The last of the Rodeo contests is on and I think it’s the scariest of all. Write about danger, she says; dance it, feel it, hear it, smell it, touch it, taste it. I’d really rather stay where I’m safe and warm, but perhaps I can give it a go. It is just a story after all. Are you ready to unleash a dangerous story?
A Flash Fiction contest by D. Avery
Co Judges: Bonnie Sheila and the Amazing Educator
THE CONTEST
Sometimes fear, respect, and awe are the braids of one rope. Sometimes that one rope is all a buckaroo has to hang onto. Your flash should never let go of that rope.
Think of a dangerous situation that people willingly engage in. It need not be heroic with a heroic outcome for it is ill-advised to sit down on a bull or to run with them charging down the same narrow street. But people do. Why? Explore the motivation for the character; how did they come to be in this situation?
A high scoring bull rider stays on an athletic bucking spinning bull for eight seconds after exploding out of the chute. They are dance partners, with a grace that is gritty and brutal. The rider holds that braided rope for dear life…
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Norah Colvin 
Looks fab! I have to pass this time ’round, lol, projects are mounting. 🙂
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Thanks, Debby. It is tough fitting all the contests in around other projects.
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Well, lots of choices to pick and choose from 😉
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That’s true! 🙂
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Really good topic. I think man likes danger in moderation so this one should be interesting.
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I think so too. Have you joined in?
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Thanks for sharing the Sound and Fury!
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