Today, a bit of pick-your-own.
(Or, if you prefer to randomize, go for it.)
You have, mmm, let’s say 1500 words for this one. Any genre will do.
Due next Friday, July 1st, noon EST.
Your five story seeds:
1.) A child is born under mysterious circumstances.
2.) A dead body goes missing.
3.) A mysterious journal is found.
4.) An accident occurs that may be no accident.
5.) An impossible animal appears.
Mark Gardner says:
I bet y’all didn’t think I could work one of these into the latest Mental State chapter, but I worked in #4: http://wp.me/s4le2s-hatred
June 24, 2016 — 2:34 PM
Yelle Hughes (@YelleHughes) says:
Steven’s hatred was deeply apparent. This makes me want to know more about what happened and why it happened.
Great writing!
June 25, 2016 — 12:43 PM
Mark Gardner says:
Thanks, Yelle! I hope you check out what came before this piece and stick around for the end.
June 25, 2016 — 1:22 PM
Sophie Giroir says:
I chose a combination of 1 and 5. Though 5, I admit, I went with impossible being more than impossible animal. I mean technically…it’s the same. Right? Lol. Anyway, here’s mine.
https://lifeinmyshoesandsometimesout.wordpress.com/2016/06/24/ff-challenge-accepted-the-god-factory/
June 24, 2016 — 3:33 PM
mat says:
hey that was great thanks, for some reason I couldn’t comment on your blog so am here instead.
June 26, 2016 — 11:02 AM
Liam Hayes says:
That was great!
Thanks for sharing.
July 2, 2016 — 11:04 AM
Shyandretiring says:
Enjoyed this a lot, wanted to know more about the ‘God’ and his worlds.
July 3, 2016 — 5:30 PM
Christopher Slagle says:
A different genre than I typically delve into. Disclaimer: I decided to use all 5 story seeds. https://christopherslagle.wordpress.com/2016/06/24/flash-fiction-the-beast
June 24, 2016 — 7:21 PM
Skye Overall says:
I really liked this one. Great use of all the seeds!
June 25, 2016 — 4:18 PM
Christopher Slagle says:
Thanks for reading!
June 28, 2016 — 11:31 AM
Mozette says:
I chose #2… A dead body goes missing.
And did I have fun with that!
http://youcantgoback-andotherimpossibilities.blogspot.com.au/2016/06/the-missing-body.html
enjoy.
June 24, 2016 — 9:39 PM
Yelle Hughes (@YelleHughes) says:
I chose #1. I love babies…especially when I can send them home with their parents after a day of babysitting 🙂
My story focuses on what happens when a mysterious woman breezes into your life then 10 months later, leaves a present, practically on your doorstep.
Thank you so much, Chuck, for help giving me the balls to keep going and never give up.
http://www.authoryellehughes.com/?p=6519
June 25, 2016 — 12:24 PM
Fatma Alici says:
Number 5) an impossible animal appears – I took a decidedly scifi bend to it.
http://www.fatmaalici.com/2016/06/25/challenge-impossible-animal/
June 25, 2016 — 3:58 PM
amusedreams says:
This was my response to the prompt: https://amusedreams.wordpress.com/2016/06/25/youll-never-believe-my-morning/
I did not, sadly, manage to achieve the word count. I went over at 1,790 total. But I’m happy with it!
June 25, 2016 — 10:38 PM
Princess of Dragons says:
I went for #3 – A mysterious Journal is found!
Little bit vague, but that’s what mysterious can mean sometimes 🙂
https://princessofdragons.wordpress.com/2016/06/27/flash-fiction-challenge-five-random-story-seeds/
June 27, 2016 — 6:00 AM
Allison Maruska says:
I chose #5. https://allisonmaruska.com/2016/06/27/flash-fiction-fireflies/
June 27, 2016 — 1:20 PM
Kurt Bali says:
It’s not the best piece I’ve ever written, but it’s the first bit of fiction I’ve written since November and it felt good to do it. I went with No. 2. Any and all critique is welcome.
http://bit.ly/290PLZR
June 28, 2016 — 2:18 PM
Skye says:
I liked this one. Good descriptions of the Talkingtons.
July 1, 2016 — 12:53 PM
Kurt Bali says:
Thank you!
July 2, 2016 — 8:52 PM
M. D. Flyn (@mdflynwriter) says:
Good Old Fashioned Cookie Sabotage http://www.mdflyn.com/good-old-fashioned-cookie-sabotage/
June 28, 2016 — 4:20 PM
Vicente L Ruiz says:
I chose number 3 and ended up with a little space opera-like story, “Betrayal”:
https://medium.com/@VicenteLRuiz/betrayal-2ef6fb28d204#.7p1usuyno
June 28, 2016 — 6:16 PM
Helen O'Loughlin says:
I chose seed number 5 and ended up writing about a classic mythological beast. Enjoy! https://helenoloughlin.com/2016/06/29/the-chase/
June 29, 2016 — 12:46 PM
The Writer says:
I combined 2 and 4 – https://atcrump.com/2016/06/29/the-night-that-stood-the-longest/ – (Parental Advisory) – Just because there’s a character based on Sam Jackson so…yea think “strong language” lol. I couldn’t help myself. Enjoy!
