The fabulous Lydia Lukidis and Kaitlyn Sanchez are hosting their annual Fall Writing Frenzy Contest. Choose an image from Lydia’s blog and write about it. You can write a poem, a story, a mood piece, whatever comes to mind. Happy, scary, beautiful, grotesque, whatever suits your fancy for any kidlit age: board book through young adult. The maximum word count is 200. Here is my submission.
(138 words) Image #6 By Janie Reinart
Each person reads a column in this performance piece. Lines said at the same time are written on the same line in both columns. A blank space in the column—reader remains silent.
Sun’s almost down.
Shadows lurk on the edge of night.
OWWW! AHHH!
The hair on my neck stands up.
OWWW! I run!
I run…faster!
I am coming for you. It’s coming.
I smell your fear.
I break branches. I break down.
I will win this race!
It’s getting closer!
My claws…swipe.
Ow!
I run…faster! I run.
Full moon! Full moon shining!
What’s happening to me?
The hair on my neck stands up. The hair on my neck stands up.
I see you. I see you in the dark.
OWWW! OWWW!
We lurk like
shadows
shadows
shadows
on the edge of night. on the edge of night.
We run… We run… faster!
OWWW! OWWW! OWWW!
We are coming… for you! We are coming… run!
Run!
Calling in the night!
Calling in the night! OWWW!
OWWW! OWWW!
OWWW!
RUN! RUN!
Faster!
I would love to hear this read aloud by two voices! Great creativity! Good luck in the contest.
Thanks, Colleen. Looking forward to reading your entry. Good luck!
Very creative and unexpected! I really enjoyed your story! Good luck!
Melissa, so happy you liked it.
Love this poem for two voices!! Super fun!
Thanks, Tracy. Your entry is beautiful ❤️
Well done Janie! This piece is so creative and such fun to read–feeling the chills up and down my spine!
Thank you, Charlotte. You are my best cheerleader. Love your entry ❤️.
Thank you Janie <3
I love choral readings. Great job! Unique composition.
Me too, Sherri. Thank you.
Thank you, Sherri.
This is creepy and exciting, and I agree that I’d like to hear it read aloud by two. I enjoyed reading it, Janie!
Thank you, Sarah.
So creative and original to make this a performance piece! Good luck!
Alicia, Thank you so much!
Still so impressed with what you came up with. Very different, such a great read aloud!
Love ya!
Melissa, Thank you. It is fun to read aloud!
Janie, I like the revision! Didn’t think it could be better, but you made it even better. BRAVO, OWW.
Thank you, Kathy. Enjoyed your story/poem too!
This is very fun and unique!
Thank you Kelly. It was fun to write.
So creative! I love the different voices! Good luck! 🙂
Thank you. ❤️
I love this take on the picture! To me it fits perfectly, and the scary element… so good!
Thank you, Megan. Owww!
This is such and original and imaginative piece, Janie. You really took the image and ran with it! So cool how you used font size and style to indicate mood, too. Along with the rest of the pack, I’d love to see this performed!
Thank you, Anne. I got my husband to read it with me. 😊
I really enjoyed your poem, Janie. So fun to read. Drew me right in. Good luck!
Rosanna, Thank you,
I really enjoyed your clever poem. My favorite part is the repetition of “shadows.” Best of luck in the contest!
Very cool piece!
Thank you, Lauri😊
I have to say I don’t fully understand what’s happening in this piece and yet I’m very intrigued! Thanks so much for sharing such wonderful creativity with us for the Fall Writing Frenzy! I enjoyed the build up, especially!
Thank you Kaitlyn. Watch out for werewolves!
What a creative approach, I love it! I can imagine the read-aloud, so compelling. Good luck!
Thank you, Brenda.