Halloween Party Prep
The littlest Trick wept white, cobwebby tears when Lord Phantomdor chose potion-boiling witches.
Choose me! he thought. Too shy to shout, he stayed still as a pumpkin.
Trick’s cheery smile was not Halloweeny, but he couldn’t frown with a party coming. Nor could he let go of his wish.
Trick smiled despite tears trickling and tangling into a thick, stingy mess while Lord Phantomdor chose ghasties, spook-dashes, rook-chompers and bald-banters, until
Lord Phantomdor’s eyes fell on the scariest –
now looking like a funnel spider lair –
the littlest Trick had turned into the best party decoration of all.
And was chosen.
Copyright 2019 Brenda Davis Harsham
Notes: This 100-Word Story (not counting the title) was written for Susanna Leonard Hill’s spooky kids lit contest. Feel like crafting one yourself? Or witch-crafting one?
Writing Tip — first figure out what your main character wants and why s/he can’t get it. Then tell his/her story with a beginning, a middle and an end.
Hope you stay safe and don’t eat too much candy today!
Reblogged this on By the Mighty Mumford and commented:
CRAFTY! AND YES—WE HIT THE AFTER HALLOWEEN SALES—AND LIMITING OUR SELVES TO ONE OR TWO PIECES AT A TIME!
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I love the after-Halloween sales!
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TEAH!!!!!! 😀
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Cobwebby tears. So creative and fun!
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Thanks! It is so hard to write such a short story. It’s a good writing exercise, though.
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Love the fun wordplay! Good luck!
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Thanks! Keeping the skills alive. (I hope.) 🙂
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Deliciously sweet, Brenda
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Thanks!
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Good writing tip, Brenda!
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🙂 Thanks.
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How cute! 🙂 Happy Halloween
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Thanks! 🙂
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From tears to cheers! Good luck!
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Exactly! It can only go up when you hit bottom. 🙂 (Me at noon today)
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cute! happy halloween, Brenda –
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Happy Halloween and trick-or-treat!
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