Battle is up!!!!!!!!! Voodoo_Em vs. --JR-- vs. Sound.
Matt Attack
from Richmond, Va. is reading As I Lay Dying, William FaulknerJune 18, 2013 - 2:03am
@Matt: I don't plan to take mine too literally, and neither should you if you don't feel it's right. I think on these you should write enough that a reader can see how you were inspired by the prompt. If a character just mentions that he used to be a combat medic, even if you're telling a romantic tale, that's enough for me."
Works for me. Now to figure out where it wants to go. Gonna be fun, Dino! Looking forward to seeing yours.
avery of the dead
from Kentucky is reading Cipher SistersJune 18, 2013 - 7:11am
Nice to see some of this happening! Makes me happy.
Carry on.
Dino Parenti
from Los Angeles is reading Everything He Gets His Hands OnJune 18, 2013 - 10:58am
Same, Matt. Excited to see what this prompt generates!
Glad to make Averydoll's day.
Matt Attack
from Richmond, Va. is reading As I Lay Dying, William FaulknerJune 20, 2013 - 11:18am
How you lookin', Dino!?
Dino Parenti
from Los Angeles is reading Everything He Gets His Hands OnJune 20, 2013 - 6:17pm
Not so good yet. Got the germ of a story, but haven't put word-one down on paper yet. You?
Matt Attack
from Richmond, Va. is reading As I Lay Dying, William FaulknerJune 21, 2013 - 4:17am
Not so good yet. Got the germ of a story, but haven't put word-one down on paper yet. You?"
I'm fucked currently.
Sound
from Azusa, CA is reading Greener Pastures by Michael WehuntJune 25, 2013 - 9:06am
I'm up to do another flash fiction battle, if anyone is interested. One week, anonymous polls. Who's game?
Matt Attack
from Richmond, Va. is reading As I Lay Dying, William FaulknerJune 25, 2013 - 9:54am
I'd be up for it once I finish with Mr Dino. It'll be a WAR rematch man!
Dino Parenti
from Los Angeles is reading Everything He Gets His Hands OnJune 25, 2013 - 10:47am
Haha! Matt, I read that as "once I FINISH Mr. Dino."
Matt Attack
from Richmond, Va. is reading As I Lay Dying, William FaulknerJune 25, 2013 - 10:59am
Haha! Matt, I read that as "once I FINISH Mr. Dino.""
That's what she said? BA-----ZING!
Also, I've gotten about halfway through two different stories and scrapped them both, so I fully expect to get my ass kicked with this one, unless I can pull a Tebow.....ya know, play terribly and then make up for it by scrambling at the last second.
I got jokes today.
Sound
from Azusa, CA is reading Greener Pastures by Michael WehuntJune 25, 2013 - 11:12am
Sounds good! When are you guys posting the poll?
Matt Attack
from Richmond, Va. is reading As I Lay Dying, William FaulknerJune 25, 2013 - 11:16am
29th? Yeah. Should be.
In preperation, JR will play this.
Sound
from Azusa, CA is reading Greener Pastures by Michael WehuntJune 25, 2013 - 11:26am
Cool, Matt. Looking forward to it. Are we starting on the 29th, immediately after your polls go up, or after votes are in?
Matt Attack
from Richmond, Va. is reading As I Lay Dying, William FaulknerJune 25, 2013 - 11:27am
We could. You said this was flash? So one week, 1200 word limit?
Sound
from Azusa, CA is reading Greener Pastures by Michael WehuntJune 25, 2013 - 12:02pm
I thought flash limit was 1000, but we can do 1200.
Renfield
from Hell is reading 20th Century GhostsJune 25, 2013 - 3:39pm
I got a lot of lines laid down last week but no stories finished. Think I might try a "7 stories in 7 days" sort of thing, because that sounds a lot less insane than 31 stories for July, and I don't know if that's even human. So 7 for 7, anyone want to do that sometime? Doesn't have to be a battle I guess, more like an adventure.
Sound
from Azusa, CA is reading Greener Pastures by Michael WehuntJune 25, 2013 - 4:06pm
Sounds interesting. I'd like to do that. When would you want to start?
Renfield
from Hell is reading 20th Century GhostsJune 25, 2013 - 4:56pm
Some week in July I expect. Do like a little mini-nano, but with shorts/flash of course, and some sort of prompt aggregation.
Sound
from Azusa, CA is reading Greener Pastures by Michael WehuntJune 25, 2013 - 5:14pm
Awesome, I'm in.
