Halloweensie Contest: Maggie Mermaid's Halloween Bash

This is my first time entering the Halloweensie Contest and I am so excited! The Halloweensie Contest is a writing contest run by Susanna Leonard Hil. The challenge is to write a children's Halloween story in 100 words or less using the words potion, cobweb, and trick. Enjoy!


Maggie Mermaid’s Halloween Bash
by Lara Elliott
mermaid seated in large shell throne
Photo by Mysticartdesign on Pixabay

For Maggie Mermaid’s turn to host
The Halloween Big Monster Bash, 
She didn’t know just how to make 
Her underwater bash a smash. 

Jack-o-lanterns wouldn’t light,
Candy melted in a lump,
Her costume of a spooky ghost
Became a saggy, soggy frump.

“Instead of pumpkins, happy clams
Will surely work much better here.
Seaweed, just like cobwebs, draped
To make a spooky atmosphere.

“Ocean potion ‘stead of punch;
A pirate’s patch for me to wear;
Instead of candy, pearls and shells
Become the trick-or-treaters’ fare.”

The friends swam in and had a blast
At Maggie’s Halloween big bash.



Comments

  1. Nancy RileyOctober 28, 2019 at 5:28 AM

    Very fun, mermaids need Halloween too! Good luck!

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  2. Mary Ann CortezOctober 28, 2019 at 11:07 AM

    I like it! Everybody loves Halloween, even our underwater friends. Great story idea.

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  3. Debbie DayOctober 28, 2019 at 11:50 AM

    What a unique and fun idea! Very creative!

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  4. Colleen MurphyOctober 28, 2019 at 2:05 PM

    I love Maggie's problem solving skills. And I think your idea of an underwater Halloween party is a clever one. Good luck with the contest!

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  5. Diane TullochOctober 28, 2019 at 7:31 PM

    Love your Halloween entry. Wouldn't mind attending Maggie's bash ;) Good luck.

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  6. McMarshallOctober 28, 2019 at 8:54 PM

    Mermaids, an underwater party, and ingenuity, a perfect combination for fun. Good luck.

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  7. Sue HeavenrichOctober 29, 2019 at 7:36 PM

    I never suspected that mermaids got involved in Halloween antics! It sounds like fun.

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  8. Anne LiptonOctober 29, 2019 at 9:47 PM

    A Halloween story with a mermaid as the main character is a brilliant, original concept, and I admire how you manage to fit an entire story arc into such a small number of words. I love your evocative description and your strong female protagonist who ingeniously wades her way through a sea of troubles and makes a party of er, titanic, proportions.

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  9. Kelly ConroyOctober 30, 2019 at 6:03 AM

    Ooooh, underwater Halloween! Very fun!

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  10. Jilanne HoffmannOctober 31, 2019 at 9:20 PM

    Love the new setting for a Halloween bash! Happy first contest! Good luck!

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  11. JeanJames926November 2, 2019 at 5:04 AM

    So clever and creative, and your rhyming is spot on. I love the idea of a Mermaid's underwater Halloween bash! Best of luck to you.

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