Two words:
“New life.”
Lot of power in those two words, and a lot of ways to interpret them.
I want you to take those two words, and use them as the basis for this week’s challenge — write a story using those two words as a springboard. Again, feel free to get creative — you don’t need to interpret these words in any one way, but however you choose, using whatever genre you like.
Length: ~1000 words
Due by: Friday, April 6th, noon EST
Post at your online space.
Link back here.
See you on the other side.
Mark Gardner says:
Only 1055 words this time! I just might get the hang of this… https://wp.me/p4le2s-22P
March 30, 2018 — 9:11 AM
legreene515 says:
Great job with the prompt. I enjoy reading about Steven, even though it can be a painful journey. I feel for him every time you write about him.
April 5, 2018 — 11:23 AM
Mozette says:
https://youcantgoback-andotherimpossibilities.blogspot.com.au/2018/03/another-world-away.html
I’m a little longer than usual… sorry. 😛
enjoy.
March 31, 2018 — 2:04 AM
therealauthoress says:
1800 words – oopsies 🙂 https://authoressconfessions.wordpress.com/2018/04/01/flash-fiction-new-life/
April 1, 2018 — 1:36 PM
Thaddeus Howze says:
THE ARTISAN
A divine craftsman must defend his Last Creation from his greatest living Works of Art.
https://medium.com/@ebonstorm/the-artisan-4feb955efbad
4187 words
April 1, 2018 — 5:47 PM
grahamwrites says:
Whole idea of slipping into somebody else’s skin, whether literally or otherwise, fascinates me. Great jump-off, Chuck. http://grahamwho.com/grahamwrites/2018/04/02/flash-fiction-id/
April 1, 2018 — 7:40 PM
Alix Sharpe says:
What would you do if you WON a NEWWW LIIIFE?
https://alixsharpe.com/2018/04/02/new-life/
April 2, 2018 — 1:02 PM
legreene515 says:
Great job. I loved the twist at the end.
April 5, 2018 — 11:31 AM
John Winkelman says:
Nice! Existential uncertainty plus hope for the future.
April 5, 2018 — 3:15 PM
James O'Dae says:
Great work! Natural dialogue. Loved where it went behind the scenes of the show.
April 5, 2018 — 8:37 PM
Alex Page says:
Medieval fantasy switcheroo shenanigans: https://bookishleftishgibberish.wordpress.com/2018/04/03/new-life/
April 3, 2018 — 5:46 AM
jayllouis says:
DRONES
I created a quick wordpress site just so I could post this. I seem to have lost access to my old site I used. It has been a while.
https://chasingentropy488249425.wordpress.com/2018/04/03/drones/
April 3, 2018 — 4:26 PM
Edmund J. Asher says:
Is anyone else getting the message “invalid security token” when they try to add a link?
April 3, 2018 — 5:23 PM
Mozette says:
If you are, contact Chuck via email and let him know… there might be a glitch on his site.
April 4, 2018 — 9:05 AM
Adan Ramie says:
Try cleaning your browser cache and reloading the page.
April 4, 2018 — 4:25 PM
terribleminds says:
Sorry, just catching up to this — yes, it’s a browser issue. Try another browser, or try updating current browser, or as Adan notes, try clearing cache!
April 5, 2018 — 2:23 PM
rfsimon says:
I was working toward 2,000 words when I double-checked the prompt. Hope it doesn’t end too abruptly. And beware that cereal aisle! http://ruthfsimon.com/2018/04/04/flash-fiction-chuck-wendigs-new-life-prompt/
April 4, 2018 — 10:34 AM
legreene515 says:
Have you ever felt like quitting your life and starting over? A New Life.
https://laurengreenewrites.com/2018/04/04/a-new-life/
April 4, 2018 — 10:42 AM
Alix Sharpe says:
I love the opening paragraph, perfect description for that feeling!
April 5, 2018 — 12:56 PM
legreene515 says:
Thanks Alix. And thanks for reading!
