebecca Douglass says:
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.
November 19, 2015 — 6:15 PM
Jemima Pett says:
Doh, I didn’t see that either…
November 19, 2015 — 6:18 PM
Jemima Pett says:
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 🙂
November 19, 2015 — 6:17 PM
Jena says:
http://jenuhhcide.com/terminally-unique/
November 19, 2015 — 10:53 PM
Ed OMalley says:
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.
November 20, 2015 — 4:00 AM
dcxli says:
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/
November 21, 2015 — 3:16 AM
the story hive says:
sorry guy, it didn’t turn out well, but here it is anyway. https://thestoryhive.wordpress.com/2015/11/20/fade-out-line/
November 25, 2015 — 1:33 PM