Last week’s challenge — “The Android and the Wondering Chamber.”
Yesterday I had the fortune of interviewing Misters Hornshaw and Hurwitch (who sound the purveyors of fine meats) about their funny book on time travel (So You Created A Wormhole).
As such, I thought, well, let’s carry the ball forward a little bit.
You have 1000 words in which to write a story where “time travel” is a prominent feature.
Anything and everything else can feature —
As long as it has time travel.
Post at your online space, then link back here in the comments.
You have, as always, a wee widdle week. Due by noon EST on Friday, July 27th.
NOW GO, TEMPORAL WIZARDS, GO.
David Grigg says:
Yup, posted mine last year. 😉
July 20, 2012 — 7:27 AM
Beth L. says:
This is going to be a difficult day and it will be good to have this challenge to think about when needed.
Thanks, Chuck.
July 20, 2012 — 9:42 AM
Shiri Sondheimer says:
Haven’t turned on the news today, but am slowly catching up. Sort of wish I hadn’t. Probably would have written a different story if I’d heard the story before I started…
http://swsondheimer.wordpress.com/flash-fiction/must-love-time-travel/
July 20, 2012 — 11:11 AM
Eric Honaker says:
Here’s mine. I enjoyed that, I should write more little flash fictions.
http://www.wattpad.com/5888396-useless?d=ud
July 20, 2012 — 3:05 PM
Darlene Underdahl says:
Return to Barsoom
http://darlene.underdahl.net/?p=172
July 20, 2012 — 4:57 PM
Ben says:
Here it is
http://cinaphile.blogspot.com/2012/07/skipping-around-time.html
July 20, 2012 — 10:24 PM
Ben says:
Here it is.
http://cinaphile.blogspot.com/2012/07/skipping-around-time.html
July 20, 2012 — 10:25 PM
David Grigg says:
I had fun writing this. It’s called “Uplift” and it’s a bit over length at 1100 words, but I hope you’ll forgive me.
http://narratorium.com/2012/07/21/uplift/
July 21, 2012 — 12:04 AM
oldestgenxer says:
Three weeks from now I wrote a really cool story for this. I’ll go get it, and bring it back.
July 21, 2012 — 12:22 AM
Laura Libricz says:
A Friday Short-Short called ‘It Is Time’
http://lauralibricz.blogspot.de/2012/07/friday-flash_21.html
Have a great weekend!
July 21, 2012 — 5:43 AM
Shoshana Kessock says:
Here’s my contribution! “The Barley Hill”
http://shoshanakessock.wordpress.com/2012/07/21/flash-fiction-challenge-the-barley-hill/
July 21, 2012 — 8:12 AM
Lindsay Mawson says:
I had to take a while to think about this one… Parts of it are loosely based on actual events.
“Time Travel in a Peterbilt”
http://lindsaymawson.blogspot.ca/2012/07/flash-fiction-challenge-44-must-love.html
Enjoy.
July 21, 2012 — 8:30 AM
Becca says:
Thanks for the prompt 🙂 Definitely got me writing again. http://www.rebeccaannjordan.com/2012/07/21/emily-nerese-81-dies/
July 21, 2012 — 7:07 PM
Kristin Mireles says:
The time travel in my story is the result of strange cosmic coincidence, rather than the result of science and technology.
“Somewhere Back in Time”
http://mireles-musings.blogspot.com/2012/07/somewhere-back-in-time.html
July 21, 2012 — 7:17 PM
Bronson O'Quinn says:
Hopping in late on this train, but here goes:
“Telechronicity”
http://www.disposabletea.com/2012/07/story-time-telechronicity.html
July 21, 2012 — 11:04 PM
Jim Franklin says:
This took a lot longer than I thought it would, but it’s finished now so I can go grab myself a glass of Swarfega to celebrate.
Hope you enjoy it too… The story of course, not the cleaning product, it’s an acquired taste.
Here’s the story… http://www.thezombiechimp.com/2012/07/22/flash-fiction-known-intrusion/
July 22, 2012 — 3:52 PM
Shady says:
Here’s what I came up with. It’s some of the goofiest sh*t I’ve written in a while. Hope it works. *chugs another High Life* Enjoy.
http://49shadesofme.blogspot.com/2012/07/a-shovel-full-of-time-traveling-dirt.html
July 23, 2012 — 12:41 AM
Bill Dezell says:
Here’s mine.
http://billthescribe.blogspot.com/2012/07/chuck-wendigs-time-travel-challenge.html
July 23, 2012 — 5:56 AM
Anninyn says:
Here we go. After the unremitting grimness of last weeks offering, I thought you might like something a bit lighter. http://ifuckinglovebooks.wordpress.com/2012/07/24/pair-of-ducks-weekly-flash-challenge/
July 23, 2012 — 8:37 PM
Josh Loomis says:
This one’s about a book.
