55 Word Challenge: Week Forty-Four

55 Word Challenge

Week Forty-Four

 

Welcome back to #55WordChallenge!

For those that are uninitiated, the 55 Word Challenge is a contest to write a story in 55 words or less. Not an easy task, but fun and I have been blown away by some of the entries. See for yourself, all the past contests can be found here. (List has been updated)
The challenge begins at noon Eastern time every Wednesday and ends at noon Thursday. The story is based on one of three photo prompts and can be written in any genre you choose. My only request is no porn. I don't want to hear graphic details. If it is erotic, make it titillating, not obscene. I know that can be done and done well.

The story is to be posted in the comment section below, along with your twitter handle or email address, so I can contact you if you are the winner. If you don't want to list your email address, send it to me at jezri@writing.com. I promise I won't distribute it, but if you are the winner I need a way to notify you and to send you your prize.

And what does the winner get? This purty badge for one. This week I have a special prize, thanks to a donation by @HLPauff. He deferred his prize two weeks ago and said to put it back in the pot. So I have decided to offer all three books by Timothy Hobbs as the prize package. I am really excited because I love Tim's writing and I think you will too. You can read more about him below. 

If anyone is interested in contributing a prize, a book, cover art, whatever you want, let me know and we will work something out. If you are an artist that would like to have your work featured, let me know!

Photo Prompt:

Timothy C. Hobbs was born in Temple, Texas. His older brother was a lover of horror movies and literature. Tim naturally followed his brother's lead and was seduced by all things that go bump in the night. Tim started writing horror stories in the sixth grade and has never stopped since.

His books, Music Box Sonata and The Smell of Ginger, are published through Visionary Press Cooperative. A third novel, The Pumpkin Seed, will be released sometime in the near future.

Timothy also writes for Minor Insanity.

Timothy C. Hobbs (1950 - ) was born in Temple, Texas. His older brother was a lover of horror movies and literature. Tim naturally followed his brother's lead and was seduced by all things that go bump in the night. Tim started writing horror stories in the sixth grade and has never stopped since. Tim has published two novels - Veils, and The Pumpkin Seed; one novella - The Smell of Ginger; and a collection of short stories - Mothertrucker and Other Stories. Two more novels - Music Box Sonata, and Maiden Fair are currently being prepared for future publication.
Tim is retired from the Veteran's Administration Hospital and currently resides in Robinson, Texas with his wife Donna Walker-Nixon, who is also a published author.

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Winner 55 Word Challenge Week Forty-Three

Honorable Mentions:

@Angelique_Rider’s story put a vivid image in my mind. I love the picture it created.

@PurpleQueenNL Wow! Again, great image and the ending gave me chills.

@bullishink I’ve been to Summerville, (Georgia). They seemed like such friendly folk to me, but perhaps not.

Winner:

@Klingorengi:

As a rule, I never choose Jeff for the win because I feel I may be biased and I don’t want the challenges integrity to be questioned…  however I loved this and after much deliberation I decided it was in fact my favorite and not fair to leave him out of the running. Here is the story, which included all 3 photos and was done so seamlessly.

 

Teddy's Travels

Having no idea when a train might come along, he’d turned from the tracks and chosen the road instead.

His walking stick clacking on the rails of an old fence, he never heard the truck as it crested a low hill.

Striking him, it continued on its way, leaving him broken, dying and alone.

54 words @klingorengi

 

Thank you everyone and see you back next week, when we will have a special prize package!

55 Word Challenge Week Forty-Three

55 Word Challenge

Week Forty-Three

Welcome back to #55WordChallenge!

For those that are uninitiated, the 55 Word Challenge is a contest to write a story in 55 words or less. Not an easy task, but fun and I have been blown away by some of the entries. See for yourself, all the past contests can be found here.

The challenge begins at noon Eastern time every Wednesday and ends at noon Thursday. The story is based on one of three photo prompts and can be written in any genre you choose. My only request is no porn. I don't want to hear graphic details. If it is erotic, make it titillating, not obscene. I know that can be done and done well.

The story is to be posted in the comment section below, along with your twitter handle or email address, so I can contact you if you are the winner. If you don't want to list your email address, send it to me at jezri@writing.com. I promise I won't distribute it, but if you are the winner I need a way to notify you and to send you your prize.

