Photo Courtesy of Kent Bonham
Cryptic book in a cryptic photo…My guess is that it’s an adult coloring book or the schematics to some futuristic library system. Either way, I’m struggling with a story. I’ll have to rely on the keyboard muse to take us somewhere interesting this week.
Word count: 101
All That’s Left Behind
The lawn looked bedraggled after all the tromping feet retreated. Yellow tape marked the edges of the yard; “Caution” a warning too late to matter. With no clues or evidence, the police could only speculate.
“Probably just wandered off.”
“No sign of foul play, so…”
Alice heard but couldn’t process the information. Could her family legends be true? Her mother had warned her from taking that book from her father’s desk. She never believed the power was real.
She watched the police cars pull away as though through a fog. They’d find no trace of her son. Of that, she was sure.
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Dear Erin,
A little foul magic-play? Incantations gone afoul? Nicely done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
lots of room for speculation and the great line, “They’d find no trace of her son. ” Great work!
Mom and Dad in the here and now and son gone to Neverland?
Left me needing to know more. Good one.
Wait what?
Way to make me turn the page Erin.
Tracey
….and….???? You’ve left me wanting the answer! Did she “spell” him away? A bit of witchcraft? Or bury him for another day and this is the map??? Lots of questions unanswered here and as Tracey said, I want to turn the page!
Creepy fun, except as a mother I don’t like that she lost her son.
Combo of detective and something extra!
Oh a little witchcraft and magic, intriguing. A great story but I need a bit more please
A great story, and the mystery at the end made me want to read on!