Halloweensie 2022 Entry!
Every year Susanna Leonard Hill hosts a Halloweensie Contest. I think it was 2020 the last time I entered, but my entry for it was the reason I decided to put my current WIPs on hold to put together and publish Halloween Night and Other Poems.
I’m excited to give it a try again this year. I LOVE reading through all the entries. If you haven’t submitted a story yet, there’s still time! The contest ends Monday October 31st at 11:59PM Eastern. Hop on over to the contest page (linked above) for the rules.
Below you will find my entry. I’ll put a link once it’s up on her page.
Enter If You Dare
by Trista Herring Baughman
100 words
Silent shadows slithered
On the sidewalk, ‘neath the trees
Limbs like writhing serpents
Swayed in rhythm with the breeze.
The dimly-lit front porch light
Beckoned wayward trick-or-treaters
Dressed as witches, ghosts, hobgoblins,
Ketchup bottles, knights, and skeeters.
A sign out by the mailbox
Said, “Enter if you dare!”
I hesitated slightly
My friends all teased, “You’re scared!”
The door creaked open slowly;
we all let out an “Aaahhh!!”
A vampire handed out our candy
Before shouting, “Bleh bleh bleh!”
We ran down squeaky doorsteps,
Nearly tripping on a cat.
I glanced over my shoulder;
He had turned into
a bat!
Good luck, everyone! While you’re waiting for more entries to post, check out my website and Mississippi Folklore blog!
Thanks for reading. Happy Halloween!!! Have a blessed night!
~ T
P.S. Don’t forget it’s the last day for your kids to enter R.L. Stine’s writing contest!
