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SUSANNA LEONARD HILL'S HALLOWEENSIE CONTEST

10/27/2017

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Halloweensie contest
It's that time for Susanna Leonard Hill's spooky Halloweensie Contest!! Come spend some happy time reading submissions from our writing community. Pour yourself some cider and sit by the fire while you enjoy scary, happy stories. if you submit, there are some rules to follow: Write a 100 word Halloween story appropriate for children (children here defined as 12 and under) (title not included in the 100 words), using the words candy corn, monster, and shadow. (Candy corn will be counted as 1 word.)  Your story can be scary, funny, or anything in between, poetry or prose, but it will only count for the contest if it includes those 3 words and is 100 words (you can go under, but not over!) Click the button to visit Susanna's contest.



Please take time to read my story--

MONSTER'S HALLOWEEN BALL

by

​Charlotte Dixon


In the Monster’s dreary house,
There sat an empty bowl,
And an empty bag,
And a spinning spider,
Weaving a web of gold.

And there were dust bunnies
Swirling in the shadows,
Waiting for a windy WOOSH
To whisk them all
To the ball.

And there was a little mouse,
BUSTLING about Monster’s room, 
Brushing twisted whiskers,
Putting on his costume,
Peeking out his door...

THUD! THUD!

Monster stomped into his house.
Loose lips curled in a crooked smile,
Teeth dripping drool,
Eyes...candy apple red,
Hands gripping 
A bulging bag...
“Candy corn before the ball y’all?”


46 Comments
Jilanne Hoffmann
10/27/2017 04:09:58 pm

A monster with a Y'all! I love it! Nice atmospherics, too. Good luck, Charlotte!

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Charlotte Dixon link
10/27/2017 04:38:46 pm

Thank you, Jilanne. Wishing you good luck and a Happy Halloween :)

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Linda Schueler link
10/27/2017 06:07:22 pm

What a perfect way to start a ball! Good luck and Happy Hallowe'en!

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Charlotte Dixon
10/28/2017 10:22:34 am

Thank you, Linda :) Good luck to you!

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Rene` Diane Aube link
10/27/2017 07:19:35 pm

Love the visuals, Charlotte! Monster sure is sweet despite his monsterlyness! :)

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Charlotte Dixon
10/28/2017 10:24:16 am

Thank you, Rene :) Wishing you good luck and Happy Halloween!

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Gregory E. Bray link
10/27/2017 10:13:59 pm

All these stories are making me hungry for candy corn. Well done. Good luck!

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Charlotte Dixon
10/28/2017 10:26:00 am

Thank you, Gregory :) I love candy corn and this contest has shaken the craven! Good luck and Happy Halloween!

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Candice Conner link
10/28/2017 04:54:24 am

Great details! It made it easy to visualize what was going on in the story. Glad the monster brought candy corn to share, wasn't sure how he'd react to all those creatures in his house :)

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Charlotte Dixon
10/28/2017 10:27:52 am

Thank you, Candice :) Wishing you good luck and a Happy Halloween!

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Diane Tulloch link
10/28/2017 05:05:11 am

Wow! Great visuals. Great voice. Good luck!

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Charlotte Dixon
10/28/2017 10:29:06 am

Thank you, Diane :) Wishing you good luck and a Happy Halloween!

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Kathy Halsey
10/28/2017 06:19:51 am

Charlotte, I really can picture this dreary place - great description and a nice monster...at the end. Good luck.

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Charlotte Dixon
10/28/2017 10:30:30 am

Thank you Miss Kathy :) Wishing you good luck and a Happy Halloween!

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Eileen Washburn link
10/28/2017 08:03:41 am

Very cute! Happy Fall Y'all!

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Charlotte Dixon
10/28/2017 10:31:50 am

Thank you, Eileen :) Wishing you good luck and a Happy Fall!

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david McMullin link
10/28/2017 09:13:45 am

Lovely use of words. Nice flow.

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Charlotte Dixon
10/28/2017 10:32:56 am

Thank you, David :) Wishing you good luck and a Happy Halloween!

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Jill Proctor
10/29/2017 02:56:07 pm

What wonderful images! Dust bunnies swirling...a mouse brushing twisted whiskers. Love this!

