STANDARD LEAD​
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It was a dark stormy Halloween night and I was heading to a party. ACTION/REACTION​
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I pulled the hairy Chewbacca mask
over my face, brushing it's all-too realistic fur from my eyes,
and hoping the itching wouldn’t last very long​
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DIALOGUE​
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“I don’t understand why *I* have to be the
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giant alien gorilla.” I whined to my best friend Dan.
“Simple...I’m the handsome one, you’re the...well you’re the
giant alien gorilla one.” “Oh yes, oh so handsome.” I said
sarcastically as Dan attempted to stretch the fabric of his
quite snug Han Solo vest.
ONOMATOPOEIA​
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“HRUUUUUUUAAAAAH!
HRRUUUUUUUAAAAH!” It was 8:30 pm, and I had resigned
myself to being late to the party….a good Chewbacca roar
takes practice, after all.
SHOCKING STATEMENT:​
An eight foot tall space
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monster and a known and wanted criminal were preparing
to make their way through the inky night, seeing what kind
of mischief they could cause in Parsippany, New Jersey.
LIST​
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Halloween has always been one of my favorite
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holidays. The candy. The tricks. The pumpkin spice coffee.
The ability to be an adult man wearing a full Chewbacca
costume in polite society and not get strange looks...you
couldn’t do that on October 30th or on November 1st. But
October 31st? Fair game.
VIVID DESCRIPTION:​
The hoot of an owl cut through the
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silence of the dreary night sky. The scraggly trees shook like
frightened puppies in the wind. Ghosts and goblins all
around the quiet town were preparing for their nighttime
parade through the streets. Soon, the cold chill in the air
would be tempered by dozens of brightly colored princesses,
bloodthirsty pirates, bold superheros...and one 29 year old
Chewbacca.
QUESTION:​
When are you too old to wear a costume on
Halloween? 16? 17? 21? For argument’s sake, let’s say it’s 30.
That way I won’t have to feel bad about this VERY expensive
Chewbacca costume I dropped a good portion of my
paycheck on.
QUOTE:​
Erma Bombeck once said “A grandmother pretends
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she doesn’t know who you are on Halloween.” Apparently,
my Grammie had not gotten that memo because when I
attempted to scare her in the driveway, she simply rolled
her eyes and muttered something about me “never growing
up.”