Dino Parenti
from Los Angeles is reading Everything He Gets His Hands OnJune 25, 2013 - 5:54pm
@Matt: At least you got something written! I've been jotting down a bunch of notes and I think I know what direction I'm going in, but I don't have word-one on paper yet in terms of actual story. I believe it is I who may get my ass royally handed to me. Btw, what time on Saturday are these due? I'm on the left coast, but eastern time rules here since we're getting these over to Jon to put up.
Jonathan Riley
from Memphis, Tennessee is reading Flashover by Gordon Highland June 25, 2013 - 6:03pm
I'm on central time. So does Noon Central/10:00A.M Pacific/1:PM Eastern work for you guys and I can get it posted early afternoon. Or if you want an evening deadline we can go with that. So long as I have them before midnight on Saturday my time works for me so I can get them up before the days end!
Dino Parenti
from Los Angeles is reading Everything He Gets His Hands OnJune 25, 2013 - 7:39pm
Can we say by 11pm your time, Jon? That's 9 PST I believe.
Jonathan Riley
from Memphis, Tennessee is reading Flashover by Gordon Highland June 25, 2013 - 8:06pm
That works great for me. Gives me plenty of time to set up the poll. 11p.m. central standard time it is. So from west to mountain to central to east it goes like this. 9p.m. 10p.m. 11p.m. 12.pm.
Dwayne
from Cincinnati, Ohio (suburbs) is reading books that rotate to often to keep this updatedJune 25, 2013 - 8:59pm
@Ren & Sound - If I understand this I want in as well. We are going for 'Who is stupid enough to do this?' and not 'Who wrote the best story?', quantity over quality right?
If so how about the 14th through the 20th? I know of Forth of July (American public holiday) celebrations are the weekend before and after.
As an aside, can we start all listing at least our nations? I think Ren is British, but I'm not sure and if you are in Kalamazoo I'll feel a bit silly.
@Reily - It is stupidly more complicated then that thanks to Az. and Daylights saving time, so there are exceptions to that. This link shows the actual time in different locations in the U.S. which I've found a neat tool for writing.
Matt Attack
from Richmond, Va. is reading As I Lay Dying, William FaulknerJune 26, 2013 - 4:21am
I got a lot of lines laid down last week but no stories finished. Think I might try a "7 stories in 7 days" sort of thing, because that sounds a lot less insane than 31 stories for July, and I don't know if that's even human. So 7 for 7, anyone want to do that sometime? Doesn't have to be a battle I guess, more like an adventure."
That sounds like a beast. Not sure I'd have the time and what not.
@Matt: At least you got something written! I've been jotting down a bunch of notes and I think I know what direction I'm going in, but I don't have word-one on paper yet in terms of actual story. I believe it is I who may get my ass royally handed to me. Btw, what time on Saturday are these due? I'm on the left coast, but eastern time rules here since we're getting these over to Jon to put up.
So 11pm, central, Saturday. Cool.
As an aside, can we start all listing at least our nations? I think Ren is British, but I'm not sure and if you are in Kalamazoo I'll feel a bit silly.
According to his bio he's got a cottage on a lake of fire.....wait for it....da da daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa IN HELL
Dwayne
from Cincinnati, Ohio (suburbs) is reading books that rotate to often to keep this updatedJune 26, 2013 - 6:44am
According to his bio he's got a cottage on a lake of fire.....wait for it....da da daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa IN HELL
Matt, next time you are going to comment on a serious request someone thinks might make life easier on all of us don't.
Matt Attack
from Richmond, Va. is reading As I Lay Dying, William FaulknerJune 26, 2013 - 5:44am
Matt, next time you time you are going to comment on a serious request someone thinks might make life easier on all of us don't."<---------is that English?
Also it IS in his bio, just sayin'
Strange Photon
from Fort Wayne, IN is reading Laurie Anderson lyricsJune 26, 2013 - 6:24am
Dwayne... dude... *shrugs*
Dino Parenti
from Los Angeles is reading Everything He Gets His Hands OnJune 27, 2013 - 6:31am
Matt and Jon: There's a chance I may have to back out of this match, though I'm gonna try to crank out something by tonight. I'm suddenly part of an impromptu wedding in Santa Barbara (not mine!), and I'm leaving tomorrow morning and coming back Sunday, and I'm not sure when/if I'll have any time to write, or even if I'll have wifi access. I think though that I can get something in by tonight, though it'll likely suck. I will let you all know for sure by tomorrow morning.
