Flash Fiction Challenge: 200 Words At A Time, Part Two
The rules are simple:
Look through the 200-word entries from last week.
Pick one.
Add another 200 words to the story.
(Easiest way forward is to copy the chosen 200 words to your own blog, then add the next 200. Don’t forget to link to your now 400-word story in the comments. Someone may want to continue the tale next week, for part three.)
You do not need to have participated in the first round to participate in this one.
Do not choose your own 200 words, because, c’mon.
Do not finish the story. This is a five-part fiction experiment: we’ll end the year with several 1000-word stories, each built out of 200-word chunks by you guys. This is a collaborative game. It is Whisper Down the Lane. It is Telephone. It should be very interesting by the end. One hopes.
You’ve got one week.
Due by Friday, December 6th, noon EST.
Join the narrative chain.
December 2, 2013 @ 2:19 PM
I took Ashley’s story from part one of this challenge.
We have a missing child in a busy grocery store…
http://taylormaderandomwrites.blogspot.com/2013/12/200-word-challenge-untitled.html
December 6, 2013 @ 5:36 PM
I picked it up for round 3. See you there!
December 6, 2013 @ 5:44 PM
I can’t wait to read it! Thanks!!!!
December 6, 2013 @ 6:04 PM
It’s in part 3. I just posted it. I hope you like it! It was really hard to keep it under 200 words – I finally cut my part to 234 words. Great story to continue.
Within the Church | Misadventures in Strange Places
December 2, 2013 @ 4:16 PM
[…] comes week two of the telephone game. This is the 2nd week of a 5 week challenge over at Chuck Wendig’s Terrible Minds. The idea is similar to telephone game. A person starts out and then it is carried down the […]
December 2, 2013 @ 4:20 PM
Added words to Josh Loomis story.
http://jonjeffersonauthor.wordpress.com/2013/12/02/within-the-church/
December 7, 2013 @ 12:47 AM
I’ll be trying my hand at this one! : )
December 2, 2013 @ 6:35 PM
I chose Whit’s opening and added a few more precious words, bringing us to 402.
http://probablyfalse.tumblr.com/post/68821945040/a-continuation
December 2, 2013 @ 7:24 PM
Here’s my contribution to Paul Feeney’s Untitled:
http://graymatter-coms.blogspot.com/2013/12/cooperative-flash-fiction-part-ii.html
December 3, 2013 @ 12:12 PM
I continued The Urban Spaceman’s bar story:
http://www.ninjalibrarian.com/2013/12/flash-fiction-40.html
The word count at this point is about 403.
December 8, 2013 @ 4:46 AM
Nice, I’ve picked this up for round 3.
December 3, 2013 @ 2:46 PM
Continuing Whit’s piece from last week, here is my 200-word addition: http://erinmjustice.com/2013/12/02/flash-fiction-challenge-exile/
Previously untitled, I dubbed this one “Exile”: a troubled past blemished with death, exiled passengers, and something odd happening below deck…
200 Words at a Time, Part Two | Fatma Alici
December 3, 2013 @ 5:46 PM
[…] Chuck Wendig has set up a flash of writing a story 200 words at a time. Last week I wrote my first 200 words. This week I had to continue someone’s else story. I went with my fellow blogger Urban Spaceman. Check out there to see the beginning of this story. […]
December 3, 2013 @ 5:48 PM
I continued the Urban’s Spaceman’s Bar Story
http://naharavensari.wordpress.com/2013/12/03/200-words-at-a-time-part-two/
December 3, 2013 @ 6:17 PM
I continued Simon B.’s untitled gem, that I am tentatively calling ‘Jesper’. Please enjoy.
http://jfjuzwik.blogspot.com/2013/12/terrible-minds-flash-fiction-challenge.html
December 5, 2013 @ 3:06 PM
How wonderfully dark! Great work.
December 6, 2013 @ 12:33 PM
Thanks. So glad you liked it. Your starter was great. I hope this gets picked up. No telling where this could go!
December 4, 2013 @ 12:09 AM
I continued Heather Milne Johnson’s The Corner.
http://susanpenland.wordpress.com/2013/12/04/flash-fiction-challenge-200-words-at-a-time-part-two/
December 6, 2013 @ 7:20 AM
Very creepy. Thanks!
