Flash Fiction Challenge: Real Estate
Real estate is fascinating. The buying and selling of houses. The buying and selling of homes — not just a place you rest your head, but for some, your heart. And then there’s the potentially criminal aspect. Or the callous capitalist aspect.
And then if you contextualize it across genres — real estate horror, real estate sci-fi, real estate in fantasy, what the hell does that look like?
I dunno. You tell me.
Your job this week is to write about real estate.
In some way.
In some fashion.
Make this strange topic interesting in whatever context you find interesting.
Length: ~1000 words.
Due by: Friday, May 18th, noon EST
Post the story at your online space.
Drop a link to said story in the comments.
May 11, 2018 @ 5:58 PM
I took a sci-fi angle on this one.
https://allisonmaruska.com/2018/05/11/flash-fiction-the-new-world/
May 18, 2018 @ 10:03 AM
I left a comment on your blog. I enjoyed this one a lot.
May 19, 2018 @ 9:40 AM
Hey Allison! I really enjoyed your story and the name of the new planet. Nice ending!
May 11, 2018 @ 11:56 PM
https://youcantgoback-andotherimpossibilities.blogspot.com.au/2018/05/soul-real-estate.html
A little over 1,000 word mark – but it’s worth it.
enjoy.
May 19, 2018 @ 10:58 AM
Hey Mozette. I liked your story. The suspense was great :). I left a comment on your blog. I look forward to reading more.
A flash fiction challenge– “Long Term Investments” | Writing and other forms of suffering
May 12, 2018 @ 1:22 AM
[…] is my response to this week’s flash-fiction challenge from Chuck Wendig– 1000 words on the subject of real estate, of all things. And for some […]
May 12, 2018 @ 1:24 AM
Another feeble offering–
https://douglasdanieldotcom.wordpress.com/2018/05/11/a-flash-fiction-challenge-long-term-investments/
May 19, 2018 @ 11:12 AM
Great tension. Business is business is always business. But, what will happen with the Hengeri?…
May 19, 2018 @ 1:03 PM
That’s another story…suffice to say, they complicate the picture enormously. Thanks.
May 26, 2018 @ 1:34 PM
You’re welcome, Doug. 🙂
May 12, 2018 @ 5:41 AM
Wow! I strangely latched onto this one. Only gave it a couple of revisions before posting, though, so please excuse typos, etc. Enjoy!!! http://brandonmhumphreys.blogspot.com/2018/05/helen.html
May 18, 2018 @ 10:53 AM
Wow! I left a comment on your blog. I loved Kramer’s character.
May 19, 2018 @ 11:34 AM
Thanks, legreene515. I had fun writing him.
May 19, 2018 @ 11:21 AM
Amazing! Well-written and suspenseful. What inspired you? I subscribed to your blog, Brandon.
May 19, 2018 @ 11:33 AM
Thanks Ashleigh!! I think the inspiration came from my only experience as a homeowner and my work with realtors. I put just enough of my old house and the realtors I know into the setting and characters that the rest of the details just came easily. I also listen to a lot of true crime podcasts, so, ya know, murder and all. Thanks again for the comment and the subscription! I’ll check yours out soon!
May 26, 2018 @ 1:30 PM
Thanks, Brandon. I appreciate your comment on my story. What made you interested in true crime?
May 19, 2018 @ 7:34 PM
Creepy! Nice twist at the end.
May 19, 2018 @ 8:21 PM
Thanks!
May 13, 2018 @ 12:56 AM
I didn’t expect to be the first one out of the gate on this one, but here’s my submission, came in right above 1000 words.
https://www.joelspriggs.com/blog/unreal-estate
THERE’S A DEMON PORTAL IN OUR HOUSE – Confessions of an Authoress
May 14, 2018 @ 4:10 AM
[…] Flash Fiction Challenge: Real Estate […]
May 14, 2018 @ 4:11 AM
THERE’S A DEMON PORTAL IN OUR HOUSE 🙂 Fun! https://authoressconfessions.wordpress.com/2018/05/14/theres-a-demon-portal-in-our-house/
The Day the Dragons Came – Off With the Fairies
May 14, 2018 @ 8:11 AM
[…] Inspired by the Flash Fiction Challenge over at Terribleminds […]
May 14, 2018 @ 8:13 AM
Sorry, I made an error with the link on my previous post. Please use this one instead. https://jessopcj.wordpress.com/2018/05/14/the-day-the-dragons-came/ Much appreciated!
