Blog Free Write #3

Blog Free Write #3

Be sure to check spelling and punctuation. Remember to start a new paragraph with each new idea. Write at least 300 words. You may want to use a word document and then copy the writing into your blog. I will show you how to do this if you need help! Due Monday November 3rd by 8am.Choose one of the following prompts:

1. Write a narrative starting with the words "It was a dark and stormy night...."

2. Explain in detail your favorite Halloween or trick or treating experience. Explain who you went with, your costume, and any other details that made it your favorite/best halloween.



It was a dark and stormy night and thunder crashed overhead in the dark grey-blue sky. The yellow moon peaked through the thick clouds casting an eerie light over the ominous skeletal trees, their finger-like branches reaching up to grab the sky. At that moment a flash of white lightning lit up the scene, making shadows dance across the leaf-carpeted ground. A grey figure detached itself from the blackness.



Rain poured down my bedroom window in miniature streams distorting the yard. Was that a figure in my yard? No it couldn't have been. I must have been imagining the tall figure slithering behind the trees. I dismissed the blurry figure and flopped onto my sea foam bed thinking about the treasures I had found in the dreary, musky attic the day before.



It had been a gloomy rainy day just like today except their was no lightning or thunder. I had been extremely bored that day so I decided to explore the attic, which I rarely did. The wooden door was very heavy but I had managed to use all of my strength to force it open. The scent of antiques, dust, rotting wood, and something very old greeted me. I shivered despite the humid air that drifted out of the attic.



A small voice in my head whispered," Don't go in."



I pondered the feeble voice, but my curiosity got the best of me. I cautiously stepped into the pitch black room. My trembling fingers fumbled for the light switch. I finally found what I was looking for. A yellow light bulb on the ceiling threw light on the mountains of boxes and chests. My eyes swept over the abandoned things left here in the attic to collect dust. A golden chest caught my attention and I quickly strode over to it. I threw open the lid, suddenly eager to see what treasure lay inside it.



Pictures, lockets, and other various items were stacked on top of each other. I picked up the first picture I saw. It was in black and white and in it were two people standing in front of a house. The two figures were a woman with her hair in a neat and tidy bun and a younger girl in a bonnet. The woman's striped dress ended at her feet, a white apron covered it. The young girl's dress also ended at her feet but it was plain not striped. They both looked unhappy or worried. Wait, is that my house? I had studied the picture for quite a while and finally came to the conclusion that the house in the old photograph was my house many years before. I had decided to show the picture to my mom. I would ask her if these strange people were any of my distant relatives.

"Kelsie! Dinner time! " my mom had yelled from downstairs.

"I'm coming mom!" I had replied.

I had hastily rushed down the creaky stairs. In my hurry down the attic stairs, I had accidentally dropped the old photo. Not wanting to go back and retrieve it, I had ran the rest of the way to the dining room. Something about the attic and all of it's forgotten treasures freaked me out.

Knock! Knock! I slowly rose from my bed still lost in thoughts. I pulled open the door to reveal nothing. Nobody was standing outside of my bedroom door.

"Mom?" I questioned?

"Yes Kelsie," my mom replied.

"Did you just knock on my bedroom door?" I continued.

"No I didn't," mom answered from the living room.

"Oh, ok," I mumbled, puzzled.

"Is everything all right dear?" mom inquired sounding slightly concerned.

"Of course," I muttered still confused.

Who knocked on my door? I must be imagining things again. I walked over to my bed and lay down thinking about all of the weird things that have happened within today and yesterday. Without even realizing it, I drifted into a sleep full of bewildering dreams. The main characters in my dreams were usually the woman and the young girl in the black and white picture.

I woke up to the sound of footsteps. Leaping out of my bed, I opened the door and cautiously peered down the narrow hallway. I sighed in relief as I saw my mom striding towards me.

"Hey mom," I greeted her as she got nearer.

Mom's forehead was creased into fine lines and a frown dominated her features as she said,"Kelsie, there's something I want you to see,"

She abruptly turned on her heel and briskly walked away. Startled, I jogged to catch up to her.

"Mom, what's wrong?" I inquired, frazzled.

"You'll see," was all she said.

Soon we were at the front door and mom was already pulling it open. We walked out onto the lawn, but everything was different. My jaw gaped open in astonishment and horror. It was the same exact scene from the picture in the attic except in color. The long grass was a yellow-brown color and a clothesline stood off to one side. Then I saw something that made me freeze in terror. It was the woman and the girl. They were staring at mom and me with the most evil, menacing smiles.

That was the last anyone ever heard of Kelsie and her mom.

Fifteen years later a young girl walks up the steps leading to the attic of her new home. Their lie an open golden chest and lying on the floor was a black and white picture. Four figures stood in front of a house. There were two women and two girls in the picture.

Free Write #3

What is your favorite fall activity? Who do you do the activity with? When do you do it? How do you feel? Describe the activity to me. Be as detailed as possible. Make sure that you have 300 words for this free write. Hint- Write the free write into a word document. Check the word count in the document then copy and paste it over.

My favorite fall activity is carving pumpkins around Halloween time. I usually do this activity with my twin sister, Hayley. My dad sometimes helps me take the insides out of my pumpkin. On occasion, one of my friends comes over to carve pumpkins with my sister and I. Some of my friends who have came over before to carve pumpkins with Hayley and I are Jessie and Emma. When they have come over in the past, they are happy and excited to carve pumpkins for Halloween time. I normally do this activity around Halloween time. This usually means around the middle of October or late October. Sometimes we do it even earlier than the middle of October. Sometimes we do it at the beginning of October fourth or fifth. This would be like October When I am carving pumpkins for Halloween time I feel happy or excited. I enjoy doing this activity and it is one of my favorite things to do in the fall. Before Hayley and I start carving our pumpkins, we have to buy the pumpkins. Our mom drives us to our dad's store in Concord. At his store he sells a variety of colorful flowers, trees, and plants. Sitting on the front yard are small and large pumpkins. Hayley and I browse through all of the round pumpkins until we find one that we like. Once we bring the two blank pumpkins home, our dad helps us take the mushy, seed-filled, and gooey insides of the pumpkins out. After this messy step, we draw a face in the orange pumpkin with a black permanent marker. Once our silly or scary faces are drawn onto the pumpkin's front, we begin to make the faces permanent. Sometimes are dad helps us carve the the pumpkins. We place a bright candle inside each of the carved pumpkins and we place them out on the front steps. The bright orange pumpkins look vibrant against the grey, stone, front steps. Finally are pumpkins are jack-o-lanterns. The jack-o-lanterns fit right in with the rest of our spooky Halloween decorations.