Every year, I participate in Susanna Leonard Hill’s holiday writing contests. This is the first I ever submitted, inspired by some tiny candy corn men my son made -and inspired by his twisted sense of humor.
Tick, tock, said Grandma’s mantel clock, pointing to ten.
Sadie watched it, frowning. It would never be Halloween at this rate!
She sleepily scrambled to the sofa arm. Perching unsteadily, she stretched shadowed arms to retrieve the clock. A bowl of candies knocked loose and spilled to the floor.
She stopped, listening. Only the clock said, Tick.
Prising open the monstrous, creaking casing; she nudged both hands to point up: midnight.
Ching, it said, then, tock.
“Hello!” a cheerful voice greeted. She looked down. The spilled candy corns were moving. A tiny hand waved.
“Hello!” It repeated, “May we eat you?”
Crafted for The 7th Annual Halloweensie Contest.
When impatient children become snack foods. Sounds like an excellent way to detour the “Are we there yet’s”
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😀 She’ll think twice before asking, eh?
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Run for the hills! Tell the dentists to assemble; we have running cavities on our hands.
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Aha! Maybe it was the dentists who created these monsters!
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Top writing. Probably means nothing to you but I keep seeing this done with broad Yorkshire accents.
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😀 I should arrange for you to do the audio!
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Funny. I don’t think she should have been so eager for Halloween. 🙂
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Well, not anymore! 🙂
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Exactly!
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