As for today, I'm submitting my entry to Susanna Leonard Hill's 7th Annual Halloweensie Contest! (You can find the contest here).
The rules are as follows: Write a Halloween story in 100 words or less that is appropriate for children (children defined as 12 and under) (title not included in the 100 words), using some form of the words candy corn, monster, and shadow. (Candy corn will be counted as 1 word.)
Here's my entry, thanks for the opportunity!
ATTACK
OF THE VAMPIRE COOKIE
By
Debbie Day
Word
count: 100
On Halloween morning, a cookie is baked,
frosted in crimson and black.
With candy corn fangs and peppermint eyes,
it’s finished - a vampire bat.
On Halloween midday, the party guests come,
craving a Halloween treat.
Before they can reach the desserts on the shelf,
a cookie escapes to the street.
On Halloween evening, up in the sky
Something bizarre is in flight.
A shadowy monster with candy corn fangs
is looking for children to bite.
On Halloween night, while kids trick-or-treat,
a creature descends, mean and vicious.
“Look!” says a child, “caught in this branch,
a bat cookie. Mmmm, tastes delicious!”
