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). So here goes:
POOR TERRENCE (100 words)Â Â Â 
Terrence was terrible,
as everyone knew.
He stomped on toys,
he kicked with his shoe.
“You’re such a monster!â€
His classmates would shout,
“You ruin all our playthings,
you should be thrown out!â€
When Halloween came,
Terrence snatched their candy.
He hid in the shadows,
he scared Sue and Randy!
“You’re always so mean,â€
the children cried.
“You ate all our candy corn!â€
“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!â€
UPDATE: I didn’t win anything for this entry, but it was a lot of fun to write. — Be Amazing