Tag: flash fiction

Song Title Challenge #26: God is a Popstar – Oomph!

As I tried to explain yesterday via the Android WordPress App, I had been suffering this weekend from an incredibly poor 3G signal making it impossible to access the internet.  The wife and I were temporary refugees seeking the safety of my in-laws’ house and I couldn’t get a decent signal there.  What’s so horrible that I consider my mother-in-law’s a place of safety, I hear you ask?  This is:

Campground with bikersOkay, so that doesn’t look terrifying, but imagine 7 000 bikers camping out fifty metres from your bedroom window and you’ll have the sleepless nights that made us flee to my in-laws’ to avoid.  (I consider it win-win:  mommy-in-law is a great cook.)

Now we’re back and I present this week’s Song Title Challenge, a day late.  For more info on the Song Title Challenge, how to take part and to suggest a title, click here.

I feel I have to warn you, this week’s story might upset some readers, so if you don’t really get farce or satire, or you firmly believe that those techniques should not be used where religion is concerned, do not read this week’s story as you will be offended.  (Honestly, I feel a bit uncomfortable with this story myself, but it’s what came out when I sat down to write, and this whole challenge is about experimenting, after all, and too severe self-censorship will stymie creativity.  I won’t be posting the music video, though.)

This week’s song is God is a Popstar by Oomph! and the genre is Fantasy/Sci-Fi.  Thanks to bumblepuppies for the suggestion and for once again expanding my musical horizons 😉

God is a Popstar

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Song Title Challenge #25: Shaving Cream – Benny Bell

It’s time for this week’s Song Title Challenge, back after the disruptions of NaNoWriMo.

Write a short piece of fiction, around 300 words, using the song title as your story title but don’t listen to the song.  You can pick your own genre or use the one suggested to me.  Remember to link back to this post so I can find yours.

If you would like to suggest a song title for a future post, you can do so from the challenge page.  You can also leave a suggestion on the Facebook page.

This week’s song is Shaving Cream by Benny Bell and the genre is Fantasy/Sci-Fi.  Thanks to bumblepuppies for the suggestion.

Warning:  I banged this post together in a very short time, so I’m not so sure about its quality.  There’s a bit of strong language in there as well.

Shaving Cream

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Greatest Hits: Careless Whispers – Wham!

So here I am, racing towards the NaNoWriMo finish line in leaps and bounds, when I realise y’all are probably waiting for your weekly Song Title Challenge. Thing is, I’m in mega-focussed writing mode right now, so much so that I’ve even been forgetting to check my WordPress Reader for all your excellent blog posts. Needless to, save for the initial spark of inspiration when I received the latest titles in the mail, I haven’t given them a thought since.

So, once again, I give you one from the archives. This one was also part of my inspiration for the current WIP and a similar scene will be included in the novel. It’s one of my favourites. If you haven’t seen it yet, I hope you like it as well.

Song Title Challenge #7:  Careless Whispers – Wham!

Song Title Challenge #24: Crosseyed and Painless – Talking Heads

It’s time for this week’s Song Title Challenge.

Write a short piece of fiction, around 300 words, using the song title as your story title but don’t listen to the song.  You can pick your own genre or use the one suggested to me.  Remember to link back to this post so I can find yours.

If you would like to suggest a song title for a future post, you can do so from the challenge page.  You can also leave a suggestion on the Facebook page.

This week’s song is Crosseyed and Painless by Talking Heads and the genre is Horror/Thriller.  Thanks to bumblepuppies for the suggestion.

Crosseyed and Painless

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A little extract from the WIP

I had a post planned for today on my experience so far with NaNoWriMo, but unforeseen circumstances stole two hours of writing time and I’m kinda on a roll, so I’m going to postpone that post for later.  In the meantime, here’s an extract from a scene I wrote today.  I’d love to hear what you think.

You should also go check out this post by Ava Jae on how she finished NaNoWriMo in just nine days.  I don’t know about applying her strategy to my own writing, but still…respect!

Oh, and be sure to watch this space on Friday for a VERY IMPORTANT announcement.  Trust me, you’re not gonna want to miss it.

But without further ado, this scene is entitled:

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