I’m a little late notifying everyone as this week was pretty hectic, but the results of the ‘What Would You Like To Write On My Site’ poll are in!
You wanna know?
Okay.
So, the majority of you fine people voted for Flash Fiction! You voted, you got it! Annnnnnnnnd I decided that the world need more Haiku. That’s right–two days, two opportunities to graffito on my site!
DETAILS FOR FLASH FICTION FACTION
- The flash fiction prompts will go live on Sunday, starting tomorrow March 4, 2012.
- They will be due each week on Thursday, beginning March 8, 2012.
- The prompts will vary week to week. Some will be photos, others a word, a phrase, a sentence (that you may incorporate or draw inspiration from,) a scenario, etc. We will shake it up!
- The pieces should be between 101 words and 1000.
- I will post my Flash Fiction piece under the heading Flash Fiction Faction.
- Leave a comment and link to your Flash piece.
- Please, everyone, do your best to read and comment on everyone’s work. Leave your link wherever you go.
- Tweet! #FlashFictionFaction and others. Promote your work. You worked hard to create these pieces, they deserve to be read.
- And have a great time creating in whatever genre you choose.
DETAILS FOR HAIKU BOMBERS
- The haiku prompts will go live on Tuesday, starting tomorrow March 6, 2012.
- The haiku are due on Wednesdays beginning March 7, 2012.
- The prompts will vary week to week. Some will be photos, others a word, a phrase, a sentence (that you may incorporate or draw inspiration from,) a scenario, etc. We will shake it up!
- There are many traditional ways to construct a haiku and if you wish to work within those rules, by all means. I am perfectly happy with the 5 syllable/7syllable/5 syllable format.
- I will post my haiku under the heading Haiku Bombers.
- Leave a comment and link to your Haiku if you wish or just write your haiku in the comments section.
- Please, everyone, do your best to read and comment on everyone’s work. Leave your link wherever you go.
- Tweet! #HaikuBombers and others. Promote your work. You worked hard to create these pieces, they deserve to be read.
- And have a great time creating in whatever genre you choose.
I look forward to participating. Hmm, I’m wondering why you expect naughty haikus?
I received a head’s up in advance. Better to have the warning in place, than not.
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With a warning like that… I’m in!
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Hi QS,
Saw your music prompt and thought it a great idea, so I wrote a 100 word story, then I saw your instructions for 101-1000 words so I added 13 more words. I’m traveling and didn’t want to wait to Thursday to post it so I’m sending it to you now if that’s okay. I think it follows the contours of the music. Here it is…
Elgar Noir
The rain lashed at the windscreen as he drove angrily through the night. The eerie greenish glow of the dashboard lights reflected his face, jowly, grim, fedora almost covering his eyes.
She stared at him. Why must he take it so personally? He knew this affair was doomed from the start, she was only acting on the obvious.
The occasional flash of oncoming headlights froze them like a photograph: he tense, she dangling a cigarette from red lips as she talked. He drove faster, knuckles gripping the wheel. Suddenly a flash of pure white, thunder, then smoke. She emerged from the wreckage, slapped the dirt from her dress, and walked slowly down the road.
Carlos
Hi Carlos! Thanks for participating! I’ll transfer your flash onto the post on Thursday so everyone else has a chance to read it as well.
This piece was great! And I do think it worked spectacularly with the music. I always love a good noir.
I’ll link to your blog as well as put your post into Thursday’s post
. Great job!
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I should have learned about this sooner. Is it okay to use the prompt and post our flash fiction even if it’s not Thursday?
Allen
Absolutely, Allen. Just remember to come to the post on Thursday (or after Thursday,) and link your blog so we can all read it as well. Feel free to use previous prompts as well.
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