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Ten Spooky 10-Word Tales πŸŽƒ

2 min readOct 20, 2024

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Are you brave enough to read my 1o-word stories? Enter the Halloween funhouse now and find out! πŸ‘»

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  1. Black cats crossed her path, shushing her as she shrieked. πŸˆβ€β¬›
  2. Their pillow-stuffed ghost costumes made napping between treats convenient. πŸ‘»
  3. The candy they handed out was older than the kids. 🍭🍬
  4. Ebay objected when the seller categorized her broom as β€œtransportation.” 🧹
  5. Casper felt invisible when the gang didn’t attend his shindig. πŸ‘»
  6. Napping in the graveyard turned out to be a mistake.πŸͺ¦
  7. She gives the children treats to boost her dental business. 🦷
  8. His Walking Dead costume makes him β€˜life of the party.’ 🧌
  9. Realtors sold the haunted house while its ghosts were vacationing. 🏚️ πŸοΈπŸ‘»πŸ–οΈ
  10. Dracula brushes for freshened breath but never has to floss. πŸ§›πŸ»β€β™‚οΈ

The trend of writing 10-word stories in Medium started in 2022 with a challenge from

. I had fun writing 10- and 20-word stories with holiday themes, which you can read here. Please join me this month by writing 10-word stories for Halloweenβ€Šβ€”β€Šif you dare!
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This post responds to a writing prompt from

in which she asked for tips or tricks that facilitate fiction writing. She suggested 10-word stories as a tool and I agree. If your writing has dwindled and you’re feeling rusty like me, try shot-blasting off that rust by writing 10-word stories with a Halloween theme.

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Shereen Bingham
Shereen Bingham

Written by Shereen Bingham

Communication Ph.D., venturing out from success as a scholarly writer to explore terrains of creative nonfiction, poetry, and fictional short stories.

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