I have Yeats on the mind, today, so we return to the flash fiction challenges (hi! back from traveling!) with you writing a story based on that central theme of Yeats’ poem, The Second Coming, meaning this gem right here:
“Things fall apart; the center cannot hold.”
You will take this core idea, this theme, this argument.
You will write it into some flash fiction.
Length: ~1000 words.
Due by: November 3rd, noon EST (Friday).
Post at your online space. Link to it in the comments.
Go write.
Steve Fahnestalk says:
“…and what rough beast…”
October 27, 2017 — 11:35 AM
The Writer says:
*raises hand excitedly* “Ooh…Ooh.. I’ve got one!” ——>>https://atcrump.com/2017/10/27/breeds/ <<<—– I think that's it's good timing. Enjoy! Thanks Chuck!
October 27, 2017 — 12:52 PM
lif strand says:
“I knew my body would fall apart in time,” he said, “but I didn’t know it, you know what I mean?”
http://lifstrand.com/falling-apart/
October 27, 2017 — 4:05 PM
Mozette says:
https://youcantgoback-andotherimpossibilities.blogspot.com.au/2017/10/change-in-command.html
I’ve based this piece on my unit complex… and one of my neighbours (name is changed there).
enjoy
October 28, 2017 — 8:43 AM
Maaja Wentz says:
Mine’s a poem, with a video too, a bit tongue-in-cheeky. Enjoy! http://www.maajawentz.com/2017/10/28/coming-second-after-w-b-yeats/
October 28, 2017 — 10:47 AM
Sam Brady says:
I didn’t want to be cliched so I tried to make a story that wasn’t sad, but I couldn’t figure out how to do it. Please to enjoy “Center” anyway.
https://sambrady.wordpress.com/2017/10/29/chuck-wendig-center/
October 29, 2017 — 9:28 AM
kim blades, writer says:
This is my response to the appealing prompt: https://wordpress.com/post/kim153.wordpress.com/6939
October 29, 2017 — 10:28 AM
dcxli says:
Back from a long break, and loving writing again! Not 100% on prompt, but it was inspired by the feel of the poem.
https://dcxli.wordpress.com/2017/10/30/flood/
October 31, 2017 — 12:28 AM
lpstribling says:
Field Trip into Limbo
https://lpstribling.wordpress.com/2017/11/02/field-trip-into-limbo-a-wendig-flash/
November 1, 2017 — 11:54 PM
S. R. Karfelt says:
It’s always better to write than deal with that reality stuff. http://www.theglitterglobe.com/2017/11/lilys-bitchy-epiphanya-bitch-witch.html
November 2, 2017 — 10:46 PM
Vicente L Ruiz says:
After one week without ideas, I’ve finally come up with a story about space pirates. And the start of a revenge.
A Pirate Story: https://medium.com/@VicenteLRuiz/a-pirate-story-5a22567f4fc3
November 3, 2017 — 6:48 AM
r.e.moses says:
Yikes, coming in late on this one– the first signs of a coup d’etat in the trade-hub capital of a quickly eroding empire.
http://www.remoses.com/center-cannot-hold/
November 3, 2017 — 6:40 PM