June 29, 2016 — 2:41 PM
ToniJ says:
I picked #2. Who knew missing dead bodies were so much fun to write?
https://tonij.com/2016/06/29/as-if-by-magic/
June 29, 2016 — 6:05 PM
Christopher Slagle says:
Nicely done! Well-written, fun to read, and an interesting spin on magic!
June 30, 2016 — 9:12 AM
Shyandretiring says:
Loved this! Great idea. Careful, Rowling might pinch it!
July 1, 2016 — 5:44 AM
ToniJ says:
Ha, awesome. Thank you!
Also, lesson learned – don’t try to reply on the ipad or who knows where it’ll end up.
July 1, 2016 — 8:30 AM
Raney Simmon says:
I ended up doing story seed 3 because I wanted to do a story about a journal. It sounded like fun, so why not? https://vookthevook.wordpress.com/2016/06/29/flash-fiction-challenge-the-power-of-words/
I’m going to go ahead though and apologize. I ended up being over the word count at 2086 words. I didn’t mean to, but the words just kept coming and I didn’t know how to stop. I hope you all enjoy, though I’ll admit it isn’t my favorite piece I’ve written.
June 29, 2016 — 9:14 PM
Matthew X. Gomez says:
https://mxgomez.wordpress.com/2016/06/29/the-hidden-cost-of-business-a-chuck-wendig-challenge/
Story Seed#4, for a bit of cyberpunk action noire.
June 29, 2016 — 9:44 PM
tonijdotcom says:
I really enjoyed this one. very cool!
June 30, 2016 — 12:01 PM
dcxli says:
This is my first submission in a while, so it’s a short piece for me to get back into the swing of things. I went with prompt #2.
As always, I would appreciate any criticism/feedback.
https://dcxli.wordpress.com/2016/06/29/tomb-of-kings-a-throne-for-a-throne/
June 30, 2016 — 2:21 AM
Liam Hayes says:
I chose #2. Naturally it is set in space, features a pair of good-for-nothing fuck-ups, and includes a tentacle-porn joke.
http://liamhayeswriter.tumblr.com/post/146706929618/the-body-that-vanished-in-space
Enjoy!
June 30, 2016 — 11:29 AM
tonijdotcom says:
Thanks! 🙂
June 30, 2016 — 12:03 PM
Shyandretiring says:
No 4 from me. Busy week for me so hope to catch up on reading these at the weekend. http:/shyandretiring.weebly.com/accidents-will-happen.html
June 30, 2016 — 7:48 PM
AUSTIN COLN says:
I incorporated all 5 seeds in my short story. This was a lot of fun. Looking forward to the next one! Glad I stumbled onto this today.
THE RAPTURE IS NEAR!
June 30, 2016 — 9:30 PM
AUSTIN COLN says:
http://www.austintaciousmedia.com/#!Chuck-Wendigs-FLASH-FICTION-CHALLENGE/n2sgl/1
June 30, 2016 — 9:31 PM
Rebecca Douglass says:
Not my best effort. But it’s a story. Or a start of a story.
http://www.ninjalibrarian.com/2016/06/flash-fiction-friday-case-of-missing.html
July 1, 2016 — 12:51 AM
Skye says:
It’s good and stands alone. But could be a good start, too.
July 2, 2016 — 12:37 AM
Skye says:
Just in under the wire with this one, so not edited as well as others. Still, I got something in. http://runnerskye.ca/flash-fiction-meet-hope/
July 1, 2016 — 2:27 AM
Rebecca Douglass says:
I can sympathize (see post above 😀 )
But it reads pretty well to me, and has a ton of potential for more.
July 1, 2016 — 1:51 PM
Skye says:
Thanks so much!
July 1, 2016 — 4:29 PM
karen j carlisle says:
I span the dice and got #3 It worked in perfectly as an adjunct to one of my works-in-progress. http://karenjcarlisle.com/2016/07/01/friday-flash-fiction-challenge-journal-de-la-lumiere/
July 1, 2016 — 2:57 AM
ToniJ says:
How ominous, I love it!
July 1, 2016 — 8:26 AM
karen j carlisle says:
Thank you. I’m glad it worked! (phew)
July 2, 2016 — 2:01 AM
austin says:
That was really good!
July 1, 2016 — 12:45 PM
karen j carlisle says:
Thank you, Austin.
July 3, 2016 — 12:18 AM
Skye says:
Ooh good beginning! I like it.
July 1, 2016 — 11:42 PM
karen j carlisle says:
Thanks! I find the start the hardest – and usually gets the most rewrites.
July 2, 2016 — 2:02 AM
Jemima Pett says:
I love a dead body to get me over my blues. Enjoy!
http://jemimapett.com/blog/2016/07/01/fridayflash-fiction-one-hell-of-a-job/
July 1, 2016 — 3:58 AM
Rebecca Douglass says:
And I love your little visits to Hell 😀
July 1, 2016 — 1:51 PM
Kim says:
I selected #4. I didn’t make it to 1500. Oh well. Still fun. Critic please if you read. Thanks.
https://theivorytide.com/2016/07/01/passengers/
July 1, 2016 — 12:47 PM
Henry says:
It took a second try to find a story that worked, and so I have this disturbing and short piece for you a little later than I’d planned.
“An accident occurs that may be no accident” brings us straight to trying to prevent World War 2.
Titled “What Have I Done?”
https://fistfulofwits.com/2016/07/01/flash-fiction-what-have-i-done/
July 1, 2016 — 10:24 PM