Halloween Blizzard
It was worse than we thought26 total reviews
Comment from Teri7
Debi, I enjoyed reading this short story. This could have really been a twilight zone ending for real. Thanks for sharing sweet friend. love and blessings,Teri
reply by the author on 09-Oct-2024
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Debi, I enjoyed reading this short story. This could have really been a twilight zone ending for real. Thanks for sharing sweet friend. love and blessings,Teri
Comment Written 08-Oct-2024
reply by the author on 09-Oct-2024
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Hi Teri, thanks so much for the lovely review and comments. This is all true except my daughter's name and the ending, obviously. But the Halloween Blizzard of the Century was a thing. My friend and I took both our daughters out in it as it was not supposed to be bad, and they jumped out of the back and trampled through the snow just to trick or treat. We only took them to the people we knew and trusted but it was scary driving in it. Anyway, thanks again,
my dear friend.
Love Debi
Comment from BethShelby
This is a cool flash. You never know what may happen unexpectedly with the weather. That ending was like the twilight zone. It would be freaky to hear on the news of your own demise.
reply by the author on 09-Oct-2024
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This is a cool flash. You never know what may happen unexpectedly with the weather. That ending was like the twilight zone. It would be freaky to hear on the news of your own demise.
Comment Written 08-Oct-2024
reply by the author on 09-Oct-2024
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Hi Beth, thanks so much for the lovely review and comments. This is all true except my daughter's name and the ending, obviously. But the Halloween Blizzard of the Century was a thing. My friend and I took both our daughters out in it as it was not supposed to be bad, and they jumped out of the back and trampled through the snow just to trick or treat. We only took them to the people we knew and trusted but it was scary driving in it. Anyway, thanks again,
my dear friend.
Love Debi
Comment from Nicki.B
Oh dear oh dear oh dear!!! You were adamant in fairness to you that Annie got to go out trick or treating! You must have been so distracted by your mission you probably missed potential weather warnings! Great story, I hope she got lots of candy and it was worth it lol!
Best Wishes
Nicki x
reply by the author on 09-Oct-2024
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Oh dear oh dear oh dear!!! You were adamant in fairness to you that Annie got to go out trick or treating! You must have been so distracted by your mission you probably missed potential weather warnings! Great story, I hope she got lots of candy and it was worth it lol!
Best Wishes
Nicki x
Comment Written 08-Oct-2024
reply by the author on 09-Oct-2024
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Hi Nicki, thanks so much for the lovely review and comments. It told right away in the story that we weren't supposed to get much snow. So no, there were no warnings. Thats why they called it a surprise. This is all true except my daughter's name which is really Bridget, and the ending, obviously. But the surprise Halloween Blizzard of the Century was a thing. My friend and I took both our daughters out in it as it was not supposed to be bad, and they jumped out of the back and trampled through the snow just to trick or treat. We only took them to the people we knew and trusted but it was scary driving in it. Anyway, thanks again,
my dear friend.
Love Debi
Comment from Robert Zimmerman
The prompt is an interesting concept. It unfortunately ended up like many good ideas start. You complied well with the prompt. You told the story with good descriptives, and your last line shocks the reader. Well done.
Robert
reply by the author on 09-Oct-2024
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The prompt is an interesting concept. It unfortunately ended up like many good ideas start. You complied well with the prompt. You told the story with good descriptives, and your last line shocks the reader. Well done.
Robert
Comment Written 07-Oct-2024
reply by the author on 09-Oct-2024
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Hi Robert, and thanks so much for the kind review and comments. This is all true except my daughter's name and the ending, obviously. But the Halloween Blizzard of the Century was a thing. My friend and I took both our daughters out in it as it was not supposed to be bad, and they jumped out of the back and trampled through the snow just to trick or treat. We only took them to the people we knew and trusted but it was scary driving in it. Anyway, thanks again,
my dear friend.
Love Debi
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You're welcome, Debi.
Comment from Wendy G
Oh that's a quite different ending! Interesting story, with a touch of eeriness. Well written. Sending you best wishes for the contest. Wendy
reply by the author on 07-Oct-2024
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Oh that's a quite different ending! Interesting story, with a touch of eeriness. Well written. Sending you best wishes for the contest. Wendy
Comment Written 07-Oct-2024
reply by the author on 07-Oct-2024
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Thanks so much for the lovely review and comments. This is all true except my daughter's name and the ending, obviously. But the Halloween Blizzard of the Century was a thing. My friend and I took both our daughters out in it and they jumped out of the back and trampled through the snow just to trick or treat. We only took them to the people we knew and trusted so it was scary driving in it. Anyway, thanks again, Wendy.
Comment from gramalot8
Well, dang... that was definitely not the ending I expected.
Definitely wasn't a good idea at all. Reminds me of a trip from Idaho to Utah one very wintry Thanksgiving time. We drove so slow it took almost 2 hours longer than usual to get there... a nail biting experience.
