Welcome to the 100 Word Stories podcast at podcasting.isfullofcrap.com. I’m your host, Laurence Simon.
This is Weekly Challenge Number Two Hundred and Eighty-Eght, where I post a topic and then challenge you to come up with a 100 word story based on that topic.
The topic this week was Halloween
And we’ve got stories by:
Sevda
Huangfu Ran
Carole
Sachy
Chris Munroe
Tom
Paladin
Jeff Hite
Miketh Fretwork
Steven the Nuclear Man
Zackmann
Norval JoeTJ
Planet Z
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Sevda
Halloween
This child transforms into a vampire
Running past the blazing campfire
Instantly upon the porch he yells
“Can I have a trick or treat”
Kindly, he’s given blood to eat
OR
This child transforms into a smurf
Running around the familiar turf
Every stop continues the flood
As she yells out, “Happy Halloween”
Till her face by all is seen
Huangfu Ran
The piping of orioles and twitter of swallows
announce a new year.
To Ma Yi and Long Dui
a thousand mile road.
My home is in a towered city close to the Han park;
My heart follows the bright moon into Tartar skies.
On my loom I have woven my endless sorrow
into brocade;
In the upper chamber, sprays of bl ossom
mock my solitary sleep.
I ask General Dou, Commander of Cavalry,
When will he turn the banners
and carve his exploits on Swallow Rock.
Carole
I was in the shower working up a rich, soapy lather with my body scrub, when the doorbell started to persistently ring.
“Darn,” I thought, “What could be so important?”
I hastily stepped out of my warm cocoon, into my pink fluffy robe and flew down the stairs to answer the door.
A coven of six year old ghouls proffering pumpkin buckets and cauldrons yelled
“Trick or Treat!” at me , giggling with anticipation. I noted their “Gatekeeper”, a tall, gorgeous, handsome man, appraising my dripping wet body, so I responded with a seductive wink
“Well, that depends….”
Later on…
Sachy
From the hell fire in which Halloween was created, the most demonic and horrifying creature was born. In lore he would come to be known as…Brucie.
“Oh em gee, that’s me!”
Greedy tendrils work their way into your unsuspecting pillow cases, bags and buckets in search for his favorite candies.
“Is that Snickers? I just know these are going to go straight to my hips.”
If you see the bright sequenced vest and gleam of leather chaps in the moonlight, grab your candy and run for he is the one creature that will ruin your Halloween.
“You’re so silly.”
Chris Munsi Monroe
And welcome back to Zombie chat! We’ve got some amazing guests joining us on the show tonight and we can’t wait to get started.
First up we’ve got Nobel prizewinning economist Paul Krugman joining us, and we’re going to eat his brain. Our musical guest is Canadian ‘90s power poppers The Odds, playing one of their classic hits. Finally, the head chef of a popular downtown restaurant will be dropping by to cook us a meal involving a surprising secret ingredient!
But first, what’s left of David Mitchellson is outside with the action weather report. Take it away, David!
“Raaaaaaaaain…”
Tom
After very little thought I have decided what I want to be for Halloween this year. Angry Bird Red. I built a 20 foot sling shot. Got an 8 foot ball of nerf covered in red Kevlar. For the destructive material braking kinetic aspect of the costume I’m lighting up ¼ sticks of dynamite and throwing them against people’s screen doors. Really brings that trick or treat meme into the 21st century. Tried to talk my wife into dressing up as Yellow Angry Bird. She pointed out someone needs to me around to throw bail. Ok honey release the ….. eeeeee.
Paladin
Watch, I’ll show you how it’s done. Ya gotta jump when you go into the fog, if you jump when you get in then you’re flying and the ghosts can’t get you. Watch out, the grass is lava. Hop on the rocks. Quick up the stairs, use your flashlight so the goblins can’t get you through the holes. Knock knock. Open bag, smile. TRICK OR TREAT!! Thank you, you’re welcome. Don’t worry, he’s a friendly werewolf. On to the next house. You’re doing pretty good for your first Halloween.
Jeff Hite
Bill came onto the bridge wearing half of an environment suit.
