Last week: “A Traveling Tale”
Okay, tell you what, just go ahead and…
You will see five randomly-generated military operation titles (I, for instance, got “Famous Wizard,” “Red Imperialism,” “World-Destroying Devil,” “Massive Justice” and “Flaming Bee”).
Choose one of the five. This is the title of your story.
That story doesn’t have to be about a military operation, though it can be if that’s what makes your grapefruit squirt. All I ask is that you use it to randomly generate your story title.
Any genre. Up to 1000 words. Due by Friday, May 4th, noon EST.
Post at your own online space.
Link back here so we can all see it.
Now generate a title and get to writing, penmonkeys.
Tom says:
I may not be able to pass this one up.
How to choose between Dark Dirk, Rioting Imam, Bipartisan Weather Condition, Beaming Incubus, and Shitting Lividity?
April 27, 2012 — 8:56 AM
DL Thurston says:
I’m jealous of “Bipartisan Weather Condition.” I ended up with Merciless Demon, Combusting Kafir, Wild Saber, Unindulgent Ogre, and Cowboy Griffin. I just barely passed on the last one, instead combining two of the others into The Merciless Demon and the Unindulgent Ogre (a fable).
http://www.dlthurston.com/blog/2012/04/27/flash-fiction-unknown-title/
April 27, 2012 — 9:54 AM
Jessa Russo says:
Oooh! Fun stuff! I haven’t decided which one to use, but for fun, these are mine:
Operation Umbrageous Sunset
Operation Crazed Dragon
Operation Massive Vulture
Operation Choleric Delirium
Operation Indefinable Cerberus
April 27, 2012 — 10:35 AM
merlyn says:
good grief I got
Operation It’s Best to Avoid Our Virgin
Operation Medieval Infidel
Operation Huffy Demon
Operation World-shaking Cerberus
Operation Brave Leopard
It’s Best to Avoid Our Virgin and Huffy Demon had me laughing my ass off so I guess that’s what I’m going to try and go with.
April 27, 2012 — 10:35 AM
mutinytrev says:
You are on, Sir!
April 27, 2012 — 10:36 AM
Siana says:
Venomous Minotaur, Bowel-loosening Impact, Humping Polity, Burning Explosion…
After that list, ‘Ocean Owl’ seemed totally out of place.
April 27, 2012 — 10:36 AM
Anthony Elmore says:
Clutch your young-uns close and prepare for “Operation Wrathful Kitten.”
http://www.barelyok.com/terrible-minds-flash-fiction-challenge-random-title-generator.html
April 27, 2012 — 10:39 AM
matt scoppetta says:
These are pretty bland..well except for the last one. Can anyone say Monty pythonesqe homage story about a boy named brian and a “grail”.
1. Operation Bronze Imperialism
2. Operation Unproven Badger
3. Operation Regretless Fiend
4. Operation Indignant Liberty
5. Operation Thrusting Shrub
April 27, 2012 — 10:48 AM
Sharonlee Holder says:
1. Awesome Gecko
2. Thrusting Tree Frog
3. Innocent Vulture
4. Cowboy Manticore
5. Bitter Frenzy
Uuuh, I sorta got a new take on despoiling paradise. But hey, I’m always up for a challenge.
April 27, 2012 — 10:51 AM
Mitch Marty says:
Might have to roll with this one. I have a short story due for my Seminar in Advanced Fiction Writing next Friday. Why not turn it into a piece of flash fiction?
Silver Devil
Sanctimonious Minister
Permanent Sucker Punch
Democratic Jihad
Oversized Muskrat
April 27, 2012 — 10:58 AM
Louise Sorensen says:
Steadfast Bandicoot
Perpetual Ogre
Humane Emu
Culturally Imperiallistic Lover
Platinum Jungle Cat
Aargh! Although Platinum Jungle Cat has possibilities. Too obvious? *sigh*
April 27, 2012 — 12:24 PM
Darlene Underdahl says:
Operation Huffy Jesus:
http://darlene.underdahl.net/?p=148
April 27, 2012 — 12:42 PM
Gary Weller says:
I’m thinking I got issued the dunce pack:
Very Mad Eagle
Very Hungry Diplomacy
Delirious Demon
Flaming Python
Parched Turban
April 27, 2012 — 3:34 PM
wickedmurph says:
Hohoho
Operation Mountain Troll
Operation Legendary Eyetooth
Operation Shitting Mob
Operation Irate Hajj
Operation Prepare to Be Destroyed by Our Bullet
So much material here! The 5th one is basically the name of ALL military operations, ever.
