An interactive tale: Our campfire/ghost tale

Posted to: Entertainment

Illustration by Sam Hundley

The Virginian-Pilot
© October 5, 2008

WHEN WE ASKED last week for readers to help us write a five-chapter campfire/ghost story, we expected some responses. We got a flood.

More than 100 people submitted entries for Chapter 2, and reading them has been a highlight of our week.

It was difficult to choose. We looked for great writing, plausible plot lines and breath-stopping cliffhangers.

The winner takes us inside the head of our protagonist, Molly, who is trying to be brave in the face of her growing fear.

Read Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 and the runners-up.

Now........ Write Chapter 3

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