Susanna Leonard Hill is at it again.
The day Susanna announced the criteria for this year’s contest, I was going on a road trip with three of my nieces and nephews. Awesome! I immediately came up with my plan to cheat. I would simply tell them the three required words (shadow, candy corn, and monster), hop them up on candy, and let their little brains do all the heavy lifting.
The results? I’ll just say, after about an hour, I hastily switched over to a game of ‘I, Spy.’ Maybe this would be the year I would simply be enjoying everyone else’s great stories.
But then, yesterday, I noticed that other people had started to post their entries. How could I not join in? I sat myself down, got myself hopped up on candy, and dove into the challenge.
AFRAID OF HIS OWN SHADOW
by David McMullin
Wallace leapt with fright. “Ay-eeeeeeee!”
Oops. Just his own shadow. Embarrassing!
What made it all the more humiliating was that he, himself, was a shadow.
He couldn’t help himself. Halloween made him jumpy – kids wearing ghoulish costumes lurked around every corner.
To avoid them, Wallace shadowed anything he could find – a pumpkin, a dish of candy corns, a black cat.
Wallace crept over to hide behind a bat, but away it flew.
Exposed, he found himself face to face with the one thing every shadow feared more than any other.
A monstrous little girl was dressed as… the sun.
“Ay-eeeeeeee!”
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Thanks for taking a look.
Ha! Was wondering how you were going to end this story. Well done! Good luck in the contest!
Thank you, Jilanne.
Poor Wallace! Exposed by the light! 🙂
It’s tough being a little shadow.
Well done. Good luck!
Thanks for reading.
Clever twist. Good luck!
Thanks so much!
Ack! Little sun girls are so creepy 😉
They are the worst!!
I’m glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you, Cindy!
So kind of you, Charlotte.
I love it! A shadow that’s afraid of its own shadow. And what a great ending!
Thanks, I had fun with this one.
Thanks, Carole, for stopping by.
Thank you, Candice.
Ha! This is really fun. Great ending! Good luck.
Thanks so much.
Love the unusualness of a Shadow scared of everything, including shadows. What fun to have a sun costume. Good Luck.
Maria, I’m glad you enjoyed my entry. I was rather pleased when this character popped out of my pencil.
David, you are mega creative! I love this…well done!
I value your thoughts, Vivian. Thanks.
Thank you, Cathey. That means a lot.
Clever! Such a different take on those three words.
Very fun, David! I also wrote a story about a shadow afraid of his own shadow 🙂
A shadow afraid of his own shadow? Such fun! And a nice surprise ending.
is this what they call dark humor?
cute and creative…and Shadow is endearing.
Best of luck in the contest.
Love a title that fits the story so well, David. I thick Shadow is a great character choice. Good luck in the contest.
Haha, how cute David! Love the ending, made me laugh 😀 . Good luck on the contest!!
That is just wonderful! A shadow afraid of his shadow afraid of the sun! Perfect!
Good job. So original.
Hahaha, David! Delightful concept, great ending! Apparently hopping yourself up on a candy is a successful way to write! 🙂 Thanks so much for joining in the Halloweensie fun!
I laughed, again, at your sense of humor. Thanks.