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100 – Write a letter to your favourite celebrity :Pickles, A microphone, A bottle of Ibuprofen, A Brown Marker, Cattle-prod. 250 words
101 (Sunday) - Dogs playing Pool, A Red Fern, A book, A woman named Alfred, 250 words, The feeling of being perturbed
102 – Use the following in a 250 word short story: Carrots, Dog, Ren and Stimpy, Tuna
103 (Easter Sunday) – The Easter Bunny, Jesus, Easter eggs, and Walmart. 250 words
104– A beautiful Sunrise, crackers, a racist butterfly. 200 words
105 (Sunday) – A Transvestite Cab Driver, A Catholic Prostitute, Three Pennies, and a Gondola. 250 Words. (No hate bashing-elements are meant for story use only)
106– The Chicken Dance, Three Iron Writers (to be named by you), a hot dog eating contest. 200 words
107 (Sunday) – Brian Rogers singing “Brown-Eyed Girl” , A Mountaintop, A can of beans. 200 Words
108 – image of the “describe your perfect date/April 25th” question/answer, A gopher, A pudding cup, and a Beaver that can not build a dam. 200 words
109 (Sunday) (110 Sunday) - A song to the tune of the Alphabet song must be written with the following concepts below:Monkey Wrench, Dog Show, A Vibrating Toy, and A Skunk (Alphabet Song — word count (approx. 39 words (syllables))
110 (109) - Spongebob Squarepants, A skillet, A grandma wearing a tutu, 200 words
111 (Sunday) – Big Screen TV, The Avengers, Grilled Cheese Sandwich, The Red Sea. 150 Words
112 – A christmas tree made from books, A crazy cat lady, A half-eaten burrito. 250 words
113 (Sunday) - Mother’s Day, A dragon, A Knight going commando, And a sausage on a stick. 230 words or more
114 – You are the newest member of the boy band “The New Kids on the Block” for their comeback tour– Jelly beans, A jar of rat pellets, Your mother. 150 words
115 (Sunday) – lemon, Soda vs Pop, 250 words, Johnny Carson, Anne Frank
116 – Start with: It was 2:30 in the morning… Elements: Grey Goose Vodka, Peanut M&Ms and Cher. 200 Words
117 (Sunday) – Start with...Jenna left the oven on…Elements:Rubbing alcohol, Kerosene, a missing baby, Blake Shelton’s Redneck song.
118 – Start with…The knight held the rook between his thumb and forefinger…and end with…. And that was the last of Eden. 250 words.
119 – hot-rollers, a hippy, a 357 magnu. 150 words.
120 – The North Star, The Jonas Brothers, an unlikely romance
118 (?)– Start with…. Xander ate the spaghetti with fierce. End with… And that’s how you do it, baby.
119 Sunday (?)(14 June 2015) - Cat aerobics, Bratwurst, 2 Germans eating Squid, 250 words
120 - image (man welding his workshop, long term patience, heroic act) 200 words
121 – 200 words image – mud/grass hut in the middle of nowhere, thriving business, optimism
122 – 200 words - emergency, short tempers, image – men building a hut in the snow
123 – image: two boys crawling in the mud to a duck, pride, professionalism
124 – image of a city, desperation, ‘a needle in a haystack’
125 - Pain, memories, image - woman in front of a mirror putting on veil for wedding
126 – Image – stainless steel tank and ‘machinery’, a prototype invention, An unanticipated by-product, Incredulity
127 – image of bully pushing kid’s head on desk, best friends, gratitude
128 – image of audience at a rock concert, a request, adamancy
129 – image of a sea (dirty, frozen), certain death, intergalactic travel, 250 words.
130 – image of crazed/frightened dirty face of a woman/beast, frog gigging, hysteria. 250 words
131- image of lonely dark alley with woman walking away, high tension, a surprise. 250 words
132 - Pretend you are writing a story, or a scene, which will be included into a full length movie and your story/scene will be accompanied by a song in the background. Pick a song then write a story/scene for the song to compliment. Word count doesn’t matter, but keep it short; 100 to 300 words ought be enough. Be sure to include a link to the song so we can listen to it as we picture your story/scene in our minds.
133 – image of man looking into a microscope, a discovery, boredom
134 – image of a goldfish in a bowl, ambition, a compromise
135 – image of a busy city street at night, ostracism, altruism
136 – image of Chinese baby in tub, Precocious, Nonplussed
137 – image of an empty rail track in the autumn, melancholy, nostalgia
138 – image of person working in a laboratory, angst, occupational hazard
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'Dani's Shorts' (Volume 1), 'Dani's Shorts 2' (Volume 2), 'Dani's Shorts 3' (Volume 3), 'Dani's Shorts 4' (Volume 4)
'Dani's Shorts' are collections of 500, 200 and whatever word short stories based on the elements given in the Iron Writer Challenge. They include a range of Dani's favourite writing styles, including pair dialogues, internal thoughts, pisstakes and sardonic parodies.
"I hope you find the stories creative, serious, humorous, filled with pointless nonsense and poignant emotions. I hope you get angry, I hope you laugh, I hope you cry. I hope you share this work with everyone you know. Isn’t that what good writing is for?"
