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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
Detectives
It takes skill, patience and hard work to solve a deep mystery. 2nd Place, Journey Genres
Rated: ASR
~1,550 Words
Mystery, Children's, Parenting
Type: Short Story
Updated 11 months ago
A Private Professional
On Korcion, only Professionals could solve crimes. No Amateur Sleuths allowed.
Rated: 18+
~1,949 Words
Sci-fi, Mystery, Drama
Type: Short Story
Updated 11 months ago
The Meeting
Garcia is late and accompanied. First place in Only Short Stories, July 2021.
Rated: 13+
~851 Words
Mystery, Drama, Contest Entry
Type: Short Story
Updated 11 months ago
Ill-Timed
Can a bad morning really lead to a bad future? (written 4 Journey through Genres-Mystery)
Rated: E
~2,059 Words
Drama, Mystery, Contest
Type: Short Story
Updated 12 months ago
A hint of cinnamon and something else
The old man postponed making a decision, but figures it out.
Rated: E
~552 Words
Mystery, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 12 months 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
Seventeen Deaths
Someone was somehow causing deaths on their spaceship. Who was doing it and why?
Rated: 18+
~1,975 Words
Sci-fi, Mystery, Drama
Type: Short Story
Updated 12 months ago
When Einstein Went Missing
Einstein has gone missing. And that's the least of Alice's problems right now.
Rated: E
~3,375 Words
Sci-fi, Comedy, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 12 months ago
Someone's Knocking WC 297
A man is awakened from a sound sleep by a mysterious knocking on his front door.
Rated: E
~266 Words
Contest Entry, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated about a year ago
Do You Believe in Ghosts
A study showed that 1 in 3 Americans believe in extraterrestrials, but what about ghosts?
Rated: E
~769 Words
Ghost, Experience, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated about a year ago
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Terrifying night in Manchac Swamp
Four people decided to go to Manchac Swamp on Halloween night. How many came out alive?
Rated: 13+
~2,485 Words
Ghost, Horror/Scary, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated about a year ago
Flaming News
Fire couldn’t stop itself from turning a newspaper to ash. It could in 1953 England.
Rated: 18+
~1,945 Words
Mystery, Detective, Drama
Type: Short Story
Updated about a year ago
An Alchemist Recipe
An unscrupulous chemistry professor searching for riches.
Rated: 13+
~2,229 Words
Crime/Gangster, Mystery, Sci-fi
Type: Short Story
Updated about a year ago
The Dream and The Rain
Meets a brother she never knew had left her with a lot of questions and emotions.
Rated: E
~392 Words
Mystery, Nonsense, Supernatural
Type: Short Story
Updated about a year ago
Lasting
Take a walk to find a familiar place where shadows never fade.
Rated: E
~310 Words
Mystery, Experience, Relationship
Type: Short Story
Updated about a year ago
Feeling Gassy
Why the pump house exploded
Rated: E
~335 Words
Comedy, Biographical, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated about a year ago
Mabel And The Mob
Mabel ends up with the mob's money
Rated: 13+
~1,939 Words
Comedy, Action/Adventure, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated about a year ago
A Garden Rejuvinates
Zayda's aunt comes to explore the garden and they are visited by the ghost of her uncle.
Rated: 18+
~1,851 Words
Paranormal, Contest Entry, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated about a year ago
Mystery in the Woods
this is a short story mystery of a group of kids going into the woods
Rated: E
~2,139 Words
Action/Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated about a year ago
Top Secret
A detective sets up in business. Third place in No Dialogue Contest.
Rated: E
~605 Words
Comedy, Detective, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated about a year ago
The Mystery of Bo's Obsession
Bo dug up a gun, a metal box with cash. Where will he dig next?
Rated: E
~798 Words
Mystery, Drama, Death
Type: Short Story
Updated about a year ago
Unearthly lesson Part - 1
A story about school students. who met the alien.
Rated: E
~637 Words
Action/Adventure, Mystery, Sci-fi
Type: Short Story
Updated about a year ago
Final Countdown
Policemen and pie shops (Proud to win CRAMP)
Rated: 13+
~1,013 Words
Mystery, Nonsense, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated about a year ago
super she naturally imposed
what I have so far about someone who uses an ability to stop crime
Rated: E
~254 Words
Supernatural, Mystery, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated about a year ago
Rated: ASR
~650 Words
Mystery, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated about a year ago
Time for a Change
A sickness has taken over the planet of Jooflin. Only Time Travel can save them now.
Rated: 18+
~2,015 Words
Sci-fi, Mystery, Action/Adventure
Type: Short Story
Updated about a year ago
Destroyer
Faye sets out on a mission to kill her father. But why?
Rated: E
~847 Words
Death, Family, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated about a year ago
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Why just me?
The question without an answer
Rated: 13+
~1,212 Words
Death, Drama, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated about a year ago
The Station
Two siblings with different relationships to their father visit his abandoned work site.
Rated: 13+
~1,522 Words
Mystery, Drama, LGBTQ+
Type: Short Story
Updated about a year ago
Nightly Campsite Visitors
Keep your marshmallows locked up at night.
Rated: E
~851 Words
Steampunk, Dark, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated about a year ago
The Lighthouse in the Mist
The story contains elements of mystery, fiction and has a touch of gothic.
Rated: E
~215 Words
Mystery, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated about a year ago
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