Write a story that involves a mystery — it doesn't need to be crime-related, it should just include something that remains unexplained until the end.

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“The Hand Cream Demise” by 𝛦ǀ𐌉𝓪 𝕽. 𝖩. 𝙎.

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Endow Jupiter tucked the pistol in his jacket pocket, smoothing his black overcoat on top of it to disguise the bulge. The suit was very expensive, he reminded himself proudly as he looked in the mirror. Faint silvery designs ran over its lavish fabric, their reflective surfaces allowing light to glint on it like stars to a sky. An array of elegant soaps, lotions and hair creams dotted his hotel room’s sink. The man always wanted to look his best when meeting possible customers. ‘Image is everything, including trustworthiness.’ T...

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“Keep Them Safe” by Geneva Savage

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“Fire!” Amirith's scream pierces the air. “Get out! I'll get Noehia,” David Lennon shouts to his oldest daughter. His youngest cries out, petrified, “Daddy, help me! Daddy!” Dove is running toward the window and sees her younger sister, Amirith, already outside. She's hugging herself and staring up at the window expectantly. But, their mother isn't down there. “Where's Mom? Dad! Dad!” Dove tries to yell over the sound of the fire crackling. “Hurry!” David urges as he runs up the unstable staircase to save his daughters. “The floor won't...

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“A Case for Bastet” by Cynthia Grove

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Tangee was practically alone in the world, except for Naomi. Naomi was her black cat, or as Tangee described her, her familiar. Naomi had wandered in one night during the ravishes of a late night summer storm. It was a storm not unlike the one brandershing itself outside right now, except this was October. To be exact, it was October 30, 1966.Naomi had claimed her territory on June 6th of the same year, and weaving her feline magic, had also taken Tangee's home, hearth, and heart by storm. Tangee called Naomi her stroke of luck; luck because...

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“Laughter on the Moor” by Sarah Kaderbek

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I did not believe the tale. When your old grandmama spins yarns as well as yarn beside the fire, you believe that only the latter is real. Her first story frightened the children and sent them to bed, but the older ones, such as I, just laughed and begged for another. As she began this story, however, I felt a dark, sunken weight settle on my mind, and though I believed not the tale, I could not escape the forbidding feeling, the hideous conviction that it was true. I could only account for the sensation by my knowledge that it...

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“Once up on a time in Telangana” by AMRA PavanKumar

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24 years ago, when I am 17 years old, today my 12th standard results are getting opened up. With around 4 to 5 friends I am going to an internet café where we can check the results. Heavy sounds rumbling around. The clouds are black and thick. While I am thinking about heavy rain, immediately it started raining. We started running towards the internet cafe which is nearby and are standing out of the internet café waiting for our turn to check out our results. Even in this heavy rain while thunders rumbling and with the huge...

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“The Frame Up” by Linda Rossi

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Nora was a new recruit with the FBI. She had only been out of college, and unemployed, for about six months when her uncle, a lifelong employee with the FBI, called her one day. He explained that the department was looking to hire new recruits and he thought she would be perfect for the job. Since she had majored in Criminal Justice in college, that sounded like a dream come true! Nora took all the tests and passed all the physical fitness requirements and she was hired! Maybe her uncle had pulled som...

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“Who are You?” by Sathvika Sitaraman

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Who are you?I am gripping my backpack, hoping that the tighter I squeeze, the further I will get from this school. I don’t know these people, and I want nothing to do with them. I don’t know who you are, and why you are stopping me at the door. Your grin scares me, and I don't know why. You look like me, my height, my expressions. But something is strange about you. Who are you?My first class was a nightmare. My sweaty palms left imprints on my desk as I lethargically lifted myself out of my chair. Answering the teacher’s nosy questions...

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“The Future Past” by Fani Kerr

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The Future Past We could still hear the pitty patter on the roof; it was still silent and as nightfall approached we stood still. Our conversations became less...

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“My Father's Mysterious Secret” by Vivienne Wimhurst

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As a little girl in the 1940's I was always very happy in my father's company. When I look back now I realise that I may well have been his favourite child. He married my mother relatively late in life and by the time I was born he was already 40 years old. By then I had an older brother who was my senior by 18 months. Life became secure and predictable until I was 5 and then things started to slowly unravel after that. One day I was told that I was to be sent away to live with a family friend and her husband who had no childre...

