She’d been #missing for days, the search #hindered by #lightning storms and driving rain. On the day the #sunshine returned she came walking out of the forest, perfectly calm and dry. We never did learn what happened. #sunthing #brieflywrite #flexvss #vss365
Category Archives: mystery
How To Spell
“Is your hand up, Hannah?” “Yes, miss, can you tell me whether ‘garrote’ has two Rs or two Ts? I can never remember.” “It’s two Rs, dear.” “Thank you, miss.” “You are working on the ‘What I Want To Be When I Grow Up’ essay, aren’t you, Hannah?” “Yes, miss.” #vssmurder
A Surprising Confession
“I’m here to confess to that murder on the news.” Sergeant Holt took in the white hair, the bent #back, the #cane. “Ma’am, can I help you get home?” “You don’t think I could #impale a fellow? That’s just #ableism. Why do you think I knit?” #vss365 #flexvss #whistpr #bravewrite
A Nice Cup of Tea
Victoria watched the two old ladies in the corner of the shop sipping tea. It was a pity she couldn’t hear their conversation. “Oh, I like a nice #gruesome #bludgeoning!” one said. The other made a face. “Too messy. I always prefer a quick #impalement.” #366FF #vssmurder
The Corpse at the Carnival
The sun had barely set, but the #carousel was #already deserted. As he took a step closer, crunching a mouthful of #salty-sweet kettle corn, he saw the #corpse and dropped the bag in #fright. How had the fellow met his #demise? As he leaned in, someone emerged from the #shadows.
#bravewrite #vss365 #flexvss #vssmurder #whistpr #366FF #ficchills
Backstage Fright
Locked inside the dressing room again? She’d hoped for excitement for her theatrical #debut, but not this kind. After the props guy let her out, she joked, “Is there an angry ghost here or something?” “No one told you about the #murder?” #mentalhealthprompts #vss365 #vssmurder
A Novel Mystery
“There’s a #biblioclept plaguing the libraries of the city. Smythe, take your #macrosmatic hound and see if you can find his trail. The rest of you, guard the houses of books from further disruption. You are authorized to #defenestrate on sight.” #vss365
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