For years during the Halloween and the Christmas seasons, for fun, I would write holiday themed "shorts" to give to my family and friends. As a strict matter of fact my published novel Past Sins started life as a Halloween short. ( I called it Night Shift. ) Off and on I have been working on another short themed Halloween story that I have not finished yet. The following story "Uncle Dave- A Halloween Story" was one I wrote several years ago and actually I received some very good "reviews" on it from the folks that read it. It is about something that happened to a young guy and his very favorite uncle. ( I suppose most of us either have or had one very favorite Uncle, hell I did ... Uncle Mac. Mac was married to my mothers only sister. I lost him in the early part of the 2000's, a loss I still mourn.
So, Halloween is still one holiday that .. even now brings the wide eyed kid in me ... out! So, with all this being said .. if you like the season ... here is my offering just for you ... and I hope you enjoy it!
Uncle DAVE
A Halloween Story
by Don Ecker
They held the memorial service this morning at 10:00. Mom demanded it be held at the church, she refused to have anything to do with any funeral home. She had her fill of those, she said, when she buried her parents. Of course there was no body, so why have any hassle or expense at a funeral home? The police are still looking for my uncle but I don’t think they will ever find anything. Blood was all that was left and they matched that to Uncle Dave. Do I think I know what happened? Well I do get ahead of myself and sometimes I have a bad habit of that. I suppose I should start at the beginning, That is if you’re interested. You are? Okay, but remember you asked.
My name is Brian Winston, of the “northside Winstons.” Well, that’s how my mother informs people. My dad’s name is William Arthur Winston, he’s the middle son. My mom’s name is Shelia Anne Lovy, from the “wrong side of the track” Lovy’s. That part of the family immigrated from Hungary 3 or 4 generations ago. She is really the one that is the “ram-rod” of the family, I guess that is where a lot of problems came from. You see, my mother never met a situation that she didn’t absolutely try to control from the get-go. Had Shelia liked computers she probably would have eased Bill Gates out by now and would be running Microsoft. Got the idea?
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So, Halloween is still one holiday that .. even now brings the wide eyed kid in me ... out! So, with all this being said .. if you like the season ... here is my offering just for you ... and I hope you enjoy it!
Uncle DAVE
A Halloween Story
by Don Ecker
They held the memorial service this morning at 10:00. Mom demanded it be held at the church, she refused to have anything to do with any funeral home. She had her fill of those, she said, when she buried her parents. Of course there was no body, so why have any hassle or expense at a funeral home? The police are still looking for my uncle but I don’t think they will ever find anything. Blood was all that was left and they matched that to Uncle Dave. Do I think I know what happened? Well I do get ahead of myself and sometimes I have a bad habit of that. I suppose I should start at the beginning, That is if you’re interested. You are? Okay, but remember you asked.
My name is Brian Winston, of the “northside Winstons.” Well, that’s how my mother informs people. My dad’s name is William Arthur Winston, he’s the middle son. My mom’s name is Shelia Anne Lovy, from the “wrong side of the track” Lovy’s. That part of the family immigrated from Hungary 3 or 4 generations ago. She is really the one that is the “ram-rod” of the family, I guess that is where a lot of problems came from. You see, my mother never met a situation that she didn’t absolutely try to control from the get-go. Had Shelia liked computers she probably would have eased Bill Gates out by now and would be running Microsoft. Got the idea?
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