Seasonal Ghost Story Challenge

[caddyman.livejournal.com]

Only a couple of days now until Christmas and time, I think, for the traditional horror or ghost story. Last year, I posted up the challenge to almost universal apathy, other than from a select few, but it's always worth a try.

The challenge, as usual then, is a ghost story in 500 words or less to be posted on LJ in time for Christmas. I shall try and think something up just so no-one thinks I am idling any more than I really am.

Go on.

Have a go.

How hard can it be? Everyone likes a spooky story.

Cross posted to and from my own journal and just_writing.

Comments

[itsjustaname.livejournal.com]

I'm working tomorrow (and I'm still in the office now at 8pm, just taking a quick break on LJ before diving back into it) so I'm unlikely to get something done by Christmas, but I'll definitely try and write something over the holiday period.

[caddyman.livejournal.com]

Cool.

I'm part way through writing mine. I keep forgetting how hard it is to keep to 500 words (even once you've had the idea itself!).

[binidj.livejournal.com]

I'm struggling hard to get myself out of the economical habit of writing that I've fallen into over the years. You may console yourself, however, that I am writing a ghost story (of sorts) but that it needs to come in at nearer 5,000 than 500. And it won't be finished by tomorrow!

[caddyman.livejournal.com]

Well you should post it up anyway. I wish to read it! (Please, please, pleassssse)

[binidj.livejournal.com]

Well I'll see how it goes, it'll be a few weeks yet though I imagine.