Daily, genre-inspired writing prompts for authors, teachers, and journaling

Mystery – May 17

“Charlie would have thought it ridiculous.”
– Oona Chaplin on her refusal to pay a ransom of US$600,000 (more than $3 million in today’s dollars) for the return of the corpse and coffin of Charlie Chaplin, which was recovered on this date in 1978 more than two months after it was stolen.

Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist recovers something that no one can imagine anyone would want to steal.

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