For this week’s challenge, an odd sort. I want you to write a story of going against authority. That can mean whatever it means — but I want it to be a story with attitude, with a take-no-shit, have-no-fucks style. Whatever genre, whatever theme you want. Get rude. Be profane. Middle fingers up. Chaos and rebellion […]
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This week’s challenge: Gods and goddesses. Genre doesn’t matter, but I want you to write a story dealing with the divine. A deity! A demi-god! Whatever. Made-up or real, doesn’t matter. From the POV of the deity or from someone having to deal with said deity. Or maybe you wanna talk about a whole damn pantheon. […]
Today, a challenge to you: I want you to come up with your own monster. Not a vampire, not a werewolf, not a Loch Ness serpent or a Chupacabra. Something new. Something uniquely yours. You will create this creature and give it life inside a piece of flash fiction. Name it. Think about it in context […]
Today, I’m going to give you a pair of themes. You will choose one, and write a story using that theme. 1. Doing a good thing sometimes means being evil. 2. The road to Hell is paved with good intentions. Two themes in opposition to each other. Choose one, write. Length: ~1000 words Due by: 3/10, […]
Click me. That will get you a set of random photos on Flickr (based on their “interestingness” algorithm). Pick a photo from that spread. Use that photo as the inspiration for a new piece of flash fiction. When you post the story at your online space, please also link to that photo on Flickr (not […]
Okay, so, a couple weeks ago I asked you guys to come up with three-word titles, and you did, in spectacular fashion. It fueled last week’s challenge. And, because you were prolific and I am nothing if not a tremendously lazy human being, I’m going to dip back into the well for another ten titles. Pick one […]
