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ONE SENTENCE THREAD

Posted: July 2nd, 2007, 5:50 am
by soulsearcher
Let's try writing a new story; one of mystery and intrigue.

Rule: One sentence at a time.

I'll begin with....


Crane sat alone inside the carriage making its way through the English countryside and watched the rain pelt the dusky forest.

Posted: July 2nd, 2007, 5:57 am
by forestwalker
Taking in the scene, his romantic imagination naturally perceived the dance of water and wood as the frolicking of naiads and dryads.

Posted: July 2nd, 2007, 11:21 am
by TW
However, this was an illusion, one that cover a sinister secret.

Posted: July 2nd, 2007, 12:54 pm
by sweetpea
Although,it was unknown to most people in the area,there was a mystery about to unfold in this peaceful place.

Posted: July 2nd, 2007, 3:02 pm
by TW
As the waterwheel slowly turned it brought up a body from the dark waters of the mill pond.

Posted: July 2nd, 2007, 3:03 pm
by forestwalker
And then a second.

Posted: July 2nd, 2007, 3:08 pm
by TW
The first was a young man, well dressed as if out for dinner at a fine restaurant.

Posted: July 2nd, 2007, 3:35 pm
by forestwalker
His companion was a short, powerfully built man wearing the drab and dingy clothes of a miner.

Posted: July 2nd, 2007, 3:36 pm
by rjc
Both of the bodies had large gashes on the backs of their necks.

Posted: July 2nd, 2007, 4:01 pm
by Darling
From all indications, it appeared both men had been dead only a short while.

Posted: July 2nd, 2007, 5:54 pm
by Linda
Crane's carriage came upon the scene as the bodies were being pulled out of the water.

Posted: July 3rd, 2007, 12:10 am
by TW
The finality of the scene jolted him back to the stark reality of why Alister had summoned him.

Posted: July 3rd, 2007, 4:43 am
by sweetpea
He was here to try to unlock the mystery of the murders in this small peaceful town.

Posted: July 3rd, 2007, 9:18 am
by soulsearcher
The distant roar of sea waves beyond the cliffs echoed in the abandoned village square as Crane's driver brought the horses to a halt.

Posted: July 3rd, 2007, 11:28 am
by forestwalker
Crane had two questions: what idiot built the mill next to the town square and where the blazes was Alister?