Here, then, are my Top Ten favorite flash fiction bits from the “Unexpected Guest” challenge. It was a hard pick — I had to keep whittling it down and down and down. I will say that some folks fell out of the running due to things like formatting: tiny font or muddy dark backgrounds make it very difficult to read the fiction. A few others had great stories but were a little messy in terms of writing (spelling, grammar, and so forth).
Anyway, here they be — if you’re one of the ten, please hit me up using the contact form in the menu bar, and I’ll swing you an e-book copy of either IRREGULAR CREATURES or CONFESSIONS OF A FREELANCE PENMONKEY. Thanks all for diving in, this was awesome stuff.
http://damyantiwrites.wordpress.com/2011/06/03/flash-fiction-challenge-unexpected-guests/
http://www.falconesse.com/2011/06/03/flash-fiction-challenge-companys-coming/
http://jamiewyman.blogspot.com/2011/06/one-more-for-wendig.html
http://www.sydgill.com/flash-fiction-challenge/
http://lesannberry.blogspot.com/p/unexpected-guest.html
http://innocentsaccidentshints.blogspot.com/2011/05/terrible-minds-challenge-more-noodles.html
http://cjlemire.blogspot.com/2011/05/flash-fiction-unexpected-guest.html?zx=c5a59146f3b1dd13
http://sittingindarkness.wordpress.com/2011/05/28/an-unexpected-guest/
http://adiaryofawriter.blogspot.com/2011/05/chuck-wendigs-flash-fiction-challenge.html
http://shaunasspot.blogspot.com/2011/06/unexpected-guest.html
(Apologies for just making this a list of links — but with a baby on my lap, this is the easiest fastest way for me to get these links and this post out there!)
Bryce Daniels says:
Congrats to all the winners! It was a blast reading these entries. LOTS of good stuff! And thank you, Chuck, for sponsoring the contest and contributing your time.
June 6, 2011 — 6:42 PM
Damyanti says:
Wow. This was my first attempt ever at one of your challenges, and I made it to the list! Contacting you now for the e-book.
June 7, 2011 — 3:49 AM
steve ward says:
Well my first entry did not win, that find that tells me at lest ONE important thing that my writing needs work period. No surprise there of course Chuck wendig, main reason im doing this is because of a book im working on.
I love writing yes, but im told if no one likes it, your doing some wrong and need to work on it? Not sure how that apply to wring. Been skimming the shorts that did win and i like em, so you will not get rid of me so easily.
because a 300 page best seller does not write itself (wait why are you looking at me like i just swallowed a bag full of razor blades?)
June 12, 2011 — 8:38 PM