Week #37: For She?
He wanted her job, and it would be easy enough to discredit her. He could unearth all the skeletons in her closet. Go to trusty old Google and find photographs of her. Drinking. Partying. Doing...
View ArticleWeek #38: Secrets
“Does he know about the baby?” “Of course not. Why would I tell him that?” “I thought you were serious about him.” “I am.” “Well, when are you going to tell him?” “When I’m ready.” “And when is that?...
View ArticleWeek #39&40: Message in a Bottle
39. Scenario: A friend has been staying with you since his relationship break-up. He has overstayed his welcome but you don’t want to ask him to leave. Think of an imaginative scheme to make him decide...
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They’ve put up the Christmas decorations. Very well. That means it’s time for the last ten, then. 41. Subject: What is your earliest memory? 42. First Line: It was up to her to investigate how the...
View ArticleWeek #41: Drowning
It’s hard to say, but my earliest memory would probably involve salty water rushing up my nose. I was probably three or four then. We were celebrating my birthday (and the heat of summer, hurray!) at...
View ArticleWeeks #42&43: Intruder
It was up to her to investigate how the accident had really happened. For her to do that, she had to go back to the scene of the crime. The survivor’s home. “There’s someone in the house!” “Shhh, Alma....
View ArticleWeeks #44&45: Four Times a Matchmaker
LTTF Elevator. Capacity: 10 people. Current occupants: 9. One hipster joe in a flannel tee, two newbie corporate janes, one big shot ceo on his cell, a shy wallflower blending in with the elevator...
View ArticleWeeks #46&47: The Portal
He hadn’t seen anything like it in his 20 years of teaching. The class inventor had outdone himself again. With his exceptional knowledge of time and space continuum, the student had managed to create...
View ArticleWeeks #48&49: A Mystery
“He was unconscious when I found him.” “Huh? Come again?” “Oh, sorry. There’s a piece of paper stuck in the drawer. I was just reading it out.” “‘He was unconscious when I found him,’ huh. Go on. It...
View ArticleWeek #50: The Antique Perfume Bottle
There it is. Gathering dust. Looking more and more antique as the days pass. There was a time I frequently brought it out, let the fragrance arise together with incense to the Throneroom. Now, I rarely...
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