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Monday, September 5, 2011

Writers' Campaign Challenge - The Door Swung Open

Our first challenge of the Writers' Platform Campaign is a 200 word flash fiction starting with the words above.



The door swung open, revealing a Christmas explosion. An aluminum tree glowed by the rainbow light of a projector, and a craft show cutout of Mrs. Claus stood next to the kitchen door. Front and center stood a lifesized cast of the Nativity, in all its painted plastic glory.

"Sweet Baby Jesus," Alyssa announced, stepping over the threshold. "It's a time warp!"
"Stunning, isn't it?" Krissanne folded her arms and grimaced at Miles.
"And not in a good way," Miles leaned down and pulled the plug to the projector light. "Lessee... a hundred fifty days 'til Christmas by my count. Seems some of us like to start celebrating early."

Alyssa walked over to the Nativity scene and pulled the cord out of the wall. "Some of us never stop celebrating." She patted the camel. "Maybe we could put this fella to work on the side of the road, paint the shop's name on the ... what is this? A saddle?" Using her finger, she swiped the words Company of Three in the dust on the side.
"Speaking of work... grab Santa and let's start clearing out the place." Miles tucked Mrs. Claus under one arm and headed for the back door.
"What do you think you're doing?" an angry voice growled from the stairs. A shotgun clicked. "And where are you going with that?"
copyright c2011PamelaVMason




The more the merrier!
If you don't have a Campaign Flash Fiction posted on your blog & you want to play, go ahead and leave 200 words in the comments. Start with "The door swung open...," and go from there! I'd love to see your stories!
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21 comments:

  1. Jim HenrySeptember 6, 2011 at 10:37 AM

    Good job Pamela!

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  2. Pamela MasonSeptember 6, 2011 at 7:56 PM

    Thanks Jim. Glad you dropped by!

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  3. Abby FowersSeptember 6, 2011 at 10:08 PM

    Very interesting. I like the sudden surprise at the end! Good job :)

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  4. Sherry IsaacSeptember 6, 2011 at 10:31 PM

    Hi Pamela

    Thanks for stopping by Romance & Beyond today. Good job on the challenge. Bonne chance!

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  5. Alleged AuthorSeptember 6, 2011 at 11:22 PM

    Now I wanna know what's gonna happen with that shotgun!

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  6. Jessica TherrienSeptember 6, 2011 at 11:29 PM

    I liked the surprise ending! Fun story.

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  7. JessSeptember 7, 2011 at 9:41 AM

    Me too! Loved it!! Great job and nice to meet you!
    (I'm entry 236!)

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  8. AnonymousSeptember 7, 2011 at 12:35 PM

    So Whose stuff was it? Nicely done. Mine is #72

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  9. Coleen PatrickSeptember 8, 2011 at 7:09 PM

    Hi Pamela! Loved the Christmas exposion :) Nicely done!

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  10. Pamela MasonSeptember 9, 2011 at 9:12 AM

    Wow! Thank you for checking out my flash. Hope to see more of everybody on the Campaigns!

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  11. Sharon ClareSeptember 9, 2011 at 11:50 AM

    Oh no! Great ending, Pamela! Some serious Christmas issues there!

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  12. J.R. WilliamsSeptember 9, 2011 at 12:04 PM

    This piece had a very unexpected ending. Nice! :)

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  13. Carole St-LaurentSeptember 9, 2011 at 2:04 PM

    Oh-ho: someone is in trouble! I expected a dead body to show up, instead it's a shut-gun. Good surprise element.

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  14. Delaney DiamondSeptember 9, 2011 at 2:34 PM

    Very nice, Pamela! LOL. Love the cliffhanger ending.

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  15. yikiciSeptember 9, 2011 at 6:15 PM

    Talk about a meanie with the shotgun! Very nicely written Pamela, I really enjoyed reading that and the imagery was very vivid.

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  16. 1000th.monkeySeptember 9, 2011 at 7:09 PM

    Oh my goodness! You certainly painted a vivid picture in that first short paragraph :D ...and then the ending made me laugh. Excellent job :)

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  17. Nadja NotarianiSeptember 10, 2011 at 10:59 AM

    Hi Pamela! Long time no see...lol. Glad to see you through the Campaign as I haven't seen you at ROW80 lately. (But I may just be missing you..) Anyway, great entry. Yours is quite different! I kept thinking of that show 'Hoarders'...I've never seen it, but I've seen previews...ha! ~ Nadja

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  18. Pamela MasonSeptember 10, 2011 at 6:00 PM

    Nadja! So glad you've dropped by! Nope, not on the ROW80 now... LOTS going on though!
    YaY! You picked up on the Hoarders!
    It makes me happy when my writing conveys with the showing & not the telling! Cue the Happy Dance music!
    Not that there's anything happy about Hoarders... no no....

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  19. Pamela MasonSeptember 10, 2011 at 6:02 PM

    Thanks all for the nice comments! I've been biting my nails- all the ones I've read have been ultra dark. Mine's not.
    But there's deep on its way.
    Okay, deep and dark.
    More to come.

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  20. Maeve FrazierSeptember 11, 2011 at 7:32 PM

    Pamela, nice job!

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  21. Register websiteSeptember 13, 2011 at 8:52 AM

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