Okay, last week I said, “come up with an opening line.”
The week before that I said, “come up with a last line.”
Now, I want a title.
Then we will mash up all three challenges into one proper short story.
For now, drop down into the comments, and I want:
One five-word title.
Just one.
Not three words.
Not six words.
Five words.
Due by Friday, September 1st, noon EST.
Go.
Sophie Giroir says:
Rules For Being a God
August 25, 2017 — 12:04 PM
Charles Junior says:
The Empire of all-knowing Eyes
August 25, 2017 — 12:05 PM
Patrick B. says:
A Dress Code for Death
August 25, 2017 — 12:07 PM
Janet M Martin says:
Love this.
August 26, 2017 — 2:58 AM
David Richelson says:
My First Time In Bed
August 25, 2017 — 12:08 PM
Jonny B says:
Neptune’s Rain Cuts Like Diamonds
August 25, 2017 — 12:08 PM
Tom Byrne says:
President Turdblossom ate my hamster
August 25, 2017 — 12:09 PM
survivor7852 says:
I like this!!! Creative!!!
August 25, 2017 — 3:27 PM
Tom Byrne says:
Thank you very much!!!!
August 25, 2017 — 3:53 PM
James says:
And So We Returned Alive
August 25, 2017 — 12:10 PM
Ty Hager says:
The Complacency of the Befuddled
August 25, 2017 — 12:10 PM
Karen Hilstad says:
See You Next Tuesday Bitch
August 25, 2017 — 12:13 PM
outrageousactsofwriting says:
Love it!
August 25, 2017 — 12:16 PM
mugg9j says:
It Always Sounds So Easy
August 25, 2017 — 12:14 PM
Kim Lloyd (@KimJ721) says:
The Day the Earth Danced
August 25, 2017 — 12:17 PM
Kyla says:
Monkey Disco at the Skyfair
August 25, 2017 — 12:19 PM
survivor7852 says:
This caught my attention! I like it!
August 25, 2017 — 3:27 PM
shadesofcyan says:
Through the Valley of Code
August 25, 2017 — 12:20 PM
Rebecca Douglass says:
How Often Can Hearts Break?
August 25, 2017 — 12:23 PM
fctcvt says:
Electric Boy Meets Conductor Girl
August 25, 2017 — 12:23 PM
kirizar says:
Sounds like potential energy to me.
September 6, 2017 — 9:48 AM
Matthew X. Gomez says:
Nothing Like Getting Rained On
August 25, 2017 — 12:25 PM
StarNinja says:
For various definitions of rain of course. $$$
August 25, 2017 — 2:28 PM
the story hive says:
Quails, Nails, Scales on Tails
August 25, 2017 — 12:28 PM
StarNinja says:
Against which our hero travails and prevails!
August 25, 2017 — 2:40 PM
Lindsey says:
When they called her home
August 25, 2017 — 12:30 PM
JenniferShelby says:
Free Quilts for Bedraggled Souls
August 25, 2017 — 12:33 PM
Dhanalutchmee Mootyen says:
A case of mistaken identity
August 25, 2017 — 12:39 PM
mannixk says:
Edited for Length and Clarity
August 25, 2017 — 12:43 PM
outrageousactsofwriting says:
Understated and profound. This title carries a quiet confidence that will beckon book browsers from across the room. After all, who doesn’t feel (even just a little bit) edited on a daily basis? Strong title in my opinion. And whether you meant it or not, a creative double entendre.
August 26, 2017 — 10:46 PM
denmaniacs4 says:
A Total Eclipse of Fun
August 25, 2017 — 12:46 PM
erichmichaels says:
Frozen peas for vasectomy relief.
August 25, 2017 — 12:48 PM
Richard Nocella says:
Back Before You Know It
August 25, 2017 — 12:55 PM
christopher l robinson says:
The Coming of the Saints
August 25, 2017 — 12:56 PM
StarNinja says:
Oh Come All Ye Faithful indeed 😉
August 25, 2017 — 2:53 PM
Echoe Jones says:
Drunken Wights and Legal Rights
August 25, 2017 — 1:01 PM
Bryan McNeill says:
What is That FUCKING SMELL
August 25, 2017 — 1:09 PM
Janet M Martin says:
I would at least pick that book up and thumb through it. And smell it.
