Next Challenge For JU Writer's Club

that encompasses a BIG area there, Maso! But it seems to be getting smaller all the time. At the rate I'm going, by the time I'm in my late ninties I'll be Mother Theresa...   

Shovel,

I like the suggestion mate. It leaves a lot of space for the good imaginations here. I will put up an entry tomorrow and get it started. Thanks for the suggestion. Hope you are keeping well.

What about... telling the shortest complete story? Like, can you tell a complete story in a page or a paragraph or even a sentence? I dunno. It's an idea.

Wired magazine had some very short stories from famous people. 6 word science fiction stories. WWW Link
I know for me 6 words will be difficult.

Ennarath,

Nice suggestion. I like this one too. I'm thinking we could run both your and Shovel's suggestions consecutively. I will put up a broadcast to let folks know. Thanks for this.

Chris,

I love the Wired article. Thanks so much for pointing it out. I will use it as an example for the next writing challenge. Some of the Wired examples are superb.

My uncle was run over by a bus while walking across the street to buy a pack of nicotine gum.


The end.

Mason,

Brilliant. You should check out the short stories on the Wired site. Some of them are awesome.

I read them. Not my style.

I read them. Not my style.

I've been thinking about street signs as metaphors for life. If I get a turn, maybe in a month or two, I'd might like to try this, or something similar:

I loved Alan Moore's and Margaret Atwood's six-word stories best!
Enjoyed all the ideas for topics so far.
Habits and obsessions truly are fascinating. Constraining length seems like fun too.

Don,

I really like your suggestion too. But I think we'll hold off on it until the next challenge, if you don't mind. If not, go ahead and write the story. I mean, the thing with the JU Writers Club is there are no rules so write whatever you feel like. Either way, I'll be reading it.

Fine by me Maso, you're so polite!  .

Reworking Mason's: "Bus kills uncle seeking nicotine gum."

Great minds think alike, Don.

  

"Get to the back of the boat," he said sternly.

The carousel led us on a great merry go round.

I have an idea, but I will wait till the next writer's challenge is done, since I believe you are putting a new one up tomorrow.

Rose,

Thanks anyway. I look forward to hearing your idea. Have a wonderful weekend.

Time to revive one of my great all time sayings for this challenge:

Dead cats don't float.

That's an interesting link Chris! I found some of them so amusing!


He came, he saw, he conquered!



That's a rewrite though I'm sure....lol....it just played around in my head for a min there!

Well, we could always change it to erotica. What's a writer's club challenge without erotica?

He came, she came, he split

Gid,

Dead cats don't float

...except in space.

Serenity,

History is nothing without a good rewrite

Gid,

Oh, yeah, there is always room for some good erotica.

Or, "He came, she didn't, he slept" if you want to be a little more realistic...

Or, "He came, she didn't, he slept" if you want to be a little more realistic...

Nah, don't have a clue what you're talking about, SHE

Or, "He came, she didn't, he slept" if you want to be a little more realistic...

He is spent, she went. Rendevous.