The air is getting cooler, colorful leaves are blanketing my driveway, and pumpkin spiced stuff is everywhere, which means it must be that time of the year…time for children’s author Susanna Leonard Hill’s 6th annual Halloweensie contest.
I absolutely, positively, love this contest. It is so much fun trying to come up with my own Halloweensie story, and equally as fun reading everybody else’s.
If you want to submit a story of your own or read all the fabulous entries, head on over here, and prepare to be delighted by a cauldron of creativity.
Here are the rules: The Contest: write a 100 word Halloween story appropriate for children (title not included in the 100 words), using the words spider, ghost, and moon. 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!) Get it? Halloweensie – because it’s not very long and it’s for little people.
And now for my entry, I hope you enjoy it!
THE HAIRY SCARY SPIDER (64 words)
The Hairy Scary Spider crawled up the old tree bark
to spin her webs,
and catch her prey
in nights enduring dark.
Down crawled Hairy Scary on her silver, spindled thread,
to check her web
that glowed beneath
the full moons waning head.
Her lacework held a tasty meal
she couldn’t wait to eat,
when out popped ghost’s amorphous corpse
howling, “Trick or Treat!”
THE NIGHTINGALE TALES 
Fun story with just the right spookiness for little ones. Good luck with the contest!
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Thank you Jama, always a fun time of the year!
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Love this, Jean! So glad you are participating in Susanna’s contest…they are always so much fun! “Her lacework held a tasty meal”…oooh…I can just see that web – filled with hapless insects waiting to be eaten. 🙂
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Thanks Vivian, you know this is my favorite time of the year, and my favorite writing contest thanks to Susanna…she’s the best for hosting every year!
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She is the best! And don’t miss out on her other contests also.
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Great story and great use of language!
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Thanks Linda!! So much fun to write.
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This one asks to be read out loud! Nice to meet you here, Jean. Good luck!
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Thanks for stopping by Wendy, great to meet you too!
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Fun take on the Itsy-Bitsy spider! Good luck!
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Thanks Gabi, always a fun contest to write for.
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Oooo, this is web-u-licous👻. Nicely done and best of luck!
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Thanks Yvette, and good luck to you!
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Beautiful, spooky vocabulary! And it rhymes! Excellent job.
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Thanks Susanne, I just love this contest!
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Great word work & imagery. good luck!
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Thank you Marla and good to luck to you as well!
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I enjoyed reading your story, Jean. I like your title too. Thanks for stopping by my blog. This is a great contest.
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Yes this is my favorite contest, always so many great entries. Susanna has her work cut out for her for sure!
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I love the imagery of the “hairy, scary spider”! Nice job!
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Thanks Eileen!
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I read this to the tune of itsy bitsy spider. My son loved it. Good luck and Happy Halloween!
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Wow thanks Greg, that’s the best compliment I could get! Happy Halloween to you and your son!
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I enjoyed reading your Halloween poem!
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Thank you so much!
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Great take on the Itsy Bitsy Spider rhyme. Well done. Good luck with the contest and nice to meet you.
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Thanks Diane, so much fun to write!
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Clever take on the itsy-bitsy spider nursery rhyme – with such vivid images. Happy day-after Halloween!
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Thanks so much for stopping by!
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Lovely story. Good luck.
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Thank you Norah!
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Great little story with a surprise ending. I also enjoyed the images! 🎃🕷
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Thanks Michelle!
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Nice twist on the traditional rhyme, Jean! Love that her name is Hairy Scary 🙂 And love the line “Down crawled Hairy Scary on her silver, spindled thread,” – so visual! And I bet Hairy Scary was surprised when Ghost turned up! Thanks so much for joining in the Halloweensie fun!
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Thank you Susanna, and thanks for hosting this contest…you’re the best!
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