Write A Short Story Using The following Mystery Ingredients:
October / Bad Luck / Compass
Any seasonally relevant ideas come to mind?
When in October? Bad luck or no luck? Ever needed a compass?
250-1000 Words
Original Work
Use all the elements of the writing prompt above.
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Title
By Name (October / Bad Luck / Compass) <--- this reminds readers of the prompt.
Story
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Due by 3:00 PM (PST) on Thursday, 10-27-11. Watch the Countdown Clock!
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Short Fiction Story Writers Who've Answered The Challenge:
Neil Leckman......................................"Hunters"
Rita Durett.........................................."The Class Reunion"
Patricia A. Hawkenson........................."Larrabee's Bad Luck"
Teric Darken......................................."The Dead Of Winter"
Meagan Frank......................................"Window Seat"
Linda Boulanger..................................."Whispered Endearments Don't Count"
Katherine Boulanger............................."Pointing The Way"
Lori Boggs.........................................."The Short Straw"
Cathy Collar........................................"Night Fright"
Jennifer McMurrain.............................."The Bad Luck Kid"
Void Munashii......................................"After The Picnic"
Luc Watelet........................................."The Invitation - Part 3"
Joshua Spotts......................................"The Sailor's Horse"
MonaLee Wilson..................................."Altered"
Cindy Shuerr......................................."A Walk In The Dark"
Jaimey Grant......................................."My Lady Coward, Part 3"