​Martha's BEESiness Trip
140 words

Mud Bath Aftermath
47 words

Storm is stopping.
Puddle hopping!

Splishy, sploshy
Oozy, squashy.

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Let it Grow, Let it Grow, Let it Grow
209 words

Oh the weather outside was dreary
And the plants were looking weary.
Poor Santa was filled with woe.
“They won’t grow! They won’t grow! They won’t grow!”

“A Venus fly-trap for Tommy,
And a String of Pearls for Mommy?!
Their progress is much too slow!
They won’t grow! They won’t grow! They won’t grow!”

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Contest: Halloweensie
Host: Susanna L. Hill
Task: Write a Halloween story that includes the words skeleton, creep, and mask.
Word Limit: 100

Sweet Escape
100 words

Pucker trembled in the trick-or-treat bag.
He had lost so many friends tonight.
Still, his heart filled with hope.
The gluttonous vampire finally slept.
Had Pucker’s disguise worked? Would he be spared this Halloween?

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Witchcraft Workshop 
196 words  
  
My Witchcraft Workshop’s open,   
here for every spooky need. 
My customers are lining up. 
Ready? Let’s proceed! 

“I want to find true love today!” 
My powers are distinguished! 
I’d brew a potion, but  
my cauldron fire’s been extinguished. 

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