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Copyright –Jennifer Pendergast
Genre: Fiction
Word count: 100
“They got out through there, Inspector.” The constable directed his comment toward me and pointed to the window. “Looks like the victim put up a fight.”
Red hand prints marred the barely open leaded glass and my attention swung to the adjacent desk where—slumped over it, clutching a plasma-laden knife—sat the apparently strangled dean of Canterbury College.
“Check hospitals,” I said. “I’ll warrant they’re badly injured and won’t get too far. And send this knife to forensics. I want DNA and fingerprints. What’s this?”
I read aloud the note, apparently strategically placed under the deceased’s hand.
“You’re next.”
Alice White Author 
ooh… the opening to a great mystery novel, methinks
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Dear Elmo. As I said to Patricia, I have a few memory and concentration problems, so I don’t think I would be able to keep track of the complicated plot lines that writing a mystery would involve. However, thank you for the wonderful compliment 🙂 I’m glad you liked this little story 😀
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Haha, that’s exactly why I couldn’t write mysteries too! Maybe we need to take a class together!
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Alice, Good mystery. I love mysteries. It stands well alone but would also be a great beginning for a longer story. Well done. 🙂 —Susan
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It’s funny, I never thought I would be able to write a full scale mystery, and am still doubtful, but thank you for thinking I could :).
I have a few memory and concentration problems, so I don’t think I would be able to keep track of anything too complicated like a mystery would most certainly involve. But, small excerpts like this seem to be a lot easier for me to handle 🙂
Thank you, Patricia, for your comments and kind words 🙂
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Dear Alice,
The note made my scalp tingle. Perfect ending.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thank you, Rochelle 🙂
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I enjoyed this piece. My only suggestion would be to remove, “I issued instructions.” I feel the story would flow better without it.
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I think you are right. I will have to find three more words though to make the whole an even 100 🙂 I am sure I can do that 😉 Thank you, Cole 🙂
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While reading other’s work, the picture has finally appeared larger than it seemed on Wednesday and I saw the window above the arch and wondered why no one had written a story using that as the subject. WELL DONE! I love your take!
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Thank you, Alicia 🙂
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Great story! How frightening that would be.
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Thank you, Mew 🙂
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Gave me goosebumps too. Wonderfully crafted.
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Thank you, Mitra 🙂
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I bet if you are reading this, you don’t read another note from the murderer – because you’re NEXT! Gosh that really is creepy good! Excellent job! Nan 🙂
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Thank you, Nan 🙂 Glad you enjoyed my creepy little tale 😉
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wow….. gave me goosebumps…
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Thank you 🙂 Glad you enjoyed. It seems I did my job 🙂 Don’t have nightmares 😉
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