Last week I said, HEY YOU KIDS GET OFF MY LAWN, and then I realized I wasn’t yelling at kids on my lawn but writers on my blog and so then I was like HEY YOU WRITERS WRITE ME A SENTENCE. And a bunch of you did.
Your job now is to scan the comments at that post and find three sentences you like. Use them in a single story, any genre, without any limitation except their inclusion. Be sure to provide credit to the original authors of the sentences you use.
Length: ~2000 words
Due by: Fri, Aug 26th, noon EST
NOW GET OFF MY LAWN AND GET TO WRITIN
lisacle says:
I used these sentences
— Sometimes, the only thing left to build is a fire. (Rich Hayden)
— Shrouded in white, garlanded with marigolds, she lies on brushwood waiting for the cleansing flames. (Debb Bouch)
— Flicker, fade, expand again, and the flame burns steady, a tiny light against descending dark. (Beth)
and wrote this story (https://lisacle.wordpress.com/?p=801&preview=true)
August 19, 2016 — 4:02 PM
Carol J Forrester says:
https://caroljforrester.com/2016/08/19/seeking-eyes/
My very random, slightly strange contribution to the prompt.
August 19, 2016 — 4:02 PM
Mozette says:
http://youcantgoback-andotherimpossibilities.blogspot.com.au/2016/08/rocknroll-is-devils-music.html
I picked 3 as asked… enjoy!
August 20, 2016 — 12:32 AM
john freeter says:
In order to get at him, I’d first have to get past his pocket monsters.
August 21, 2016 — 3:14 AM
dcxli says:
https://dcxli.wordpress.com/2016/08/21/pyre/
Took my sentences from labyrinthium, Mark A. Sargent, and Rich Hayden.
As always, criticism welcome!
August 21, 2016 — 6:44 PM
Fred G. Yost says:
Here’s my entry, inspired by the following four (I couldn’t just pick three) sentences:
“Wings don’t make the angel, and hellfire doesn’t make a demon.” – furyious
“Shrouded in white, garlanded with marigolds, she lies on brushwood waiting for the cleansing flames.” – Debb Bouch
“She belonged there, in the half light of the moon, where reality was a dream.” – Ken McGovern
“Sometimes, the only thing left to build is a fire.” – Rich Hayden
https://fredgyost.com/2016/08/21/ffc-the-wicker-cage/
August 21, 2016 — 11:23 PM
Rebecca Douglass says:
I have my work cut out for me. I found 2 sets that go together–two stories with a lot more than 3 sentences each. We’ll see. Oh, and one that I love for itself and will want to use at some point.
August 22, 2016 — 6:15 PM
Christopher Slagle says:
A little supernatural/fantasy story called “A Chill in the Air.” https://christopherslagle.wordpress.com/2016/08/23/flash-fiction-a-chill-in-the-air
Lines used:
The whisper came right by Robert’s ear, and his hearth froze. – JBencomo
“A half-truth is still a lie, you twit!” she hissed in his ear. – Christopher Grundy
“You’re going to need to take that out of your mouth,” she said. – Sarah Beresford
August 23, 2016 — 1:13 PM
Vicente L Ruiz says:
There were dozens of great sentences last week. After a lot of effort, reducing them to thirty or so, then further down to about ten, then changing my mind, these are the ones I chose:
“A dozen menhirs had appeared on the front lawn, accompanied by a deep hum.” – by Dave Wurtsmith.
“She picked up the golden feather and wondered why it was quietly humming.” – by Mr David R Lewis
“The fog consumed everything.” – by Joe Parrish.
And this is the story I wrote using them, Ione. A YA magic short story with a bot of coming of age… that doesn’t really have a proper end.
https://medium.com/@VicenteLRuiz/ione-e66e61cc42c8#.p1uz3oi39
August 23, 2016 — 7:20 PM
Vicente L Ruiz says:
… sorry: “with a BIT of coming of age”, not a “BOT”. Though that would have been interesting…
August 23, 2016 — 7:32 PM
Kaleiyah-P says:
Here’s my story titled “Passive Aggression”: http://wp.me/p29Hv8-CA.
