Arabella's Web

10/29/2015

October and Susanna Leonard Hill's Halloweensie Contest is trick or treating with a story hop. Join the crowd and find Halloween fright and fun. Contest begins October 26th at 12AM and ends October 30th at midnight. Stir the caldron and meet the spooks on Halloween night!

Arabella’s Web
by
Charlotte Dixon
Halloween morning and Arabella, the house spider, skittered up the living room curtain.
In the corner of a window, she wove a silky web as fine as Venetian lace.
Her eyes sparkled as she scurried to gather...
orange sequins...
glossy yellow buttons...
and twinkling lights.
She twisted, curled, and twined her treasures into a creation with...
an orange sequined body...
glistening yellow eyes, nose, and mouth...
and lights shimmering like stars in the sky.
As darkness folded over the old haunted house...
costumed children giggled...
happy eyes danced...
tiny fingers pointed...
to Arabella’s pumpkin web.

22 Comments

Kimberly link

10/29/2015 10:50:21 am

I love the name Arabella! Such a great name for a spider! I could see everything she was doing. Good Luck!

Charlotte Dixon link

10/29/2015 07:15:17 pm

Thank you, Kimberly, for stopping by and leaving such a nice comment. Good luck to you!

christie allred link

10/29/2015 11:58:52 am

Cute :) The link on Susanna's blog took me to your home page instead of to your blog with your entry. Thought you might want to fix it to lead directly to your story. Good luck to you!

Charlotte Dixon link

10/29/2015 07:17:40 pm

Thank you, Christie. I'm not too tech smart and I don't know how to fix it. Good luck to you!

Cheryl Secomb link

10/29/2015 12:04:53 pm

Wow, this is a beautiful story! Well done, Charlotte!

Charlotte Dixon link

10/29/2015 07:19:12 pm

Thank you, Cheryl, for the nice comment. Good luck to you!

Randi Sonenshine link

10/29/2015 02:49:19 pm

Charlotte, this is absolutely wonderful! I can see this as a picture book!
I'm so glad you entered!

Charlotte Dixon link

10/29/2015 07:22:17 pm

Thank you, Randi. I am still getting my feet wet and thought I would submit this year. Loved your submission! Good luck to you!

Gabrielle Snyder link

10/29/2015 04:43:59 pm

Wonderful imagery. Lovely story, Charlotte. Happy Halloween!

Charlotte Dixon link

10/29/2015 07:23:41 pm

Thank you, Gabrielle, for the nice comment. Wishing you a Happy Halloween. Good luck!

Patricia Nozell

10/30/2015 07:51:42 am

Lovely story, Charlotte. I so enjoyed how Annabelle celebrates Halloween by using her talents to create a jack-o-lantern.

Charlotte Dixon link

10/30/2015 09:26:11 am

Thank you, Patricia, for the nice comment :) Good Luck!

JEN Garrett link

10/30/2015 09:34:00 am

What wonderful Halloween decoration Arabella made! Great entry, Good luck!

Charlotte Dixon

10/30/2015 08:19:35 pm

Thank you, Jen, for the nice comment. Good Luck to you :)

Cathy Ballou Mealey link

10/30/2015 12:33:18 pm

Nice work Arabella! Can you teach my house spiders to make something so pretty and not so webby! ;-) Happy Halloweensie Charlotte.

Charlotte Dixon

10/30/2015 08:31:31 pm

Thank you, Cathy, for the nice comment. I have my little house spiders, but they really don't listen to me-LOL Happy Halloweensie to you and yours :)

Susanna Leonard Hill link

10/31/2015 04:29:15 pm

Oh, what fun, Charlotte! Such a cute, delightful story! I'm such a fan of talented spiders :) Thanks so much for joining in the Halloweensie fun!

Charlotte Dixon

11/1/2015 12:24:27 pm

Thank you, Susanna, for the nice comment :) I've had a great time joining your Halloweensie fun!

Vivian Kirkfield link

11/1/2015 12:07:14 am

How sweet Arabella is, creating a special web for Halloween. Great story, Charlotte...what a fun entry for Halloweensie. :)

Charlotte Dixon

11/1/2015 12:25:58 pm

Thank you, Vivian, for your nice comment :) It has been a fun experience. Happy Halloweensie!

Linda Schueler link

11/2/2015 03:54:52 am

Wow, I love the imagery. Great story!

Charlotte Dixon

11/2/2015 07:05:04 am

Thank you, Linda, for your nice comment :)

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