When the Lights Go Out
This challenge has ended!
It’s almost summer (and will be by the time this challenge is over). That means big summer storms around here, which means the power goes out. When I was a kid, this scared the crap out of me. There was always a huge crack of thunder and then complete darkness; then we all made a mad dash for the flashlights and hoped the batteries still worked.
Here’s the challenge: write a story about the lights going out. It could be by “natural” causes, temporary or permanent. But, it has to contain the actual event of the lights being on, and then going off.
Bonus points for lights that come back on…
- Started May 17th, 2009.
- Ended June 29th, 2009.
- Created by Kevin Lawver
Think you have what it takes to accept this challenge?
Challengers
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Blinded
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Falling Home
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Locked in the Dark
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Light On, Lights Out
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Taking a Wish Back
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Not quite a tap,
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And Everything Under The Sun
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The Darkness
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In the Morning
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Light in the Theater
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Self preservation 101: Always take your gun
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The Night of the Big Storm
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Clockren
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Darkness
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Unlikely Companions
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Without Light
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Lightless
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Ever shop again?
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Someone Always has a Worse Job
Discussion
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Kevin Lawver
You guys didn’t make it easy on me, that’s for sure. Congrats, Cody!
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BA Boucher
The idea was better in my head. For certainly worse, here’s mine.
This was fun.
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S. Zee
Oooh, an eclipse and being blind have already been done. I’ve got to think about this some more.
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NightMaiden
I recently listened to a song that fits this challenge superbly. Then, I saw this and…well, my entry was the result. Loved the challenge. :) Hope you like!
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Never Explain (LoA)
I had the same problem as g2. here’s the link, http://ficly.com/stories/313
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Never Explain (LoA)
I has an idea! W00tness
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g²LaPianistaIrlandesa
I’m not quite sure what happened, exactly: I wrote up an entry, and it’s not connected with the challenge.
Hm. Well, I don’t want to be accused of inflating my story number, so I’ll just put the link here:
http://shush.ficly.com/stories/46 -
g²LaPianistaIrlandesa
Hm… interesting idea… I’m not sure if I’ll be able to contain my idea to one segment, though. Hope you nor anybody else minds (but even if you do mind, I think I’ll do it anyway because I’m stubborn like that).
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Lone Writer
IDEA!
Yay! I’ll try to participate when I get back from school. Great Challenge! -
ElshaHawk (LoA)
this sounds simple, yet i’m drawing a blank.. I’ll come up with something..
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