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Impossible to write a #SpookyNotScary Halloween tale for kids under 100 words? And include the words spider, moon and ghost, too? Yikes!
I'm taking on that challenge with a special Halloween post in author Susanna Leonard Hill's 6th Annual Halloweensie Writing Contest. Photographer/author pal Leigh Emery Shearin's image of an old house near her farm in upstate New York is my inspiration for this mini-yarn. Please have a read and enjoy! Don’t forget to hop over to Susanna’s Blog to read some of the other entries. 
Photo: Leigh Emery Shearin
The Watcher
a 100-word #SpookyNotScary Tale for Kids by Cat Michaels They dare her to enter the old house looming under a Halloween moon. She reaches the rickety entry covered in spider webs. Nobody's lived here for years. BUT... Is that someone watching from the window? And a shadow moving behind it! She flees to safety in streetlights beyond. "Aw, ma, why couldn't I have a taste of that one?" the shadow cries. "Behave yourself, boy! As long as there's breath in me, I'll protect innocents who visit on Halloween night." "But ma," the ghost protests. "You don't have a breath. We're dead." "Don't talk back to your mother!" 
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24 Comments
sue twiggs
10/27/2016 05:50:50 pm
ghost families. I sense a sequel. Nice story 10/28/2016 08:35:34 am
LOL, Sue! Brilliant idea. Lots of creative tension possibilities -:D! 10/27/2016 07:03:56 pm
Seriously, ghost moms are the WORST! Not even a little taste of trick or treater on Halloween?! 10/28/2016 08:38:12 am
Lauri, you nailed it, <grin, grin>. Here's to ghost moms everywhere <wink, wink>. 10/28/2016 10:26:59 am
Never sass your Mom especially if she's a ghost. :) Cute story! 10/30/2016 09:27:30 pm
Gabi, it is fun to pop on an unexpected smile. Thanks for stopping by! 10/28/2016 10:12:10 pm
Cat...so lovely to meet you! And I LOVE your ending...oh my goodness...so funny. Best of luck in the contest. :) 10/30/2016 09:08:50 pm
Appreciate your feedback, Vivian. It means a ton! Lovely meeting you, too. Susanna's contest and Linkys are such fun-:D 10/30/2016 09:15:13 pm
Jean, appreciate your feedback. It was fun to write, and I'm excited about reading other stories and meeting more writers. 10/30/2016 09:18:14 pm
Your feedback means a lot to me, Sondra. Thanks so much for stopping by!
Yvette
11/3/2016 10:11:50 pm
But, Maaa!! Boy does that bring back some memories, laughed outloud. 👏 Good luck!! 11/4/2016 01:26:02 pm
Yvette, always fun to have laughs with a spooky tale. Thanks for stopping by! 11/4/2016 02:18:49 pm
Hahaha! What a meany, that ghost mom! Not even letting her little one have a TASTE of trick-or-treater! :) Love this twist on Halloween! Thanks so much for joining in the contest fun, Cat! 11/5/2016 04:32:31 pm
Appreciate your feedback, Susanna. Your contest is great funand a super way to connect with readers and other bloggers. Thanks a ton for hosting it! Your comment will be posted after it is approved.
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