This year for school, I tried my hand at writing a mystery. When we started our study of the mystery and thriller genres last semester, I wanted to challenge myself to lean into the mystery side of storytelling. I don’t read many mysteries, and I’ve never written one, so I thought it would be good to push myself. The inspiration for this particular story came from a couple of different places…

First, I’ve been obsessed with the Lizzie Borden case since I visited the museum a few years ago. Yes, ...