It’s time for Susanna Leonard Hill’s Holiday Contest again! Here are the contest rules this year: “Write a children’s story (children here defined as approximately age 12 and under) in which wild weather impacts the holidays! Your story may be poetry or prose, silly or serious or sweet, religious or not, based…
It’s that time of year again! It’s time for Susanna Leonard Hill’s annual Halloweensie Contest!This year we were to write “a 100 word Halloween story appropriate for children, using the words pumpkin, broomstick, and creak.” You can read all the great entries at Susanna’s blogOctober 27th – 31st. Then return to her…
This is my entry for Susanna Leonard Hill’s March Madness Writing Contest. We were to write a fractured fairy tale in poetry or prose, 400 words or less. Be sure to visit Susanna’s blog HERE and read all the other fabulous stories. Thanks for stopping by! LITTLE RED RIDER Little…
This is my entry for Susanna Leonard Hill’s 2013 Halloween Contest! The story is to be no more than 100 words, and we are to use the words spooky, black cat and cackle. You can read more of the wonderful entries at Susanna’s blog, here. ON HALLOWEEN On Halloween, The…
I’m excited to share that my children’s story, Mouse’s Missing Magic, made it into the finalists of Susanna Leonard Hill’s 4th of July Secret Mystery Writing Contest. Yay! Our friends and family can take part in the voting. If you have time, please stop by her blog and vote for…
This is my children’s story for Susanna Leonard Hill’s Fourth of July Secret Mystery Writing Contest. You can follow the contest and eventually vote for the winner on her blog. Here’s the link: The Fourth of July Secret Mystery Writing Contest Thank you for stopping by! MOUSE’S MISSING MAGIC By Cheryl Secomb…
It’s time for Susanna Leonard Hill’s Holiday Contest again! This year we are to write a children’s story no more than 350 words about “a Holiday Mishap, mix-up, miscommunication, mistake, or potential disaster.” Susanna is offering amazing prizes! Be sure to stop by Susanna’s blog here and read all the…
Below is my entry for Susanna Leonard Hill’s 2nd Annual Holiday Contest. Thank you for reading. Merry Christmas! Dashing Through the Snow by Cheryl Secomb “Dashing through the snow in a one horse open sleigh…” The song floated from the kitchen radio. Holly heard her neighbor, Mrs. Frost, humming…
Holly stared into the whirlpool of colors. Streaks of green, pink, and violet blended together as she whipped the mixture inside the bowl. The more she beat the brew, the brighter the colors became, hypnotizing and drawing her deeper. She tried to resist, but the pull grew stronger as faster…
TC and Sara slipped down the dimly lit staircase. TC glanced back over her shoulder, hoping not to waken her Aunt Lizzy. The street lamp illuminated the glass on the front door, revealing in mirrored writing the shop’s name, “Fanciful Oddities.” Each summer TC visited her Aunt Lizzy at the…
