Use the writing prompt below to inspire you.
You delve into your family history and discover that the men on your father’s side have all died at age 30 under mysterious circumstances in different locations–except for your dad. You begin interviewing your remaining family members only to find that no one will talk about it. How do you find out the truth? And what is the truth?
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You attend a masquerade ball and meet a charming suitor. At the end of the night, you try to catch up with them and see them slip into a room at the end of a dark hallway. You enter the room to find it empty. Where did they go? How do you find them?
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You’re a memoir writer. One of your cousins calls you up to see if you’ll help her expose a family member’s hidden, scandalous proclivities in a tell-all book. You tell your cousin you’ll think about it, but then your family-member-in-common disappears. What happened? And was your cousin involved?
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You run a bakery in a small town. Your competition in the next town over begins a smear campaign to put you out of business. You open your store one morning to find your competition dead on the floor, surrounded by chocolate chip cookie crumbs. Who did it? And how?
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You and your significant other go to sleep one night, and you wake up alone in the morning. You don’t find a note or message anywhere. All you hear is silence, and your calls and emails go unanswered. A year later, your significant other comes back and acts as if nothing has happened. What is going on, and what do you do?
