Secret Author Stories-Discussion Here!!

[Jeff Burton]

19 minutes ago, CassieQ said:

Last year it was @kbois writing every entry, this year @Jeff Burton. 

Honestly, I don't know what I did to deserve the honor?

[Jack Poignet]

The Case of the Scallopini-ed Mayor. Something tells me this was written by a person living in Italy  who likes to write fantasy… Celian comes to mind.

[Thirdly]

5 hours ago, Inkognito said:

I'm going to take a guess and say that @Lee Wilson wrote "Angel Keeps a Secret."

@Inkognito, I'mma tell you this right now before I even BEGIN reading: If you're not in the list of SA writers. I'm gonna be so flippin' sad. 

[Inkognito]

Detective Inkognito Cheeto is on the case.

Credentials: 1 pair of prescription-outdated glasses.

The case? Who wrote what.

The method? Unverifiable.

The confidence? Astronomical.

 

Evidence collected so far:

1. Busted - Jeff Burton

Jeff’s name is right there in the summary.  Busted is the title. That’s not subtle. That’s a confession. Vibes don't lie.

 

2. The Case of the Scallopini-ed Mayor - Jack Poignet

He pointed to Celian. Classic impasta move. This man is al dente with intent. Extremely sus. 👀

 

3. The Rainbow’s Unicorn - RedMoon

I thought their profile pic was a unicorn. It’s actually a wolf. Which proves my point: unicorn in the streets, wolf in the profile pic sheets. Case closed. Don’t question the science.

 

4. Four Hours - Thirdly

Four comes after three. That’s math. Math is fact. And facts are truth, because if they weren’t, they’d be lies.

[Thirdly]

2 minutes ago, Inkognito said:

4. Four Hours - Thirdly

Four comes after three. That’s math. Math is fact. And facts are truth, because if they weren’t, they’d be lies.

I love your deduction here. I happily claim Four Hours and all other stories. I have no shame. However, I am still pegging @Jeff Burton for Exposing My Own Reality... though, come to think of it, he could very well have written Busted, as well. 🤔 Jeff does lean to 1st POV. 

[CassieQ]

Thetis and Family Secrets pivoted hard from weird into emotional drama.  Which I also love.

[BendtedWreath]

I've officially become too involved in my reading of the SA entries. I nearly walked into 3 sign posts and 2 poles on my way home.

[kbois]

I know my spreadsheet is gonna end up looking like a hurricane spaghetti plot map.

 

[Thirdly]

Just now, kbois said:

I know my spreadsheet is gonna end up looking like a hurricane spaghetti plot map.

 

Yeah, I go into these all cocky and am wrong like 99% of the time. 

[Jeff Burton]

6 hours ago, Inkognito said:

Detective Inkognito Cheeto is on the case.

Credentials: 1 pair of prescription-outdated glasses.

The case? Who wrote what.

The method? Unverifiable.

The confidence? Astronomical.

 

Evidence collected so far:

1. Busted - Jeff Burton

Jeff’s name is right there in the summary.  Busted is the title. That’s not subtle. That’s a confession. Vibes don't lie.

 

2. The Case of the Scallopini-ed Mayor - Jack Poignet

He pointed to Celian. Classic impasta move. This man is al dente with intent. Extremely sus. 👀

 

3. The Rainbow’s Unicorn - RedMoon

I thought their profile pic was a unicorn. It’s actually a wolf. Which proves my point: unicorn in the streets, wolf in the profile pic sheets. Case closed. Don’t question the science.

 

4. Four Hours - Thirdly

Four comes after three. That’s math. Math is fact. And facts are truth, because if they weren’t, they’d be lies.

Sir. Calm down, this is a Wendy's. 

7 hours ago, Thirdly said:

@Inkognito, I'mma tell you this right now before I even BEGIN reading: If you're not in the list of SA writers. I'm gonna be so flippin' sad. 

@Thirdly @Inkognito totally did participate.  How do I know? Because the story was targeted at me like fate dropping a thirst trap in my lap to see if I would sin.  It went off like a roadside IED and I may never emotionally recover lol.

And lastly, me participate? I remember posting a status update that once said 'if I ever actually submitted anything on time, the universe would divide by zero.'  So either it's misdirection or the apocalypse is right around the corner.

I will say as far as community events go, I've never been apart of one quite like this. It's like Stockholm Syndrome without the sad ending.

[Jack Poignet]

8 hours ago, Inkognito said:

2. The Case of the Scallopini-ed Mayor - Jack Poignet

He pointed to Celian. Classic impasta move. This man is al dente with intent. Extremely sus. 👀

 

Haha … I admit that I‘m currently in Italy on holiday. I also don‘t deny that I might be as devious and misleading as you (and probably my ex) claim.  But if course I can‘t say if there‘s a story from me in SA.

[Jack Poignet]

One of the first lines of „Well, This Happened“ is „You opened this story, which means you’re obligated to finish it.“ Jason Rimbaud once used a similar sounding line in a comment he made on one of my stories. That’s enough „evidence“ for me to take that guess.