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“Search and You'll Find” by Taylor Arbuckle

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“Lec, you can’t keep doing this.”Alec digs his fingertips into his brow, barely managing to keep his breathing regular. “Dad, I’m not crazy. I’m not. I actually found something this time, okay? If you would just listen, for once—”“I’ve been listening for years, Alec,” his father hisses under his breath like he does when he doesn’t want anyone in his office to know who he’s talking to. Alec presses the phone closer to his ear and grits his teeth. “Every single time you call me, you think you finally found it, but you have nothing to show for ...

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“The Church Bell in the Night” by Ann Rapp

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“Send not to know for whom the bell tolls, it tolls for thee.” John Donne. The clock showed an eerie, green two a.m. as Charlene sat up in bed. Something woke her, a noise? She listened but heard nothing but a train whistle in the distance; that was not what woke her. Her little Yorkshire Terrier Leo was curled up in his basket beside her bed – he looked up at her and gave a small “woof” of acknowledgment, then tucked his head back under his leg for more sleep. She agreed with him and lay back on her pillow. If there was any need for her ...

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“God (A) Trunk Box” by Rajesh M

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Gudiyatham, Vellore 1914After worked throughout the day in agricultural land Thenappan washing his face and hands in river water. It is so dark, while he washing his face suddenly something hit his leg, he got scared and just rant to shore. He checked the thing which hits his leg from the shore itself and that was one old trunk box with half rusted which was floating. He took that from water and he noticed that it has big lock which is hanging outside of that box. He checked around but no one is there except him. He took that trunk box and ...

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“Mystery: Write a story that involves a mystery -it doesn't need to be crime related it should just include something that remains unexplained until the end.” by Prince Brempong

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Weekly Writing PromptsPrince De-Grant BrempongTel. 0575086991Email: princedegrant32@gmail.comEmail: princedegrant37@gmail.comWrite a story that involves a mystery -it doesn't need to be crime related ,it should just include something that remains unexplained until the end.A mystery is noted as something that is difficult ,it is again impossible to understand or explain.My story is entitled The Kidnapped.This is s mystery because I wonder how can a clever boy like Moses be Kidnapped.The Kidnapped of Moses remains a mystery because no one know...

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“STACY” by Audrey Mary Nyambura

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Twelve days, eleven hours, twenty three minutes, six seconds and counting. That’s the approximate time she lay shattered and devastated beside her daughter’s frigid putrefying body. Had not the police been notified via an anonymous tip about a questionable foul smell coming from a house located in the tiny town of Parkview, the likelihood that she too would have been discovered all dry and bones snuggled together with the corpse of her daughter was quite high. When the officers of the law walked into the moderately lit room, they were met by...

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“The Seller” by Giancarlo Diago Cevallos

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Okay, considering what happened that day, the story doesn’t actually start exciting. There was no prelude for what was to come. The classroom was warm and boring. Like, God, it was so boring. The teacher, Mr. Eric, had already remanded me for trying to read Doctor Alpha (my supervillian comic) in class; it was so unfair. I had already finished my work, not like I was interrupting his class or anything. Hanging on my chair behind me was my bookbag, with multiple compartments and pockets, and Lucy in the seat behind me. I think she had a heigh...

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Write a story that involves a mystery — it doesn't need to be crime-related, it should just include something that remains unexplained until the end.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 206 stories

“The Hand Cream Demise” by 𝛦ǀ𐌉𝓪 𝕽. 𝖩. 𝙎.

“Keep Them Safe” by Geneva Savage

“A Case for Bastet” by Cynthia Grove

“Laughter on the Moor” by Sarah Kaderbek

“Once up on a time in Telangana” by AMRA PavanKumar

“The Frame Up” by Linda Rossi

“Who are You?” by Sathvika Sitaraman

“The Future Past” by Fani Kerr

“My Father's Mysterious Secret” by Vivienne Wimhurst

“Search and You'll Find” by Taylor Arbuckle

“The Church Bell in the Night” by Ann Rapp

“God (A) Trunk Box” by Rajesh M

“Mystery: Write a story that involves a mystery -it doesn't need to be crime related it should just include something that remains unexplained until the end.” by Prince Brempong

“STACY” by Audrey Mary Nyambura

“The Seller” by Giancarlo Diago Cevallos

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Write a story that begins and ends with someone looking up at the stars.

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