The Three Words Project: Short Stories Inspired by Readers
Fiction & Literature, Anthologies, Short Stories, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science Fiction
| Author: | Alex C. Hughes | ISBN: | 9780991642977 |
| Publisher: | Alex C. Hughes | Publication: | November 24, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Alex C. Hughes |
| ISBN: | 9780991642977 |
| Publisher: | Alex C. Hughes |
| Publication: | November 24, 2015 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
Banana. Elephantine. Kendama. -- What kind of worlds can be created from just three words?
In the summer of 2014, I asked the readers of my email newsletter to send me just three words, which I would use to inspire flash fiction pieces I'd write on the spot. The project ended up a lot more popular than I expected, with dozens of word sets coming in both that summer and the following winter. The words ranged from fedora to susurrus, from explosion to widdershins, and I was inspired to write flash fiction stories just as diverse in content.
From a time traveler stuck on hold while being chased by a dinosaur, to family inheritance dispute, a magician's quarrel to a private investigator on New Mars, not to mention a haunted bone garden and a Viking coming of age story, these stories run the gamut of time and space in bite-sized pieces. Each comes labeled with the three words that inspired it, both as a tribute to the original reader and as a fun glimpse into the mind of a writer at play.
Banana. Elephantine. Kendama. -- What kind of worlds can be created from just three words?
In the summer of 2014, I asked the readers of my email newsletter to send me just three words, which I would use to inspire flash fiction pieces I'd write on the spot. The project ended up a lot more popular than I expected, with dozens of word sets coming in both that summer and the following winter. The words ranged from fedora to susurrus, from explosion to widdershins, and I was inspired to write flash fiction stories just as diverse in content.
From a time traveler stuck on hold while being chased by a dinosaur, to family inheritance dispute, a magician's quarrel to a private investigator on New Mars, not to mention a haunted bone garden and a Viking coming of age story, these stories run the gamut of time and space in bite-sized pieces. Each comes labeled with the three words that inspired it, both as a tribute to the original reader and as a fun glimpse into the mind of a writer at play.
