We’re going to ape the challenge from last week because honestly, that website came up with so many rad titles I want to keep forcing you to use them. And I’m also lazy.
Never discount the fact I’m incredibly lazy.
ANYWAY.
Here’s how this’ll work.
At the bottom of this post will be ten titles randomly selected at this website — you must choose one of them and write a flash fiction story (~1000 words) using that title. Any genre. Post it at your online space. Link back to it in the comments. Due by next Friday, January 29th, noon EST.
The ten titles are:
The Incubus’ Tale
The Manor Above
The Dancer And The Shattered Shell
The Hero Will Not Be Automatic
Ring of Bullets
The Music Box of Manhattan
These Damned Insects
Tiger, Burning
A Cold Opportunity Without The Kingdom
The Apocalypse Ticket
Laura J. Quinn says:
The Apocalypse Ticket. Ooooh, gears turning. Will hopefully be back later with something interesting.
January 22, 2016 — 8:48 AM
Laura J. Quinn says:
Well, here it is. First time participating. Feedback welcome!
https://theonewiththeq.wordpress.com/2016/01/28/the-apocalypse-ticket/
January 28, 2016 — 12:12 PM
Jemima Pett says:
Oooh, thanks, Chuck – those are GREAT titles 🙂
January 22, 2016 — 9:04 AM
Kaelyn says:
The Hero Will Not Be Automatic looks like a good title! See y’all next week!
January 22, 2016 — 9:27 AM
Pavowski says:
omg these titles are so awesome. I WANTS THEM ALL.
January 22, 2016 — 9:32 AM
Pavowski says:
I couldn’t choose, so I let random.org pick for me.
Here’s “The Apocalypse Ticket” : http://wp.me/p4p1YR-HR
January 24, 2016 — 10:36 AM
Beth says:
Funny. Thanks for the laugh.
January 25, 2016 — 11:36 AM
Laura J. Quinn says:
Nice one! I also did the Apocalypse ticket and am loving how everyone’s takes on the idea are so unique.
January 28, 2016 — 11:07 AM
Pavowski says:
Exactly! And, of course, thanks for the read.
January 28, 2016 — 2:39 PM
disperser says:
What!? Again?
January 22, 2016 — 10:27 AM
Princess of Dragons says:
I do love this website, it gives fantastic titles. The Manor Above, The Apocalypse Ticket, Tiger Burning and Ring of Bullets are all intriguing me, however will I choose?
January 22, 2016 — 10:29 AM
KathLDK says:
I quite like “The Manor Above” – got the gears moving. But we’ll see if I have time to bash something out. I haven’t written in years. 🙂 Great challenge!
January 22, 2016 — 10:30 AM
Trina says:
Post said story where?
January 22, 2016 — 12:23 PM
Carl says:
You need a blog or your own website where you can post the story and then link back to a comment here.
January 22, 2016 — 12:56 PM
rebeccajrobare says:
I participated! http://rebeccajrobare.com/2016/01/22/i-wrote-a-thing/
January 22, 2016 — 1:32 PM
disperser says:
Nice read.
January 24, 2016 — 11:53 AM
rebeccajrobare says:
Thank you!
January 25, 2016 — 10:59 AM
Beth says:
Enjoyed it. I left a comment.
January 25, 2016 — 11:45 AM
Suzanna Burke says:
Loved this. Left a comment. The standard is set high. Looking forward to reading more of your work.
January 27, 2016 — 6:12 PM
Sheila North says:
Going to go for “Tiger, Burning”. Cheers, Chuck. Or, since I’m in Yorkshire, “Cheers, Chuck, chuck.”
January 22, 2016 — 1:52 PM
smiles says:
Okay, this is fun. 🙂 Here’s mine: http://studiodimare.com/blog/?p=1716
I selected The Dancer and the Shattered Shell
January 22, 2016 — 9:44 PM
Mozette says:
The Music Box of Manhattan
http://youcantgoback-andotherimpossibilities.blogspot.com.au/2016/01/the-music-box-of-manhattan.html
January 22, 2016 — 10:09 PM
disperser says:
Here’s my contribution (The Manor Above).
http://dispersertracks.com/2016/01/22/another-flash-challenge-the-manor-above/
January 22, 2016 — 10:13 PM
Suzanna Burke says:
I enjoyed the pacing. You have that marvelous ability to create warm and complex characters in a few words. Now THAT is flash fiction.
January 27, 2016 — 6:32 PM
Laura J. Quinn says:
Oooh, I liked this one. Very well done, and didn’t feel longer despite its added word count.
January 28, 2016 — 11:23 AM
disperser says:
The post with my submission for this challenge is in moderation. Last time, the comment was in moderation for almost a week. If anyone wants to read it, it’s the latest post on my blog as of this writing.
