Author Susanna Leonard Hill is having a short story contest on her blog today. The Halloweensie Contest rules are to write a short story of 100 words or less using the three words: witch, trick or treat and bat. Here is my entry:
Boo by Loni Edwards
Boo the cat went into the kitchen. The witch was singing, “It’s Halloween, the time is right – For all witches to give a good fright!” The witch put a bat wing into the stew she was brewing. “Tonight is special, Boo. It is your one hundredth time riding with me.” Boo loved to ride the witch’s broom. Flying through the air, feeling the wind on his fur. The witch tied something onto his head. He looked at his reflection. It was a witch hat! “Now let’s go scare some trick or treaters!” Boo purred.
To read more entries, please head over to Susanna’s blog. As for me, I’m off to a local cemetery to play a seeking game. Creepy fun 🙂
Happy Halloween!
Heather 31/10/2012
I love it! A wee kitty enjoying his broomstick ride and a costume, too. Thank you for sharing this, Loni!
Loni 31/10/2012 — Post Author
Thanks Heather! I’ve written lots of contest entries, but this was the first time I’ve been brave (or crazy?) enough to post. Good luck on the contest, I loved your entry!
Heather 31/10/2012
Thank you and good luck to you, too!
Joanna 31/10/2012
I love how excited this kitty gets! What an adorable entry, Loni!
Loni Edwards 31/10/2012
Thanks Joanna 🙂
nrhatch 31/10/2012
A cat on a broom wearing a witch’s hat
I must say, I’d love to see that!
Loni Edwards 31/10/2012
Oh, I have a feeling you will be seeing Boo very soon! Thanks for the comment!
Julie Rowan-Zoch 31/10/2012
Would love to see the cat with this hat!
Loni Edwards 31/10/2012
Boo’s portrait is in the works, Julie!
Carrie Finison 31/10/2012
This is a sweet story, Loni.
Loni Edwards 31/10/2012
Thank you, Carrie. It was fun to do, although a bit nerve wrecking posting it!
Cathy Mealey 31/10/2012
Ooo – you are braver than I am to head out to a cemetery tonight! Love your cute kitty Boo. Hope his 100th ride is great!
Loni Edwards 31/10/2012
Oh, the cemetery is one of my favorite places! So quiet, and eerily fun. We had a great time!
Penny Klostermann 31/10/2012
Very cute, Loni! I’m glad the cat earned his hat 🙂
Hope your seeking game goes well.Looks like fun to me!
Loni Edwards 31/10/2012
Hi Penny, thank you! Yes, the game was superb! We found all but two and went to 3 cemeteries. We had a blast!
Catherine Johnson 31/10/2012
So cute! I’m surprised that cat wasn’t more scared of going in the stew. I love the image of the cat with a witches hat.
Loni Edwards 31/10/2012
Haha, yeah she must have been a nice witchy poo 😉 Thank you, Catherine.
Susanna Leonard Hill 31/10/2012
Aw! Little Boo earned his hat! I will be needing the illustration for this, Loni! 🙂 I’m so glad you joined in the contest – such a fun entry! 🙂 Happy Halloween!
Loni Edwards 31/10/2012
Haha! I was so tempted to do an illo right away, but I have another Halloween one I am working on at the moment (which I am late doing!). I’m glad I was able to join too.
JannaTWrites 01/11/2012
I like the mental picture of a cat wearing a witch’s hat (mine wouldn’t let me do that!) They might just scare up some good Halloween fun.
Loni Edwards 02/11/2012
I don’t think mine would either, Janna. Thanks for stopping by 🙂
Renee LaTulippe (@ReneeMLaTulippe) 01/11/2012
Aw, he earned his witch’s hat – that’s adorable! But where is the illustration? You know you writer/illustrators always have to pull double duty in these contests! 🙂
Romelle Broas 01/11/2012
Such a sweet story of Boo. What an accomplish for him. This could be a start of a great story.
Loni Edwards 02/11/2012
Thanks Romelle!
Vivian Kirkfield 01/11/2012
How wonderful that so many came to enter Susanna’s Halloweensie Contest! What a lucky cat to have flown 100 times with his witch. 🙂 Loved your story, Loni!
Loni Edwards 02/11/2012
Thank you, Vivian!