You´ve heard about the YA Buccaneers, right? No? Go check them out here. And you can totally follow those wonderful ladies on Twitter.
One of their awesome features is “Walk The Plank”: Walk The Plank is all about writing Flash Fiction – in other words, short snippets that make the biggest impact. And the goal: Write a flash fiction story in 200 words or fewer, excluding the title, around the monthly theme.
- This month´s theme is Adventure.
- For an extra challenge, begin your story with the words, “I set sail” (these three words will be included in the word count).
- And for an even bigger challenge, use the same beginning words and end with the words: “my adventure continues!” (also included in the word count).
- For those who want to prove their Flash Fiction prowess, hit all of the above challenges, PLUS, make your story 200 words EXACTLY!
This is my first flash fiction in months!
I set sail on Wednesday. Or at least I think it was Wednesday. My mind plays tricks on me and the scorching heat doesn’t help. Mom and Dad had warned me about sailing alone.
But I wasn’t alone.
Aidan stood on the boat when I pulled in the marina, his cap low on his forehead and his dimple showing as he waved my way.
My heart stopped beating.
I ran my hand through my wavy hair, checked my make-up one last time in the mirror. It was light. You can’t go sailing and go all out at the same time.
And then I strolled to the boat as if my entire body wasn’t melting at the fact he actually came. He came!
Now he’s gone.
The back of my throat tightens and one more time I glance back to where he drowned. The sun glistens on the water. Peaceful.
My fingers slip and each of my muscles hurt, the salt on my lips tastes bitter. Aidan kissed those lips, not too long ago, before he slipped away.
And I have no idea how I´ll keep my promise to him. His words as his body disappeared. “Make sure my adventure continues.”
Elodie Nowodazkij 
Hahaha so your character here is basically like Rose at the end of Titanic, she just lets the poor bastard sink. Well done. What is it with you women and letting the men you love drown?
Good little story though. Lots of fun details, thanks for sharing!
Elodie, this was AWESOME!!! What a fantastic twist, I totally wasn’t expecting – well done!
So glad you decided to join us – it was fun, huh?
That was great Elodie! Very cleverly done, I really enjoyed it.
!!! My heart skipped a beat! Nice job and thanks for taking on the challenge!
I love how this flips so suddenly from excited to sad. I totally wasn’t expecting Aidan to drown! Nicely done! 🙂
Wow – romance AND death in 200 words? Awesome! 🙂 I’m just impressed by how much story you were able to fit into so few words. Very well done!
This little excerpt makes me want to know more, like what the circumstances were surrounding his death. How did he drown? The burning questions! This was lots of fun, Elodie! 😀