Thank you for sharing your experience with.
reply by the author on 07-Oct-2024
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Well, dang... that was definitely not the ending I expected.
Definitely wasn't a good idea at all. Reminds me of a trip from Idaho to Utah one very wintry Thanksgiving time. We drove so slow it took almost 2 hours longer than usual to get there... a nail biting experience.
Thank you for sharing your experience with.
Comment Written 07-Oct-2024
reply by the author on 07-Oct-2024
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Thanks so much for the lovely review and comments. This is all true except my daughter's name and the ending, obviously. But the Halloween Blizzard of the Century was a thing. My friend and I took both our daughters out in it and they jumped out of the back and trampled through the snow just to trick or treat. We only took them to the people we knew and trusted so it was scary driving in it. Anyway, thanks again, gramalot.
Comment from DonandVicki
Your story caught my attention as I have just watched the disturbing movie "Megan" ( Amazon Prime). The movie starts out just like your poem. Nicely written.
reply by the author on 07-Oct-2024
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Your story caught my attention as I have just watched the disturbing movie "Megan" ( Amazon Prime). The movie starts out just like your poem. Nicely written.
Comment Written 07-Oct-2024
reply by the author on 07-Oct-2024
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Thanks so much for the lovely review and comments. This is all true except my daughter's name and the ending, obviously. But the Halloween Blizzard of the Century was a thing. My friend and I took both our daughters out in it and they jumped out of the back and trampled through the snow just to trick or treat. We only took them to the people we knew and trusted so it was scary driving in it. Anyway, thanks again, Don and Vicki
Comment from judiverse
Where I live, it would be hard even to imagine a snowstorm in October, but I'm sure they happen. You tell your story in as much detail as you can with the 100 word limit. I am a bit unsure about the ending. If the narrator is a casualty, how are we able to hear his story? You did a great job relating the necessity of the trip in the snowstorm. The narrator was willing to risk a lot for Annie. Best of luck in the contest. judi
reply by the author on 07-Oct-2024
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Where I live, it would be hard even to imagine a snowstorm in October, but I'm sure they happen. You tell your story in as much detail as you can with the 100 word limit. I am a bit unsure about the ending. If the narrator is a casualty, how are we able to hear his story? You did a great job relating the necessity of the trip in the snowstorm. The narrator was willing to risk a lot for Annie. Best of luck in the contest. judi
Comment Written 07-Oct-2024
reply by the author on 07-Oct-2024
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LOL, Judi, it is supposed to be a little like Twilight Zone ending. It is supposed to be creepy, like she is hearing the future of what is to come. It may be a minute or even an hour ahead of her. It was really hard to make my point in 100 words tho. You know?
Thank you for the kind words though. I do appreciate the feedback too.
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LOL, Judi, it is supposed to be a little like Twilight Zone ending. It is supposed to be creepy, like she is hearing the future of what is to come. It may be a minute or even an hour ahead of her. It was really hard to make my point in 100 words tho. You know?
Thank you for the kind words though. I do appreciate the feedback too.
Comment from Debbie D'Arcy
This is a well structured story in such a succinct form! We knew something unfortunate was imminent but you waited until the very end to disclose that you both were casualties. That made it all the more chilling (so to speak!) I like the open-ended element of this leaving the details up to the reader's imagination. Great pic as well. Well done and good luck! Debbie
reply by the author on 07-Oct-2024
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This is a well structured story in such a succinct form! We knew something unfortunate was imminent but you waited until the very end to disclose that you both were casualties. That made it all the more chilling (so to speak!) I like the open-ended element of this leaving the details up to the reader's imagination. Great pic as well. Well done and good luck! Debbie
Comment Written 07-Oct-2024
reply by the author on 07-Oct-2024
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Thanks Debbie, it is actually a true story until the end. And I changed the name of the girl. But it was the Halloween Blizzard of the century in 1991.
Thanks so much for the lovely review and kind comments.
Comment from Dr. Nad
I'm so sorry for you and your daughter that she was not able to get a whole lot of trick-or-treating done that year. I hope Annie was able to get some candy somewhere and didn't have to go the whole year without having any candy. That would've been horrible!
I like how you showed your commitment and love for your daughter and her feelings and attempted to be a heroic parent in spite of the adversity.
reply by the author on 07-Oct-2024
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I'm so sorry for you and your daughter that she was not able to get a whole lot of trick-or-treating done that year. I hope Annie was able to get some candy somewhere and didn't have to go the whole year without having any candy. That would've been horrible!
I like how you showed your commitment and love for your daughter and her feelings and attempted to be a heroic parent in spite of the adversity.
Comment Written 07-Oct-2024
reply by the author on 07-Oct-2024
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Hi Dan, thanks so very much for the kind review of my Halloween Blizzard story.
I appreciated it very much,
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You are most welcome sis.