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The Music Box
Honorable Mention Winner in the 75th Writer's Digest Competition.
Rated: 18+
~2,572 Words
Mystery, Horror/Scary, Mythology
Type: Short Story
Updated about a month ago
A Friend or Not a Friend
Was it a friend who has done that? That was what James and Kristie needed to find out.
Rated: 18+
~1,876 Words
Mystery, Crime/Gangster, Drama
Type: Fiction
Updated about 5 hours ago
Another Riddle
This one is easier
Rated: E
~81 Words
Mystery
Type: Other
Updated about 12 hours ago
A Riddle
Give it your best guess
Rated: E
~76 Words
Mystery
Type: Other
Updated about 12 hours ago
Soul of the Sea
The wind howled, the rain pounded, and towering waves crashed against the vessel
Rated: ASR
~1,249 Words
Action/Adventure, Mystery, Supernatural
Type: Short Story
Updated about 15 hours ago
Discovery
A twenty-year old memento reveals a secret.
Rated: E
~800 Words
Mystery, Detective, Family
Type: Short Story
Updated a day ago
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The Atlantis Discovery
Framed for a grisly crime, Jericho must find Atlantis, save the girl and clear his name.
Rated: 18+
3 Entries
Action/Adventure, Mystery, Thriller/Suspense
Type: Novel
Updated 18 years ago
Wiarton Willie Is Whistling In The Wind
Writer's Cramp has requested a 2/2, a Groundhog Day gone wrong. Oh no! WC win!
Rated: E
~676 Words
Mystery, Comedy, Animal
Type: Short Story
Updated a day ago
Walking After Midnight
Louise wakes up in hospital. 300 words
Rated: 18+
~322 Words
Activity, Crime/Gangster, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated a day ago
The Last Train Ticket
Tanner inherits a train ticket.
Rated: 13+
~852 Words
Travel, Family, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 days ago
A Journey of Forgotten Pain
A young woman fights to survive and escape the clutches of her sinister captor.
Rated: E
~252 Words
Horror/Scary, Thriller/Suspense, Mystery
Type: Poetry
Updated 4 days ago
Candy Cane Clouds
Winter and seasonal nostalgia unexpectedly mixed one day for a lone viewer.
Rated: E
~122 Words
Nature, Spiritual, Mystery
Type: Poetry
Updated 4 days ago
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Checkmate
The late summer night when Mrs. Richards lost the last chess game of her life
Rated: 13+
~1,380 Words
Relationship, Mystery, Drama
Type: Short Story
Updated 6 days ago
Budapest Jones gets Shipwrecked
Budapest Jones & his mates go yachting but a storm pushes them into the Bermuda Triangle.
Rated: E
~1,886 Words
Action/Adventure, Mystery, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 8 days ago
The Private Detectives WC 295
The team of Logan Gilhooly and Shamus McDonald set out to solve a crime.
Rated: E
~311 Words
Contest Entry, Mystery, Crime/Gangster
Type: Short Story
Updated 11 days ago
A Secret Worth Keeping
3 friends share a life-altering secret on the 3rd of June, another sleepy, dusty Delta day
Rated: 18+
~2,615 Words
Mystery, LGBTQ+, Relationship
Type: Short Story
Updated 11 days ago
Rated: E
~272 Words
Mystery, Psychology, Experience
Type: Review
Updated 13 days ago
The Locked Door
Benjamin learns that some doors are better left unopened
Rated: 13+
~942 Words
Drama, Mystery, Family
Type: Short Story
Updated 13 days ago
The Locker
When nobody notices you exist...
Rated: E
~322 Words
Friendship, Mystery, Fantasy
Type: Fiction
Updated 13 days ago
The Darkest Sky
Strange things are happening...!
Rated: E
~969 Words
Mystery, History, Dark
Type: Fiction
Updated 13 days ago
The legend of the huntress ofElurian
In a world full of evil, a young girl tried to find her way. Let's see how it goes.
Rated: E
~210 Words
Action/Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery
Type: Chapter
Updated 14 days ago
"The Darkest Sky"
"The Darkest Sky"
Rated: E
~208 Words
Dark, Mystery, Horror/Scary
Type: Poetry
Updated 14 days ago
The Darkest Sky
Where is my heart? Writer's Cramp entry - 40 lines
Rated: ASR
~200 Words
Mystery, Emotional, Relationship
Type: Poetry
Updated 14 days ago
The Darkest Sky
A haibun about humanity's darkest hour. Writer's Cramp entry.
Rated: ASR
~152 Words
Sci-fi, Mystery, Dark
Type: Poetry
Updated 14 days ago
He's Trying to Kill Me
Script for a short film
Rated: ASR
~1,744 Words
Mystery, Other, Writing.Com
Type: Script/Play
Updated 14 days ago
Skip
A young boy needs his dog. Writer's Cramp entry 4/8/24 - 956 words - Winning Entry
Rated: E
~893 Words
Mystery, Pets, Family
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 days ago
The Man in 1204
Andy found the old man fascinating.
