Genre: Mystery / Thriller Prompt: A single candle burns in an abandoned cathedral, your character feels it’s been waiting for them, though they’ve never been here before. Writing Tip: Light is hope and danger, let the flicker be both a guide and a dare. CTA: Write the first line of your story.

Chapter 1 My Mind and I I’m sitting in a darkened room. Just me…and my mind. My mind and I, we sit in a darkened room. Thought. Thought. Thought. It’s dark out. Maybe midnight, maybe early morning. I've lost track of time, sitting here. I came into this room early this morning, or maybe yesterday morning. Nevertheless, I came in here with a cup of vodka-spiked coffee and a gusto of bravado. I’d walked into this room, thrown the curtains wide open to the already-bl