April 27, 2012 — 5:53 PM
Lindsay Mawson says:
“Narcoleptic Frenzy”
http://lindsaymawson.blogspot.ca/2012/04/flash-fiction-challenge-39-random-title.html
🙂
April 27, 2012 — 7:04 PM
Mike (@NewGuyMike) says:
My first one was Operation Wild Beaver…. what kind of word generator is this? =P
April 27, 2012 — 7:36 PM
Lesann says:
Some of these made me snicker. My offering: http://lesannberry.com/2012/04/a-smoldering-assassination.html
April 27, 2012 — 8:05 PM
Anna Lewis says:
Don’t Piss Off the God
Prepare to Be Destroyed By Our Centaur
You May Want to Stand Back From Our Mongoose
Flaming Preacher
Civilian-Devouring Kitten
I’m positive that this much over-stimulation is not good for me: I had creative vapor-lock all afternoon trying to figure out which to do first. The mongoose won.
http://corsairharbour.blogspot.com/2012/04/you-may-want-to-stand-back-from-our.html
April 28, 2012 — 3:12 AM
alreadynotpublished says:
Evidence that dicking around on the web checking out random stuff can actually be research. I LOVE this challenge. My little writer’s retreat(http://alreadynotpublished.wordpress.com/2012/04/05/a-date-with-my-characters/)
starts on the 4th so I’m not gonna make the deadline but totally doing the challenge.
I love my titles:
Parched Minister
Nerve-wracking Weather Condition
Nail-biting Lover
Sanctimonious Muskrat
Angered Cougar
Where to begin??????? Chuck you are evil 🙂
April 28, 2012 — 7:53 AM
wickedmurph says:
A bit long, but the story needed to be told.
http://kootenaygamer.blogspot.ca/2012/04/flash-fiction-challenge-operation.html
April 28, 2012 — 4:09 PM
Kathy O says:
I was sorely tempted by Operation Indulgent Cougar, but I went, instead, with Operation Irascible Owl.
http://katherineowens.blogspot.com/2012/04/operation-irascible-owl.html
April 28, 2012 — 10:48 PM
Jeff Xilon says:
My chosen title from the five I got: Don’t Mess With Our Lion
http://www.jeffxilon.com/flash-fiction-dont-mess-with-our-lion/
April 28, 2012 — 10:50 PM
Lois says:
Finally I get around to doing one of these things. I had a funky list to choose from (I wish I’d gotten Famous Wizard):
Frenzied Cannon
Nerve-wracking Squirrel
Very Mad Iguana
Choleric Snow Leopard
But I went with Unproven Privet Bush.
http://storytrade.wordpress.com/2012/04/29/time-to-get-things-back-up-and-running/
April 29, 2012 — 12:16 AM
Shiri Sondeimer says:
There was no way I was passing up “Bronze Gorgon.”
http://swsondheimer.wordpress.com/flash-fiction/bronze-gorgon/
April 29, 2012 — 7:14 AM
columbibueno says:
Midnight Peach
http://columbibueno.wordpress.com/2012/04/29/midnight-peach/
April 29, 2012 — 12:06 PM
Ellen M. Gregg says:
That was fun. “It’s Best to Avoid Our Killers,” kids. Just sayin’.
April 29, 2012 — 5:20 PM
R Thomas Allwin says:
Not gonna write anything it looks like, but the title I got is: Thrusting Cleric
Honest to…umm…God. .?
April 29, 2012 — 8:37 PM
Josh Loomis says:
Burning Uniform + an evening of Axis & Allies with my father =
http://www.blueinkalchemy.com/2012/04/30/flash-fiction-burning-uniform/
April 30, 2012 — 8:06 AM
Jim Franklin says:
So many rude choices but I avoided temptation…
Operation: Beaming Privet Bush
Operation: Smouldering Industry
Operation: Ejaculating Bear
Operation: Destructive Beaver
Operation: Nerve Wracking God
Here’s my odd little tale called ‘Nerve Wracking God’.
http://www.thezombiechimp.com/2012/04/30/flash-fiction-nerve-wracking-god/
April 30, 2012 — 9:46 AM
Mark Horejsi says:
Here are mine. I had a real struggle between Everlasting Kitten and Nuclear-tipped Lilac, but eventually I went with Huffy Assassination.