I’m not posting the link because it’s will sent the comment in moderation. For all I know, this will also go in moderation, but I’ll give it a shot.
January 23, 2016 — 12:10 AM
smiles says:
If that’s the case, mine is currently in moderation likely because of my link. My title is The Dancer and the Shattered Shell as the most recent post on the site studiodimare dot com.
January 23, 2016 — 6:30 AM
Mozette says:
Yeah, mine’s in moderation too. If you’d all like to read mine (as I posted it today), go to my previous post and click on ‘Home’ at the bottom. It’ll show you the new one and a poem I wrote as a tribute to David Bowie.
January 23, 2016 — 7:44 AM
disperser says:
Read it . . . left a comment there.
January 23, 2016 — 3:47 PM
dcxli says:
Same here. You can get to my blog by clicking on my name, if you’d like. The post is Ring of Bullets.
January 23, 2016 — 12:21 PM
disperser says:
Also a nice read. Left a comment there.
January 23, 2016 — 3:55 PM
Suzanna Burke says:
A highly visual and enjoyable post. I left a comment.
January 27, 2016 — 6:43 PM
Doug Daniel says:
“Ring of Bullets”, but I cheated on the word limit. Sorry.
https://douglasdanieldotcom.wordpress.com/2016/01/22/flash-fiction-challenge-ten-more-titles-ring-of-bullets/
January 23, 2016 — 12:29 AM
Suzanna Burke says:
The story hit me where I live. Nice work.
January 27, 2016 — 6:55 PM
dcxli says:
Ring of Bullets spoke to me.
Here is what it said: https://dcxli.wordpress.com/2016/01/23/ring-of-bullets/
January 23, 2016 — 4:13 AM
ooakthistle says:
First attempt at flash fiction:
https://betheredragons.wordpress.com/2016/01/23/the-apocalypse-ticket/
January 23, 2016 — 11:48 AM
Suzanna Burke says:
Wow! This is just great, especially for a first attempt. Nicely done!
January 27, 2016 — 7:01 PM
ellaapollodorus says:
I’m in the middle of writing mine, and I think maybe I should have chosen a different title. NO WAY I can let any relative of mine read The Incubus’ Tale: Charlie and the Sex Factory. HA! I’ll finish it, though… Poor Charlie.
January 23, 2016 — 5:23 PM
rebekahspark says:
If Charlie isn’t enjoying himself your doing something wrong 🙂
January 24, 2016 — 10:32 PM
The Incidentalist says:
Liking The Apocalypse Ticket.
January 23, 2016 — 9:36 PM
mariahavix says:
http://insani-x.com/2016/01/24/ring-of-bullets/
I’ve included audio as well.
Not having to title things is great, but it also reminds me that titles are kind of low on my priority list. I think back to my favorite books and I think of the character’s names or the world descriptions first. James Bond movies are James Bond movies after all. I’m sure some people really get into the titles, but it explains why I’m bad at it. Maybe?
January 24, 2016 — 1:40 PM
Suzanna Burke says:
Such a great take on this title. Very nice indeed.
January 27, 2016 — 7:15 PM
boundbeautifunk says:
I did The Incubus’ Tale!
It’s about grocery shopping before a snow storm.
https://cheesywriterblog.wordpress.com/2016/01/25/the-incubus-tale/
January 24, 2016 — 10:17 PM
the story hive says:
I go with “tiger, burning” – check it out. https://thestoryhive.wordpress.com/2016/01/25/tiger-burning/
I’m not ready, it’s evolving to a larger story I was rolling around in my head for quite a while. Enjoy.
January 25, 2016 — 2:41 AM
Beth says:
Who can resist “The Incubus’ Tale?” http://bethturnage.com/?p=502
January 25, 2016 — 6:37 AM
Nicki Ivey says:
I went with A Cold Opportunity Without the Kingdom and tossed it up: http://iveybooks.com/fiction/a-cold-opportunity-without-the-kingdom/ I like where it ended up!
January 25, 2016 — 6:41 AM
Beth says:
Very nice. Liked it.
January 27, 2016 — 7:47 AM
David Wilson says:
I too choose the Apocalypse Ticket.
http://gigaclon.blogspot.com/2016/01/the-apocalypse-ticket.html
January 25, 2016 — 9:37 AM
Beth says:
Read it. Left comment.
January 27, 2016 — 12:24 PM
Laura J. Quinn says:
Wouldn’t let me comment on your site for some reason.
Anyhow, I really enjoyed that. It was a unique take on the premise.
Some people may not have liked the ambiguity of the tickets and the ending, but personally, I dig it when I’m given less information, rather than more.
Thumbs up.
