{"id":8152,"date":"2011-03-11T00:01:33","date_gmt":"2011-03-11T05:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/terribleminds.com\/ramble\/?p=8152"},"modified":"2011-03-18T09:29:19","modified_gmt":"2011-03-18T13:29:19","slug":"flash-fiction-challenge-the-hotel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/terribleminds.com\/ramble\/2011\/03\/11\/flash-fiction-challenge-the-hotel\/","title":{"rendered":"Flash Fiction Challenge: The Hotel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/terribleminds\/4025094979\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3180\/4025094979_2cfbce5266_z.jpg?resize=640%2C427\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>See that picture?<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s your flash fiction <em>inspirado<\/em> right there.<\/p>\n<p>Once again, you have 1000 words and one week.<\/p>\n<p>Any genre will do.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget to drop a link to your story in the comments below.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s time to grab a pen and whip open your trenchcoat &#8212; <em>flash fiction style<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>(Am I right in assuming that you guys are digging these challenges? I hope so. Yell at me if you grow weary of it &#8212; though I can&#8217;t lie and say I&#8217;m not enjoying the breadth and depth of the fiction that ends up here.)<\/p>\n<h3>Who Checked In At The Front Desk?<\/h3>\n<p>Dan O&#8217;Shea, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/danielboshea.wordpress.com\/2011\/03\/11\/circle-of-life\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Circle of Life<\/strong><\/span><\/a>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>CY, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cyreid.com\/2011\/03\/ill-just-take-those-bags-down-for-you\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>I&#8217;ll Just Take Those Bags Down For You<\/strong><\/span><\/a>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Jamie Wyman, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/jamiewyman.blogspot.com\/2011\/03\/hotel-flash-fiction-challenge.html\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Eat. Prey. Love.<\/strong><\/span><\/a>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Stephanie Belser, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/downrange-impact.blogspot.com\/2011\/03\/project.html\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>The Project<\/strong><\/span><\/a>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Abhishek Boinapalli, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/becomingprince.blogspot.com\/2011\/03\/from-dreams.html\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>From Dreams<\/strong><\/span><\/a>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ben Kirby, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/warnerkirby.blogs.com\/clintonaut\/2011\/03\/boy.html\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Boy<\/strong><\/span><\/a>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Julia Madeleine, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/juliamadeleineauthor.blogspot.com\/2011\/03\/flash-fiction-challenge-hotel.html\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>The Hotel<\/strong><\/span><\/a>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Madison, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/chrysalisnow.blogspot.com\/2011\/03\/there-is-no-om-in-hotel.html\"><span 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style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>The Last Honeymoon<\/strong><\/span><\/a>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Aiwevanya, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/metamuse-aiwevanya.blogspot.com\/2011\/03\/missed-connection.html\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Missed Connection<\/strong><\/span><\/a>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sparky, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/sparky29252.blogspot.com\/2011\/03\/break-in-clouds.html\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>A Break In The Clouds<\/strong><\/span><\/a>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Albert Berg, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/unsanityfiles.wordpress.com\/2011\/03\/14\/the-ghosts-of-houses\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>The Ghosts Of Houses<\/strong><\/span><\/a>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Lindsay Mawson, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/lindsaymawson.blogspot.com\/2011\/03\/flash-fiction-challenge.html\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>The Hotel<\/strong><\/span><\/a>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Matt, &#8220;<a 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