Monday, October 29, 2012

Halloween Contest WINNER!


A FolkHeart Press 
Halloween Writing Contest
Winner Has Been Chosen!
 Congratulations  Gregory Kimball

His prose-poem story, Dead Man's Shoes was selected just in time for Halloween. Prizes included being featured in the blog and in the monthly FolkHeart Press e-newsletter AND  a $25 gift e-card from Sweet Lolllipop Shop!
Honorable Mention: Girls vs. Ghoul by Lily Hagan

Dead Man’s Shoes   By Gregory Kimball

In the alley in the rain with his head in his hands things weren’t going as Willy had planned.
Broke, forlorn and driven to drink. Into the pits of perdition he was beginning to sink.
His wife was gone and his dog had died. He was running rather low on strength and pride.
Sitting and staring as the rain came down. If his mouth had been open he would probably
drowned.
Out in the alley with the rest of the trash, heartbroken and blubbering with zero cash.
Poor little Willy had nothing to lose when he stumbled upon the dead man’s shoes.
Wingtips they were polished and bright and they shone like a beacon in the dark of the night
Inside of the shoes were the dead man’s feet with the rest of him there like a side of meat.
There in the alley: Stiff, spoiled and dead with black plastic bags for his final bed.
 Off they came, quick as a flash and the dead man’s body sunk in the trash.
 On they went and Harry stood tall. They fit rather well though a little too small.
Into a grin his lips stretched wide and he felt his body filling with pride.
Suddenly then his heart ceased to pump and his head hit the ground with a terrible thump.
Along came Hector, dejected and alone. He was feeling the loneliness deep down in his bones.
Poor little Hector had nothing to lose when he stumbled upon the dead man’s shoes.

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