B Y Rogers (The Iron Writer Challenge)
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…the 1st book …
‘Man by a tree’
Take a devilish romp through a world of death, where souls pay for experiences, monkeys are the hosts, and Reginald is the service provider.
Reginald has been in control for millennia. With His staff of hundreds, and millions of souls passing through to experience the delights of physicality, his reign has become complacent. His servants, Satan and Lucifer, jump at the chance to take what they see as rightfully theirs.
The Grim Reaper, or Graham Reader as he calls himself, has been doing his job of transporting souls ever since he can remember to gain his wings. But he has become tainted by the actions of the monkeys living on the planet. Unbeknown to him, a plan is afoot to change the status quo of 'up above' and 'down below', where he is a linchpin to both interested parties.
“Sharp, dark and sardonic are rarely found wrapped in single package” Greg Levin (Notes on an Orange Burial)
https://www.createspace.com/3731273
…the 2nd book …
‘The Bethlehem Fiasco’
With only one sane man in the desert, can the answers he seeks be found? Or will it be the death of him?
In a time when hobgoblins and angels run amok, can the universe survive the petty struggles of the powers that be? Based on as yet unreleased papyrus scriptures found in a 2nd floor bedsit in Lewisham, England, this is the 'true' story of one man.
"Irreverent, quirky and fun" Fredrik Nath (The Cyclist)
"...a light and breezy read..." Iso Nuys (Paid on Return)
"I loved it!" Dave Tarragon (The Chemo Diaries)
https://www.createspace.com/3783797
…the 3rd …
‘The Rage of Atlantis’
Bombs, angels, dolphins, hobgoblins, crazy monkeys, Reginald in a rage, Satan on the toilet...all mixed with absurdly serious issues.
Will a selfish plan for immortality destroy the human race? Or will there be light ‘beyond’ the end of the tunnel?
High Chief of Security Sipho, with his female dolphin sidekick Kang Dee, investigates the latest in a long line of terrorist attacks by the ‘unseen’ against Atlantis, the utopian gem of the physical universe, and finds more than he could have ever imagined.
"If you loved Douglas Adams, then you're bound to love Dani J. Caile!" Jasper T. Scott (Escape, Dark Space)
"Hilarious" Eponymous Rex (B.O.T.)
"Flash Gordon meets Water-world" Ka
ren Bates (Faking it in France)
https://www.createspace.com/3845760
…the 4th …
‘Manna-X’
Reginald sends Graham Reader (aka the Grim Reaper), out on a mission to find Code 237-Manna-X, the Manna Machine after the Overlords warn him of an imminent (3000 year old) threat against the security of both the physical and non-physical realms.
Will Graham find the fantastic yet deadly device before anyone or anything else does?
"I haven't come across anything quite like this..." Debbie Roxburgh (Speedy McCready)
"With your wily work [Dani], I tend to focus on what's in parentheses. (I also think you are very misunderstood...and possibly always have been.)" Eponymous Rox (B.O.T.)
"Manna-X is one roar of laughter after the next!" Jasper T. Scott (Escape, Dark Space)
https://www.createspace.com/4151484
…the 5th book…brand new series…
‘How to build a castle in seven easy steps’
(Line by Lion Publications)
No one was injured in the making of this book. However, there may be some casualties while reading.
In an ancient and long-forgotten deranged land obsessed with power, greed and mud, one boy alone stands up to the problems around him. His is a typical story of 'boy meets girl, boy turns into soup, escapes, boy meets girl again, boy is kidnapped and becomes the 'chosen one' for a tribe of canibalistic vampirish desire-drivencrazed warriors, boy leads them into battle, loses the chance to bed hundreds of
Amazonian women and finally wins the girl'. Come, accompany him on his fantastic
wonderful superb journey. Or follow the cat.
"With his usual dry humor, Dani J. knows just how to draw a laugh from his readers. This book is no exception!" Jasper T Scott (Dark Space)
"This is a roller-coaster ride of full-on wise-cracks, injustices and cynicism that tumbles the imagination and batters the senses." Tannis Laidlaw (Half Truths & Whole Lies)
"This is one of those "laugh out loud" and "look around the corner" type books." Danielle Lee Zwissler (The Long Ride Home)
https://www.createspace.com/5256515
'Circuits & Steam'
(Three Fates Press)
Circuits & Steam is an anthology featuring bold tales of man meets machine. Encounter eight exciting stories from authors K.A. DaVur, Sara Marian, Brick Marlin, Thomas Lamkin, Jr., Marian Allen, Katina French, James W. Peercy and Dani J. Caile, told in a cyberpunk or steampunk style. What makes you human? In the dystopian near-future, a desperate young woman makes a stunning decision, a cybernetically-enhanced waitress discovers her true nature, a white collar worker learns the true cost of her latest technological enhancement and a streetwise urchin makes desperate a bid for freedom. What defines your destiny? We journey to a 19th century that never was for a humorous tale of airship adventure, a town under attack by mechanical monsters, a case of alchemy and mistaken identity, and a gritty adventurer faced with a telling choice. Cyberpunk and steampunk explore our often toxic relationship with technology. Do our gadgets make us more than human, or just more human? Step inside our time machine and find out....
https://www.createspace.com/4792461
Tales from Darker Places
(The Indie Collaboration)
A selection of chilling stories from some of the best Indie authors on the market. We dare you to venture into these pages of spine chilling tales and stories of dark shadows & darker tidings, shifters, ancient warriors, zombies, & demons… See the world through the Ripper’s eyes, and so much more. So many dark, foul things wait for you between these pages. Freely donated by the authors themselves, these dark passages are a great example of their various, unique styles and imaginations.
