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Contest starts on November 22, 2009, and ends on December 28, 2009. How to enter: Email contest@jacketblind.com your name (or your alias), your age (or the age you wish you were), and a 50-word count mystery, thriller, or suspense story. Rules:: Write a tight 50-word count story around an everyday object in the mystery, thriller, or suspense genre. 50 words, no more, no less. Has to be exactly 50 words. Did I mention the story needs to be 50 words, and only 50 words? More rules:: Entries are unlimited, just like your creativity. Must be 18 years or older. Prizes will be shipped within 6 weeks after contest's end. Even more rules:: All authors agree to have their stories showcased in a special section on my website UNLESS story is picked up for publication elsewhere. If it is, I'll celebrate with you.
Judging: Make us go, "Did I lock the door behind me?" Look at the examples at the end to get an idea of what we like. Prizes: The winner will receive a signed copy of False World and a surprise gift.
One night, I decided to get on with my life. I had been sad for decades. I wanted to be happy again. A week after my decision, I ran out of air freshener. My neighbor complained about the stench. She joined my husband’s cheating corpse. I need more air freshener.
Turning on the hose, water hit the flower bed with full force.
Fresh dirt went everywhere.
She plucked a pale stick from the upturned earth.
It was smooth.
It looked odd and disturbing.
This isn’t a stick, she thought a second before a shovel hit the back of her head.
Published by Second Wind Publishing
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