Lydia Lukidis and Kaitlyn Sanchez are hosting their annual Fall Writing Frenzy Contest. You can write a poem, a story, a mood piece, whatever comes to mind. Happy, scary, beautiful, grotesque, whatever suits your fancy for any kidlit age: board book through young adult. The maximum word count is 200. My submission is posted below.
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STAY AWAY FROM CANDY CORN Image #3
by Charlotte Dixon
171 words
I’ve got an aching head.
I’m home and sick in bed.
I celebrated at the park.
I stayed there way past dark.
I know I played a game,
but not its silly name.
A wizard raised his wand.
It hovered by a frond.
Out curled a purple wisp.
It caused my tongue to lisp.
My head felt round and strange.
My eyes began to change.
My teeth felt loose and dropped.
They spurted in spittle and plopped.
The wizard poked my cheek.
I spewed and could not speak.
My ailing tummy growled.
A crowd of people howled.
I ran for cover but fell.
I could not break the spell.
They wolfed the goodies down,
defied my scowling frown.
They danced a jig till morn
and gorged on candy corn.
The wizard raised his wand.
It hovered by a frond.
The purple swirled up high.
I breathed a welcome sigh.
Not sure how I got home,
but I don’t plan to roam.
I know one thing this morn,
NO. EATING. CANDY. CORN.
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