I wrote on Twitter this week that one of the chief themes behind the current MCU films is that revenge runs counter to heroism — Tony, Thor, Star-Lord, they fall prey to revenge and it causes them to derail their goals and fail the mission(s) at hand.
I want you to write a story of revenge.
How it ends up is all on you — I’m not asking you to confirm the thesis that it runs counter to heroics, that’s the MCU thing. You can do different, if you choose, but I think a good revenge tale always makes for interesting reading, and fitting it int0 1000 words is an extra special challenge.
Length: ~1000 words
Due by: Friday, May 25th, noon EST
Post online.
Give a link below.
(Also note that next week there won’t be a flash fiction challenge — I used to try to schedule them while I’m gone, but lately WordPress has had scheduling issues, and gives me an error when I try to schedule half my posts for some reason, and they never go up. I’ll be in Phoenix, AZ, for the Phoenix Comic-Fest.)
19 responses to “Flash Fiction Challenge: Thy Name Is Vengeance”
https://youcantgoback-andotherimpossibilities.blogspot.com.au/2018/05/best-served-cold.html
and it’s best served ice bloody cold, my friend.
enjoy.
I haven’t played along in quite a while, but here is my contribution: https://helenswordsoflife.com/2018/05/20/flash-fiction-avenging-angel/
You had me at “Every mom.” Thank you for writing such a moving piece. In this I see vengeance running parallel to heroism. Good work sticking with the theme and allowing readers to examine and make sense of the mother’s journey.
Thanks again!
Great job with the prompt. As a mom, this really spoke to me. What we wouldn’t do for our children.
A story about a murdered woman coming back from the dead to save her murderous husband’s new wife: http://unnameablethings.tumblr.com/post/174125405822/these-vengeful-bones
This challenge seemed perfectly suited for part 3 of my The Shining Trilogy, so here it is. Enjoy!
https://wormholelesstraveled.wordpress.com/2018/05/21/the-shining-3-paybacks-a-witch
This challenge is semi-autobiographical. The revenge part is not. I have to say this was therapeutic for me.
https://laurengreenewrites.com/2018/05/22/vengeance/
My story begins in the womb of a woman who takes daily blows to the face. Am I a hero? You be the judge.
https://outrageousactsofwriting.wordpress.com/2018/05/23/what-happened-to-hero/
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[…] Today is my wedding anniversary (my wife’s as well, by happy coincidence!). It is purest chance that I’m putting forth a story today. Especially one that takes the theme of vengeance as its seed-crystal, once again at the suggestion of this guy who writes somewhat more than I do. […]
Dang. It’s 10% too long… again. I wonder if that goes onto my “thousand injuries” counter or if it gets marked under “ventured upon insult”? Oh, well. I’ll find out some time, I guess.
https://dirckwrites.wordpress.com/the-current-story/dig-two-graves/
This one is a sequel to a story I wrote earlier in the year. Please to enjoy!
https://sambrady.wordpress.com/2018/05/23/chuck-wendig-cold/
This was a hard one, but I managed a teeny 509 words:
http://kiyanicoll.com/2018/05/24/flash-fiction-if-an-injury-must-be-done/
Just a quickie as part of this month’s Fiction in Fifty Words #Fi50, but it is on the theme of revenge 🙂
http://jemimapett.com/blog/2018/05/25/fridayflash-fi50-fiction-the-end-is-in-the-beginning/
A (very)flashfic with an SF twist…
https://clarelondon.com/2018/05/25/flashfic-on-vengeance/
First time contributor. 🙂 http://elisepax.tumblr.com/post/174243299922/princess-ella-and-the-veil
Great read! I find the veil and unveiling a fitting symbol for both atonement and revenge.
It’s been a while, but I thought time time to flex my creative muscle was long overdue. Here’s mine: https://sugarandmice.wordpress.com/2018/05/25/when-nature-wrongs/