#37: The Game is Afoot
The draw of a puzzle — be it a jigsaw, word cross, or Sudoku — is the opportunity to call on our skills of deduction; to start with what seems like disparate pieces of information, and end up with the complete picture.
Mystery novels are the same! They intrigue us by leaving a trail of clues, prompting us to try and work out what's really going on as the story unravels.
Our love of mystery books is what inspired our recent post on the 30 best mystery novels of all time, as well as this week's prompts. Come, writers! The game is afoot.
🥇 Winner
“Your Move” by Hayley Igarashi
This week's prompts
Write a story about a valuable object that goes missing.
Mystery
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92 stories
Write a story about someone who keeps coming across the same stranger.
Mystery
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186 stories
Write a story that takes place in the woods.
Mystery
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181 stories
Write a story that starts with the reveal of a long-kept secret.
Mystery
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131 stories
Write a story about a rumor making its way through the grapevine.
Mystery
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49 stories
Stories
“Your Move” by Hayley Igarashi
“Surprise!” by Amany Sayed
“Luche's Box” by Zilla Babbitt
“Abandoned truth” by Yoomi Ari
“Him” by Amiable Sorceress
“Ukcyo” by McKinley Burns
“ Return of The Exiled” by Katy S.
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Ended on 23:59 - Apr 17, 2020 EST
Won by Hayley Igarashi 🏆
Title: Your Move
Submissions must be between 1,000 - 3,000 words and will be approved and published on Reedsy Prompts within 7 days of the contest closing.
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