Vanished Without a Trace: The Chilling Mystery Behind the Hiker Who Stepped Off the Trail – Plus the Surprising Winners of WritersWeekly.com’s 2025 Short Story Contest
THE SUMMER, 2025 TOPIC
Did she just see what she thought she saw? She stepped off the path, intending to only walk a few feet. It was only later that the group noticed she was missing. They quickly backtracked, yelling her name. Tensions rose as the sun began to set. And, that’s when they, too, saw…
(Stories needed to only touch on this topic in some way to qualify.)
Before you continue reading, take a moment to consider where you would take that story…
CRUCIAL HINT! Whenever a contest happens during a big news event or crisis, lots of entrants insert that into their stories. Before you think about including what is all over the news right now, please know that lots of entrants are thinking the same thing. So, you might want to avoid those topics.
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