RESTACK the stories you read in Substack Notes to expand the discoverability of all the participants in this prompt party! (One of my fav ways to do this is by highlighting a favorite sentence and restacking with that. More about restacking here.)
Your fiction MUST be written to the prompt in the previous post.
Your fiction must not exceed 1,000 words.
We will only read Substack or view-only Google Doc links, in other words…
This thread is for LINKS ONLY*
Post by 11:59 Eastern time Monday, March 31, 2025
What happens next:
You read the stories shared in this thread and share them (New to restacking? See this article.)
We read the stories in this thread an share them
The other participants read the stories in this thread and share them
All participants enjoy expanded exposure for their story and fiction Substack pages!
*Note: Please use this thread for links and likes only—share your comments with the writers on their Substack page OR in your Note when you restack them!
A journalist reopens a decades-old murder case, his investigation uncovers a sinister conspiracy tied to greed, corruption, and buried secrets—forcing him to confront a powerful man who has everything to lose.
A journalist reopens a decades-old murder case, his investigation uncovers a sinister conspiracy tied to greed, corruption, and buried secrets—forcing him to confront a powerful man who has everything to lose.
https://jimminns.substack.com/p/the-fate-of-the-elmsleys
A local newspaper's online account of a mysterious sighting.
Brought to you by Fishman's Grocery - Fishman's makes it fine!
(Sorry, I have bills to pay.)
https://postcardinkblot.substack.com/p/local-man-spots-mystery-object-must
Please do not call 911 unless it's an emergency!
https://falsechoices.substack.com/p/whats-your-emergency
Hello, bit late but here’s my submission: https://open.substack.com/pub/alexdearden/p/the-thing-in-the-pond?r=551v16&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
Visitors from another planet flee after a close encounter with the HOA.
https://futuresandfollies.substack.com/p/first-contact-hoa?r=3o0pkx
Man Solves Decades Old Mystery
https://matthewmurray.substack.com/p/man-solves-decades-old-mystery
This is my first contribution, I'm super new to Substack, please forgive me if I fumble around learning about re-stacking 'n stuff!
The morning after a devastating storm a pond appears in a vacant lot, but this is not the real mystery.
https://tjseator311987.substack.com/p/a-short-story