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Charlotte Dixon
10/29/2017 03:07:33 pm

Thank you, Jill :) Wishing you good luck and a Happy Halloween!

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Maria Marshall link
10/29/2017 05:38:38 pm

Great movement and sounds. Good job.

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Charlotte Dixon
10/31/2017 10:02:58 am

Thank you, Maria :) Wishing you good luck and a Happy Halloween!

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Vivian Kirkfield link
10/29/2017 05:44:10 pm

Great imagery, Charlotte! And I love the twist at the end...y'all. Well done!

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Charlotte Dixon
10/31/2017 10:03:50 am

Thank you, Vivian :) Wishing you good luck and a Happy Halloween!

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Ken Major link
10/29/2017 06:29:46 pm

Great visuals, Charlotte. Good luck in the contest.

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Charlotte Dixon
10/31/2017 10:04:38 am

Thank you, Ken :) Wishing you good luck and a Happy Halloween!

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Ann Martin
10/29/2017 11:29:04 pm

The word pictures you paint, Charlotte. I can just see it all! Congratulations.

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Charlotte Dixon
10/31/2017 10:05:30 am

Thank you, Ann :) Wishing you good luck and a Happy Halloween!

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Christine link
10/30/2017 07:47:55 am

Good luck with the contest! Candy corn sounds like a great pre-ball snack.

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Charlotte Dixon
10/31/2017 10:07:04 am

Thank you, Christine :) Love my candy corn! Wishing you good luck and a Happy Halloween!

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Jen Bagan
10/30/2017 05:31:17 pm

So cute, Charlotte! Nice job!

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Charlotte Dixon
10/31/2017 10:07:58 am

Thank you, Jen :) Wishing you good luck and Happy Halloween!

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Delfina Salimbene
10/31/2017 07:25:23 am

Beautiful imagery and such a sweet shift in tone when Monster arrives with a bag of candy to share. Really lovely!

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Charlotte Dixon
10/31/2017 10:09:12 am

Thank you, Delfina :) Wishing you good luck and Happy Halloween!

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Vicki link
10/31/2017 07:37:00 am

A monster with southern hospitality fixin' to go to the ball and sharin' his candy stash. Sweet!
well done and good luck!

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Charlotte Dixon
10/31/2017 10:10:02 am

Thank you, Vicki :) Wishing you good luck and Happy Halloween!

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Traci Bold link
10/31/2017 09:59:05 am

I envisioned a Cinderella story going until the end, perfect! Great twist, Charlotte. :) Good luck!

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Charlotte Dixon
10/31/2017 10:11:07 am

Thank you, Traci :) Wishing you good luck and Happy Halloween!

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Pamela Courtney
10/31/2017 04:35:11 pm

Love this Charlotte. Well done and I love the imagery!

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Charlotte Dixon
11/1/2017 08:30:27 am

Thank you, Pam :) I hope your Halloween was fun for you and your students :)

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Alissa link
10/31/2017 06:19:01 pm

Cute! Love the sudden Southern ending!

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Charlotte Dixon
11/1/2017 08:31:36 am

Thank you, Alissa :) Wishing you good luck!

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Jane Heitman Healy link
11/1/2017 07:09:11 pm

Ha! For a minute I thought this was about my house, what with dust bunnies and all. Love the bustle of excitement in this story, Charlotte.

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Charlotte Dixon
11/2/2017 08:29:59 am

You caught me, Jane :) I highlighted the dust bunnies in my house. I watched them swirl and added them to the story-LOL Thank you for stopping by. Wishing you good luck!

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Susanna Leonard Hill link
11/7/2017 11:01:47 am

Nice job, Charlotte! Love the atmospheric set-up and how sweet monster turns out to be and the "y'all" :) And there's something about your story that reminds me delightfully of Goodnight Moon :) Thanks so much for joining in the Halloweensie fun!

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Charlotte Dixon
11/7/2017 04:54:26 pm

Thank you, Susanna, for your kind comments. Goodnight Moon was an incentive for this story :) I also thank you for this opportunity to put on my thinking cap and stretch my writing juices.

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