Halloween Spider

Lit Up Halloween Spooks

Dascha Paylor
Nov 1 · 2 min read
Image by Steve Roberts from Pixabay

Elise fumbled with her keys, almost dropping the pumpkin she still needed to carve before tonight’s Halloween party. Door finally unlocked, she nudged it open, then really did drop the pumpkin, shattering it on the hallway tile.

Before her stood a hairy, orange, three-foot spider. She screamed, heart pounding, as fear rooted her feet to the cement porch. It’s okay

Thanks to DiAmaya Dawn

Dascha Paylor

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Writer, Editor, Physician, Life Coach. Also Mom, Grandma, and crazy dog Mom. My pronouns are she/her. Find more stories at https://daschapaylorauthor.com/.

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