Matt Attack
from Richmond, Va. is reading As I Lay Dying, William FaulknerJune 27, 2013 - 9:20am
That sucks, but it is good too I guess! Yay wedding? I hate them personally, but some people love them. Let us know man. I am nearly done with mine, but want to polish! I'd hate to leave it as is.
Anyone want to fill in if Dino can't finish? Same prompt and word count? Or Dino, would you be willing to keep it going if we extend the due date?
Dino Parenti
from Los Angeles is reading Everything He Gets His Hands OnJune 27, 2013 - 10:40am
Don't get me wrong--I totally want to do this! I'm gonna bust my ass to get something done by tonight, but if you're willing, I'd totally be up for an extension. Say by Tuesday by 9pm PST at the latest? This way I can work half the day Monday on a pressing project, then have the evening to finish/polish. That said, I also don't want to prolong these things longer than they need to be, though right now there don't seem to be any other battles going. What say you and Jon?
Jonathan Riley
from Memphis, Tennessee is reading Flashover by Gordon Highland June 27, 2013 - 11:05am
That's fine by me so long as you both agree. I want them by Tuesday 9pm PST 11pm CST
If I for some reason am asleep by then I'll post the poll first thing Wed. morning. But I should be up.
Dino Parenti
from Los Angeles is reading Everything He Gets His Hands OnJune 27, 2013 - 11:33am
Shit, I meant 6 my time--sorry! Let's say 7pm PST, so 9pm your time? Obviously pending Matt's approval, of course.
Jonathan Riley
from Memphis, Tennessee is reading Flashover by Gordon Highland June 27, 2013 - 11:48am
Good for me.
Matt Attack
from Richmond, Va. is reading As I Lay Dying, William FaulknerJune 27, 2013 - 12:05pm
12AM EST. Tuesday. Done. No worries. My Dad just got out of surgery so I was stressing how I'd finish and visit him, but wanted to get it done regardless. That's what work is for. Ha
Dino Parenti
from Los Angeles is reading Everything He Gets His Hands OnJune 27, 2013 - 12:10pm
Oh man, Matt--sorry about your dad! Hope he's ok. So I guess this works out best for all involved. Thanks, Jon, for accomodating this.
Strange Photon
from Fort Wayne, IN is reading Laurie Anderson lyricsJune 27, 2013 - 1:27pm
Renfield, if you're out there, and not overly burdened currently, I still owe you a battle. So sorry about being a major flake. With all that was going on in April and May, I was just not a very reliable person. Now, things are calmed down (slightly) so if you're still able to do a battle, I challenge thee to give me the ass whupping I so clearly deserve. If you accept, I say one and done, 4k limit, and we can work out the details of date and who makes the poll later. Plus, we'll need a new prompt. If Renfield doesn't respond/is busy/wants me dead, then I could use someone else to battle.
Sound
from Azusa, CA is reading Greener Pastures by Michael WehuntJune 27, 2013 - 3:45pm
I'll take Ren's slot if he doesn't answer, SP.
Strange Photon
from Fort Wayne, IN is reading Laurie Anderson lyricsJune 27, 2013 - 3:53pm
Cool. Not sure how long I should give him, or if I should just assume that he's probably sick of dealing with me because I was REALLY flaky the last time we tried to battle.
Sound
from Azusa, CA is reading Greener Pastures by Michael WehuntJune 27, 2013 - 3:58pm
Haha, I'm sure he'll be along shortly. Maybe we can do another threeway battle.
Strange Photon
from Fort Wayne, IN is reading Laurie Anderson lyricsJune 27, 2013 - 4:51pm
I might not have a problem with that. The only downside is that my chances of victory drop from 50/50 to 1/3, and despite my trouble with fractions, even I can recognize those are worse odds!
Of course, a victory in a literary battle has no actual value other than ego stroking, so I guess a threeway would be perfectly fine.
Dino Parenti
from Los Angeles is reading Everything He Gets His Hands OnJune 27, 2013 - 5:37pm
May I submit this image as the prompt for this potential three-way?
Dwayne
from Cincinnati, Ohio (suburbs) is reading books that rotate to often to keep this updatedJune 27, 2013 - 6:38pm
@Dino - The ideal is to wait until after the person has accepted to minimize giving anyone an advantage in seeing the prompt early since it is assumed that those who issued a challenge will be looking for the reply.