January 28, 2016 — 11:41 AM
Fatma Alici says:
I went with “Hero Will Not Be Automatic”. I’m super happy with the result, because it gave me an awesome idea for a book.
http://www.fatmaalici.com/2016/01/25/flash-fiction-challenge-hero-will-not-be-automatic/
January 25, 2016 — 6:47 PM
disperser says:
Weird . . . Norton blocked an attack when I clicked on the link and would not let me go there. Sorry.
January 27, 2016 — 6:42 PM
Suzanna Burke says:
Norton blocked this post on the link. Sorry …
January 27, 2016 — 7:31 PM
Beth says:
I stopped using Norton years ago. Anyway, good story. Left a comment.
January 29, 2016 — 5:00 AM
Fatma Alici says:
Thanks, I replied to it : )
January 29, 2016 — 11:44 AM
Fatma Alici says:
In response to the norton issues, I’ll do a deep scan of my site, later tonight. Thanks for the heads up.
January 29, 2016 — 11:45 AM
Jocelyn @ 52Letters says:
I chose “The Hero Will Not Be Automatic.” Here is my slightly funny, slightly morbid result:
https://52lettersinthealphabet.wordpress.com/2016/01/26/short-story-the-hero-will-not-be-automatic/
January 26, 2016 — 11:03 AM
Ridley Kemp says:
I like where you went with this and the unconventional style. I laughed several times…thank you.
January 29, 2016 — 3:25 PM
morrighansmuse says:
Love all those titles but this one jumped out at me first: These Damned Insects
I posted my piece on my blog and here it is:
http://www.lizmadridbooks.com/2016/01/a-flash-fiction-challenge-these-damn.html
January 26, 2016 — 3:09 PM
smiles says:
Eww, creepy! Great job!
I tried leaving a comment on your site but it seems I’m having an issue with Blogger over here in Italy.
January 27, 2016 — 4:08 AM
Aimee Ogden says:
I chose “The Dancer and the Shattered Shell”. Hope you like ballet in your sci-fi!
https://aimeeogdenwrites.wordpress.com/2016/01/26/fiction-the-dancer-and-the-shattered-shell/
January 26, 2016 — 4:43 PM
Suzanna Burke says:
This was so much fun. I’d almost forgotten how much I enjoyed writing Flash Fiction. I chose
“The Music Box from Manhattan.” Here is the result.
http://sooozsaysstuff.blogspot.com.au/2016/01/my-contest-entry-for-chuck-wendigs.html
January 26, 2016 — 4:51 PM
Suzanna Burke says:
Sorry, the entry is of course ‘The Music Box of Manhattan” not ‘from’ Manhattan. It is correct in the story, I promise.
January 26, 2016 — 5:01 PM
smiles says:
Do you have a link for us? I got an error when I clicked your name.
January 26, 2016 — 5:13 PM
Suzanna Burke says:
Hi, Smiles. Lets try that again. It works when I check the link.
http://sooozsaysstuff.blogspot.com.au/2016/01/my-contest-entry-for-chuck-wendigs.html
Fingers and toes crossed.
January 26, 2016 — 5:23 PM
smiles says:
It worked! 🙂
Nice story!
I noticed one word mix-up. I think you meant queue instead of cue. The meanings are slightly different and could easily be confused.
January 27, 2016 — 4:28 AM
Suzanna Burke says:
Many thanks for picking that one up for me, Smiles. ave gone in and corrected.
January 27, 2016 — 4:08 PM
rebekahspark says:
Those Damned Insects http://www.cre8tivelife.net/hunting-party/those-damned-insects
January 26, 2016 — 9:50 PM
smiles says:
nice story! I left a reply on your site.
January 27, 2016 — 4:51 AM
Michael Coorlim says:
Someone just pointed out that you were using my generator for your challenge. Glad you dig it, man.
January 27, 2016 — 3:12 PM
rebekahspark says:
I don’t know if Chuck will read this but I came across this writing prompt on facebook last night and I thought it was cool and wanted to share it:
You’ve been kidnapped, you call on the characters from one TV show to make a rescue attempt. Which show is it?
January 27, 2016 — 6:23 PM
Suzanna Burke says:
Now that sounds like fun. I may have to choose the lovable nuts in ‘Big Bang Theory’ as a rescue team. eeek!
January 27, 2016 — 7:24 PM
Matthew X. Gomez says:
A RNG made me write “The Dancer and the Shattered Shell.” https://mxgomez.wordpress.com/2016/01/27/the-dancer-and-the-shattered-shell/
January 27, 2016 — 9:18 PM
smiles says:
I really enjoyed this. Well done! Is Silas a nod to Sylar from Heroes? He was an horologist on that show.
I did notice one little typo/word confusion – “along” when I believe you meant “alone” when talking about the parts.
January 28, 2016 — 4:15 PM
Matthew X. Gomez says:
Nope, Silas was just a name I picked because I thought it worked for an old tinker. Glad you enjoyed the piece.
January 28, 2016 — 4:32 PM