Last week’s challenge: It’s X Meets Y!
This week is easy enough:
Roll randomly on the three tables below, and you will select three things that must be contained within your story. A story that will be 1000 words long, posted at your online space, and linked back here by next Friday, noon, EST.
That’s it. Easy.
Use a die or a random number generator for the tables.
Now, get to writing!
Table 1
- A spider
- A pocketwatch
- Betrayal
- A murder
- A journal
- Poison
- A strange bird
- A talisman
- A library
- A sword
Table 2
- An assassin
- A lost comic book
- A found dog
- True love
- The end of the world
- Survival
- A divorce
- A shopping mall
- Public drunkenness
- A vampire
Table 3
- War
- A magician
- A bomb
- A horse
- Resurrection
- A cave
- A forbidden tryst
- A gateway
- A shoebox full of photographs
- A prison
smkay70 says:
Alrighty: A murder, public drunkenness and a bomb. Let’s do this!
January 23, 2015 — 12:18 PM
Emily North says:
I’m looking forward to this one…!
January 26, 2015 — 11:43 PM
smkay70 says:
It’s done and waiting for you! 🙂
January 26, 2015 — 11:48 PM
Emily North says:
Good job, a fun read!
January 27, 2015 — 11:26 PM
Helen Espinosa says:
This should be fun – A talisman, a shopping mall and a magician. 🙂
January 23, 2015 — 12:32 PM
kentuckygal50 says:
I got a murder, a vampire and a gateway.
January 23, 2015 — 12:55 PM
J.P. Schmidt says:
Ha! I got MURDER, END OF THE WORLD, and GATEWAY. Almost become dice buddies 😉
January 24, 2015 — 5:54 PM
C. J. says:
Betrayal, a lost comic book, and a magician…. Are there any mulligans? because smkay70’s looks pretty awesome.
January 23, 2015 — 1:09 PM
smkay70 says:
See, I was hoping for a talisman, or a gateway. Don’t get me wrong, drunken murder bombs work just fine! Hmmm, sounds like a good drink…
January 23, 2015 — 1:36 PM
Lisa Shininger says:
Journal, vampire, shoebox of photographs. Hmm.
January 23, 2015 — 1:25 PM
Pavowski says:
A library, survival, and war. I always knew books were good for something.
January 23, 2015 — 1:36 PM
Pavowski says:
Ever get lost in a really good book? So did Elloree. Her story is here:
A real Page Turner: https://pavorisms.wordpress.com/2015/01/25/page-turner/
January 25, 2015 — 9:05 PM
addy says:
that was really good. i furely enjoyed it
January 26, 2015 — 7:16 AM
Pavowski says:
Thanks! It was a fun one to write.
January 26, 2015 — 7:57 AM
Rebecca Douglass says:
Excellent!
January 26, 2015 — 4:15 PM
Pavowski says:
Thanks!
January 26, 2015 — 5:11 PM
smkay70 says:
Ha! That would have been me as a kid! Great story!
January 27, 2015 — 12:07 PM
Pavowski says:
Yeah, I feel like I may have known this life, too. Thanks 🙂
January 28, 2015 — 6:53 AM
Dae says:
Murder, found dog, forbidden tryst. I know what I’m doing tomorrow 😀
January 23, 2015 — 2:05 PM
Dae says:
“Finders, Keepers” posted here – http://dreamerinsilico.tumblr.com/post/109568582312/finders-keepers
This was a fun prompt 😀
January 30, 2015 — 4:55 AM
Vicente L Ruiz says:
Oh, I got this:
2 – A pocketwatch
5 – The end of the world
2 – A magician
Should be interesting!
January 23, 2015 — 2:08 PM
Roberto says:
Poison, Public drunkenness, A forbidden tryst.
Well, i’ve got already an idea for this one. I hope, I can make it work, though, it’ll be in German.
January 23, 2015 — 2:21 PM
Christopher says:
A library, a shopping mall, a prison. Three locations, huh? Let’s do this!
January 23, 2015 — 3:17 PM
thesexiestwriter says:
A library, public drunkenness, and a forbidden tryst. I have experience with libraries and public drunkenness, maybe i can wing it on the “tryst” thing….
