Why Still Vacant After All This Time?

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and see what emerged. What about you? Has something you’ve seen or experienced inspired you? How many ways can you tell your story? — Denise Shelton</p></blockquote><p id="f3d0">The name on the mailbox read, “Houck.” The burned-out place stood vacant for over a year. Why? I Googled, “Houck obit Easton.” Virginia, 97, 01/04/2019, predeceased by husband and sons. Little else. “House fire, Stephens Street.” Same date. Two dead. And then I saw it: “suspicious circumstances.” What happened?</p><p id="b82c">©2020, Denise Shelton. All rights reserved.</p><p id="cba4">Here is the next story in the series:</p><div id="4d3a" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/who-killed-mrs-h-60fd420f21fa"> <div> <div> <h2>Who Killed Mrs. H?</h2> <div><h3>Inspiration challenge: form #3 — Flash Fiction</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.re

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Inspiration challenge: form #2 — Microfiction

This is the second in a series of stories inspired by something I saw on my morning walk. You can read the first in the series here. Unsure what form my story should take (poetry, flash fiction, etc.), I decided to use as many different vehicles as I could and see what emerged. What about you? Has something you’ve seen or experienced inspired you? How many ways can you tell your story? — Denise Shelton

The name on the mailbox read, “Houck.” The burned-out place stood vacant for over a year. Why? I Googled, “Houck obit Easton.” Virginia, 97, 01/04/2019, predeceased by husband and sons. Little else. “House fire, Stephens Street.” Same date. Two dead. And then I saw it: “suspicious circumstances.” What happened?

Here is the next story in the series:

This is the first story in the series:

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Prompt

Why Still Vacant After All This Time?

Inspiration challenge: form #2 — Microfiction

Who Killed Mrs. H?

Inspiration challenge: form #3 — Flash Fiction

A House Burned Down on Stephens Street

Inspiration challenge: form #1 — haiku