My Weekly Writing Challenge

My new challenge series on flash fiction, which kicked off last week with stories in ten words, produced some amazing stories in so few words. Take a look at the fantastic results below news of this week’s challenge.

So, from ten, we now go to twenty-word stories. If last week’s entries are anything to go by, we’re all in for a treat.

Last week’s ten-word tales:

Sacha Black was the first in line to try this one and produced a great story:

He’s dead. I’m not. My fault though. Prison? Life? Never.

Eddy‘s short fiction is always excellent. Here’s two from him:

1) Birds flew, bombs blew, I drew my gun; barrel jammed.

2) Thanks. Got busy again. But I’m finally back in routine.

Keith Channing‘s is too clever by half!:

I came, I saw, I conkered. I bloody love autumn.

Keith‘s sister, Wendy Pope shows she’s every bit as talented as her brother:

Cormorant flying above. Sea foaming below … black arrow dives in!

Jasdeep Kaur‘s story make you want to know more:

Dense trees, frightful face, a roar, a shriek, cataclysmic silence…

Kate Loveton once again shows her talent for combining more than one challenge at the same time:

Lesson Learned Too Late:

Frenzied, desperate warning unheeded!

Finally… bloodied knife.

Husband should’ve listened.

Jason Moody sent this neat and entertaining story:

Our eyes met. My stomach knotted. Then the bus came.

A huge welcome to Sammi Cox who’s tried the challenge for the first time and written a brilliant flash fiction piece:

Running…

Can’t stop…Get caught…And then…

…Must keep running…

22 responses to “My Weekly Writing Challenge”

  1. I saw her looking at me looking at her. Staring contest. My phone rang. She won. Damn you phone marketers!

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    1. This made me smile. Great!

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  2. At my son and wife’s funeral a bomb went off and killed everyone I knew. I didn’t die. I lived.

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    1. Wow! A powerful story.

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  3. I had to win Esther’s weekly writing challenge so I googled Keith and Jasdeep’s addresses and contentedly sharpened my knife.

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    1. Love it!! Simply brilliant 🙂

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    2. Scared now! Runs.away screaming.

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  4. He was not ready to retire
    He wanted to keep working
    Year on year he carried on
    Never, ever shirking,

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    1. This made me smile 🙂

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      1. Thank you, Esther.
        I have posted it here, slightly modified to improve flow.

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  5. Loved Keith’s conkered! Stroke of genius! Ok, 20 words….

    They claimed it was a viral infection. Wrong. It was the start of the apocalypse. Now there’s 10,000 humans left.

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    1. Hi Nica, I like this. Very good 🙂

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  6. Rats! I never did that story. The ones above are super and I’m inspired again.

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    1. Glad you feel inspired. Give it a go!

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  7. Ooh my goodness. This is a clever idea. Can I come up with anything in the click of a cursor. No, but I should do Grrrrrrr

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  8. Soooooo many words to come up with!!!!!!

    He thought about their relationship. Was it just impulsiveness; like stirring coffee when nothing has been added? Yes. “Goodbye, Mandy.”

    I posted it at: http://simplicitylane.wordpress.com/2014/10/26/this-post-was-a-challenge/

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    1. Great to see a story from you. A compelling story in just 20 words!

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      1. Thank you for the comment and for the challenge.

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  9. Eddy’s plan was out. I don’t know about Keith, but I hibernated. After all, nothing can be above one’s life!

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    1. I love these! Highly entertaining 🙂

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  10. My parched anatomy fell in the sand. No camel or oasis. I was lost and now I will be buried.

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    1. A very different mood for this 20 word-story. A gripping tale in 20 words 🙂

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