ONE-OFF CLOSED INTERMEDIATE ONLY

INTERMEDIATE WRITER HALLOWEEN CHALLENGE

📝 Min 100 · Max 150 words
 

👁️ INTERMEDIATE — THE REVEAL


Let the reader think they know what’s happening—then change everything.

Build the story toward one revealing detail that shifts how the reader understands what came before.

Your challenge:
Surprise us, but make the reveal feel earned.

WORD COUNT: 150 WORDS MAXIMUM
 

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"Well, Funny Story . . ."

by Ben
OCTOBER 31 Late night, alone in the library. Kade didn't think it was haunted, but he didn't feel alone. He looked over his shoulder. Someone was there. He felt it. He knew it. But no. No one. The lights flickered. That feeling again. Someone behind him. He slowly turned his head. There. A dimly glowing outline of a man. And then... gone. Unshelved books could wait. Tomorrow. In the daylight. NOVEMBER 29 The lab faded into view around Shaw. “Blast.” “Did it work?” Jones asked. “No. For some reason, after you travel through time the cloaking tech is just... ineffective.” He sighed. “I was seen.” He picked up his phone. Called his brother. “Dean? What's up?” “Hey, Kade. Remember last month? You said you saw a ghost at work? Well, to test some tech at the lab, I thought I’d check to see what you saw and, well, funny story...”
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