As noted earlier this week in my “Why Writers Drink” post, I am not a man who shies away from profanity. In fact, I leap toward it, arms open, my sticky jam-hands ever-reaching. What I said then was: “Profanity is fun. Profanity is a circus of language where the clowns are all insane and the elephant just stepped on a trapeze artist and something somewhere is on fire.”
And thus, this week’s flash fiction sonofabitch challenge is born.
Here’s all you gotta do:
Write a story where profanity features in the title.
Yep. That’s it.
Bonus points if:
a) The profanity is creative or otherwise uniquely used.
b) The profanity carries over into the tale (perhaps even as a part of a character’s name!).
c) Your squealing love of profanity comes through in the tale told.
As usual, you have 1000 words with which to tackle this motherfucking challenge. And you’ve got one week to do it — the deadline is next Friday morning, before noon o’clock.
Post to your blog. Link back to here if you’d like. Then drop a link in the comments here so we know that your story exists so that we may scurry over and read its goddamn brilliance.
Please to enjoy.
And further, beard the fuck on.
25 responses to “Flash Fiction Challenge: “Profanity Is A Circus Of Language””
Oh! And don’t hesitate to check out the responses to me hosting last week’s Flash Fiction Friday, featuring my Phrase and Fable challenge (which I will replicate here in some fashion at some point):
http://www.flashfictionfriday.com/2011/05/05/f3-cycle-29-the-stories/
— c.
Holy shitballs, a Flash Fiction challenge I can get behind! Hope you get lots of crazy-ass entries!
Afternoon.
Can I offer you this: http://counterfeitculture.co.uk/ ?
Not quite flash fiction, but some of the reviews are fictional (or rather, the bands and albums are).
This is how I warm up before writing “properly” – it’s good to get a cunt out your system before getting properly involved (I find).
Enjoy!
And before writing comments probably – does that even make sense?
[…] This is a Chuck Wendig Flash Fiction, and the use of profanity is encouraged, nay, demanded. http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2011/05/06/flash-fiction-challenge-profanity-is-a-circus-of-language… […]
I am pleased to introduce Brass Balls Branson
http://darlene.underdahl.net/?p=53
Please welcome the Cunny Bunny of Studio 7! http://www.karinacooper.com/2011/05/profanity-laden-flash-fiction-be-warned/
[…] fancypants penmonkey you all know as Chuck Wendig has laid out yet another flash fiction challenge. This one suggests—indeed, even demands—profanity, both in title and in the body of the work. […]
Hope you enjoy. I think I was judicial enough with the f-word.
http://shaunasspot.blogspot.com/2011/05/flash-fiction-friday-warning-lots-of.html
This is entirely upon your head, Chuck.
‘Dear Penthouse Forum: I Fucked Godzilla’
http://artbroken.livejournal.com/1185289.html
Okay, I did succumb to the challenge after all.
You may find my story, “Throw the Fucker In It” here:
http://lindsaymawson.blogspot.com/2011/05/flash-fiction-challenge-9-explicit.html
Enjoy.
http://www.traceyhansenwrites.com/flashfictioncontest.htm
[…] Chuck Wendig’s flash fiction challenge this week was all about profanity. We got bonus points for using profanity in the title. Aside from that, the story had to be about, […]
Well fuck me. I am all over this like shit on a pig.
http://marlanesque.wordpress.com/2011/05/09/the-fucker-or-in-hindsight-at-least-the-test-was-successful/
Here’s mine. My first attempt at one of these.
http://giantflaminglich.blogspot.com/2011/05/for-wendigs-flash-fiction-challenge.html
Fun. As always. My mother may disown me, but fun…
http://warnerkirby.blogs.com/clintonaut/2011/05/hey-fucko.html
You fuckin’ inspired me.
http://www.pluckyoutoo.com/2011/05/fcked.html
[…] week’s flash fiction challenge — “Profanity Is A Circle Of Language” — awaits your eyes with many foul-mouthed entries. Check the comments, click the […]
OK, my writing site is still in progress, but my graphic design site is operational (although admittedly working some minor bugs out of its intestines). I’m just posting my entry to my design site, the main page of which was designed for smaller updates, not 1,000 word stories. I feel confident that intelligent adults can deal with this. If not…fuck’m.
“Checkmate, Cocksnot” can be found here:
http://www.wix.com/roughhouser/home
I went with the profanity subset blasphemy. In under the wire, again. http://cmstewartwrite.wordpress.com/2011/05/13/jesus-and-mohammed-get-married-and-swing/
Fucking Blogger’s been down since last night, but I’ll get my story up eventually…
I feel like I’m in high school, and I took a sick day in order to finish my essay.
http://robynettely.blogspot.com/2011/05/better-late-than-never.html
@Robyn H. Yeah I know exactly what you mean. Damned Blogger.
Anyways, here’s my entry. It’s exactly what it says it is. If you don’t think you’ll like it, don’t read it. If you think it’d be funny, take a gander. If you’re REALLY into this kinda stuff, please, please don’t ever contact me.
Metric Shit Ton.
http://8thage.blogspot.com/2011/05/metric-shit-ton.html
Why, oh why, can’t this be a fucking thing NOW instead of back in 2011? Dammit! I have a short story that would be fucking PERFECT for this.
[…] fancypants penmonkey you all know as Chuck Wendig has laid out yet another flash fiction challenge. This one suggests—indeed, even demands—profanity, both in title and in the body of the work. […]