“Why are you wearing an environment suit?” the Computer asked.
“What? oh this, yeah I am putting my Halloween costume together.”
“Halloween?”
“Yes, I want to be ready for the big party at the end of the month.”
“It is only September, and there will be no one to have a party with. Everyone will be in stasis for another 40 years.”
“Well party pooper, I am going to have a great costume, you’ll see. And there will be lights and music, you have got the monster mash right?”
Miketh
Candles are lit, the table is set and the wine is sitting chilled in a bucket of ice. Darla peeks out the window not once but twice. Her husband was late again which wouldn’t suffice. When he walked in the door she would not cause a scene, for it was October 31st also known as Halloween. Charles did love to be fashionably late. He had even done so on their very first date. He took her and kissed her under that old oak tree. If only he hadn’t been dead since 2003. He’d want more than brains unlike other zombies.
Steven The Nuclear Man
My benefactor chortles from the shadows. “Your Trunk-and-Treat was
very…sanitary, Pastor.” His belly moves when he speaks.
I nod and mumble my thanks. “Thanks to you, it was a very Christian–”
He laughs and his belly jiggles. “I don’t care what you call it.
Just so they forget what this holiday is really about. Forget the
sacrifices. Forget what they were scared of.”
Two short men – elves – grab my wrist, and I glimpse red cloth and
white beard as my benefactor rises.
“And then they’ll forget my holiday, and milk and cookies will never,
ever be enough.”
Zackmann
Wow, Captain Cheyenne if you are normally a pirate should you dress as a pirate for Halloween? Great sexy goblin nurse costume,Nyro.
Oh, it is a regular nurse costume I put the sexy in it. Said Nyro.
Also the real tail. Here have some candy, I wouldnt do this to the children on Halloween but would you like some fresh fruit? To bring back to the ark? Unlike pirates most children don’t worry much about scurvy.
How did you know about the story ark? asked captain Cheyenne.
Nyro posted a picture on Twitter when you landed at the river.
zackmann
Drew convinced his mother to take him and this brother shopping for Halloween costume stuff. He asked his mother for a good deal of costume stuff. Her response was telling him that he was crazy if he thought she was spending that much for something that he will use only once. He responded by asking why she would think he would only use it once.
Later asks to go back for some red and blue cloth also some black electrical tape.
On Halloween night, Drew’s dad was not sure which superhero Drew was but had to admit Drew looked great
Norval Joe
Detective Branson woke to the sound of his dog scratching at his bedroom door. He peered at his bedside clock.
“3 AM,” he moaned.
The phone rang. Typically, he wouldn’t answer it, but he was already awake.
“Branson. This is Captain Harris,” the familiar voice said. “You were right about the zombie invasion starting at mid-night on Halloween. Only problem is, mid-night on Halloween was this morning and not tonight. You’d better get right in.”
Getting out of bed, Branson kicked his dog where it lay on the floor, sleeping.
When the scratching came again, he reached for his shotgun.
TJ
Hi! Oh, sorry. Hey there, I’m… someone else entirely, my bad. Hey,
nice costume! Oh… sorry. No, it’s still a great costume, just you’re a
dude. Hello? Hello? Anyone? Miss? *”Enjoys a sense of whimsy and
lighthearted fun.” Yeah, thanks eMusicalChairs, that’s, um, all well
and good until, say, someone like Sharon sets up your first meeting at a
Halloween Corn Maze in the middle of a Three Musketeers theme. And has
you both dress like… you guess it… musketeers. Sharon? Sharon? Oh…
hi… costume came with its own mustache as well, hmm. Or, wow, I…
sure hope it did.
Planet Z
Some people pass out candy for Halloween.
But this year, all I seem to do is pass out.
Every time I open the door to step out there, the world goes all swimmy.
What are you, ghost? Zombie? Pirate? Regis Philbin? The One Percent?
Things get dark, and I’m falling.
When I come to, the candy’s gone, maybe I’ve got a bump on my head or a bruise on my arm.
Damn kids. Damn Halloween.
Then I realize I’ve been stepping on the hose to my oxygen mask.
Pulling the tank a little closer to the door should solve it.