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Tag: Featured Writing

March 8, 2021 Adirondack Center for Writing Featured Writing

Robert and I – A Ghost Story by Linda Freedland

I stared at three photos of a woman I’d placed side by side on my desk. Flame red hair and green eyes. A very attractive woman. Michele Saunders, age 43, … Continue reading Robert and I – A Ghost Story by Linda Freedland

March 8, 2021March 8, 2021 Adirondack Center for Writing Featured Writing

The Typewriter Mystery by June Hannay Kosier

Tuesday“Hi, Joanne! I am calling you to let you know that I am all moved in to the farm house.”“I miss you already, Therese. To think, a year ago, this … Continue reading The Typewriter Mystery by June Hannay Kosier

March 8, 2021 Adirondack Center for Writing Featured Writing

The Case of the Missing Mascot by Edward Pontacoloni

I was still in bed when the phone rang. I rolled over to the end table, picked up my phone, and looked at the screen...a long distance number and unknown … Continue reading The Case of the Missing Mascot by Edward Pontacoloni

March 8, 2021 Adirondack Center for Writing Featured Writing

Ghostly Assistance by Mary Perrin Scott

Paul and Mary, local small- town detectives, were known for solving crimes. Now that Mary had died, what was Paul to do? He had never solved a case without her … Continue reading Ghostly Assistance by Mary Perrin Scott

March 8, 2021 Adirondack Center for Writing Featured Writing

A Mystery and A Ghost by B.L. Miller

Mrs. Sofiya Maria Doyle was a simple woman. She was married for twenty years to her husband Ivan, she had two sons, and attended mass regularly. She didn’t drink, she … Continue reading A Mystery and A Ghost by B.L. Miller

March 8, 2021 Adirondack Center for Writing Featured Writing

The Inspector & His Specter Haiku by Leslie Sittner

Hank snaps his fingerscalling his muse to appearPooffin shows herself O-O-O-O-O, what’s the project?she floats above his old deskHank says, “missing dog” they want their dog founddid she run off? … Continue reading The Inspector & His Specter Haiku by Leslie Sittner

March 8, 2021 Adirondack Center for Writing Featured Writing

A Little More Than Pictures by Eilene Susan Wenner

The office seemed almost quiet for a police department. No phones were ringing, everyone was sitting around shifting papers from drawers or file cabinets, to their desktops. Crime apparently was … Continue reading A Little More Than Pictures by Eilene Susan Wenner

March 1, 2021 Adirondack Center for Writing Featured Writing

House Risk by Duane L. Herrmann

I took a risk when I signed the contract to build a house. I was a Librarian. I was not a carpenter. I was not a plumber. I was not … Continue reading House Risk by Duane L. Herrmann

March 1, 2021 Adirondack Center for Writing Featured Writing

I took a risk? When? To attain what? by Jeff Cochran

I was standing on the step that says, "THIS IS NOT A STEP", and the ladder popped out from under me. My forehead hit the earth first. I lifted my … Continue reading I took a risk? When? To attain what? by Jeff Cochran

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