August 25, 2017 — 5:28 PM
Mustang55 says:
You Ought to Die Now
August 25, 2017 — 1:13 PM
Ethan Asplin says:
I Guess You’re Kinda Okay
August 25, 2017 — 1:14 PM
The Urban Spaceman says:
The Best Ideas Are Free
August 25, 2017 — 1:23 PM
churnage says:
Another Earthly Miscalculation
August 25, 2017 — 1:27 PM
michelledevilliersart says:
Do Not Colour Me Surprised
August 25, 2017 — 1:28 PM
Terry Yackley says:
Perhaps the Day After Tomorrow
August 25, 2017 — 1:36 PM
Nicole Evans says:
A Tale From Her Yesterday
August 25, 2017 — 1:50 PM
TJ Gronewold says:
Spank it then go home
August 25, 2017 — 2:00 PM
SamKD says:
Our Dinner Was Cold Again.
August 25, 2017 — 2:11 PM
Tom Shaw says:
Witness Dorian’s Poison Star Tattoos
August 25, 2017 — 2:14 PM
Sam Brady says:
The Limits of Our Imperfection
August 25, 2017 — 3:05 PM
survivor7852 says:
The Clock Strikes Yellow Warbler
August 25, 2017 — 3:25 PM
HB McCarthy says:
Sounds Like A You Problem
August 25, 2017 — 3:45 PM
Glen available says:
Dynamic Enemies List Report
August 25, 2017 — 3:52 PM
Lisa Malaniak says:
House of Hellfire and Blessings
August 25, 2017 — 3:54 PM
Emily L. Teeples Johnson says:
No Puzzle Pieces Will Fit
August 25, 2017 — 4:10 PM
Dirck says:
How Often I Have Wshed.
August 25, 2017 — 4:13 PM
Glen available says:
If it’s “How Often I Have Wished” – good!
If it’s “How Often I Have Washed” – great!
August 25, 2017 — 4:16 PM
M.R. Dorough says:
If it’s “How Often I have Wushed” – wut?
August 25, 2017 — 5:15 PM
Janet M Martin says:
“How Often I Have Whooshed”…. Canadian bob sled tale.
August 25, 2017 — 5:31 PM
Dirck says:
{muffled sounds of helpless mirth}
August 25, 2017 — 6:04 PM
Dirck says:
…but having now recovered, I’ll have to admit that I had the least-interesting “Wished” in mind when the keyboard/finger/eye interface failed me.
August 25, 2017 — 6:07 PM
Glen available says:
To err is human. To reinvent is divine.
Afterall, some of the best discoveries, like penicillan for example, are accidental.
August 25, 2017 — 7:08 PM
Janet M Martin says:
Honestly, you brightened my day just a bit. Uh, you probably haven’t wished for that very often!
August 26, 2017 — 3:03 AM
Nikkiwi says:
One More Chain of Dominoes
August 25, 2017 — 4:31 PM
Dante Celestinus says:
Vague Title but Also Catchy
Unfortunately work got in the way for the last one.
August 25, 2017 — 4:43 PM
M.R. Dorough says:
Melancholic Songs of Deciduous Love
August 25, 2017 — 5:14 PM
Dante Celestinus says:
So is that milk teeth or tree love? 😉
August 25, 2017 — 7:10 PM
M.R. Dorough says:
That’s up for interpretation, but I like to think of it in the poetic sense of love that is discarded when no longer needed.
August 25, 2017 — 8:05 PM
Dante Celestinus says:
I was kind of hoping for dendrophilia LOL
August 25, 2017 — 9:15 PM
M.R. Dorough says:
Hey man, if it’s one of the options next week, go for a story about a depressed tree fucker. I’ll read it.
August 25, 2017 — 9:26 PM
Dante Celestinus says:
hahahaha
August 25, 2017 — 9:59 PM
Janet M Martin says:
This title does make me want to read poems about deciduous love. I knew exactly what you meant.
August 26, 2017 — 3:05 AM
Janet M Martin says:
The Redeemed and The Damned
August 25, 2017 — 5:36 PM
Eva says:
How To: Survive with Aliens
August 25, 2017 — 5:54 PM
Allison Maruska says:
The Hedgehogs Knew All Along
August 25, 2017 — 6:04 PM
Janet M Martin says:
Damn! My dog ate them!
August 26, 2017 — 3:09 AM