“Adverse Possession” Chuck Wendig Flash Fiction Challenge – Moody Newts Blog
May 14, 2018 @ 10:09 PM
[…] to post another flash fiction challenge that strikes my fancy, and finally he has delivered. This week’s challenge is to write a flash fiction story (1,000 words and under) about Real Estate. Being a law graduate […]
Flash Fiction Challenge – No Country For Old Ghosts | In Absentia
May 15, 2018 @ 5:24 AM
[…] here’s the challenge, and what the hell, […]
May 15, 2018 @ 5:26 AM
Here’s my contribution – No Country For Old Ghosts. http://andreaspeed.com/2018/flash-fiction-challenge-no-country-for-old-ghosts/
May 16, 2018 @ 3:58 AM
http://rubymohan.com/?p=464
Trust you have as much fun reading as I did composing it. Please follow the above link to my website. The essay length is 1163 words.
May 16, 2018 @ 12:47 PM
http://jamesodae.com/2018/05/16/the-spare-garage/
I went with horror. The Spare Garage. 999 words…
May 16, 2018 @ 5:16 PM
“Morgan Starr, Home Inspector” is not at all about problems with my house. Not at all.
http://kiyanicoll.com/2018/05/16/flash-fic-morgan-starr-home-inspector/
May 16, 2018 @ 9:32 PM
Sci-fi, to try and make up for my space opera silliness form last week. Feel free to read that one too, if you want, It was a good one! 1,000 words. Please to enjoy “Make Me An Offer”.
https://sambrady.wordpress.com/2018/05/16/chuck-wendig-make-me-an-offer/
May 17, 2018 @ 3:10 PM
I liked this. I left a comment on your blog too.
May 17, 2018 @ 3:19 PM
Thanks for reading! Glad you liked it.
May 17, 2018 @ 1:15 AM
Here we go:
https://txt.fyi/+/41ea83d8/
May 17, 2018 @ 2:36 PM
I like that, not what I was expecting at all.
May 17, 2018 @ 8:33 AM
Sci-fi horror, called “The Attic”. 967 words. I’ll leave comments on all of yours.
http://ashanauthor.com/the-attic-flash-fiction-challenge/
May 17, 2018 @ 2:58 PM
Ashleigh, this was amazing. I left a comment on your blog too. I loved it.
May 26, 2018 @ 1:51 PM
Thanks Lauren!
May 17, 2018 @ 11:46 AM
I don’t know what genre this is. Possibly literary fiction. A little bit of a twist in the middle. Overcoming the past.
https://laurengreenewrites.com/2018/05/17/new-beginnings-2/
May 26, 2018 @ 1:53 PM
I really enjoyed this. I hope you are chosen for the Master’s Review. 🙂
Friday Flash Excerpt | Real estate problems are the same ~ Jemima Pett
May 17, 2018 @ 9:49 PM
[…] Estate. That’s Chuck’s theme of the week. It seems a common problem at present; several of my blogging friends are moving, or thinking of […]
May 18, 2018 @ 1:03 AM
Hi. I made myself promise to try one of the Flash Fictions, so here I am. Supernatural real estate. 1135 words.
https://practicemakesfuckit.blogspot.com/2018/05/flash-fiction-real-estate.html
May 26, 2018 @ 2:01 PM
I really enjoyed your work, Artemis. The POV was great and it was scary. Great job!
May 18, 2018 @ 3:59 AM
Here’s my little tale.
https://joandelahaye.com/2018/05/18/shortstory-real-estate-hell/
May 18, 2018 @ 4:37 AM
Not exactly the flashiest of flash fiction. But an excerpt is better than a blank page.
http://jemimapett.com/blog/2018/05/18/friday-flash-excerpt-real-estate-problems-are-the-same/
Vendredi Vignettes – The Docks – Anne Bohannon
May 18, 2018 @ 9:02 AM
[…] continuation of Wednesday’s micro fiction. Chuck Wendig’s prompt this week was “real estate” and I think the docks of the slums count […]
May 18, 2018 @ 9:06 AM
So I cheated and wrote a short story (3,000 words). It’s a hillbilly horror about the property/real estate legal principal of adverse possession. Enjoy! https://moodynewts.wordpress.com/2018/05/13/adverse-possession/
May 18, 2018 @ 11:42 AM
A young man who spends his days on the docks of the slums flirts with a rowboat of passing noblewomen. ~400 words. Have a great weekend, writers!
https://annebohannon.wordpress.com/2018/05/18/vendredi-vignettes-the-docks/