Below, you’ll find my entries for the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the Mystery Writers of America Six-word Mystery Contest. As you can see, my entries were rejected for 2021, but what kind of writer lets a little rejection get them down? If they won’t take them, I’m self-publishing!
(also, I think at least a couple are better than last years winners, but yeah, I’m biased. We’ll find out whether they’re better than this year’s finalists and winners after 12/9/2021, when the winners will be announced).
Note: Hover on the category headings below to see definitions from rmmwa.org.
Update: Winners have been announced.
2021 (all rejected)
Police Procedural
Lifted the prints. They were mine.
Romance/Lust
My sweat glistens. He’s stiff—rigor.
Thriller
Filled stadium. 00:02 on clock. Snip
Cozy
Shattered teacup. Bloody pawprint trail… murder!
Hardboiled/Noir
Whiskey. Seeing double. Waidaminit… two murderers!