December 6, 2013 @ 5:37 PM
I picked this one for part 3. I hope y’all like it.
December 4, 2013 @ 12:51 AM
I continued Shane Vaughan’s story. Continue this story about a man who has one last shot at redemption!
http://www.paulthem.com/
December 6, 2013 @ 7:02 PM
I definitely will continue this one for Part Three. Fascinating where it’s gone thus far.
December 9, 2013 @ 9:54 PM
Thanks, Joyce! I love what you did with the story!!
December 11, 2013 @ 11:02 AM
So glad you like it, Paul. Hopefully, this one will go all the way!
December 4, 2013 @ 1:53 AM
I decided to continue a second story, MWebster76’s tale of intrigue. I hope that’s allowed.
Please, enjoy Making Merry.
December 4, 2013 @ 2:04 AM
Ugh. Not sure what happened to the link, but MWebster76’s start is here: http://writeontheworld.wordpress.com/2013/11/23/whos-up-for-a-200-word-piggy-back-ride/
I continue it here: http://michaeldwoods.com/2013/12/04/chucks-challenge-part-two-again/
December 4, 2013 @ 2:14 PM
Love it, thanks! I hope it gets picked up in round 3!
December 4, 2013 @ 2:16 PM
Took everything I had not to complete the story. I can’t wait to see where it goes from here.
December 12, 2013 @ 4:09 PM
A wee bit late, but I’m going to pick this one up and I’ll link part three as soon as I’m done!
December 13, 2013 @ 5:40 PM
Here’s my belated part three!
http://elsiewho.wordpress.com/2013/12/13/200-words-at-a-time-part-three/
Flash fiction challenge part 2: the next 200 words | Scenes and Sequels
December 4, 2013 @ 6:05 AM
[…] is my contribution to Part 2 of Chuck Wendig’s 200 word’s at a time flash fiction challenge. This week I’ve added 200 words to The Forest […]
December 4, 2013 @ 6:18 AM
Here’s the continuation of Snellopy’s The Forest Road. Enjoy!
http://scenesandsequels.wordpress.com/2013/12/04/flash-fiction-challenge-part-2-the-next-200-words/
December 6, 2013 @ 3:21 PM
Here’s Part Three of “The Forest Road” – http://dragonfyreediting.blogspot.com/2013/12/the-forest-road.html. It’s been fun!
December 4, 2013 @ 12:29 PM
Here is the continuation of DJDavisAurthor’s first 200
http://hpetterson.wordpress.com/
Hope you like…..entering the tree’s…..
200 Words: Part 2 of Making Merry | Write on the World
December 4, 2013 @ 2:46 PM
[…] past two weeks, I have been participating in Chuck Wendig’s 200 Words flash fiction challenge. This week, author Michael Woods picked up my story start, Making Merry, and added the […]
December 4, 2013 @ 8:39 PM
Here’s a continuation of Connie Cockrell’s first 200. Still untitled.
http://brickhousepiggy.wordpress.com/2013/12/04/terribleminds-com-flash-fiction-challenge-200-words-at-a-time-part-two/
December 5, 2013 @ 10:06 AM
Here’s my continuation of J.D. Fitch’s start (I thought I’d added here before but guess not!):
http://dragonfyreediting.blogspot.com/2013_12_01_archive.html
December 5, 2013 @ 10:21 AM
I’ve chosen to continue Levi Stribling’s untitled story about a mosquito-gun (yes, you read that right :-D)
Here’s the link to his blog, for part 1: http://lpstribling.wordpress.com/2013/12/01/wendig-flash-fiction-200-word-intro/#comment-572
And the link to mine, for the continuation: http://paul-feeney.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/flash-fiction-challenge-part-2.html
Enjoy, people!
December 11, 2013 @ 10:20 PM
I picked this one up for week 3: http://samanthadunawaybryant.blogspot.com/2013/12/flash-fiction-challenge-part-3.html
December 5, 2013 @ 2:11 PM
I continued Mr. Urban Spaceman’s tale: Joe’s Bar.
http://pbaughman.com/blog/2013/12/05/fiction-joes-bar-parts-1-2/
December 6, 2013 @ 12:12 PM
I’m going to take this one for round 3!
