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Halloweensie Contest 2016

10.27.2016 by Stacy // 22 Comments

Happy Halloweensie! It’s that time of year again when children’s writers gather ’round the cauldron to craft a story in 100 words or less. Author Susanna Hill is the gracious founder of the contest. She and her assistants deserve tons of treats for reading all the contest entries.
This year, each 100-word or less entry must contain the words spider, ghost and moon. Variations of the words are allowed. Stories should be kid-friendly and contain no illustration notes. Here are the rules, if you want to participate. You have until the strike of 11:59 p.m. EDT.
Here’s my 2016 entry:

Halloween Tracks 

By Stacy S. Jensen

Oliver saw the tracks every Halloween.
They were colorful with a sweet aroma and looked like scat. Oliver never ate it, but other owls did.
“Who?” he wondered made them. He flew over the streets in the moonlight searching
High,
Low,
And, in circles for the critter.
He saw bunnies, coyotes, and spiders and almost gave up.
Until, he heard …
SCRITCH.
SCRATCH.
SPLAT.
Oliver followed the noises to a little ghost.
“Your tracks!” Oliver screeched.
“My candy,” Ghost cried.
Oliver helped Ghost collect his spilled loot.
“Here’s a treat!” Ghost tossed a candy to Oliver. “Happy Halloween!”
 

Word tells me I’m at 98 words!

There will be plenty of entries at Susanna’s blog. I am always impressed by the very talented work created in this contest and also how similar our thought process can be. I’ve been a happy Halloweensie participant since 2011 — 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011.
I hope you all have a spooky, fun-filled Halloween!
 
P.S. I’ve been re-working my website in recent weeks between other projects. It’s not “done,” but decided Halloweensie is more important than “done.”

Categories // Contest Tags // Ghosts, Halloween, Halloween Tracks, Halloweensie, Owls, Predators, Scat, Stacy S. Jensen, Susanna Leonard Hill

Stacy S. Jensen

Stacy S. Jensen is always searching for a unique story. She’s found many stories while volunteering, walking her Vizsla, or paper quilling. She loves reading and s’mores. The former newspaper journalist lives in Georgia with her family.

Comments

  1. Julie says

    October 27, 2016 at 6:41 am

    Haha! Like dat fat scat! I could sense Oliver’s delight!

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    • stacy says

      October 27, 2016 at 8:51 am

      I was thinking spilled candy must look like scat to an animal.

      Reply
    • Vivian Kirkfield says

      October 29, 2016 at 1:40 pm

      Very cool story, Stacy! I wondered who was leaving the tracks….glad Oliver got some candy out of his detective work. 🙂

      Reply
      • stacy says

        October 29, 2016 at 2:08 pm

        Thanks!

        Reply
  2. Traci Bold says

    October 27, 2016 at 8:49 am

    Stacy,
    This is cute, fun story. and…it’s unique! Loved it. 🙂

    Reply
    • stacy says

      October 27, 2016 at 8:52 am

      Thank you.

      Reply
  3. Gregory E. Bray says

    October 27, 2016 at 2:37 pm

    Nice story. =)

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    • stacy says

      October 29, 2016 at 2:12 pm

      Thank you.

      Reply
  4. sue twiggs says

    October 27, 2016 at 3:26 pm

    Stacy,
    I love the use of scat. very clever. And a very nice owl!

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    • stacy says

      October 29, 2016 at 2:12 pm

      I wanted Oliver to be a nice owl. Ignoring his prey for the mystery tracks.

      Reply
  5. Lauri Meyers says

    October 27, 2016 at 4:45 pm

    So cute! I loved that we were following a trail that was almost as delicious as scat!! (Did you redo your site Stacy? It looks great!)

    Reply
    • stacy says

      October 29, 2016 at 2:11 pm

      I’ve made a few changes. I need to do more! Thanks Lauri.

      Reply
  6. Gabrielle Snyder says

    October 27, 2016 at 4:49 pm

    I picture a trail of candy corn! What a fun and creative story, Stacy!

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    • stacy says

      October 29, 2016 at 2:10 pm

      I enjoy candy corn on Halloween and thanksgiving!

      Reply
  7. Johnell says

    October 27, 2016 at 8:51 pm

    Teehee. Ghost scat. :). Good luck!

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    • stacy says

      October 29, 2016 at 2:09 pm

      I hadn’t thought of it like that — ghost scat!

      Reply
  8. Wendy Greenley says

    October 28, 2016 at 7:32 am

    We’re never “done” are we?! Hooray for Halloweensie owls and ghost scat!

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    • stacy says

      October 29, 2016 at 2:09 pm

      No, we never are! 🙂

      Reply
  9. Linda Schueler says

    October 28, 2016 at 7:40 am

    Great! Glad that Ghost had help and that Oliver finally solved the mystery.

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    • stacy says

      October 29, 2016 at 2:08 pm

      Is a Halloween mystery ever solved?

      Reply
  10. Susanna Leonard Hill says

    November 4, 2016 at 11:44 am

    Hahaha! It never occurred to me that candy might look like scat! But I think you’re right – an owl might well think that! Thanks for a creative and original entry, Stacy!

    Reply
  11. Michelle Kogan says

    November 6, 2016 at 3:34 pm

    Fun Halloween tale Stacy, and I loved all the critters along the way!

    Reply

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