And what does the winner get? This purty badge for one. For two, a gift card for $5.00 from Amazon. This is usually sent to your email within one to two weeks after winning. If anyone is interested in contributing a prize, a book, cover art, whatever you want, let me know and we will work something out.

If you are an artist that would like to have your work featured, let me know!

Photo Prompt:

 

 

 

 

 

 The photos today come from Public Domain Pictures courtesy of George Hodan. I have found that a lot of the pictures that I find and like on this site are from this artist. Follow him on Facebook and help support his work.








Join the Keldane the Cursed Blog Tour.

 
The blog tour for Keldane the Cursed will run from March 1st to March 31st.

Did you ever wish you had the ability to use magic and cast spells to do anything you wanted to? Well, so does Keldane. Unfortunately, just being the son of the most powerful magic user the world has ever known doesn’t come with any guarantees. It’s not without very good cause he’s known to his classmates as Keldane the Cursed.

Winner 55 Word Challenge: Week Forty-Two

Winner 55 Word Challenge

Week Forty-Two

 

A lot of great entries this week. Thank you everyone!

Honorable Mentions:

@tollykit:  I can imagine this actually happening.  Aliens perhaps.

 CM Stewart: Great image!

@DRyanLeask:

Interesting. We had a power outage over the summer that took out most of Lima for a week. I don’t think they lost power at all. Of course I am sure there are backup generators backing up the backup generators… nothing to do with an alien takeover.

Winner:

@HLPauff: And it could be called The Monster from Hog Creek. I loved it.

How could he have known? The water seemed clear enough and it was sweltering outside. A dip couldn’t hurt, right?

Green scales appeared first, spreading across his skin. Next, his body swelled and his shadow grew. Before he knew it, he had destroyed the refinery and rampaged through the old train yard, an unstoppable monster.

55 words
@HLPauff

See you all next week! If you have any photos you would like to donate for prompts or are interested in judging, please let me know.  J

55 Word Challenge Week Forty-Two

55 Word Challenge

Week Forty-Two

 

Welcome back to #55WordChallenge. We are going on a tour today... and visiting my hometown. That's right, we are visiting Bean Town.  Yes... that is a giant lima bean.

 

For those that are uninitiated, the 55 Word Challenge is a contest to write a story in 55 words or less. Not an easy task, but fun and I have been blown away by some of the entries. See for yourself, all the past contests can be found here.

The challenge begins at noon Eastern time every Wednesday and ends at noon Thursday. The story is based on one of three photo prompts and can be written in any genre you choose. My only request is no porn. I don't want to hear graphic details. If it is erotic, make it titillating, not obscene. I know that can be done and done well.

The story is to be posted in the comment section below, along with your twitter handle or email address, so I can contact you if you are the winner. If you don't want to list your email address, send it to me at jezri@writing.com. I promise I won't distribute it, but if you are the winner I need a way to notify you and to send you your prize.

And what does the winner get? This purty badge for one. For two, a gift card for $5.00 from Amazon. This is usually sent to your email within one to two weeks after winning. If anyone is interested in contributing a prize, a book, cover art, whatever you want, let me know and we will work something out.

If you are an artist that would like to have your work featured, let me know!

Photo Prompt:

 

 Lima was once a train town in its hayday.
 

The oil refinery lights us the sky at night. You should see the flame.

 

 And of course our river walk. You will need to hold your breath and don't even think about going for a swim. Your skin may never recover.

Shameless Plug:

 

Jezri’s Nightmares: A Year of Horror is a collection of 5 books, containing a total of 70 short stories. Included are all four volumes of Jezri's Nightmares: Flashes From the Grave, Tales of Terror, Psychotic Mumblings and Night Terrors, as well as MONSTERS!

Available on Kindle, Nook, Kobo and Smashwords.

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And coming soon:

Fallout

 

Amy is only seven when the alarms sound and her world is changed forever. Alone in a bomb shelter beneath her home, she spends weeks isolated, with only her toy rabbit for company. Then  she is rescued. But sometimes monsters exist, even in the light. The war has changed people and the new world has become more dangerous than ever before.

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Winner 55 Word Challenge: Week Forty-One

Winner 55 Word Challenge

Week Forty-One

 

 

Another great week and another tough decision. I went back and forth several times.