December 5, 2013 @ 2:52 PM
For Part 2, I continued R.T. Wilder’s story titled “Harriet” focusing on the revenge tactics of a cunning owl who may or may not be imaginary. Somebody pick this one up – there’s definitely more to tell.
http://jeremypodolski.com/200-words-at-a-time-terrible-minds-flash-fiction-challenge/
December 11, 2013 @ 11:30 PM
I continued this for part three
http://benteight.tumblr.com/post/69758310108/part-three-flash-fiction-challenge
December 11, 2013 @ 11:35 PM
I like where you took this. It’s sounding surprisingly cohesive after three takes, all things considered. Nice!
December 12, 2013 @ 8:50 AM
I like where you took this and your writing style, Kirsten. I’m actually surprised at how the story still seems fairly cohesive after three swipes at it. I hope someone picks it up for part 4.
December 18, 2013 @ 11:59 PM
Thank you and, I’m sad, I don’t see it in round 4…
December 19, 2013 @ 10:47 AM
That’s unacceptable!
December 5, 2013 @ 3:25 PM
Part one: http://thepaddedcastle.wordpress.com/2013/11/23/challenge-200-words-to-begin/
My addition: http://fallingintotheabyss.wordpress.com/2013/12/05/terribleminds-flash-fiction-challenge-part-two/
December 11, 2013 @ 1:28 AM
j, I’m going to continue this one! It’s speaking to me. I haven’t completed it yet but give me time. 🙂
December 14, 2013 @ 7:33 PM
A bit late, but here it is.
http://smoph-writes.enigma-it.com.au/2013/12/14/untitled/
December 5, 2013 @ 5:05 PM
To make the final day easier….anyone who hasn’t had their first 200 word entry picked up….reply and post the link here. It may be easier for other writers to get the rest of the first round picked up. I guess it’s OK to do more than one….Lets get everyone into the third round.
December 5, 2013 @ 7:56 PM
I haven’t had mine picked out yet…
December 5, 2013 @ 7:57 PM
http://youcantgoback-andotherimpossibilities.blogspot.com.au/2013/11/apocalyptic-bounty-hunter.html
the link to my first 200 words.
December 5, 2013 @ 11:14 PM
I gave yours a go.
http://graymatter-coms.blogspot.com/2013/12/cooperative-flash-fiction-part-iithe.html
I wanted something to do while I drank my beer, so…meh.
December 6, 2013 @ 6:51 AM
Ooooh! Thank you so much! I appreciate it! When you got talking about the guns I got a shiver down my spine… I love gun talk (label me weird, but I do. It goes back to when I was a teenager and my brother took me to one of his friend’s houses and I saw his gun collection up close laying out on the table. He was cleaning it, readying it to hand in to the government for the cash-for-guns scheme here in Australia… I knew what each weapon did and yet had never had any training. That memory still creeps out my brother – he still doesn’t like recalling it. But I think it’s something of a good memory for me as I knew I’d never see anything like it again).
Thank you again. 😀
December 6, 2013 @ 10:14 AM
Ely I picked up yours. I didn’t see it picked up elsewhere. Thanks for picking up Mozette’s. I’ve added to four so far…trying to ensure eberyone continues. Hope thats alright.
December 6, 2013 @ 10:43 AM
I call dibs on this one!
December 6, 2013 @ 5:04 PM
Awesome! Glad you liked it.
December 6, 2013 @ 7:05 AM
Mine is still languishing….
Listening Post
December 6, 2013 @ 10:41 AM
Hey Paul I picked it up…hopefully it’d OK….just click on my name and scroll until you see it. cheers Hank
December 6, 2013 @ 11:11 AM
Mine has not been chosen yet, either… See bottom of this page for Part 1
http://jeremypodolski.com/200-words-at-a-time-terrible-minds-flash-fiction-challenge/
December 6, 2013 @ 11:47 AM
Well I took a shot at it….toughest yet. Great writing Jeremy…ooof where to go with it? hope it’s ok. just click on my name and scroll down. cheers Hank
December 6, 2013 @ 5:03 PM
hpetterson, on behalf of all penmonkeys partaking in this challenge I hereby dub you our team leader. Thanks for the extra effort you’ve put in to include everyone!
