BOOM. I’ll give you ten titles. You will either pick one of the ten or you will use a random number generator to select one, and then you will write some flash fiction paired to that title.
Get it? Got it? Great.
The titles are:
- Crying in the Wind
- The Dreamer’s Door
- Mist and Light
- The Hustler
- Absent Elves
- The Bridge and the Rose
- The Dweller
- The Reaper’s Rope
- Into The Parlor We Screamed
- Star Blight
(All randomly generated titles, by the by.)
Length: ~1500 words
Due by: Friday, June 8th, noon EST
Post at your online space.
Give us a link below to that post.
The end.
Mozette says:
https://youcantgoback-andotherimpossibilities.blogspot.com/2018/06/the-dreamers-door.html
Well under 1,000 words for once. 😀
enjoy!
June 1, 2018 — 11:00 PM
Sophie Austin says:
James knew, as all lads his age with more than fluff between their ears did, that there was money to be made in death.
The Dreamer’s Door: https://sophie-writes.com/2018/06/02/flash-fiction-the-dreamers-door/
Because whilst patience is a virtue, vengeance is a right.
June 2, 2018 — 5:08 PM
Skye says:
Well-written. And perfectly creepy.
June 8, 2018 — 5:57 AM
Sophie Austin says:
Thanks! 🙂
June 17, 2018 — 5:50 AM
M.A. Crosbie says:
‘Star Blight’ works really well with one of our guest writer’s short stories from last month! You can check it out on our blog:
https://museinpocketpeninhand.wordpress.com/2018/05/25/short-story-fiction-friday-dark-child/
June 3, 2018 — 9:56 AM
Elaina Roberts says:
So… I went a bit dark. Enjoy!
https://emroberts.blog/2018/06/03/flash-fiction-the-reapers-rope/
June 3, 2018 — 3:17 PM
Joe Turner says:
Hey Chuck, great titles. Is there a site you used to generate these?
June 4, 2018 — 4:56 AM
terribleminds says:
Various — Google search for “random title generators” and you’ll find many. I mix and match.
June 4, 2018 — 9:29 AM
Joe Turner says:
Thank you.
June 4, 2018 — 1:07 PM
Susan Monroe McGrath says:
The Reaper’s Rope
https://susan-reads.blogspot.com/2018/06/the-reapers-rope.html
June 5, 2018 — 5:08 PM
galpod says:
Thanks for the challenge, Chuck! I had great fun writing this one 🙂
https://www.galpod.com/single-post/2018/06/07/Absent-Elves
June 7, 2018 — 3:05 AM
outrageousactsofwriting says:
Oh my! Laughing in hysterics at your exceptionally creative and witty speculative fiction. Shout out to the little guy on the shelf! Yeah, we’ve got one too 😉 Do you suppose therapy is offered for those who get called to the honorable shelf position? I’m going to share your story with my sisters. Elf culture (read cult) is a real thing 😉
June 11, 2018 — 5:27 PM
Brandon M. Humphreys says:
Tried posting this yesterday, but I don’t know if it worked or not. I actually hit the word count for once! http://brandonmhumphreys.com/2018/06/06/the-reapers-rope/
June 7, 2018 — 11:23 AM
Sam Brady says:
1,500 words, A Western, using the lead character from my Stolen Titles/Stephen King story from a few weeks ago, The Colorado Kid. Please to enjoy!
https://sambrady.wordpress.com/2018/06/07/chuck-wendig-the-bridge-and-the-rose/
June 7, 2018 — 4:14 PM
Jess says:
This was fun!
https://teawordplay.blogspot.com/2018/06/mist-light_7.html
June 7, 2018 — 9:56 PM
joelspriggs says:
Got started late this round, but here’s my entry. It ended up kind of dark, just be warned. I hit in right at 1503 on the actual story.
https://www.joelspriggs.com/blog/absent-elves
June 8, 2018 — 7:50 AM
outrageousactsofwriting says:
Wow! Top to bottom, you held my attention the whole time. Darkness becomes you (100% a compliment)!
June 11, 2018 — 5:38 PM
Ashleigh Bonner says:
Hey everyone! I look forward to reading and comment on yours. These are amazing titles and I’m excited to see what you all came up with.
Here’s mine. 280 words. Short, because I have some work writing to do:
http://ashanauthor.com/flash-fiction-the-bridge-and-the-rose/
Later,
Ashleigh
June 8, 2018 — 10:25 AM
kiya_nicoll says:
Another last minute entry!
http://kiyanicoll.com/2018/06/08/flash-fiction-mist-and-light/
June 8, 2018 — 11:54 AM
Anne Bohannon says:
~550 words. An engaged-to-be-married political bride tries to ignore her feelings for a courtier.
Happy weekend!!
https://wp.me/p9hOCx-iO
June 8, 2018 — 1:20 PM
jamethielc says:
I always enjoy keeping these short, cuts down on my inclination to keep shoving words in there!
“The Reaper’s Rope”.
https://wordpress.com/post/weareontheloose.com/988
June 8, 2018 — 1:25 PM
outrageousactsofwriting says:
Thank you in advance for reading and leaving comments. Thank you Chuck for getting the wheels spinning. Please enjoy… Star Blight
https://outrageousactsofwriting.wordpress.com/2018/06/08/star-blight/
June 8, 2018 — 2:23 PM
Skye Overall says:
I swear I finished this story on time (with about 7 hours to spare) but it’s been so long since I wrote something that I forgot my password and locked myself out. Anyway, I hope you like it anyway: https://lunarwriter.com/flash-fiction-challenge-the-bridge-and-the-rose/
June 10, 2018 — 12:25 AM