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  CIARA N M GREENWALT

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Halloweensie!

10/28/2020

32 Comments

 
Another week, another kidlit contest, another prompt that seems totally uninspiring until I figure out how to make it work with my brain and the things I love to write about. The words skeleton, creep, and mask don't really live in my world- I'm a total wimp when it comes to all things spooky. But I'm always amazed at the magic that happens when I start to look at the possibilities beyond the first impressions. And I'm proud to share this little story that clocks in right at 100 words. 
Thanks for reading! 
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The Key
Emma knew Grandma’s room was off-limits, but Grandma was busy doting on trick-or-treaters.
Emma had tried every lock in the house with the tarnished skeleton key she discovered glinting under the basement stairs. All except the cedar trunk at the foot of grandma’s bed.
Emma crept upstairs and waited until the doorbell rang to creak open the bedroom door. She knelt by the box and the key gave a satisfying clunk in the lock. 
“You found my key.” Emma startled at Grandma’s voice. “Go on.”
A golden mask glimmered beneath the heavy lid. Grandma smiled. “You’ve unlocked a magnificent memory.”
32 Comments
Kalee Gwarjanski link
10/29/2020 03:33:18 am

Oooo I want to keep reading! What's the memory? Good writing!

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Ciara N M Greenwalt
11/2/2020 08:59:09 pm

Aww, thank you, Kalee!

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Ashley Chalmers link
10/29/2020 03:40:00 am

Oh wow, so many questions!! Hopefully there's not a body behind that mask...

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Ciara N M Greenwalt
11/2/2020 09:00:02 pm

Ha! No body, I'm pretty sure. Probably a ballgown. :)

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Melissa Miles
10/29/2020 12:47:09 pm

I love this! Such a tempting thing to find the right lock for an old key like that. :)

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Ciara N M Greenwalt
11/2/2020 09:01:18 pm

Aw, thanks! Isn't it just. I think I still have a key I found when I was a kid that I'm *still* looking to find the lock for. :)

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Colleen Dougherty link
10/29/2020 01:26:02 pm

Nice! I want to keep reading more:)

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Ciara N M Greenwalt
11/2/2020 09:04:51 pm

Thank you!

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Jill Lambert link
10/29/2020 06:23:37 pm

A completely unique take on those three words--I love it and hope you keep going with this story! It is brilliant, Ciara!

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Ciara N M Greenwalt
11/2/2020 09:05:15 pm

Oh, Thank you, Jill!! That is so sweet of you!

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Sarah Meade link
10/29/2020 07:45:41 pm

Ooooh, I want to know what comes next!

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Ciara N M Greenwalt
11/2/2020 09:05:27 pm

Me, too! lol :)

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Shelley Walden link
10/30/2020 07:30:23 pm

What a great story! I was hooked from the first line. Good luck!

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Ciara N M Greenwalt
11/2/2020 09:05:44 pm

Thank you, Shelley!

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Maria Marshall link
10/30/2020 07:55:56 pm

Hope you think about expanding this into a picture book. Was it from a long-ago Halloween or masquerade ball? Best of luck.

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Ciara N M Greenwalt
11/2/2020 09:06:29 pm

Aw, thank you! I'm definitely thinking of expanding it into something. I'm just not sure what yet. :)

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Bonnie Kelso link
10/31/2020 09:40:30 am

Ooooh! Makes me want to read the rest! Nice job building the suspense. I used a "skeleton" key in my story, too. Good luck!

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Ciara N M Greenwalt
11/2/2020 09:07:05 pm

I'll have to write the rest! Thanks, Bonnie!

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Monica E Acker
11/1/2020 04:57:43 am

So much story in so few words!

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Ciara N M Greenwalt
11/2/2020 09:07:42 pm

Thanks, Monica!

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Connie Bergstein Dow link
11/1/2020 07:21:29 am

Lovely story!

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Ciara N M Greenwalt
11/2/2020 09:07:52 pm

Thank you, Connie!

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Chel Owens link
11/1/2020 10:14:00 am

Great mystery!

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Ciara N M Greenwalt
11/2/2020 09:08:28 pm

Thanks!!

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Nancy Derey Riley
11/1/2020 11:34:00 am

Great start to a mystery story! Good luck!

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Ciara N M Greenwalt
11/2/2020 09:08:43 pm

Thank you, Nancy!

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K Fischer link
11/1/2020 11:54:08 am

Fun story, definitely teases the imagination for more.

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Ciara N M Greenwalt
11/2/2020 09:08:58 pm

:) Thanks, K!

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Diantha Litwer
11/1/2020 04:51:55 pm

Aaaaahhhh...where's the rest of the story???!!! Great cliffhanger!

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Ciara N M Greenwalt
11/2/2020 09:09:26 pm

It's out there in the ether waiting for me to find it! :) Thanks, Diantha!

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Nicole Loos Miller link
11/3/2020 05:54:02 am

I love the tension and buildup created in so few words! Love the sense of mystery :) Great job!

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Ciara N M Greenwalt
11/11/2020 05:33:48 pm

Aww, thanks, Nicole!

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