January 23, 2015 — 3:36 PM
thesexiestwriter says:
It didn’t come out easy, but here it is! BTW it’s dirty for some reason, like, the whole thing is about sex. I never write about sex! Anyhow, if you don’t like reading something a little bit dirty, don’t click below…
https://criticalsexualmass.wordpress.com/
January 27, 2015 — 4:39 PM
Alister Davison says:
Looking forward to this one: a pocketwatch, a vampire, and resurrection.
January 23, 2015 — 3:51 PM
angelacavanaugh says:
I cheated a little and picked my own words: murder, assassin, and prision. It fits because I’m sitting in a courthouse right now.
http://angelacavanaugh.com/2015/01/23/flash-fiction-friday-courthouse-edition/
January 23, 2015 — 5:20 PM
S.Stars says:
Great job! I simply want to read more. Now…go back to the courthouse and continue the story! Haha.
January 26, 2015 — 2:39 AM
J. Michael Best (@bxbstudios) says:
A spider, a comic book, and a resurrection (or is it the Resurrection?) Either way, looking forward to this!
January 23, 2015 — 7:28 PM
J. Michael Best (@bxbstudios) says:
Ok here it is. “Give Me a Hand”
http://www.bxbstudios.com/blog/
January 28, 2015 — 8:00 PM
Mozette says:
My words I’ve chosen were: the library, a vampire and a forbidden tryst… enjoy! 😀
http://youcantgoback-andotherimpossibilities.blogspot.com.au/2015/01/the-love-triangle.html
January 23, 2015 — 7:54 PM
percykerry923 says:
A murder, shopping mall and prison. Hmmm.
January 23, 2015 — 8:31 PM
mckkenzie says:
Okay, a sword, a divorce, and a war. Sound violent. Cool!!!
January 23, 2015 — 8:34 PM
drewkrull says:
I wasn’t a fan of my first rolls, so I re-rolled and got betrayal, the end of the world, and a horse. Here’s the story: The Lone Horseman of the Apocalypse.
https://drewkrull.wordpress.com/2015/01/24/the-lone-horseman-of-the-apocalypse/
January 23, 2015 — 9:05 PM
stephenseibert says:
A Murder. An Assassin. A Cave.
“A Fistful of Rope”
https://stephenseibert.wordpress.com/2015/01/23/a-fistful-of-rope/
January 23, 2015 — 10:14 PM
Kristi S. Simpson says:
I am trying this for the first time. I didn’t write 1000 words because I’m trying to learn to keep it shorter.
http://writerishramblings.com/2015/01/23/him-or-me/
January 23, 2015 — 10:15 PM
Emily North says:
That was absolutely delightful, I seriously laughed out loud, nice job!!!
January 27, 2015 — 12:16 AM
Amy Wright says:
I really enjoyed reading this! Clever way of using all three words! Gave me a smile!! 🙂
January 27, 2015 — 7:20 AM
Emily North says:
A spider, survival, and resurrection?? Oh man. Ok, I’ve never done this before, so forgive me if I simply don’t make it! Going to try tho.
January 23, 2015 — 10:29 PM
Emily North says:
Alright… new girl here, stupid question. Are we talking 1000 words on the mark and all, or are we talking under 1000 words? Stop me if this seems stupid…
January 24, 2015 — 2:47 AM
Henry says:
“X words” generally means “no more than X words, and preferably something close to X.” Unless your readers / editors are really picky 🙂 Good luck!
January 26, 2015 — 5:42 PM
karen j carlisle says:
A strange bird, a vampire and a shoebox full of photographs.
January 24, 2015 — 5:11 AM
MyLovingWife says:
I didn’t look at the actual lists before I had the numbers generated this time around… I didn’t make the time to write last week challenge (I did have 2 job interviews though; they took precedence). This time I’ll do it. So let see: #6 – poison, #1 – assassin, #2 magician. Let’s get writing.
January 24, 2015 — 7:19 AM
Toni J says:
I got a talisman, a found dog, and a gateway.
http://tonij.net/2015/01/the-coconut-gateway/
January 24, 2015 — 11:35 AM
Mark Gardner says:
I totally misread the prompt, and when I rolled my 1,2&7, I grabbed my words from the first table. Oh well…
https://article94.wordpress.com/2015/01/24/16sunsets-confluence-iv/
January 24, 2015 — 1:02 PM
A.E. Hall (@aehwriting) says:
Somehow got all the animals: A strange bird, a found dog and a horse. Been a lurker for a long time, posting this to motivate myself to write!
