{"id":17556,"date":"2013-03-01T12:58:56","date_gmt":"2013-03-01T17:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/terribleminds.com\/ramble\/?p=17556"},"modified":"2013-03-01T12:58:56","modified_gmt":"2013-03-01T17:58:56","slug":"flash-fiction-challenge-super-ultra-mega-game-of-aspects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/terribleminds.com\/ramble\/2013\/03\/01\/flash-fiction-challenge-super-ultra-mega-game-of-aspects\/","title":{"rendered":"Flash Fiction Challenge: Super-Ultra-Mega Game Of Aspects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3560\/3367049231_55bf48ba09_z.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3560\/3367049231_55bf48ba09_z.jpg?resize=640%2C427\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Last week&#8217;s challenge: <a title=\"http:\/\/terribleminds.com\/ramble\/2013\/02\/22\/flash-fiction-challenge-game-of-aspects-redux\/\" href=\"http:\/\/terribleminds.com\/ramble\/2013\/02\/22\/flash-fiction-challenge-game-of-aspects-redux\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>The Game Of Aspects, Redux<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Get your d10.<\/p>\n<p>Go to your <a title=\"RANDOM NUMBER GENERATOR\" href=\"http:\/\/www.random.org\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>random number generator<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s time to pick from\u00a0<em>five<\/em> categories. All five! DO IT DO IT NOW.<\/p>\n<p>Ahem.<\/p>\n<p>This time, I&#8217;ll give you 2,000 words.<\/p>\n<p>Post at your blog or online space.<\/p>\n<p>Link back here.<\/p>\n<p>Due by next Friday, March 8th, noon EST.<\/p>\n<h2>Subgenre<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Weird West<\/li>\n<li>Epic Fantasy<\/li>\n<li>Monster (Vampire, Werewolf, etc.) Erotica<\/li>\n<li>Southern Gothic<\/li>\n<li>Time Travel<\/li>\n<li>Lovecraftian<\/li>\n<li>Space Opera<\/li>\n<li>Psychological Thriller<\/li>\n<li>Hardboiled<\/li>\n<li>Sci-Fi Satire<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Setting<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>The Rainforest<\/li>\n<li>An Opium Den<\/li>\n<li>The Zoo<\/li>\n<li>Center of the Earth<\/li>\n<li>Inside Someone&#8217;s Mind<\/li>\n<li>The Devil&#8217;s Palace<\/li>\n<li>An Art Museum<\/li>\n<li>On A Form Of Public Transportation (Bus, Plane, Taxi, Etc.)<\/li>\n<li>The Villain&#8217;s Lair<\/li>\n<li>A Popular Nightclub on Friday Night<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Conflict<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Revenge!<\/li>\n<li>Haunted by Guilt!<\/li>\n<li>Love Triangle!<\/li>\n<li>Ecological Disaster!<\/li>\n<li>A Difficult Choice!<\/li>\n<li>Abduction!<\/li>\n<li>Political Maneuvering!<\/li>\n<li>A Ticking Clock!<\/li>\n<li>Betrayal!<\/li>\n<li>Temptation Versus Virtue!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Aspect To Include<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>A mysterious locket<\/li>\n<li>A rare bird<\/li>\n<li>A bad dream<\/li>\n<li>A lever-action rifle<\/li>\n<li>A forbidden book<\/li>\n<li>A treasure map<\/li>\n<li>A piece of undiscovered technology<\/li>\n<li>A monkey<\/li>\n<li>A severed hand<\/li>\n<li>A small town<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Theme<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Chaos always trumps order<\/li>\n<li>Love will save the day<\/li>\n<li>Love will fuck everything up<\/li>\n<li>Vanity is man&#8217;s downfall<\/li>\n<li>Nature is man&#8217;s greatest enemy<\/li>\n<li>Man&#8217;s greatest enemy is himself<\/li>\n<li>Sex is power<\/li>\n<li>Never make a deal with the devil<\/li>\n<li>Mankind&#8217;s imperative is to discover<\/li>\n<li>Innocence can never be regained<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week&#8217;s challenge: The Game Of Aspects, Redux Get your d10. Go to your random number generator. It&#8217;s time to pick from\u00a0five categories. All five! DO IT DO IT NOW. Ahem. This time, I&#8217;ll give you 2,000 words. Post at your blog or online space. Link back here. 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