http://www.blueinkalchemy.com/2012/07/23/flash-fiction-the-displaced-journal/
July 24, 2012 — 12:31 AM
Jo Eberhardt says:
This was a great challenge. I had so much fun writing this story, it should have been illegal. And, because I watch WAY to many Pixar movies, I’ve named it:
To Infinity and Beyond
July 24, 2012 — 12:33 AM
Nathan Zalman says:
Here’s my 2-cents for this week, a time-travel twist on the “telepathic twins” story my hero Robert Heinlein told called “Time for the Stars.” It’s called [No Time for Brothers](http://nathanzalman.com/2012/07/no-time-for-brothers/ )
July 24, 2012 — 3:04 PM
Nathan Zalman says:
Oops, here’s the link:
http://nathanzalman.com/2012/07/no-time-for-brothers/
July 24, 2012 — 3:08 PM
oldestgenxer says:
I brought back a character from a previous challenge…And I’m not sure I like him. In fact, I’m sure I don’t. The guy’s a jerk. So, what would a jerk do with a time machine?
An Inappropriate Use of Time Travel
Like the character, I think the story itself is a little uneven. I have to be honest with you–probably not my best work. But I’m not going to bang out Shakespeare every time my knuckles drag across the keyboard. If I only had more time to work on it.
July 24, 2012 — 11:04 PM
Jeff Xilon says:
Ok. I found time travel quite a challenge to write with. Here’s my shot:
Saving The Future
http://www.jeffxilon.com/flash-fiction-time-travel-challenge/
July 25, 2012 — 3:57 AM
DL Thurston says:
I could claim I’m a little later than usual with writing a story because I didn’t have an idea until today, or I could claim I traveled forward form last Friday to post this today. Wait, no, it’s the former.
The Paradox: http://www.dlthurston.com/blog/2012/07/25/flash-fiction-the-paradox/
July 25, 2012 — 9:00 AM
Logan Westbrook says:
Here’s my effort, a story about a time travelling email scam
http://www.loganprime.com/?p=164
July 25, 2012 — 12:31 PM
Beth L. says:
Round and round she goes… snarling time.
http://knotachance.tumblr.com/
July 25, 2012 — 10:34 PM
Kathleen says:
Long time lurker, first time caller. Haven’t shared any of my writing with other humans in almost 20 years. Be gentle?
http://unmillemots.tumblr.com/post/28026576115/beware-the-faulty-heart
July 26, 2012 — 12:26 PM
T.A. Saunders says:
Found this week’s challenge quite interesting, so I took my own crack at it: http://fictionfoundry.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/meeting-god-chuck-wendig-flash-fiction-challenge/
July 26, 2012 — 2:44 PM
Joshua D says:
Well, I couldn’t keep it under 1000 words. Ended up at 1700, so consider yourself duly warned. But I really like the way the story turned out.
http://joshuadevans.com/free-fiction/living-in-the-past/
July 26, 2012 — 9:07 PM
Ted says:
Here’s my entry. It’s called “The Marshall Judgment”. 997 words.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1u7DJok5RbYubKjaiyFlBgESC56SSwsyUFCEGVMgsYzY/edit
July 27, 2012 — 12:23 AM
Mark Slabinski says:
Here’s my entry. I participated in the last ff challenge and I actually had a lot of fun. Here’s my entry. 1000 words exact.
http://dredginganemptysea.wordpress.com/2012/07/27/flash-fiction-entry-2-must-love-time-travel/#more-38
July 27, 2012 — 12:51 AM
Jenna Bird says:
I wasn’t sure I’d get this one done in time! (ha ha ha)
http://jennaelf.blogspot.com/2012/07/flash-fiction-challenge-time-travel.html
July 27, 2012 — 2:34 AM
Ilona says:
http://ilonatherose.wordpress.com/alternating-current/
Alternating Current. Because I’m tired of people telling me that I can’t change the past, or at least not without creating paradoxes and destabilising reality.
July 27, 2012 — 8:34 AM
Jon Stoffel says:
I decided to participate in this about… umm… half an hour ago?
Regardless, got it done in time! (Time travel isn’t cheating, right?)
I give you… “Bad Respawn”
http://inspirandomonium.blogspot.com/2012/07/bad-respawn.html
July 27, 2012 — 11:52 AM
Mike says:
It was a challenge to not get lost in explaining how this might work, hard to not put too much science in science fiction. Good practive, and which is why I like the wide range we’re challenged with in here.
The Bus Station
http://www.ravensview.ca/ravens/2012/07/the-bus-station.html
July 27, 2012 — 11:54 AM
Ethan says:
I know I am a little late (well more than a little), but I’m a Flash Fiction virgin and I hope you can take a look and let me know what you think. I have no experience in time travel so I hope this is an accurate tale. http://shortstoriesandtalltales.wordpress.com/2012/07/30/a-second-chance/
July 30, 2012 — 12:45 AM