April 5, 2018 — 2:21 PM
Shana Horn says:
My submission is a nonfiction persuasive letter to my husband. If anyone else wants to read it can be found at http://slwhshorts.blogspot.com/2018/04/new-life-persuasive-letter-to-my-husband.html
April 4, 2018 — 2:02 PM
Adan Ramie says:
This one paired nicely with another prompt on Bree Salyer’s site. Here’s ‘Clean Home’: https://adanramie.com/clean-home-free-short-fiction/
April 4, 2018 — 4:24 PM
legreene515 says:
A new life, for sure. I liked the details in this. I related to the character.
April 5, 2018 — 11:42 AM
Benjamin J. Kirby says:
A failure at a whopping 1,800 words. My bad. Please enjoy anyway.
Rip Crowley in Fox Osage: Starlight
https://benjaminjkirby.com/2018/04/04/rip-crowley-in-fox-osage-starlight/
April 4, 2018 — 10:10 PM
legreene515 says:
Amazing. I couldn’t stop reading. Great job, totally grabbed me. I loved your characters. They were so vivid.
April 5, 2018 — 3:04 PM
jamesodae says:
Jumping in on this… 🙂
Life, After.
970 words.
Space! Robots! New Life! Oh my.
https://jamesodae.wordpress.com/2018/04/05/life-after/
April 4, 2018 — 10:56 PM
jayllouis says:
Well done! I enjoyed the ending.
April 5, 2018 — 1:54 PM
legreene515 says:
I really loved the ending on this. Great piece.
April 5, 2018 — 2:30 PM
John Winkelman says:
Oooh, that was good. Unsettling, but good!
April 5, 2018 — 3:05 PM
Alex Page says:
Really good! Oh my indeed.
April 6, 2018 — 4:53 AM
Rose Gray says:
That ending, like a gut punch to the soul
April 6, 2018 — 5:49 AM
Alix Sharpe says:
So good and so creepy, that’s probably exactly how that technology would play out.
April 6, 2018 — 12:36 PM
John Winkelman says:
Hi! First time I’ve participated in one of these. It was fun! The title is “Looking At Ourselves”. What if the universe weren’t this way?
http://www.eccesignum.org/2018/04/05/flash-fiction-looking-at-ourselves/
April 5, 2018 — 1:56 PM
legreene515 says:
Quite philosophical. I loved the use of bifurcation throughout. I had to read through several times, because I don’t know much about quantum theory.
April 5, 2018 — 2:38 PM
John Winkelman says:
Thanks for reading my first flash fiction! Yeah, I find that quantum theory and existential crises work well together. Makes for fun writing, if not always fun reading.
April 5, 2018 — 2:47 PM
James O'Dae says:
This was great! The conversation was a bit over my head intellectually, but I understood what they were getting at. I loved the reveal of what’s going on outside of their conversation, and how it adjusted the context of the dialogue.
April 5, 2018 — 8:19 PM
Pleasant Street says:
Greetings. i haven’t written here in about a year. I wrote about a new life via time travel in 581 words
https://areyouthrilled.com/2018/04/05/second-childhood/
April 5, 2018 — 3:56 PM
Sam Brady says:
My story is called “Genesis”. It’s not what it sounds like though. Maybe. Please to enjoy.
https://sambrady.wordpress.com/2018/04/05/chuck-wendig-genesis/
April 5, 2018 — 4:24 PM
Pleasant Street says:
My submission seems to have vanished
April 5, 2018 — 7:53 PM
Pleasant Street says:
oops!
As you can see I have not been in the saddle for a while.
April 6, 2018 — 10:28 AM
Edmund J. Asher says:
Masking Guilt
http://edmundjasher.com/2018/04/03/masking-guilt-short-stories-from-nyth/
1000 words exactly. I liked it well enough after I finished it, but after letting it sit for a couple of days I just want to completely rewrite it. I’ll leave it the way it is for now though. I hope you enjoy.
April 6, 2018 — 4:01 AM
Rose Gray says:
Part of a much larger story that I can’t wait to tell –
https://www.crowbarwriting.com/reset
April 6, 2018 — 5:13 AM
Anne Bohannon says:
A lot of great descriptions in your piece. Nicely done.
April 6, 2018 — 10:59 PM
Anne Bohannon says:
Kept it short this time.
https://wp.me/p9hOCx-gC
Happy Friday to you all!
April 6, 2018 — 9:43 AM