December 7, 2013 @ 5:08 AM
That’s too kind…it’s unfortunately addictive. I love adding to these great starts and hope I’m not diluting the talent level. I do wish there was a better format to keep track of all these great stories for the next round. The ones I’ve grabbed onto are on my home page scroll down and continue the adventure……heavens I see a Man-e-quinn pole dancing by her /his self…gotta run there’s one last story that’s grabbed my attention. cheers all.
December 6, 2013 @ 5:06 PM
It looks like some entries were also picked up and had the second parts linked in Round 1 but not here in Round 2.
December 6, 2013 @ 9:14 PM
I don’t think anyone picked this up yet:
http://joseedeangelis.wordpress.com/2013/12/02/chuck-wendigs-flash-fiction-challenge-part-2/
If anyone’s interested, have fun.
December 7, 2013 @ 5:12 AM
I’m out in the vines for a couple hours pruning for the winter dormancy. I’ll entertain how to continue this really incredible concept. Hope you don’t mind it from the point of view of a guy. But I love and agree with the concept. Cheers Hank
December 7, 2013 @ 5:15 AM
I meant to post this below on Smoph’s listing….it’s only at the first 200 words. I am such a dinosaur technologically.
December 7, 2013 @ 10:15 AM
Not at all! Can’t wait to read where a guy takes this. Have fun!
December 8, 2013 @ 6:00 AM
I’m going to pick this one up for Part 3 Challenge.
December 8, 2013 @ 6:32 AM
Here is Part 3…hope it is to both you and Kirsten Bruce’s liking.
http://taylormaderandomwrites.blogspot.com/2013/12/200-word-challenge-chuck-wendig-pt-3.html
December 10, 2013 @ 12:31 AM
Yay! Love to see it continuing. Great job!
December 10, 2013 @ 8:57 AM
Glad you liked it and hope that it is continued….
December 7, 2013 @ 2:47 AM
I don’t believe mine was picked either. 🙂
Elegant Justice for anyone who is still thinking. http://prose.smoph.org/2013/11/28/elegant-justice/
December 7, 2013 @ 5:16 AM
See above…..ooof!
December 7, 2013 @ 9:12 AM
Hope you like…and don’t mind the direction I veered off on….great writing and real difficult to continue…but thouroughly enjoyed
http://hpetterson.wordpress.com/2013/12/07/continuation-of-smophs-elegant-justice/
December 7, 2013 @ 12:37 PM
I really like where you took this. Great continuation. Hope we have a taker for the third round; it’s building to something pretty cool!
December 9, 2013 @ 3:10 AM
I took up part 3. Here you go.
Part 3 by A. Carina Barry
Antonia snapped back into the grim, dingy grey reality of her, no HIS prison cell. His mouth tasted dry and metallic, as if he didn’t take enough care of his real body while in the body of his Quin one. In the joint they called them Quins like twin or harlequin, the latter for the insane comic book character as much as an entertainer jumping at someone else’s whims.
Antonia, or more like Antoine, got up and felt his pants sag with filth. He really wasn’t taking care of his body while he was checked out, and apparently no one else was either. Of course not, no need to care about prisoners. There were more than a few judges and attorneys that cruised the nudie bars. Antoine was saving up their names and faces for the day he could get back a little of his own by revealing their dirty little secrets to the world. Oh yes, throw him in here for being a working-stiff looking to let off a little steam, but absolve yourselves of all responsibility. Money made the difference. Well, not for much longer. Antoine savored the image of them pleading and begging as they got their turn in the clink and in the Quins.
December 9, 2013 @ 9:33 AM
LOVE where this one is going!!!
December 9, 2013 @ 10:08 PM
Thanks for taking it up Angela! It’s getting interesting.
December 5, 2013 @ 7:37 PM
Still pending if you want to use it – http://dragonfyreediting.blogspot.com/2013/11/water.html.
December 6, 2013 @ 2:35 AM
Looks incredible…mind if I take it and run
December 6, 2013 @ 6:32 AM
Continuation of Doreen Queens story. click on my name for the continuation.
