Last week’s challenge: “Write What You Know“ It’s the Game of Aspects, and you know the drill. Grab a ten-sided die or click over to a random number generator. Choose three random numbers between 1-10. That corresponds to a subgenre / setting / element to include. Those are now the parameters of your story. (So, you […]

Last week’s challenge: “Choose Your Motif” The haiku. Three lines in syllables of 5 / 7 / 5. You’re going to use the haiku form to tell a story. I’ll be nice: you can have three haikus to tell that story. Hew to the 5 / 7 / 5 structure — yes, there are other permutations […]

Last week’s challenge: “Photos of Impossible Places.” Motif. What, is it, you ask? Besides someone explaining that they have plenty of chompers in their mouth? (Wait for it, you’ll get it. I’ll just stand here while you… ah, good, you got it.) A motif is not a theme. It is not a mood. It is […]

First up, a little administrative work: I picked the random winner from the last challenge, “The War On Christmas.” BLUE LYNX is that winner. Blue Lynx, contact me at terribleminds at gmail dot com. Kay? Kay. With that outta the way, it’s time to BEGIN ANEW. *dun dun dun* Here’re the rules. I’m going to […]

First up, a bit of administrative duties — for the last flash fiction challenge I was to pick a random participant to receive an Art Harder mug or e-book? The winner on that one was Ashley Lorelle. Ashley, you should email me at terribleminds at gmail dot com. Now: time for the actual flash fiction […]

Last week’s challenge — “The Body” — exists for your ocular and psychic pleasure. I love the sub-genre mash-up challenges. Which, if you’re not familiar with them, is when I hand you a list of sub-genres and you take two of those sub-genres and smoosh them together like two different colored blobs of Play-Do, and […]