Wednesday, June 13, 2012

June's Writing Prompt and Make-Believe Disaster

Well, I don't mind admitting, I was getting a wee bit nervous about June.  Mid-month was approaching, and I was still stuck for this month's way for the world to end. 

Finally, I won't say fortunately, because this prompt is inspired by a sad news story, I have something. 

Here's the prompt:

A mysterious rash of suicides assails a small town.  It starts with teens, but soon spreads.  Within weeks, another town is affected, and another.  There is no pattern that anyone can discern, except this one.  The spread follows a spiral, moving outward from the first town, the point of origin.

Our hero, a young police detective, must discern the cause and rally the resources to find a cure.  And he faces an additional challenge.  Despite their precautions, some of those doing the investigating are also affected.