Last week’s challenge: “Bad Dads.”
Once again, get out your d20s and d10s (or just click on over to the random number generator) because it’s time to randomly choose the aspects of your flash fiction. The instructions are as follows:
On the subgenre table below, pick two subgenres. Mash them sonsa-bitches up into one story. Then, roll once from the subsequent two lists (Must Feature and Must Also Feature). Then, write 1000 words or so of your flash fiction story. Post at your space. Link back here.
Due by next Friday, June 28th, noon EST.
Subgenre
- Grimdark Fantasy
- Post-Apocalyptic
- Techno-Thriller
- Paranormal Romance
- Alternate History
- Superhero
- Comedy
- Southern Gothic
- Nanopunk
- Haunted House
- Dying Earth
- Conspiracy Thriller
- Sword & Sorcery
- Noir
- Grindhouse
- Magical Realism
- Picaresque
- Erotica
- Dieselpunk
- Occult Detective
Must Feature
- A dead enemy’s revenge
- A hidden compartment
- A bottle of rare liquid
- A powerful weapon
- A mythological bird
- A locked door
- A disturbing diary
- An ancient book
- A dying wish
- A forbidden love
Must Also Feature
- A mysterious stranger
- A perilous journey
- A key made of bone
- A troublesome dog
- A dual personality
- A pool of blood
- A secret room
- A broken heart
- A tremendous reward
- A massive feast
173 responses to “Flash Fiction Challenge: Another Roll Of The Dice”
Here you go – I *think* I made it?
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[…] feed. Thanks for visiting! Photo credit: Raymond Larose / Foter.com / CC BY-NC-ND I found this Flash Fiction challenge via a friend of mine, Thanks Gary! Here are the rules this […]
Here is mine.
Post-Apocalyptic
Paranormal Romance
A disturbing diary
A massive feast
The Non-Breathers
http://lissthomas.com/non-breathers-flash-fiction-challenge-another-roll-of-the-dice/
My first try, not dark or scary, but maybe it’ll pass: An ancient book, a sword and sorcery, a massive feast and Southern Gothic. I learned something-my parents were Southern Gothic. Here’s a book and a Sword. http://www.writerscarnival.ca/a-book-and-a-sword/
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