Roundup of the 10 Literary Dares

Jul 24, 2009 by Constantine Markides

DARE 2 – Tweet a story that involves an act of cannibalism.12:00 AM Jul 16th from web

NORA: The black widow stared bleakly at the mangled remains of her husband. It was not the trial separation she had envisioned.9:50 AM Jul 16th from TweetDeck

FIDO: the louse ate the cat, the mouse ate the louse, the cat ate the mouse, so the cat ate the cat11:03 AM Jul 16th from UberTwitter

COCO: Vadim had a job. He sent pretty girls to Europe. Thats how he got so fat.12:00 PM Jul 16th from web

RHAE: The white senators surrounding Sotomayor tucked in their napkins and smacked their lips. Dark meat was a rare treat for them.2:04 PM Jul 16th from web

ISIS: “Devour me, Vishnu!” cried Arjuna. “You are within me. Now take me within You!” #4thfiction #gita #life #death4:13 PM Jul 16th from web

IGOR: Bernd answered Armin’s ad. Armin cut off Bernd’s penis. Bernd found it “chewy”. They sauteed it. Armin is now vegetarian.5:36 PM Jul 16th from web

OLAF: As she embraced him before he set out, she nibbled on his ear. Goodbyes were always so painful.6:23 PM Jul 16th from web

OMAR: The zombie sank its rotting teeth in and tore off a hunk. The victim spun around: “Idiot! I’m a zombie too!”7:01 PM Jul 16th from TwitterFon

UTAH: Stranded in the Arctic, he killed himself so she wouldn’t starve. “I ate you,” she sobbed over his gleaming bones. “I ate your guts.”8:46 PM Jul 16th from web

TESS: After sex, she bit into his head. “Relax, I’m Praying for you, Mantis,” she said. That calmed him. He had faith.9:40 PM Jul 16th from web

TUCK: After sex, she married him.10:41 PM Jul 16th from web

RESPONSES BY OUTSIDE PARTICIPANTS:

danpowfiction: Green Jelly Baby nibbled on his neighbours. They screamed. He chomped. But trapped in the packet there was nowhere to run. #4thfiction

2maraA: BBQs haven’t been the same since we finished off Mick. He was portly, wonderfully marbled. Bob is stringy and tough; dog food. #4thfiction

AnnasBones: The others watched obligingly as he placed raw human flesh into the mouths of children. Its taste was boring; but so was Mass #4thfiction

speakez_stl: Dinner tonight? But the cupboard was bare. Only fava beans, and big amarone. Then the doctor’s doorbell rang – a census taker. #4thfiction

Djemal: He started 2 bite the skin around his nails when told his leg was not going 2 grow back `what a pathetic worm I am` he thought #4thfiction

AnnasBones: @Fourthfiction IGOR your cannibalistic penis story is technically non-fiction! [true story at http://bit.ly/UkdO ] #4thfiction #cannibalism

benjaminsolah: DARE 2: Jobless and broke; his child died starving in their tent under the overpass. “Thin, but there’s a little bit of meat.” #4thfiction

*Each Fourth Fiction pre-contest dare is posted at midnight on the Fourth Fiction Twitter page and the contestants have 24 hours to respond. For more details about these pre-contest literary dares, see this video.

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