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Mystery: September 25, 2019 Issue [#9773]




 This week: Autumn mysteries
  Edited by: Arakun the twisted raccoon Author IconMail Icon
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Quote for the week: "Unless a tree has borne blossoms in spring, you will vainly look for fruit on it in autumn."

~Walter Scott


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Autumn is a time of change. The days get shorter, and temperatures get cooler. Leaves change color and begin to fall. Farmers finish their harvest and prepare for winter. Summer vacation ends, and school begins.

Since any change leads to something new and uncertain, autumn is a perfect time for mysteries.

The beginning of school always holds mysteries, some exciting and some frightening. Schools are a great setting for mysteries, especially those mysteries for kids. What will the teacher be like? Will the classes be hard? Will I make new friends? Maybe there is a mysterious new kid in class, or maybe your main character is the new kid. A college campus is a great setting for mysteries for older kids and young adults. College can be a wonderful, but also strange and frightening place for new students, especially those from small towns. College campuses also have lots of cool old buildings where mysterious things can happen.

Falling leaves can be a source of mystery all by themselves. Maybe the leaves on a certain tree turn an unexpected color, such as purple or blue. Or maybe one tree doesn't lose its leaves at all, even though it is a member of a species that usually does. The leaves themselves can hide or reveal mysteries. Maybe a lost item (or a body) is buried in a pile of leaves. Or maybe something that was hidden in the branches of a tree might be revealed when the leaves fall. Evidence of a crime might be more difficult to collect if a carpet of leaves has fallen over the crime scene before it is discovered.

Newly harvested crops might also reveal something unexpected. A fugitive has been hiding out in a farmer's cornfield during the day will be forced to find a new hiding place once the crop is harvested. The farmer might find something unexpected as he harvests his crops or opens up his storage buildings in preparation for harvest.

When people gather wood for a fall bonfire, they might find something mysterious in a hollow log. A fire might not attract as much attention during the fall as it would during a different season, so a criminal might use a bonfire to destroy evidence.

Something to try: Write a mystery story that could only happen in the fall.



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