Join us in Darker Places.
With stories by Donny Swords, Chris Raven, A.L. Butcher, Alan Hardy, Adam Bigden, & Dani J. Caile
Brought to you by The Indie Collaboration.
…and also some small freebies…
‘TDX2’
(Too Dull to Die)
Guido's dead, but he hasn't lived yet. Will he get a second chance? Or will Satan have his evil way?
Dull Guido has kept himself out of trouble (and life) for 34 years 5 months and 14 days, only to die on the night before he finally has his first big adventure, a world cruise. Graham Reader, the Grim Reaper, tries to help him navigate the world 'up above', only for Guido to find out that there are worse things than death - Satan's tool cupboard.
Alice on the Outside-In
Written in celebration of 150 years of 'Alice in Wonderland' by Lewis Carroll. Alice falls into a world of mad computer programs when she doesn't do her Mathematics homework. Will she find her way back? Will she find her Bunny? Or will the Ultimate Viruses of Power have their way?
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/563002
Iron Writer Anthologies…
Ironology 2014: The Iron Writer Challenge Championship Series (TIW Anthology)
Atop the writer's desk await the tools of the the craft. Four days and the deadline looms. Four elements must integrate the pieces into five hundred words. The pieces begin to fall into place. The competing writers will not relent and every word counts.
The Iron Writer is a web-based flash fiction competition. It is about crafting short, element based stories in a competitive environment; winner take all.
It was conceived out of the desire to help writers of all skill levels improve the writing through fast, fun skirmishes with other writers using elements common to each story. From around the world, writers have gathered and competed. Some are veterans of the craft; some are new to the game. Yet all of them were willing to do battle to discover if they were worthy of carrying the title of Iron Writer.
Contained here are the winning stories by the current champions of...
The Iron Writer Challenge.
Ironology 2015: The Iron Writer Challenge (Ironology - The Iron Writer Challenge)
Atop the writer's desk await the tools of the craft. Four days and the deadline looms. Four elements must integrate the pieces into five hundred words. The pieces begin to fall into place. The competing writers will not relent and every word counts. The Iron Writer is a web-based flash fiction competition. It is about crafting short, element based stories in a competitive environment; winner takes all. It was conceived out of the desire to help writers of all skill levels improve their writing through fast, fun skirmishes with other writers using elements common to each story. From around the world, writers have gathered and competed. Some are veterans of the craft; some are new to the game. Yet all of them were willing to do battle to discover if they were worthy of carrying the title of Iron Writer. Contained here are the winning stories by the current champions of... The Iron Writer Challenge.
And some other anthologies…
Baby Shoes (anthology)
100 Stories. 100 Authors. Under 1,000 words. No holds barred.
What began as a worldwide call for authors became a collection of short, gripping stories from every genre you can imagine. Spend a minute each with one hundred minds, with literary slices from noir detective, to holiday heartwarmer to serial killer thrill, flight of fantasy or erotica.
One of the first flash fiction anthologies of its kind, "Baby Shoes" follows the literary tradition of its namesake -- a 6-word tale by Ernest Hemingway reportedly written to win a bar bet. Join literary greats like Joe R. Lansdale, Linda Needham and Walter Jon Williams along with talents from every stage of literary career.
Sugar, Spice and Everything Nice: A Second Children's Story Collection (The Indie Collaboration Presents Book 9)
Another collection of children’s stories and poems from The Indie Collaboration. Once again we take you to far-away lands of magic and moonbeams, wishes and daydreams, cookies and ice creams.
I can't wait to go back. Can you?
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/533910
The Desert Bus (anthology)
A dark, sp
ine-chilling ride through the desert. Everyone has a secret. Some they would kill for. Some they would die for.
https://www.createspace.com/5688620
Spectacular Tales II
Another thrilling anthology of short stories by some of the rising stars in independent publishing. In this second collection of short Speculative Fiction we bring you another treasure chest of great Science Fiction and Fantasy. Here there be stories of intergalactic policemen, virtual soldiers, spirited princesses, lonesome spacemen and kleptomaniac goats.
So dust off your old suit of armour and grab your blaster pistol and come join us in exploring more ‘Spectacular Tales’.
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/585746
Coming soon…
All For Love
How to Sink a Ship in Eight Excruciatingly Tedious, Stinkingly Evil Nights
Alternate Hilarities 5: One Star Reviews of the Afterlife (anthology)
Dani’s Shorts 6
And remember, if you are 'up to the Challenge', then go to...
https://theironwriter.com/