[Jack Poignet]

I‘m going to take another guess. Adrift. Short, easy to read sentences (still, great writing). Historical setting. Mark Arbour.

[Inkognito]

Detective Inkognito Cheeto returns with more damning evidence, questionable logic, and unwavering confidence.

I’m always right because I’m right-handed. If I were wrong, I’d be wrong-handed. That’s math. Or astrology. Either way, I win.

 

Unmasked – Inkognito

Wait. That’s me.

This isn’t a clue. This is entrapment.

A tangled web of deceit.

I’ve profiled myself mid-investigation.

Classic rookie mistake.

Can I be trusted? Unclear.

Will I stop? Also unclear.

I’m too deep in. And frankly, I’m the only one I don’t suspect.

Which is exactly what I’d say if I were guilty.

 

Spider-point intensifies.

[Jeff Burton]

4 minutes ago, Inkognito said:

Detective Inkognito Cheeto returns with more damning evidence, questionable logic, and unwavering confidence.

I’m always right because I’m right-handed. If I were wrong, I’d be wrong-handed. That’s math. Or astrology. Either way, I win.

 

Unmasked – Inkognito

Wait. That’s me.

This isn’t a clue. This is entrapment.

A tangled web of deceit.

I’ve profiled myself mid-investigation.

Classic rookie mistake.

Can I be trusted? Unclear.

Will I stop? Also unclear.

I’m too deep in. And frankly, I’m the only one I don’t suspect.

Which is exactly what I’d say if I were guilty.

 

Spider-point intensifies.

Now you're channeling the 2024 Anthology Theme "In too deep."  You're a little late for that spiral.

[Lee Wilson]

OK. I'm halfway through (reading from shortest to longest, so, kind of not really halfway). I have guesses for three and NFI for the rest (No Freaking Idea, if you must know!)

[Topher Lydon]

so where do the guesses go, or do I hold onto them? And I know what you did, I know who you are... you know what you did, and you know I know.

[Jeff Burton]

4 minutes ago, Topher Lydon said:

so where do the guesses go, or do I hold onto them? And I know what you did, I know who you are... you know what you did, and you know I know.

I think we hold onto them for the official thing thats supposed to happen at the 7 day point from release?  Something should show up at some point. It's a lot to read this year.

Or just blatantly call out the wrong answers like @Inkognito does. 

Edited July 22, 2025 by Jeff Burton

[Jeff Burton]

14 minutes ago, Lee Wilson said:

OK. I'm halfway through (reading from shortest to longest, so, kind of not really halfway). I have guesses for three and NFI for the rest (No Freaking Idea, if you must know!)

I usually can't name the band to whatever song I'm listening too so since I read a lot of content from here and tend to re-read the same 20 stories because I like the way they hurt me, yeah I'm bad at this.  I just know one for sure, because I was attacked with it intentionally. 💗

[Topher Lydon]

Just now, Jeff Burton said:

I think we hold onto them for the official thing thats supposed to happen at the 7 day point from release?  Something should show up at some point. It's a lot to read this year.

YOu!?! Yes you! LOL I know you did it, I feel your vibe all over one of those stories. Not going to say which one, but hah! You thought you could fool me... that's right, onto you... and your story-fication of ... stuff.

[Jeff Burton]

Just now, Topher Lydon said:

YOu!?! Yes you! LOL I know you did it, I feel your vibe all over one of those stories. Not going to say which one, but hah! You thought you could fool me... that's right, onto you... and your story-fication of ... stuff.

Me participate in a group activity and throw myself out there, hiding behind the shield of anonymity?   I'm not sure if I could, but maybe I did. Probably not. But who knows.  Is that vague enough? lmao

[Valkyrie]

10 minutes ago, Topher Lydon said:

so where do the guesses go, or do I hold onto them? And I know what you did, I know who you are... you know what you did, and you know I know.

You can place your guesses here.  There will also be an official guessing blog after voting has closed and @Cia reveals the list of participating authors.  

[Lee Wilson]

42 minutes ago, Valkyrie said:

You can place your guesses here.  There will also be an official guessing blog after voting has closed and @Cia reveals the list of participating authors.  

Oh cool. Match one from column A to one from column B. That helped me sooooooo much last year.

[lawfulneutralmage]

Some really good stories in the contest. I find it very difficult to guess.

[Inkognito]

Detective Inkognito Cheeto back again with more damning evidence.

Case: Proving that Fledgling was written by @Dabeagle

 

Fledgling – Dabeagle

Evidence:

Title: Bird.
Author: Beagle.

• Fledgling means baby bird. Or baby vampire. Either way, both are creatures. And guess what? Beagles are creatures too. A creature wrote a creature-titled feature. It’s elementary.
• The author’s name is Beagle. What’s a beagle famous for? Sniffing things out. Which is exactly what I did.
• Fantasy genre. Dabeagle writes fantasy. The logic is sound. No further questions.

Also, there’s that age-old saying about the birds and the beagles. You know the one:

"When the beagle barks, the bird takes flight."

A classic.

 

Case: Closed.

Signed: Detective Inkognito Cheeto.