If you write for children and you aren't familiar with Halloweensie, get over to author Susanna Leonard Hill's blog and read about it! I'll wait. In brief, this is a brief--weensie--Halloween story contest. 100 words or less, using the magic words (this year: spider, moon and ghost).
Susanna's holiday contests always put me in the spirit. All of the stories are linked to her blog so everyone can read the myriad of ways different writers approached a simple story prompt. After I post mine, I'll be heading over to start reading.
My story this year squeaks in at 99 words!
Halloween Costume Countdown by Wendy Greenley
Sometimes it’s hard to find a good costume.
Spider tried being an eight-legged ghost.
“Hi, Spider!”
Eight-legged superhero?
“Hi, Spider!”
Eight-legged rock star?
“Hi, Spider!”
Spider sagged. “Phoeey! Everyone guesses it’s me.”
“I understand. It’s hard to hide my shell,” said Snail.
“Same problem with my wings,” said Moth.
“Don’t complain to me,” said Centipede.
They agreed to help each other create monstrously clever
costumes, so no one would recognize them.
“Monstrously clever! That’s it!” said Spider.
By moonlight, the four friends painted, snipped and sewed.
Legs, wings, shells? Check! Check! Check!
“Trick or Treat!” shouted four matching Franken-bugs.
So- be careful when you open the door this year for trick or treaters, lol.
Thanks for stopping by. Happy Halloween everyone!
Thanks for stopping by. Happy Halloween everyone!
Haha love it! I laughed out loud at the Centipede's line. Nice. :)
ReplyDeleteGlad you enjoyed it!
DeleteAwesome, Wendy...love that they all had issues and helped each other make fabulous costumes...Franken-bugs...sounds like a picture book story idea to me. ;) ;)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Vivian! So many ideas, who knows?
DeleteAgreed! Frankenbugs is a title I'd pull off the shelf to read. This is a super fun entry to the Halloweensie contest!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Leslie! I worried that title might give everything away. But then I worry about everything, lol.
DeletePoor spider. I never thought about difficult that would be. Loved Frankenbug! It's a real creepy, crawly!
ReplyDeleteNo time this year, but maybe a costume idea for me next year!
DeleteThis is great! So sweet and still a touch spooky :) Thank you for sharing and good luck!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Kizzi! More sweets for Halloween. ;)
DeleteI never thought about it, but I imagine spider and the other bugs would have troubles disguising themselves. But they came up with a great solution.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Linda! They're out there . . .
DeleteAs if regular bugs aren't scary enough you had to go and create Franken-bugs...so very clever, and creepy. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteSo glad you enjoyed it! All treats for this crew. :)
DeleteThank you for stopping by! These stories were so much fun.
ReplyDeleteYou had me at eight-legged rock star. =) Nice work. Good luck and Happy Halloween!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Greg! Eight-legs could hold a lot of mics. ;)
DeleteFranken-Bugs = super cute! Fun story! Good luck and happy Halloween!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Gabi! Appreciate you stopping by to read.
DeleteLove your story Wendy. Great visual, friendship and overcoming obstacles with creativity. What's not to love, and you created a new bug... go figure! A winner for sure.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Diane! Who knows what I'll cook up in my franken-word lab next.
DeleteFun story Wendy! Hope I don't run into the Franken-bugs to soon . . .
ReplyDeleteLOVE this, Wendy! So creative and fun! Love how hard Spider tried - 8 legged ghost/superhero/rock star :) And love how they all worked together to conquer their recognizability problems! Great job! Thanks for joining in the Halloweensie fun!
ReplyDeleteThat's a really cool creative story! :D
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