Dino Parenti
from Los Angeles is reading Everything He Gets His Hands OnJune 27, 2013 - 6:43pm
Shit, didn't realize it wasn't official yet. My apologies. Disregard the image.
Dwayne
from Cincinnati, Ohio (suburbs) is reading books that rotate to often to keep this updatedJune 27, 2013 - 6:53pm
Waiting on Ren right?
Matt Attack
from Richmond, Va. is reading As I Lay Dying, William FaulknerJune 28, 2013 - 3:11am
@Dino- thanks for the support. He's a tough old dude.
Cool prompt.
Strange Photon, Matt the Garcia and Ren; should be kind of fucking epic can't wait to read them.
Strange Photon
from Fort Wayne, IN is reading Laurie Anderson lyricsJune 28, 2013 - 4:26am
Should we send Renfield a message or just wait for him to come to us? He's probably reading these but is too polite to tell me to fuck off. We had a battle going awhile back and I flaked out. Twice. So, I understand his hesitancy. OR... he's just not as big a loser as me and has other things in life besides his computer.
Renfield
from Hell is reading 20th Century GhostsJune 28, 2013 - 8:29am
I think I might already be the most flaky person in the history of this thread for no other reason than being lazy/absent-minded so I don't think it would bother me if anyone else where just a little bit flaky.
Sent!
http://litreactor.com/discuss/thunderdome-battle-threeway-style-voodooem-vs-jr-vs-sound
Battle is up!!!!!!!!! Voodoo_Em vs. --JR-- vs. Sound.
Works for me. Now to figure out where it wants to go. Gonna be fun, Dino! Looking forward to seeing yours.
Nice to see some of this happening! Makes me happy.
Carry on.
Same, Matt. Excited to see what this prompt generates!
Glad to make Averydoll's day.
How you lookin', Dino!?
Not so good yet. Got the germ of a story, but haven't put word-one down on paper yet. You?
I'm fucked currently.
I'm up to do another flash fiction battle, if anyone is interested. One week, anonymous polls. Who's game?
I'd be up for it once I finish with Mr Dino. It'll be a WAR rematch man!
Haha! Matt, I read that as "once I FINISH Mr. Dino."
That's what she said? BA-----ZING!
Also, I've gotten about halfway through two different stories and scrapped them both, so I fully expect to get my ass kicked with this one, unless I can pull a Tebow.....ya know, play terribly and then make up for it by scrambling at the last second.
I got jokes today.
Sounds good! When are you guys posting the poll?
29th? Yeah. Should be.
In preperation, JR will play this.
Cool, Matt. Looking forward to it. Are we starting on the 29th, immediately after your polls go up, or after votes are in?
We could. You said this was flash? So one week, 1200 word limit?
I thought flash limit was 1000, but we can do 1200.
I got a lot of lines laid down last week but no stories finished. Think I might try a "7 stories in 7 days" sort of thing, because that sounds a lot less insane than 31 stories for July, and I don't know if that's even human. So 7 for 7, anyone want to do that sometime? Doesn't have to be a battle I guess, more like an adventure.
Sounds interesting. I'd like to do that. When would you want to start?
Some week in July I expect. Do like a little mini-nano, but with shorts/flash of course, and some sort of prompt aggregation.
Awesome, I'm in.
@Matt: At least you got something written! I've been jotting down a bunch of notes and I think I know what direction I'm going in, but I don't have word-one on paper yet in terms of actual story. I believe it is I who may get my ass royally handed to me. Btw, what time on Saturday are these due? I'm on the left coast, but eastern time rules here since we're getting these over to Jon to put up.
I'm on central time. So does Noon Central/10:00A.M Pacific/1:PM Eastern work for you guys and I can get it posted early afternoon. Or if you want an evening deadline we can go with that. So long as I have them before midnight on Saturday my time works for me so I can get them up before the days end!
Can we say by 11pm your time, Jon? That's 9 PST I believe.
That works great for me. Gives me plenty of time to set up the poll. 11p.m. central standard time it is. So from west to mountain to central to east it goes like this. 9p.m. 10p.m. 11p.m. 12.pm.
@Ren & Sound - If I understand this I want in as well. We are going for 'Who is stupid enough to do this?' and not 'Who wrote the best story?', quantity over quality right?
If so how about the 14th through the 20th? I know of Forth of July (American public holiday) celebrations are the weekend before and after.
