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A Study in Secrets with Lynn D. Jung

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You are a judge presiding over a case regarding a man who claims he is Santa.

Holiday

You and another person/a few other people are trapped in an elevator on New Year's Eve.

Winter

Midnight on Thanksgiving at the airport.

Thanksgiving

By law, everyone must make a New Year's resolution, and they must have it approved by the government.

Holiday

At midnight on New Year's Eve, two messages pop up in front of you. One says Continue and the other says End Game.

Holiday

You worked at one of the first printing presses during the Printing Revolution of the 15th century.

Historical Fiction

You were the first person Isaac Newton told about the apple.

Historical Fiction

Write about a long journey before any forms of transporation were invented.

High School

Write a story from the perspective of someone witnessing what would be remembered as a major historical event.

Historical Fiction

We all know about Leonardo da Vinci, the Renaissance Man. Write about the Renaissance Woman of the same time period that no one knows about.

High School

Two friends meet up to go check out a jazz band in the 1920s.

Historical Fiction

They stormed in, demanding to see the court with a fury that had never been witnessed before.

Historical Fiction

The steaming tea was sitting on the tray, the plate of biscuits placed neatly beside it. All there was left to do now was wait.

Historical Fiction

The crops provided nothing that fall. You were tasked with visiting neighboring villages to see if they were experiencing similar problems.

Fall

Pick any time period and any place where people were migrating in large numbers. Write a story based on a character or a few characters who are currently on a voyage from one place to another.

High School

Long-lost loves meet up for lunch in the 1950s.

Historical Fiction

It was a sunny Saturday in 1960s California, you were driving your new car, and freedom had never tasted so good.

Historical Fiction

Before James Bond there was the English Spy, John Knight. In 1890, he was England's top spy and was about to embark on a new mission.

Historical Fiction

A loved one was traveling on the Titanic, and you'd just received news of its sinking.

Historical Fiction

A love story between the boy who delivered milk bottles to the neighborhood and the girl who delivered newspapers.

Historical Fiction

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