Rated: 13+
~983 Words
Comedy, Mystery, Drama
Type: Short Story
Updated 17 days ago
Room 314
Chilling hotel stay: strange sights, sounds, and a growing fear. Will you survive?
Rated: 13+
~671 Words
Mystery, Gothic, Horror/Scary
Type: Short Story
Updated 17 days ago
Night of the Fireflies
Andrea captures something more than she bargained for
Rated: 13+
~903 Words
Fantasy, Children's, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 17 days ago
Secret Path
Haiku, traditional style, possibly Senryu, originally published in Haiku Journal vol. 68
Rated: E
~56 Words
Nature, Animal, Mystery
Type: Poetry
Updated 18 days ago
Secrets of the Coconut Cove Lounge
Three men discuss something hidden at the Coconut Cove Lounge, then go looking for it.
Rated: 13+
~261 Words
Crime/Gangster, Mystery, Detective
Type: Fiction
Updated 18 days ago
Dead TV
What to do about the lost dog?
Rated: E
~198 Words
Cultural, Animal, Mystery
Type: Poetry
Updated 20 days ago
Hundly Goes Missing
The doorman's weiner dog, Hundly, goes missing. It is up to Curious George to find him!
Rated: 13+
~865 Words
Mystery, Other
Type: Fiction
Updated 20 days ago
There's Been A Murder!
...and it's all sense of logic and order that has been murdered!
Rated: 13+
~658 Words
Nonsense, Mystery, Detective
Type: Script/Play
Updated 20 days ago
Forgotten colors
Summary of a story idea
Rated: E
~146 Words
Contest Entry, Emotional, Mystery
Type: Other
Updated 21 days ago
Caught
A smuggler trapped at the airport.
Rated: E
~310 Words
Contest Entry, Action/Adventure, Mystery
Type: Other
Updated 21 days ago
Clandestine Services
Let's get out of here! Daily Flash Fiction Challenge entry.
Rated: ASR
~316 Words
Comedy, Activity, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 22 days ago
The Old Holy Cemetery
“Why am I here? This whole place is a tomb.” (RISING STAR SHINING BRIGHTER WINNER)
Rated: ASR
~2,974 Words
Horror/Scary, Supernatural, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 24 days ago
Two Films
I discover two films that recorded events during and after WW2.
Rated: 18+
~835 Words
Crime/Gangster, Mystery, Thriller/Suspense
Type: Short Story
Updated 24 days ago
Galactic Racket
A satirical SCIFI story about frustration and bureaucratic red tape in the distant future.
Rated: 13+
~5,264 Words
Satire, Sci-fi, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 24 days ago
Hard To Believe And Even Harder To Prove
Sherlock Watson and John Holmes on another case. 289 words
Rated: 18+
~318 Words
Detective, Mystery, Activity
Type: Short Story
Updated 25 days ago
Musings...
Writing, scribbling, etc.
Rated: 18+
55 Entries
Mystery, Romance/Love, Entertainment
Type: Journal/Blog
Updated 27 days ago
Old Ball Game
Music and a day at the ballpark have a lasting effect (WC 1860)
Rated: 13+
~2,271 Words
Mystery, Inspirational, Spiritual
Type: Short Story
Updated 28 days ago
*Dollar* 375 GPs per review
Mystery of a Swan's Call
Christie and Laura’s Halloween vacation turns deadly.
Rated: E
~5,582 Words
Mystery, Action/Adventure, Death
Type: Short Story
Updated about a month ago
Rated: E
~543 Words
Dark, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated about a month ago
His Mother's Eyes
A dying old man confesses everything to his son
Rated: 13+
~2,062 Words
Mystery, Horror/Scary, Drama
Type: Fiction
Updated about a month ago
Worm Moon
Writer's Cramp - 4-25 Contest
Rated: 13+
~899 Words
Folklore, Mystery, Mythology
Type: Fiction
Updated about a month ago
TALES FROM TOBLITCHE: EXTRA MILE #2
A man's desire results in his own downfall
Rated: E
~1,219 Words
Mystery, Detective, Supernatural
Type: Short Story
Updated about a month ago
Xur, the strange arms dealer.
A brief description of Xur.
Rated: E
~72 Words
Mystery, Other, Community
Type: Sample
Updated about a month ago
Come
A brief invitation
Rated: E
~207 Words
Nature, Mystery, Writing
Type: Lyrics
Updated about a month ago
Serial Assistant
A famous detective's assistant has hidden talents. (WC 1980)
Rated: 13+
~2,494 Words
Crime/Gangster, Mystery, Detective
Type: Short Story
Updated about a month ago
Good Morning
The true essence of a New dawn
Rated: E
~226 Words
Educational, Mystery, Self Help
Type: Poetry
Updated about a month ago
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