The Jack-O’-Lantern

Lit Up Halloween Spooks

Derrick Cameron
Nov 1 · 2 min read

It started on Halloween night, when I returned from the shop with a prize pumpkin, ready to create my best jack-o’-lantern.

“Hey, get off my grass!” I shouted to a stooped old lady on my front lawn. I regretted the tone of my outburst immediately. I thought about apologising but didn’t.

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Derrick Cameron

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Lover of music, words & books. Fiction writer & reader. Husband, Father & Samaritan. Budding musician. Friend to people & animals. Fan of inner & outer space.

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