It’s the most spooktacular time of year!
The Halloweensie Contest!
Author extraordinaire Susanna Leonard Hill runs this contest and it’s a ton of fun. The rules follow my entry:
Gilda’s Zombie Fix
By Stacy S. Jensen
On Halloween, Gilda always wore a white costume.
She always ate dark chocolate.
And, she always visited an old haunt.
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But, this year was different.
Her friends acted a bit alien-ish.
Their moans signaled trouble.
Gilda grabbed her emergency bag.
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She passed out water, candy, and encouragement.
“Keep shuffling! Now drag a foot.”
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Most zombies perked up, but not Isaac.
Gilda gave him a brussels sprout.
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When Isaac tooted, he was normal again.
“Let’s Trick or Treat!” he said.
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Gilda took Isaac to Planet #893, where neighbors gave the best treats in the universe — chocolate covered brains.
Word Count: 97
The rules are here.
Basically, you write a children’s story in 100 words or less; include three words — costume, dark, and haunt, and  no illustration notes. Seriously, it’s 100 words period (not including the title). The story can be scary, funny, prose, rhyme … just about anything you want, as long as it is geared toward children.
Stories should be posted on your blog between Oct. 26 and Oct. 30. Be sure to check the rules for the posting deadline and options on how to post a story, if you don’t have a blog. There are wonderful prizes and more importantly there are dozens (if not a 100-plus) of fun stories to read.
To read additional entries, visit Susanna’s blog.
Cathy Hall
Oh, I love the Halloweensie contest, Stacy, and I laughed out loud at your entry! Good luck!
stacy
Thanks Cathy.
Johnell
Fun entry. Good luck.
Clara Bowman-Jahn
Oh, that is so orignal!!
So cute with the brussel sprout being the cure!
I love it. 🙂
stacy
Thanks Clara. Better the zombies eat them than me. 🙂
Renee LaTulippe
Tooted! Tee hee!! 😀
stacy
My Enzo is in the tooting phase Renee! I couldn’t resist. I just needed to write one out!
Julie Rowan-Zoch
Brussel sprout for the zombie rumbles! Haha!
stacy
Why, of course, Julie! What else?
Vivian Kirkfield
What fun, Stacy! A Halloween story with farting…what kid won’t love this one!!!
Can’t wait to read all the other entries…I’ll bet there wlll be a ton ot them. 🙂
stacy
Thanks Vivian! I know. Tons of fun!
Mary Koch
The “old haunt” is my favorite part. I used to visit one of those, and now I think I may BE one!
stacy
You are not. I do love to visit an “old haunt.” Thanks for stopping by Mary.
Beth Stilborn
!!!!!! Great root-tootin’ fun! !!!!!!
stacy
Thanks Beth. Can you imagine what phase Enzo is in? Toot. Toot. Toot.
Rosi Hollinbeck
Congratulations on getting it done! It is a great contest. Thanks for letting me read your cute story.
stacy
Thanks for stopping by Rosi.
Kimberly
mmmmmmm dark chocolate….
stacy
I know I LOVE IT.
Gregory E Bray
My thoughts exactly. =)
Marla Lesage
This is great!
stacy
Thanks Marla. I’ll be eating dark chocolate later while reading all the spooky entries.
Catherine Johnson
Of course zombies eat brussel sprouts. Great entry Stacy.
stacy
Yes. I believe they do Catherine. (I don’t.)
Gabrielle Snyder
Ewww… chocolate covered brains. Love it! Fun entry, Stacy!
stacy
Thanks Gabrielle.
Patricia Tilton
Very, very clever! Loved the brussel sprouts cure. Great entry!
stacy
Thanks Patricia.
Jilanne Hoffmann
Ewwwwwieeeee—wonderful! Yes, it’s LOL funny. 😀
stacy
Thanks!
Tracy Campbell
You made me laugh, Stacy. 🙂 Best of luck to you too.
stacy
Thanks Tracy.
Karen Brueggeman
What a great Halloween story. I hope you win. 🙂
stacy
Thanks Karen. You are too kind. There are dozens of wonderful stories to read. I’ve laughed so much today just reading the stories already posted. Halloweensie makes for a fun week.
Leslie Leibhardt Goodman
Halloween wouldn’t be Halloween without the dark chocolate.
stacy
I agree.
Maria Marshall
I love the Brussels sprouts, great twist on Halloween.
stacy
Thanks Maria. I hoped it would be a little brainy and a twist for Halloween.
Cheryl Secomb
lol! What a fun story! I’ll take the dark chocolate…without the brains. 🙂 Great job, Stacy!
Traci Bold
Stacy, Loved this story. Brussels Sprouts is a stroke of genius to make the zombie regular again. Good luck!
stacy
Thanks!
Buffy Silverman
Ha–love the tooting-inducing brussel sprouts that saved the day!
Susanna Leonard Hill
Hahaha, Stacy! This is an entry sure to appeal to kids! Who’d’ve thought brussel sprouts would save the day! 🙂 Thanks so much for joining in the Halloweensie fun!
stacy
Thanks for hosting Susanna. I’m still making my way through the list.
Mishka Jaeger
HA!!!
ok now I REALLY want to go eat chocolate (apparantly it’s National Chocolate Day today too?)
I’m even thinking about chocolate covered brussels sprouts… could work?
stacy
Chocolate sounds like a plan. Not sure about the chocolate covered brussels sprout. 🙂
Christie Allred
Way to go 🙂 Good luck to you!
stacy
Thanks!
Denise
Your entry was hilarious and so fun to read! Thanks for sharing this.
stacy
Thanks Denise.
Joanna
Very cool to have an alien slant and a starring Brussel sprout!
stacy
Thanks Joanna.
Robyn Campbell
Hey, Stac!! How are you? I giggled at your story. Creative, buddy! I want to go to Planet #893. Chocolate brains sound quite delish. Best wishes.
Penny Parker Klostermann
Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Very funny, Stacy! Love the brussel sprout solution 🙂
stacy
Thanks Penny.
Cathy Ballou Mealey
Ah the poor denigrated brussel sprout! Roasted with a little balsamic vinegar it is ALMOST as good as dark chocolate. Love Gilda’s Halloweensie tale Satcy!
stacy
I know. I will likely get points removed from my entry for that. Hmm. I need to tell Hubby about your secret formula. Thanks for stopping by.
Marje
What fun, chocolate covered brains, that made me laugh! Thanks for popping by Kyrosmagica and reading my Halloweensie entry too.
stacy
It’s always fun to read all the entries. Good luck.
Charlotte Dixon
LOL-love the tootin’ zombie 🙂 Good luck, Stacy!
stacy
Thanks Charlotte. We had a tootin’ zombie at our house over the weekend. 🙂
Randi Sonenshine
I love it, Stacey! I MUST get an emergency bag like Gilda. What fun details!
stacy
We all need an emergency bag! Thanks for stopping by Randi.