Halloweensie Writing Contest
Susanna Leonard Hill’s 7th annual Halloweensie Writing Contest has arrived! The rules are as follows: Write a 100-word Halloween story appropriate for children 12 and under, using the words candy corn, monster, and shadow. (Candy corn is counted as one word, according to the rules). So here goes:
POOR TERRENCE (100 words)
Terrence was terrible,
as everyone knew.
He stomped on toys,
he kicked with his shoe.
“You’re such a monster!”
His classmates would shout,
“You ruin all our playthings,
you should be thrown out!”
When Halloween came,
Terrence snatched their candy.
He hid in the shadows,
he scared Sue and Randy!
“You’re always so mean,”
the children cried.
“You ate all our candy corn!”
“Be nice!” Teacher sighed.
The day after Halloween,
Terrence tried to do better.
He stopped kicking and stomping,
wrote an apology letter:
“I’m sorry for being
a candy corn robber!
Let’s be friends,
or I’ll give you a clobber!”
UPDATE: I didn’t win anything for this entry, but it was a lot of fun to write. — Be Amazing!
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Lynley Stace
Lol! I like that Terrence learned one lesson but at the end needs to learn another
Cathey Nickell
I bet he’ll have a lot more to learn in life, too, haha!
Rene` Diane Aube
Aww…Terrence tried to be better! Best wishes in the contest 🙂
Cathey Nickell
We’ve all known a Terrence or two! Thank you …
Cindy Williams Schrauben
Cute story… that darned Terrance.
Cathey Nickell
Yeah, he’s a stinker. 😉
Julie Abery
Nice job! I love Terrence! ?
Cathey Nickell
Awww, me, too. He means well, I think? LOL. Thank you.
David McMullin
Ha. Poor Terrence. Will he ever learn. Good job.
Cathey Nickell
Well, that’s the big question, isn’t it? 😉 Thanks.
Charlotte Dixon
LOL-funny and love the voice! Good luck 🙂
Cathey Nickell
Voice isn’t always easy, is it? So I appreciate your comment! Thank you!
Vivian Kirkfield
Oh my goodness, Cathey…this is so much fun. I was sure he was mending his ways…and then your ending comes…so hilarious. I love the rhyme…well done!
Cathey Nickell
A very nice compliment coming from you. I wasn’t sure myself how Terrence was going to do until I got to the end! Thank you.
Linda Schueler
Great rhyme, and I love the twist at the end!
Cathey Nickell
Thanks!
Corine Timmer
Aww, breaking bad habits isn´t easy is it? I love the way the apology letter didn´t make an iota of difference. Good luck!
Cathey Nickell
Right! Thank you so much! 🙂
Jilanne Hoffmann
LOL, I love this kid! He’s got quite the strong personality. Great story!
Cathey Nickell
I think Terrence is kind of lovable, too! Thank you!
Gregory E. Bray
It’s clobberin time for Terrence. =) Very well done. Good luck!
Cathey Nickell
It sure is! Thank you, and same to you.
Kathy Halsey
Fun, snappy rhyme. I like old Terrence. At least he’s trying.LOL
Cathey Nickell
I mean, he DID write an apology letter! LOL!
Vicki
A sweet bully…sigh. I hope he mends his ways soon.
Enjoyed it much! good luck to you
Cathey Nickell
I hope he does, too. Thank you so much!
Traci Bold
Ooooo, Terrence still has some learning to do but at least he is making an effort. This kid has more stories!
Cathey Nickell
True – at least there’s that! He’s a stinker, but I like him. 😉
Alissa
Bullies and monsters don’t change overnight (though we often wish they would). Great idea to show that in this cute story!
Cathey Nickell
All too true! Thank you for commenting!
Shelley Kinder
This is super cute, Cathey! But coming from you, it had to be 🙂
Cathey Nickell
Aww Shelley, you are too kind. Thank you! I’ll have to go look and see if you had an entry.
Delfina Salimbene
Very funny! At least Terrence is trying–one lesson at a time! 🙂
Cathey Nickell
Thank you! Yes, baby steps for poor Terrence. 😉
Susanna Leonard Hill
Hahaha, Cathy! Poor Terrence indeed! He doesn’t seem to have made much progress 🙂 Thanks for an entertaining entry and for joining the Halloweensie fun!
Susanna L. Hill
Apologies for mistyping your name, Cathey!
Cathey Nickell
Oh, that’s okay! I answer to either spelling. 😉