January 24, 2015 — 1:09 PM
tamiveldura says:
A spider, survival, a gateway… this sounds like an excellent beginning to something horrific.
January 24, 2015 — 2:39 PM
Amy says:
Betrayal, True Love and War… Interesting!
January 24, 2015 — 2:48 PM
Michelle says:
Poison, Assassin, Magician: https://caffeinatedmusing.wordpress.com/2015/01/24/flash-fiction-challenge-must-contain-three-things/ (and the longest URL ever!) Thank you for the challenge! I look forward to the next one!
January 24, 2015 — 4:59 PM
Toni J says:
I really liked this!
January 26, 2015 — 3:59 PM
Michelle says:
Awesome to hear, Toni 🙂 Thanks!
January 26, 2015 — 5:36 PM
wildbilbo says:
Ok my tale:
https://uncertaintales.wordpress.com/2015/01/25/betrayal-and-the-burning-sand/
Cheers
KT
January 24, 2015 — 6:18 PM
Emily North says:
Wow, really fantastic, I absolutely loved this <3
January 27, 2015 — 12:18 AM
wildbilbo says:
Thanks Emily, I appreciate the kind words 🙂
KT
January 27, 2015 — 12:52 AM
ElctrcRngr says:
This was really well written. You had me going right up to the very end, even though I knew what the three things were. Bravo
January 31, 2015 — 3:03 PM
lisacle says:
I rolled a 3, a 2 and a 9, which gave me “betrayal,” “a lost comic book,” and “a shoebox full of photographs,” which led to this little piece of madness that came in at around 980 words. http://wp.me/p1Tyuy-bf
January 24, 2015 — 6:31 PM
Lawerence Hawkins says:
Poison. An assassin. War. I lucked out and got it a little too easy, so I turned things inward and unkind.
http://apromptripost.com/post/109062953579/as-she-deserved
January 24, 2015 — 10:20 PM
wildbilbo says:
Loved it. Fascinating take on your three words, and not where I would have ever considered going. Surprised me which with your words is itself a surprise.
Nice work.
KT
January 25, 2015 — 6:22 AM
MyLovingWife says:
Wow… that was… mind-blowing. And creepy. But definitely evoked and conjured dark images there. Awesome!
Thanks
January 26, 2015 — 5:41 AM
ElctrcRngr says:
Nicely done. Thought provoking, seems like your toxin causes schizophrenia.
January 31, 2015 — 3:17 PM
mannixk says:
I started, but couldn’t finish last week’s challenge, so I sort of rushed through this one. My random rolls gave me poison, a shopping mall and a box of photos.
http://makesmesodigress.com/2015/01/25/monks-hood/
January 25, 2015 — 12:25 PM
ryanjamesblack says:
I got a strange bird, a shopping mall, and Resurrection…
‘Mr. Dred’s Never Deads
http://ryanjamesblack.com/2015/01/26/mr-dreds-never-deads/
January 25, 2015 — 9:13 PM
S.Stars says:
I like it. I would have chosen the terrier. Haha. Love the title. Good job!
January 28, 2015 — 12:49 AM
ryanjamesblack says:
Thanks!
January 28, 2015 — 6:05 AM
Laura L. says:
A pocket watch, a divorce, a cave. https://wtfaioa.wordpress.com/2015/01/25/flash-fiction-challenge-must-contain-three-things/
January 25, 2015 — 9:15 PM
Allison Maruska says:
I ended up with a mystery and struggled to stay within the word count. To maintain the mystery, I’m not telling you the items here. 😉
http://allisonmaruska.com/2015/01/25/flash-fiction-the-cave/
January 26, 2015 — 1:22 AM
S.Stars says:
A pocketwatch. A divorce. A shoebox full of photographs.
Not that kind of story I usually write, but I enjoyed writing it. And that’s the important thing! Have fun writing stories!
Enough said…here it is with only 720 words: “A Gift and a Curse”
http://shootin-stars.jimdo.com/flash-fiction/
January 26, 2015 — 2:40 AM