Halloween Blizzard
It was worse than we thought28 total reviews
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.
Comment from Karen Cherry Threadgill
Nicely done. Here in East Texas we don't get snow. We get slush. The stuff of Orthopedist dreams! Many broken limbs. Not me, because I do not get out in the weather anymore. But, I only see snow on Tv and in Movies. Good luck with the coming weather. Good work here. Karen
reply by the author on 07-Oct-2024
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Nicely done. Here in East Texas we don't get snow. We get slush. The stuff of Orthopedist dreams! Many broken limbs. Not me, because I do not get out in the weather anymore. But, I only see snow on Tv and in Movies. Good luck with the coming weather. Good work here. Karen
Comment Written 07-Oct-2024
reply by the author on 07-Oct-2024
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Hi Karen, thanks so very much for the kind review of my Halloween Blizzard story.
I appreciated it very much,
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:-)
Comment from F. William Lester
Ah, Mother Nature at her devious best. I hope they weren't stranded too far from home. The chances we take as parents for the benefit of our children. Nicely done. Good luck in the contest.
reply by the author on 07-Oct-2024
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Ah, Mother Nature at her devious best. I hope they weren't stranded too far from home. The chances we take as parents for the benefit of our children. Nicely done. Good luck in the contest.
Comment Written 07-Oct-2024
reply by the author on 07-Oct-2024
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Frank, thanks so very much for the kind review of my Halloween Blizzard story.
I appreciated it very much,
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You are very welcome.
Comment from Sally Law
I certainly could relate to this flash fiction, although we weren't reported among the dead. A bone-chilling one for the contest, mystery writer.
Sending you my best today as always and my very best wishes in the upcoming vote.
Sally Law :))
reply by the author on 07-Oct-2024
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I certainly could relate to this flash fiction, although we weren't reported among the dead. A bone-chilling one for the contest, mystery writer.
Sending you my best today as always and my very best wishes in the upcoming vote.
Sally Law :))
Comment Written 07-Oct-2024
reply by the author on 07-Oct-2024
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Hi Sally, thanks so very much for the kind review of my Halloween Blizzard story.
I appreciated it very much,
Comment from Sugarray77
Hello. You did a great job with developing this story for the Good Idea contest. Your use of realism made it riveting and real. I love the surprise ending. Good work and good luck.
Melissa
reply by the author on 07-Oct-2024
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Hello. You did a great job with developing this story for the Good Idea contest. Your use of realism made it riveting and real. I love the surprise ending. Good work and good luck.
Melissa
Comment Written 07-Oct-2024
reply by the author on 07-Oct-2024
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Hi Melissa, thanks so very much for the kind review of my Halloween Blizzard story.
I appreciated it very much,
Comment from Gayla putnam
This short piece captured my imagination. I could picture the snow and an anxious grade school student. The end sucker punched me. Very clever indeed. It's hard to imagine finding out about your death over the radio. I have no criticisms it was creepily entertaining. Gayla
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reply by the author on 07-Oct-2024
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This short piece captured my imagination. I could picture the snow and an anxious grade school student. The end sucker punched me. Very clever indeed. It's hard to imagine finding out about your death over the radio. I have no criticisms it was creepily entertaining. Gayla
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Comment Written 07-Oct-2024
reply by the author on 07-Oct-2024
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Hi Gayla, thanks so very much for the kind review of my Halloween Blizzard story.
I appreciated it very much,
Comment from Kahlani
Oh, dear. What a catastrophe! I enjoyed reading this short story and couldn't wait to see what happens at the end. A humorous and entertaining story. Well done.
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reply by the author on 07-Oct-2024
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Oh, dear. What a catastrophe! I enjoyed reading this short story and couldn't wait to see what happens at the end. A humorous and entertaining story. Well done.
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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, Kahlani