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 MYSTERY MAN” by Cheekati Meghna

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THE MYSTERY MAN I Always wondered if strange things have hidden logics behind them, do they really have any meaning. Something like that has happened to me ten years ago. I was working as an official at the American airport authority. One morning as usual, while I was at the counter checking the passports of the people, a man who seemed to be in a hurry handed me his passport. “Mr Charles, I am sorry your passport is not valid. Please provide the valid one.” I said. With a confused look he said, “WHAT? How’s it possible?” "I'...

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“Telepath. ” by Rebecca Q

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The women watched the leaders clothed in black cloaks as they sprinkled drops of blood around a tomb they excavated, from a sheep the leaders sacrificed before the ceremony. Everyone else in the room was naked, their arms stretched out to a person front in line, fists clenched and ready to jump into the tomb after a signal from the leaders. The leaders bowed in unison after casting the lifeless sheep in the grave and slowly retreating towards the naked women in the room, with their palms open, an indication that it was time, “save yourselves...

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“ An Unfathomable Boutade” by Aoyama J

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There was knocking on the door. James’s mother stopped packing her son’s lunch and started walking towards the door. James paused in eating his breakfast as he wanted to see who was at the door. He got up and followed his mother. Sarah opened the door to see and officer standing there. ‘’Sarah Myers?’’ The officer grunted out. Sarah nodded, confused. ‘’Yes. That is me.’’ The officer took a deep breath and continued, ‘’I’m sorry to inform you about this but, your husband, Wilson Myers, was caught in an explosion at The National Science Lab. ...

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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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“Shortbread Sleuth” by Mackenzie Meetz

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Violetta plopped on the floor and glared at her floral basket. She had pulled it out from under the bed to find that it was empty. Very, very, empty. This wasn’t any ordinary basket. This basket held her beloved cookies. She had won a pack of shortbreads, her favorite snack, at preschool on Friday, and she was saving them for a special occasion. But now they were gone. She perched in front of the basket and thou...

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“Woods” by Aly Amr

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He opened his eyes slowly and looked around, squinting hard. Treetops were all he could see; treetops and the snowflakes pouring from the sky. As he sat up in the snow, his head felt heavy, his vision blurry, he pressed his hand to the back of his head where a sharp pain stung him. He was bleeding, he looked around and found the wooden branch that smacked him in the head not too long ago, a smack he had no memory of, let alone of the reasons behind it. He got up, cleaned the snow off his clothes and looked around, nothing but the snow 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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“Kelly's Secret” by Zoe Lamotte

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Dorian always knew when the mystery boy was planning to visit the cave in the forest. There would always be a storm on the New Moon, and within the hour, a cloaked figure would wander the woods in the dead of night, practically invisible. Not to Dorian, though; his strange eyes had always seen more than others could, even when he didn't want to see it. Names and distant things; a boy in the darkness or the secrets a person would prefer to take to their grave.He hadn't made the connection at first, that the New Moon storm and the boy using th...

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“The Waiting Room” by Stephanie Victoria

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Part 1: Richard Richard Brown lived in a small town in a two story home with his doting wife. Every morning, he walked six blocks to the office where he answered calls and wrote important notes on freshly printed sheets. He organized paperwork. He complimented the secretary’s skirt and presented a smile as they passed each other in the halls. But Richard Brown was devoted completely to Mrs. Brown, who swept floors and cooked and held garden parties in the backyard. Besides, all the men at the office were friendly to Sharon in such ways. On ...

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“A New Chapter” by Nahal Naib

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Sabrina glanced over her shoulder one last time before stepping into the yellow cab. The last time I’ll ever get to call this home, she thought, feeling a pang in her chest. Shifting her eyes from the ornate doors, she looked down at her sweaty palms gripping the handle of her bulging attaché suitcase tightly. “Hey! I’m not getting any younger in here. You changed your mind or what?” Sabrina felt outraged. Nobody had spoken to her like that in twenty-two years of her life. With a frown on her face she pulled the door open and slid ...

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“Star Student” by Haylee Crouch

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I am a primary school teacher and I have to say, this week I was very disappointed. My class is mediocre at best but there is one student who is really good at writing. Like, really good. Her name is Charlotte and she never uses incorrect punctuation, ever or spells a word wrong. Every time I read her work, I feel like I’m on a rollercoaster. I get that feeling when you’re reading a really good book where my stomach does flips. And to have everything immaculately written. It makes me very proud. However, one day after a writing task of what ...

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“In Pursuit of Peace (1506 w)” by Taria Karillion

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In Pursuit of Peace People sometimes ask me why I became a mortician. I don’t tell them about my morbid curiosity with forensic science or the years of TV Path Lab dramas. I tell them that being one of seven sisters, I may have subconsciously sought a job with plenty of peace and quiet. Somewhere where the customers never complain or give you stress. Never, that is, until tonight. ...

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“Heartfuly sorry!” by Vyshnavi Sri

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Every news channel was ringing with the most deadly murder of a murderer named Peter. His corpse was on the highway with his back lying against a milestone. He had his heart in his hands, eyebrows removed and fingernails clipped off from his nailbed. He had his wrists slit, toes chopped off and, a letter tied to his little finger. The letter said, “My heart in my hand shows how sorry I am for all the crimes I committed. I’m writi...

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“TRAIN NO.33” by Sivaram Govindaraj

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It was the time when the British ruled India. It was early days of railways there, and they were expanding the rail infrastructure for commercial and defence reasons moving steel. coal, gravel and the like. That day in Majra railway station, the staff were busy readying a goods train to go to Chaman. Station master Latif, dressed in railway company uniform of grey shirt and grey pants, was personally supervising the operation. Since it was to be a mostly high gradient run, the train was formed of lesser than the usual number of carriag...

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“Thoughts (Lucy, part I)” by Ken Coomes

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I have a lot of time on my hands. When I have more time than I know what to do with, I tend to think. About a lot of things. I think about my parents. I suspect most people do, especially when their parents are gone. And all four of mine were gone. Sometimes I think about having four parents. Not everyone has four parents, of course. Those that do probably think about them, maybe four times as much as other people think about theirs. I don’t know. Sometimes I think about mathematics, probability, statistics, like that. I just th...

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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 MYSTERY MAN” by Cheekati Meghna

“Telepath. ” by Rebecca Q

“ An Unfathomable Boutade” by Aoyama J

“God (A) Trunk Box” by Rajesh M

“Shortbread Sleuth” by Mackenzie Meetz

“Woods” by Aly Amr

“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

“Kelly's Secret” by Zoe Lamotte

“The Waiting Room” by Stephanie Victoria

“A New Chapter” by Nahal Naib

“Star Student” by Haylee Crouch

“In Pursuit of Peace (1506 w)” by Taria Karillion

“Heartfuly sorry!” by Vyshnavi Sri

“TRAIN NO.33” by Sivaram Govindaraj

“Thoughts (Lucy, part I)” by Ken Coomes

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

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