Tag: mystery
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Prompt Friday: Dead Man’s Road
Dead Man’s Road. A road people in Marvelle don’t often travel. Two strangers are stranded and must survive on the road less traveled. Why are these people on this road? My Prompt Response Friday, September 4th, 2026 – 2:00 PMDead Man’s RoadMarvelle, New Jersey Webber Pollack had left work early. He was going to have…
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Prompt Friday: The Kiss Stop
Welcome to Another Prompt Friday! Write this scene. A woman is waiting at a bus stop and shares a passionate kiss with a stranger. Is it love or something else? My Response Marvelle Bus StopMarvelle, New Jersey Amerie Hoffman ran to catch the 307 bus but missed it. It flew past her as she ran…
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Prompt Friday: Earpiece Hijacked
Friday Prompt — Three-Part Challenge Challenge 1. The Original Prompt Write this scene. Your earpiece is in your ear, and suddenly someone starts talking. The person tells you to meet at a hotel. You must follow, or there will be consequences. Challenge 2. The Object Challenge Find an everyday object and make it the center…
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Memory Lost – Prompt Friday: A Crime You Can’t Remember
This Week’s Prompt Friday Challenge Write this scene: A news headline flashes across the screen—you’ve killed someone. You have no recollection of what happened. The police have you barricaded in your house. Who did you kill? And why? My Response to the Prompt I sat down on the sofa after a satisfying breakfast. Before I…
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Free Verse Friday – The Author of Murder
We slay with sayings.Words cutting like knives.Blood spatter.Someone lying on the floor.A pool of blood.The plot thickens.Whodunit?Was it Jack, Bobby, or Johnny?Too many to choose—A red herring shows its face.Yet nothing falls into place. Join the Conversation Drop your verse in the comments. If you enjoyed this poem, follow me on Facebook, Instagram, or Pinterest…
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Prompt Friday – Bloody
Write this scene:You are having a peaceful dinner at a restaurant when bullets start flying, and one shatters the glass you pick up to drink. My Response Crab Envy Marvelle, New JerseyApril 10, 2026 — 6:00 PM Sharon’s food had just arrived. She was pleased because she was starving after skipping lunch. Her stomach rumbled.…