Honorable Mentions:

@SiobhanMuir: I liked the dark, desperate feel of this. Broken promises and the inability to break free.

@LastKrystallos: Nicely written. I especially liked the last line.

@Klingorengi: All three prompts and nicely done.

Winner:

@solimond: Loved this! I almost feel bad for the guy.

 

“HA! I finally got you. You can’t move, can you? The chains have iron.” The man was smug. “Now give me your gold.”

Tamsil rolled his eyes, looking down at the chain wrapped around his bare feet. “I told you. I’m not a leprechaun. Idiot.” He gave a shark toothed grin. “But come closer, please.”

Okay, that's it for this week! If you are looking for something to write in the meantime, check out Motivation Monday,  Tuesday Tales, Thursday Threads and  Friday Frights.  Monday Mixer should be returning this week.

Also check out the 12th Night Masquerade Flash Fiction Contest. It ends tomorrow, so you need to hurry.

55 Word Challenge: Week Forty-One

55 Word Challenge

Week Forty-One

Welcome back to #55WordChallenge. This is the second week for a new year. Last week was awesome! I am still rocked by those stories.

For those that are uninitiated, the 55 Word Challenge is a contest to write a story in 55 words or less. Not an easy task, but fun and I have been blown away by some of the entries. See for yourself, all the past contests can be found here.

The challenge begins at noon Eastern time every Wednesday and ends at noon Thursday. The story is based on one of three photo prompts and can be written in any genre you choose. My only request is no porn. I don't want to hear graphic details. If it is erotic, make it titillating, not obscene. I know that can be done and done well.


The story is to be posted in the comment section below, along with your twitter handle or email address, so I can contact you if you are the winner. If you don't want to list your email address, send it to me at jezri@writing.com. I promise I won't distribute it, but if you are the winner I need a way to notify you and to send you your prize.

And what does the winner get? This purty badge for one. For two, a gift card for $5.00 from Amazon. This is usually sent to your email within one to two weeks after winning. If anyone is interested in contributing a prize, a book, cover art, whatever you want, let me know and we will work something out.

If you are an artist that would like to have your work featured, let me know!

Photo Prompt:

 

 

 

 

Winner 55 Word Challenge: Week Forty

Winner 55 Word Challenge

Week Forty

 

 

We had some new comers this week and a lot of great entries. This wasn't an easy decision but I have finally narrowed it down.

Honorable Mentions

 

@LupusAnthropos: Made me laugh. Enough said. ;-p

@ChuckWesJ: Love the imagery. Would work great as a longer story.

 

Cmstewartwrite:  The story has such a desperate feel to it. I picture a scared little girl calling through the door.

Winner:

@ewstorch_nh

"Temporal Finale."

Dark clouds roiled, illuminated by the hidden moon, though the air was still. Color was gone in the lunar light and the silence was palpable, a shroud cloaking the world. A sharp crack murdered the silence as the last raven took flight among the bare, reaching branches. That lonely sound marked the end of time.

 

Congratulations! DM your email address to me so I can send you the gift card. Also feel free to snatch the winners badge at the top of the page.

Thank you everyone that entered! See you all next week. :)

55Word Challenge: Week Forty

55 Word Challenge

Week Forty

Welcome back to #55WordChallenge. We took a break for Christmas but are back now to start the New Year out right!

For those that are uninitiated, the 55 Word Challenge is a contest to write a story in 55 words or less. Not an easy task, but fun and I have been blown away by some of the entries. See for yourself, all the past contests can be found here.

The challenge begins at noon Eastern time every Wednesday and ends at noon Thursday. The story is based on one of three photo prompts and can be written in any genre you choose. My only request is no porn. I don't want to hear graphic details. If it is erotic, make it titillating, not obscene. I know that can be done and done well.


The story is to be posted in the comment section below, along with your twitter handle or email address, so I can contact you if you are the winner. If you don't want to list your email address, send it to me at jezri@writing.com. I promise I won't distribute it, but if you are the winner I need a way to notify you and to send you your prize.

And what does the winner get? This purty badge for one. For two, a gift card for $5.00 from Amazon. This is usually sent to your email within one to two weeks after winning. If anyone is interested in contributing a prize, a book, cover art, whatever you want, let me know and we will work something out.

If you are an artist that would like to have your work featured, let me know!

Photo Prompt: