Given my choice of mid-day horror film (IT, which was great), I ask that today’s flash fiction challenge be a simple one: You have 1000 words to write a story about good versus evil. In whatever context you choose, in whatever genre you choose. Do that, and do it well. Post at your online space. […]
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You have given us titles. You have given us opening lines. You have given us closing lines. Now it’s time to pick a batch and write some stories. The job is easy enough: choose (randomly if you like) a title, an opening line, a closing line, and then write a story with… well, do I […]
Okay, last week I said, “come up with an opening line.” The week before that I said, “come up with a last line.” Now, I want a title. Then we will mash up all three challenges into one proper short story. For now, drop down into the comments, and I want: One five-word title. Just one. Not […]
Last week I asked you for the last sentence of a story. This week, I’m asking you for the first sentence of a different story. How this will work is this: Next week, I will pick ten of each, allowing you to then randomly choose from that selection for an opening and final sentence to […]
Your task this week is simple: I want you to come up with a single sentence. Just one. No more than thirteen words long. This sentence is meant to be the end of a story. The last sentence. You can deposit this sentence in the comments below. Again: just one, please. Not a whole story. Just one […]
Someone suggested this one to me this week, and I sadly forget who (apologies!) — but there is a Twitter account called MAGICAL REALISM BOT. I don’t know if it’s really a bot or someone is actually creating or curating it, but it doesn’t matter. Because it is brilliant. Especially as fodder for flash fiction. […]
