Search Term Challenge Round #2

Welcome to the second round of Ergofiction‘s Search Term Challenge, a chance for writers to bend their minds and readers to enjoy the results.

Last time we had a bunch of marvelous entries, and Chris “ruzkin” H-K took home the crown. This time we’ve got 10 entries lined up for your perusal — and let me say once again the sheer creativity of the stories is tremendous.

Rules

This round of the Search Term Challenge is a flash fiction contest: every entry is 1,000 words or less. On top of that, each entry must contains at least three of the following search terms:

• corduroy buttons
• time to look
• satanic nun
• brain lightning
• silly dreams
• torpedo breasts
• secret smell
• to her throat

Winners are picked via reader voting. For this reason, all entries are posted anonymously for fair voting purposes. Authors cannot post the story elsewhere or inform people which is theirs until after voting closes.

Entries

1. Naked Artillery
2. Never Old Enough to Know
3. The Butcher of the Press
4. Waiting in Line With Imps
5. Viewpoints
6. Almost Perfect
7. A Lurking Horror
8. Sweet Dreams
9. The Toy and the Child
10. The Party

EDIT: Voting closed on November 5th. For the announcement of the winning entries, please see the final wrap-up post.