December 5, 2013 @ 9:28 PM
To make things challenging I choose an entry randomly, but I’m fortunate to have found such a fun and creative excerpt, which makes excellent use of mood and structure to build tension and create suspense. The excerpt was written by rccross at http://apocryptica.wordpress.com/2013/11/25/390/
The story takes place at a deserted dock in the dead of night. There’s a man with a gun. He meets a malevolent creature who wants something from him. What could it be? And what do they want from each other?
The excerpt that contains the original and my addition can be found at: http://jeremiahboydstun.com/2013/12/06/another-200-words-12613/
Hope someone adds!
December 6, 2013 @ 6:46 AM
I’ll take it. Loved your addition to the story and hope that I can continue the dark tone with which the story has progressed.
December 6, 2013 @ 8:28 AM
Okay…here is the continuation to boydstun215’s challenge…hope this works and someone continues the tale. Thank you!!!!
http://taylormaderandomwrites.blogspot.com/2013/12/200-word-challenge-response-to.html
December 5, 2013 @ 9:45 PM
Part II – thanks to PaulfNY!
http://lpstribling.wordpress.com/2013/12/06/mosquito-gun-part-ii-err-iii/
Flash Fiction Thursday–Devoted Eyes | B.R.T. Writes
December 5, 2013 @ 10:32 PM
[…] participated in a challenge on terribleminds.com where you take a ~ 200 word story from someone else and build in it, adding […]
December 5, 2013 @ 10:36 PM
Here’s my continuation to Jon Jefferson’s story, Devoted Eyes: http://brtwrites.com/2013/12/05/flash-fiction-thursday-devoted-eyes/
December 6, 2013 @ 12:45 AM
Here’s my second 200 words added to Rebecca B’s first 200 from last week. Enjoy!
http://wp.me/p3tdUw-xK
December 6, 2013 @ 1:30 AM
Here’s my continuation of Murgatroid98’s part 1!
http://elsiewho.wordpress.com/2013/12/06/200-words-at-a-time-continued/
December 6, 2013 @ 6:13 AM
Oh my. Nicely done. I wonder if someone will tell us what’s in the garage.
December 13, 2013 @ 10:46 AM
I picked up your great start in Part 3 here, though the garage is still a mystery: http://jeremypodolski.com/200-words-at-a-time-terrible-minds-flash-fiction-challenge/
December 6, 2013 @ 3:46 AM
Ha ha brilliant. That made me smile, I hope someone picks it up for part 3.
December 6, 2013 @ 6:14 AM
Missed part one but here’s part 2 anyway.
http://carlthenomad.blogspot.com
Continued rccross.
December 6, 2013 @ 9:44 PM
Oh wow! I’d like to continue this one for round 3 if nobody else has taken it!!
December 7, 2013 @ 12:09 AM
Okay, here’s part 3…I’m posting it in both sections just in case..
http://mckkenzie.wordpress.com/2013/12/07/chuck-wendigs-flash-fiction-whisper-down-the-lane-part-3/
December 6, 2013 @ 6:31 AM
Here is a continuation of your great start…..I had to delete 150 words from my second part…got in to it a bit too much. Hope its OK. click on my name for the story.
December 7, 2013 @ 5:24 AM
disregard…..misfiled….nothing to see here move along…I have to work on computer skills. sorry about the clutter.
The Box | Heather Milne Johnson
December 6, 2013 @ 7:15 AM
[…] for round two of Chuck Wendig’s latest Terribleminds challenge. This is where we take someone else’s 200 word start and continue it for the next 200 words. […]
December 6, 2013 @ 7:19 AM
Here’s my continuation of j’s story, 400 words on the nose. http://wp.me/p3McUV-24
Fiction: Angel? (Part 2 of 5) - Infinite Skies
December 6, 2013 @ 8:14 AM
[…] Two of Chuck Wendig’s Latest Flash Fiction Challenge. A continuation of Matt Cash’s story: […]
December 6, 2013 @ 9:15 AM
I’m a little late to the party, but I’ve continued Fatma Alici’s story. Also given it a title, and a little fantasy twist to the sci-fi theme. I hope it works!
