It’s time for Susanna Leonard Hill’s annual Halloweensie contest!
Rules: write a 100 word Halloween story appropriate for children (title not included in the 100 words), using the words pumpkin, broomstick, and creak in any form.
Here’s my entry:
SNIP, SNAP, CRACK
In a deep dark corner, an old lady sits.
She cackles, and snarls, and frantically knits.
Click clack go her needles.
Snip snap go her bones,
As she rocks and she creaks
and her kitty cat moans.
She conjures up spiders, and pumpkins, and ghosts
All spun from her yarn –
“I’m so wicked!” she boasts.
Don’t dare approach her,
She’s all trick and no treat.
What are you doing??
Come hither, my sweet.
Get away from that broomstick! Skedaddle! Shoo!
You’re tiptoeing closer??
Snip
Snap
Crack
BOO!
Please visit Susanna Leonard Hill’s blog, because there will be tons of fun and scary weensie short stories for Halloween. Or play along and add your own!
Beautiful rhythm, visuals and sounds, Nancy!
Such a fun story. I love it!
Thanks, Julie and Janet!
Perfect Ryhme and Rhythm. Perfect for Halloween too, I Love the visuals. Great entry! 🙂
Thanks, clarbojahn!
Great use of language, rhythm and rhyme. Super entry!
Thanks, Joanna.
This is wonderful! Love the word play. Great job, Nancy!
Thanks, Cheryl!
This had a perfect title! The spookiness made me shiver.
Spooky fun, and really like the its rhythm and of course the knitting!
I loved it all, but the ending is especially fun! It reminded me of ghost stories that we told as kids.
This was so musical! I loved it.
Love this one! It has a strong character, story progression, suspense, rhymes that work, evocative language, and involves the reader. My favorite part is her “I’m so wicked” line. …and also the click-clack and snip-snap of the needles and bones. I can really see her!
Thanks, Heather, Susan, Penny, Linda, and Wendy!
It’s lovely and so visual. Good luck!
Thanks!
Beautiful. Very nice entry, Nancy. :0)
Thanks, Donna.
Oh, well done, Nancy! Love the rhythm of the story, and oh my goodness that old lady is creepy! You wouldn’t catch me going too close! 🙂 Thanks for a deliciously shivery story 🙂 So glad you joined the Halloweensie fun!
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Oh, Nancy! Well done! Love the rhythm of the story and oh my goodness that is one creepy old lady! You wouldn’t catch me venturing too close! 🙂 Thanks for a deliciously shivery entry! So glad you joined in the Halloweensie fun! 🙂
Thanks for hosting the party!
Oh that’s very good Nancy. Nice rhythm and melody and onomatopoeia and visuals. This would be great in a magazine with a single illo of the lady knitting.
I like how you think! Thanks, Lauri!
Wonderful ! I could picture an evil old lady witch there. And get scared. I’m so glad to see a second person pov working great. Thanks for sharing.
I loved your visuals. And the ending was perfect.
A wonderful little tale about a wicked witch who knits. Interesting twist on what witches do. I like the action words in the tale. They are strong. I can see children enjoying reading this out load or even enacting it.
Thanks, Rupali, Pat, and cvarsaolona! Happy Halloween.
I looove the images you’ve created here. Wonderful!
Thanks, Mike. Boo!
And a boo to you, too!
Perfection, Nancy! THis is a damn picture book! (woops, need I swear?!)
Hell yes!
This is excellent, Nancy – so creepy! I love the rhythm and the language you use. I certainly wouldn’t come any closer!!
Thank you, Carrie
Oooo.. I love this. 🙂
Thanks, Sylvia
I love the word play in this and the onomatopoeia. Just scary enough. Boo.
Thanks. Boo backatcha!
Love the knitting image in this one!
Very cute!
Very nice Nancy. Love the rhyme, the rhythm, the sound, the imagery — just love it.
Thanks Cathy, Jen, and Teresa.
were you thinking of me? xo, old lady
Hmmm…I’ll never tell!
Loved your rhyming story that was full of suspense!
Thanks, Rachel!
Halloween yarn bombing – I love it! Great rhythm and spookiness!
What a perfectly creepy old lady you’ve created–fun rhyme and sounds. Now where are my knitting needles?
Yikes, that was a scary one. Still shivering.
This was so much fun to read and I loved the ending! I will enjoy reading this to my kids!
Love the imagery, especially the 2nd stanza. I would not want to go near that witch. Great rhythm.
I love all the onomatopoeia in this poem!
Thanks, Cathy, Buffy, Linda, Jean, Pia, and Carrie – happy Halloweensie!
A Halloweensie poem about crafting! My favorite!
Next year – a halloweensie knitting contest, Susanne?
Fun rhythm and sounds. Those poor clacking bones.
That *may* be based on personal experience.
I love that the old lady makes Halloweensie things with her knitting needles. 🙂
This is terrific! Great Job!
Great rhyme and rhythm, loved it!
Thanks, Christie, little birdie, and Donna. Appreciate you stopping by.
what a rhythmically fun story. I mean it! Two snaps and a crack, girlfriend. I love this!
Excellent post. Very creepy. Loved it!
Love this! Great job!
I love it! Great onomatopoeia and the knitting witch is a treasure!
I love this! 😀