I decided to write two completely different stories for Susanna Leonard Hill’s tenth annual Halloweensie Writing Contest this year. So, here’s the second one. It’s kind of an inside joke for all of us who first looked at the contest rules and thought we couldn’t do it! I hope you enjoy it!
The Impossible Assignment
97 words
“What’s wrong?” Henry’s sister Rachel asked.
“This assignment’s impossible. It’s bad enough having school on Halloween.”
She scanned his computer. “It’s definitely possible.”
“I can’t write a story in only 100 words using these three exact words.”
“Sure you can!”
“But how?” he wailed. Henry couldn’t trick-or-treat until he finished.
“Hmmm,” Rachel said. “I’ll be right back.”
At the sound of footsteps, Henry looked up.
“Why are you wearing my creepy skeleton mask?”
“There’s your story!” she said. “Write it down, and keep it short!”
“You’re the best!” Henry said with a grin as he started typing.
Nicole Loos Miller
🙂 Love it and can definitely relate. Love that the sister saved the day!
melissamiles1
Thanks, Nicole!
Maryna Doughty
Haha! I love how you used the three words! I’m cracking up!
melissamiles1
Thank you, Maryna! It was fun to write.
Sarah Meade
This is so clever and cute! Great job!
melissamiles1
This one just kind of came to me as a joke after I’d written my original piece. SInce you can enter more than once, I thought I’d throw this one out there! 🙂
melissamiles1
Thanks, Brittany! It was fun to write this one. 🙂
Jill Lambert (@LJillLambert)
Awesome, Melissa! I really like the way you turned the contest into your MC’s assignment.
melissamiles1
Thank you! It was a fun idea that came to me after I’d written my original entry. 🙂
Connie Bergstein Dow
This is a cute play on the Halloweensie challenge!
melissamiles1
Thanks!
Nancy Riley
What a fun way to rise to the impossible challenge! Great job!
melissamiles1
Thank you!
Chel Owens
Glad I wasn’t the only one! 😀
melissamiles1
I know, right? It was fun to write this one. It’s also so much like my own two kids. 🙂
dlitwer
Very clever!
JEN Garrett
Yep, that’s exactly what it was like the first time. Kudos to you for writing two this year!