The Contract – http://mrurbanspaceman.wordpress.com/2013/12/06/the-contract-flash-fiction-challenge/
December 7, 2013 @ 7:08 PM
I like this one… very much up my alley. 😀 I’ll take this one and see where we can go with it. 😀
December 7, 2013 @ 7:30 PM
http://youcantgoback-andotherimpossibilities.blogspot.com.au/2013/12/flash-fiction-200-words-part-three.html
There you go! All done! 😀
December 6, 2013 @ 9:18 AM
ok, here’s my offering; http://confusinmusing.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/well-i-did-it.html
which is a continuation of this: http://joebrewing.wordpress.com/2013/11/25/another-flash-fiction/
Fiction: - Infinite Skies
December 6, 2013 @ 12:02 PM
[…] Two of Chuck Wendig’s Latest Flash Fiction Challenge. A continuation of Mr. Urban Spaceman’s story: Joe’s […]
Fiction: Joe’s Bar (Part 2 of 5) - Infinite Skies
December 6, 2013 @ 12:28 PM
[…] Two of Chuck Wendig’s Latest Flash Fiction Challenge. A continuation of Mr. Urban Spaceman’s story: Joe’s […]
December 6, 2013 @ 2:21 PM
ACK I’m 2 hours late I’m SORRY Please don’t beat me 🙁
I used David Kearney’s submission from last week. Here is mine – the intrigue continues!
David (Part 1): http://scenesandsequels.wordpress.com/2013/11/26/chuck-wendigs-flash-fiction-challenge-200-words-at-a-time-part-one/
Mine (Part 2): http://girlbooksblog.wordpress.com/2013/12/06/200-200-words-onto-words-a-flash-fiction-challenge/
200 + 200 – Words onto Words (A Flash Fiction Challenge) | Girl, Books, Blog
December 6, 2013 @ 2:25 PM
[…] In subsequent weeks, others would take the snippets they liked and add to them. This entry is for Part Two. Of course you can’t just add to your own. I selected David Kearney’s piece to […]
December 6, 2013 @ 4:14 PM
I had picked up Kyra Dune’s Part 1, “Accidental Apocalypse,” and had written a Part 2, but in the fog of a bad cold, I only posted it back to the Part 1 list. Hope this still works!
Kyra’s Part 1 is here: http://theshadowportal.blogspot.com/2013/11/flash-fiction-challenge_22.html
And the whole thing with my Part 2 is here: http://gwinnydedanann.livejournal.com/
Hope someone can still use it.
December 6, 2013 @ 4:54 PM
Just on the other side of the deadline. CRAP. Anyway, I continued Heather Milne’s story “The Corner,” and here ’tis, both versions combined: http://www.emmyjackson.com/uncategorized/chuck-wendig-story-challenge-part-2/
Chuck Wendig story challenge, part 2 | Looking for Strange
December 6, 2013 @ 4:54 PM
[…] the second part of the story challenge issued at Chuck Wendig’s blog. I have grabbed the story started by Heather Milne Johnson and added another 200 words to […]
December 7, 2013 @ 12:28 AM
I’m a bit late to the party, but here’s my entry! I continued Shane Vaughan’s untitled story about a dead man. I think I turned him into a vampire (the dead man, not Shane), but you be the judge!
http://courtcan.com/writing/flash-fiction-challenge-continuing-someone-elses-story-part-2/
December 7, 2013 @ 2:42 AM
I am a little late but I continued nitromidget’s story, Threads of Time:
http://prose.smoph.org/2013/12/01/threads-of-time-part-ii/
December 7, 2013 @ 1:34 PM
This is a continuation of Kate Bakers piece…check this one out, she started a great one and could use a third part. Cheers hank.
http://hpetterson.wordpress.com/2013/12/07/continuation-of-kate-bakers-masterpiece-worth-a-read-then-i-added-to-it/
Sylvia’s World (Part 3 of 5) - Infinite Skies
December 8, 2013 @ 12:51 PM
[…] Three of Chuck Wendig’s Latest Flash Fiction Challenge. Part Three of Angela Barry’s story: Sylvia’s World. A. Carina Barry Sylvia’s […]