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– Walt Disney

Susanna Hill’s 2014 Holiday Contest

     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 on Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or…

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Halloweensie Contest 2014

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 blog on November 3rd to…

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On Halloween

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 moon was full, And the…

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Susanna Leonard Hill’s Fourth of July Secret Mystery Writing Contest

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   Mouse bustled up her…

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Susanna Hill’s Holiday Contest 2013

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 great entries, and then return…

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Dashing Through the Snow

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 along. Holly stared out the…

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