Thursday, February 14, 2019

MY ENTRY: Susanna Hill's 4th Annual Valentiny Writing Contest - Lynne Marie





A MONSTROUSLY MARVELOUS MALENTINE’S DAY
By Lynne Marie
214 Words

Morton fretted. Malentine’s Day was days away.
“What can I give the most monstrously marvelous teacher?” Morton asked Mombie.
“There’s so much cleverness rattling around that brain,” said Mombie. “You’ll think of
something.”
Morton wracked his brain. He decided on chocolate-covered worms, a rotten caramel apple and a
hand-made card.
At Ghoul School, Morton left his gifts on Miss Phantasm’s desk.
He couldn’t wait to see her eyes light up.
Morton watched the doorway. Oh, no! A SUBSTITUTE TEACHER!  
He sloshed up and grabbed his gifts. He stowed the apple in his lunchbox, the worms in his
ears and slid the card into his homework.
“Hi, I’m Mr. Wolf.” The substitute passed out gummy worms and funny cards to each student.
“I know the holiday won’t be the same without Miss Phantasm, but I’ll  try to make it special.”
Morton groaned. I feel terrible.


Mr. Wolf taught class about the phases of the moon. Morton was mesmerized. He had no idea
other teachers could be monstrously marvelous too.
Morton moaned. He felt even worse.

Finally Morton’s guilt had eaten away at him. “These were for Miss Phantasm,” he admitted.
“But I’d like you to have them. You’re a monstrously marvelous teacher, too!”

Mr. Wolf howled. “And you, Morton, are a monstrously marvelous student.”

PLEASE SEE ORIGINAL POST TO CONTEST HERE: 
https://susannahill.com/2019/02/13/oh-guilty-heart-the-4th-annual-valentiny-writing-contest/



14 comments:

  1. Aww! This is such a sweet story. Hehehe "Mombie." Really fun read. Good luck!

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    1. Awww, thanks, Heather! Wishing you a Happy Valentine's Day and Good Luck in the Contest! Thanks for stopping by My Word Playground!

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  2. I love the monster theme and monster wording! Good luck!

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    1. Awww, thanks, SAHR. I have Monsters on the brain this Valentine's Day <3 Happy Valentine's Day and Good Luck to you!

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  3. Ah, those substitutes. Love the name Ms. Phantasm. Hilarious! I'm so glad that Morton caved and gave Mr. Wolf the treats.

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    1. Me, too. My daughter used to be so upset when getting a substitute. She even made up a game -- the angry substitute game. But we figured out who was really angry LOL Thanks for stopping by My Word Playground, Jilanne!

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  4. Such a monstrously sweet story, Lynne Marie! I love all your monstrously marvelous word choices--they really made your story come alive!

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    1. Awww, thanks, Candice! I appreciate your kind words. Thanks for stopping by My Word Playground and good luck to you!

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  5. I'm always a sucker for a good monster story. This nicely balances the gruesome with the giddy--I actually scrunched up a bit when Morton slid the worms into his ears. Nice work, Lynne!

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    1. Thank you so very much, Jose! Good luck to you, too! Thank you for stopping by My Word Playground!

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  6. Adorable! I would say a tiny bit gross, but how bad could worms be once they were dipped in chocolate?! Yum!

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    1. LOL ;) Thanks for stopping by My Word Playground, Lauri! So happy to have you here! I finally got a follow button up, so please consider following. Always glad to have you back. Good luck with the contest!

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  7. Such a cute story, Lynne! I felt poor Morton's sticky predicament! I'm glad it all worked out in the end :) . (And apologies for not commenting sooner - I thought I had left a comment here but now I don't see it!) Thanks for joining in the Valentiny fun!

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    1. Thanks for stopping by My Word Playground, Susanna! I appreciate your time and dedication. Thanks for all you do!

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