It isn’t often that I win anything. But I won an Honorable Mention for Spookiest/Creepiest entry. The rules were to write an October/Halloween type story in 100 words or less using three prompt words: chill, tiptoe, and goblin. And here is what I concocted. Thank you to Susanna Leonard Hill and her judges for the honor!
WHO’S THERE?
by Marilyn Wolpin
As autumn nights take chilly hold,
My sorry tale can now be told.
For on this night not long ago,
I lost my life with one harsh blow!
Now I dress from crown to sole
In goblin’s black with just one goal!
To tiptoe silent up their stair,
To ring their bell – they’ll shout, “Who’s there?!”
“BOO!” and “WOO!” I’ll wail and shriek.
I’ll make the floorboards crack and creak!
With ghoulish glee I’ll watch them quake.
Oh, how they’ll pay for their mistake.
For in my blacks I can’t be seen –
I’m the vengeful ghost of Halloween!
The Literate Cat 