I am not certain if this fits more in The Basement, or here. But this is something I like to do on different writing websites. If it does not fit, I apologize and would be okay if it gets moved elsewhere.
So, for those of you who are unfamiliar with flash fiction, it's a story written with few words but says a whole lot. For the purposes of this game, flash fiction entries should be less than 50 words! A famous (albeit extreme) example of flash fiction, penned by Ernest Hemingway, is, "Baby shoes for sale: never worn." It's been called the six word novel by some.
Rules: The person above you will write a flash fiction story. At the end, they will write ONE WORD for the next person to build their story off of. So the next person must take that word and incorporate it somehow into their fiction.
1.) You cannot change the word unless you want to make it plural/singular, or, if it's a verb, make it past/present or whatever. No synonym substitues
2.) You must leave a word for the next person in the chain to build their story from. (If I check the thread and see that someone has posted and not given a word, I'll post a word within 23 hours for someone to grab hold of.)
3.) You must post original work. You cannot go find a story and post it. You have to write it.
Okay. Here we go~
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Bring them a housewarming gift, he said. It’ll go smoothly, he said. I punched his arm on the car ride home, seething with anger and embarrassment. “That whole cactus incident was your fault, Jerry. You’re buying the next gift.” I punched him again when he tried to argue.
Next Word: candid