As an aside, can we start all listing at least our nations? I think Ren is British, but I'm not sure and if you are in Kalamazoo I'll feel a bit silly.
@Reily - It is stupidly more complicated then that thanks to Az. and Daylights saving time, so there are exceptions to that. This link shows the actual time in different locations in the U.S. which I've found a neat tool for writing.
http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/map/US-timezone_map.htm
That sounds like a beast. Not sure I'd have the time and what not.
So 11pm, central, Saturday. Cool.
According to his bio he's got a cottage on a lake of fire.....wait for it....da da daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa IN HELL
Matt, next time you are going to comment on a serious request someone thinks might make life easier on all of us don't.
Also it IS in his bio, just sayin'
Dwayne... dude... *shrugs*
Matt and Jon: There's a chance I may have to back out of this match, though I'm gonna try to crank out something by tonight. I'm suddenly part of an impromptu wedding in Santa Barbara (not mine!), and I'm leaving tomorrow morning and coming back Sunday, and I'm not sure when/if I'll have any time to write, or even if I'll have wifi access. I think though that I can get something in by tonight, though it'll likely suck. I will let you all know for sure by tomorrow morning.
That sucks, but it is good too I guess! Yay wedding? I hate them personally, but some people love them. Let us know man. I am nearly done with mine, but want to polish! I'd hate to leave it as is.
Anyone want to fill in if Dino can't finish? Same prompt and word count? Or Dino, would you be willing to keep it going if we extend the due date?
Don't get me wrong--I totally want to do this! I'm gonna bust my ass to get something done by tonight, but if you're willing, I'd totally be up for an extension. Say by Tuesday by 9pm PST at the latest? This way I can work half the day Monday on a pressing project, then have the evening to finish/polish. That said, I also don't want to prolong these things longer than they need to be, though right now there don't seem to be any other battles going. What say you and Jon?
That's fine by me so long as you both agree. I want them by Tuesday 9pm PST 11pm CST
If I for some reason am asleep by then I'll post the poll first thing Wed. morning. But I should be up.
Shit, I meant 6 my time--sorry! Let's say 7pm PST, so 9pm your time? Obviously pending Matt's approval, of course.
Good for me.
12AM EST. Tuesday. Done. No worries. My Dad just got out of surgery so I was stressing how I'd finish and visit him, but wanted to get it done regardless. That's what work is for. Ha
Oh man, Matt--sorry about your dad! Hope he's ok. So I guess this works out best for all involved. Thanks, Jon, for accomodating this.
Renfield, if you're out there, and not overly burdened currently, I still owe you a battle. So sorry about being a major flake. With all that was going on in April and May, I was just not a very reliable person. Now, things are calmed down (slightly) so if you're still able to do a battle, I challenge thee to give me the ass whupping I so clearly deserve. If you accept, I say one and done, 4k limit, and we can work out the details of date and who makes the poll later. Plus, we'll need a new prompt. If Renfield doesn't respond/is busy/wants me dead, then I could use someone else to battle.
I'll take Ren's slot if he doesn't answer, SP.
Cool. Not sure how long I should give him, or if I should just assume that he's probably sick of dealing with me because I was REALLY flaky the last time we tried to battle.
Haha, I'm sure he'll be along shortly. Maybe we can do another threeway battle.
I might not have a problem with that. The only downside is that my chances of victory drop from 50/50 to 1/3, and despite my trouble with fractions, even I can recognize those are worse odds!
Of course, a victory in a literary battle has no actual value other than ego stroking, so I guess a threeway would be perfectly fine.
May I submit this image as the prompt for this potential three-way?
@Dino - The ideal is to wait until after the person has accepted to minimize giving anyone an advantage in seeing the prompt early since it is assumed that those who issued a challenge will be looking for the reply.
Shit, didn't realize it wasn't official yet. My apologies. Disregard the image.
Waiting on Ren right?
@Dino- thanks for the support. He's a tough old dude.
Cool prompt.
Strange Photon, Matt the Garcia and Ren; should be kind of fucking epic can't wait to read them.
Should we send Renfield a message or just wait for him to come to us? He's probably reading these but is too polite to tell me to fuck off. We had a battle going awhile back and I flaked out. Twice. So, I understand his hesitancy. OR... he's just not as big a loser as me and has other things in life besides his computer.
I think I might already be the most flaky person in the history of this thread for no other reason than being lazy/absent-minded so I don't think it would bother me if anyone else where just a little bit flaky.
But yes, a three-pronged battle would be cool.