Huffy Assassination
Don’t Mess With Our Foreign Policy
Everlasting Kitten
Nuclear-tipped Lilac
Flaring Cobra
http://www.amanforallseasons.ca/2012/04/30/flash-fiction-the-huffy-assassination/
April 30, 2012 — 10:57 AM
RC Cross says:
Merciless Hammer
Wraithlike Venom
Bronze Tension
Burning Crocodile
Angry Soldier
I almost couldn’t decide on this one. ‘Burning Crocodile’ could have been pretty fun. On the other hand ‘Angry Soldier’ had a great deal of potential as well. I finally settled on Merciless Hammer.
http://apocryptica.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/merciless-hammers/
May 1, 2012 — 9:29 AM
R.J. Keith says:
There’s just something about “Unpleasant Mob” that screamed SPOOF. So I did. Whether or not it’s actually funny, I’ll leave to ya’ll to decide.
http://rjkeith.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/operation-unpleasant-mob/
May 1, 2012 — 12:07 PM
thenoirguy says:
Just wrote mine today in a flash after waking up from a weird dream. “Hot Libery”:
http://insidejoshuashead.blogspot.com/2012/05/hot-liberty.html
May 1, 2012 — 6:04 PM
Edward Vaughn says:
Out of the five I got I chose Durable Lover. Here’s my attempt at my blog.
http://redvaughn.blogspot.com/2012/05/durable-lover-flash-fiction-challenge.html#comment-form
May 1, 2012 — 11:14 PM
Jimmy Grins says:
My title was Cowboy Gecko. Naturally, the story is inspired by the film Rango. Its about a duel between a serpent named Snake and a lizard named Gecko. Very creative, I know.
http://jimmygrins.wordpress.com/2012/05/02/cowboy-gecko/
May 2, 2012 — 3:09 AM
Andreas Kjeldsen says:
As it turned out, “Operation Platinum Wizard” could not be written in less than 1500 words. But I’ll post it anyway. Because I’m a rebel and stuff.
http://endlessimmensity.wordpress.com/2012/05/02/68/
May 2, 2012 — 11:36 AM
David Middleton says:
Operation Perpetual Ogre is a go.
http://davidspen.tumblr.com/post/22282194303
May 2, 2012 — 7:03 PM
T.J. Janneff says:
http://writerpie.tumblr.com/post/22284537320/wednesday My title was “Operation Hot Assassination”. It’s super short, but I tried, Wendiggy! (No I will not stop calling you that it is awesome roll with it).
May 2, 2012 — 7:42 PM
AmandaKay says:
I struggled between Delirious Owl and Meadow Infidel. Meadow Infidel screamed for a longer story so I give you Delirious Owl…
http://amandagrein.com/12101.html
[And I have already outlined and plotted Meadow Infidel. I’m not sure which one I like better.]
May 3, 2012 — 1:22 AM
Denica says:
Operation Equalizing Lividity
Operation Awe-inspiring Ogre
Operation Infallible Dragon
Operation Flying Goddess
Operation Nerve-wracking Button
Interesting challenge. I guess you will decide if I met it.
http://denicafay.tumblr.com/post/22316565430/flash-fiction-challenge-random-title-generation
May 3, 2012 — 8:01 AM
Ilona says:
I was so very tempted by Midnight Free Market, but how could I go past You May Want To Stand Back From Our Sunset? At least I could crowbar Rouge Wearing Daisy into the story.
http://ilonatherose.wordpress.com/you-may-want-to-stand-back-from-our-sunset/
Hmm, can’t seem to leave Midnight Free Market alone.
She sold her souls at the midnight free market,
She had the supply, and they the demand.
They didn’t need to know it was a renewable resource.
May 3, 2012 — 10:06 PM
Kort says:
I give you: Operation Black Vengeance!
http://steponthejourney.blogspot.com/2012/05/flash-fiction-friday-black-vengeance.html
May 4, 2012 — 3:31 AM