One Catch to Rule Them All
He wasn’t crazy, that was for sure. His father, the base commander - *he* was crazy. He ordered more raids on the orcs that held the city with the bridges. The…
Literary Mashup
Send Ramona Quimby after Moby Dick. Strand Robinson Crusoe with the Mad Hatter. Put Miss Havisham on the DaVinci Code trail. Basically, as the challenge title indicates, mashup two different literary endeavors into an incongruent but satisfying new whole. Tackle three, if you're feeling confident, but don't overdo it. Be funny, but not goofy. Capture the flavor of the original plot, or a character's voice, or the unmistakable setting. Novels, folk tales, nursery rhymes, best sellers, fairy tales--pretty much all stories are fair game. (Not sure what I'm talking about? Here's an example of a Cinderella/Beowulf blend: http://ficly.com/stories/2543)
Challengers
17 entriesRing
“It belongs in a museum!” the man with the strange hat shouted. “No!” the hobbit shouted back, his fist clenched around the precious ring. “You can’t have it!”…
Roast Foul
Chef was singing softly to himself when someone entered his kitchen singing loudly as if in an amphitheatre. The chef was turned to see who had been singing…
The Lamp that Wasn't
All was dark in the cave, except for the glittering gems. There was no way out. Hopeless, the boy sat down on the cold ground. “Think,” he muttered to himself…
Sherlock Holmes and the Temple of Doom
Sherlock whipped out his glasses, thy were dirty. “Dammit,”he swore,”Watson! Get over here!” Watson waddled to Mr. Holmes. Watson was small, about 5’2”, asian…
A clockwork OZ
So there I was, your humble narrator, with his smashed up house lying on some old bag with some real nice ruby slippers. I figured I could cop them and have a…
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Holistic Detective Agency
Arthur’s edition of the New Hitchhiker’s Guide had this to say about failure: Failure is the only constant that will survive the end of the universe. Dirk…
Agent Arthur
“Arthur,” began R as she lowered her glasses condescendingly, “I know that you’re not exactly agent material. You’re not strong, you’re not particularly suave…
Child's Play
“Wow, you’re tall! How old are you?” Calvin asked excitedly. “Well, I’m six years old... kinda. My name’s Christopher Robin, what’s yours?” “I’m six too…
Boba in Wonderland
The bounty hunter had been falling for too long. He knew Solo, or one of his friends, had gotten the better of him and had been falling long enough to curse…
Wizardly Bad Luck
In a dreary town in England, there was born a little boy who was prophesied to defeat the most powerful warlock of all time. Unfortunately the boy’s parents…
Holden in Wonderland
If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you’ll probably want to know is how I fell down the rabbit hole and what Wonderland was like, and how the…
Eloise and Juliet
For they did teach the sun to shine bright, And ev’ry rose to smell sweet, Caused men to lose themselves in violent acts, And the furious world at large to…
Never Trust A Dame Who...
Three sizes. What a crock. I never bought it for a minute. I tossed that batty blonde out on her ear. Did she really think I’d drop this case just because she…
The Mystery of the Missing Girl
Frank and Joe stopped at the mouth of the alley and looked down. The cracked cobblestones were damp from the moist fog. Frank hunched down and picked up a…
Prelude and Note
If you find this story, know that it is not a challenge entry, however it is labeled as such. This, is to fill up these empty stories, so I no longer have to…
Franklin and the Gunslinger
Franklin could count by twos and ties his shoes. He could build a campfire with only sticks and rocks. He could carry a heavy pack from sun up to sun down. But…