Spooky reader, it’s day 2.

Before we dive in, I wanted to mention that I’ll be tabling at MileHi con this year. So if you’re local to Colorado and are attending, then come say hi to me in the vendor room!

Now it’s time for the next story. This one I wrote prior, I’ll admit. I led a drabble writing workshop at the Colorado Festival of Horror, using the prompt: Halloween in Space. Drabbles being words of exactly 100 words.

If you listen to the podcast I host with friend and fellow author, Carson Winter, then that theme probably seems familiar. We hold a yearly drabble contest and that was this year’s theme.

Part of the workshop was discussing the challenges of drabble writing, then there was the practical section where we all wrote a drabble.

Bit of a flex, I got my drabble to 100 words in that setting and so here it is:

“It’s not possible,” Jill said.

“Don’t listen, don’t say anything,” George replied.

The knocking continued.

Jill began to weep. “What if they need help? What if we know them?”

George shook his head.

The knocking continued.

“Trick or treat! Give us something good to eat!” Impossible children’s voices.

Jill fled, floating in 0-G, away from the airlock. Tears a trail of glistening breadcrumbs.

The knocking followed. Childish laughter,

“Leave us alone!” Jill screamed.

Furious, hungry fists against the hull. Gorwing more violent as the children screamed in the void:

“Trick or treat! Give us - give us something good to eat!

The End

I know I wrote this before the contest but I feel like the challenge was still there since I wrote this in a time limit situation under pressure. I really liked it so wanted to share it!

If you missed yesterday’s story, you can find it here.

See you tomorrow!

x PLM