I made some tense and punctuation changes to the sentences so that the grammar would be more cohesive, but here are the three sentences that I used:
“A few weeks in Hell and the Devil decides I don’t belong here.” – katemcone
“The smoke he exhaled curled to the ceiling and took the form of a naked woman.” – Susan K. Swords
“That’s right I am kind, and my kindness is why you should be afraid.” – jakashadows
Constructive criticism welcome! And great job on all of the others who completed stories. Looking forward to reading them 🙂
August 24, 2016 — 11:36 AM
SamKD says:
I had too much fun with this and used six sentences in this piece http://samkdsonlinepace.blogspot.com/
Thanks go to
Heidi Sussman http://www,heidisussman.com/
annwjwhite http://whiteawjwords.wordpress.com/
Joe Turner http://joetblogs.wordpress.com/
davidoff85 http://gravatar.com/davidoff85
Karen M http://gravatar.com/momgoth
writinggypsy https://writinggypsysite.wordpress.com/
August 24, 2016 — 4:07 PM
M. D. Flyn (@mdflynwriter) says:
A Pyro’s Little Friend http://www.mdflyn.com/a-pyros-little-friend-original-flash-fiction/
I used these:
Eva Therese A thousand gears whirred as the clockwork dragon stretched its wings.
michala teelucksingh I suddenly realized my pyromania had changed my life in the best possible way.
Jess The water bloomed red and she sobbed under the weight of her responsibility for it.
August 24, 2016 — 9:37 PM
Henry says:
Like SamKD, I went a little overboard with this one. I used five sentences, and a slightly restructured sixth.
https://fistfulofwits.com/2016/08/24/flash-fiction-unwelcome/
Thanks to these folks for fueling my fun:
-Karen M
-Tsara Shelton
-Eva Nemirovsky
-davidoff85
-shaks
August 25, 2016 — 10:29 AM
Tsara Shelton says:
Oooohhh!! You used my sentence. What a cool story!! Thank you, Henry!
August 29, 2016 — 9:06 AM
Matthew X. Gomez says:
Right, thank yous first:
“Why do we waste our lives on the quarrels of old men?” he asked. – shaks
“The only thing I know is bad men die old.” – jkflickinger
He tried to get up, but her boot pressed his face deeper into the muck.- Matthew @ThewtheSlightly
A bit of a sword&sorcery tale.
https://mxgomez.wordpress.com/2016/08/25/no-honor-among-thieves-a-chuck-wendig-challenge/
August 25, 2016 — 11:05 AM
iwritedumbshit says:
I’ve been meaning to do this but I haven’t yet. Because procrastination. And cocaine.
But I’ll get to it sooner or later. As of now, enjoying all of yours.
August 25, 2016 — 11:48 AM
iwritedumbshit says:
Okay, I did the thing. Here are the choices I went with.
-I looked up the tall wooden ladder, wondering if it would hold my weight. http://frwdnrnd.wordpress.com/
-Reality lurched much like a rickety wagon on uneven pavement or a teenager caught masturbating. Mekkin(author)
-It was one of those rare occasions where violence didn’t solve the problem. Graviton(author)
https://iwritedumbshit.wordpress.com/2016/08/25/from-whence-come-the-wendig
August 25, 2016 — 2:11 PM
Mekkin says:
Yay, you used mine! I’m so pleased. 🙂 Wonderful usage too, I really enjoyed it.
August 26, 2016 — 3:00 PM
iwritedumbshit says:
Thanks! I’m glad you enjoyed it. High five.
August 26, 2016 — 3:59 PM
Helen O'Loughlin says:
Door Ways. I used lines by Jezebel: He touched her as if she was actually alive. Ita: In that exchange of glances she realised how different their lives could have been. And last but not least by Ila Turner: Closing the first door, she continued down the hall, dripping knife in hand.
I hope you enjoy!
https://helenoloughlin.com/2016/08/25/door-ways/
August 25, 2016 — 6:18 PM
The Writer says:
Woo!!! Just made it!!! 11:50, lol Enjoy guys!
https://atcrump.com/2016/08/26/the-secret-psalm/
Special thanks to : Karen M, Labyrinthium, and the apparent fan favorite Rich Hayden.
Also Chuck.
August 26, 2016 — 11:50 AM
iwritedumbshit says:
Just a heads up, a bunch of you need to update your security certificates.
August 26, 2016 — 12:49 PM
M. D. Flyn (@mdflynwriter) says:
Insecure slackers, all!
August 26, 2016 — 3:06 PM
iwritedumbshit says:
Nice.
August 26, 2016 — 6:46 PM
Tsara Shelton says:
Oooohhh!! You used my sentence. What a cool story!! Thank you, Henry!
August 29, 2016 — 9:05 AM