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September 4, 2021 12 Comments

By John Adams

Natalie was in a bind. Only one flight could get her to the annual shareholders’ meeting in time: Monst-Air 666.

Luckily, she’d packed her carry-on well.

So, when her pale-complected seatmate flashed his fangs, she was ready, pelting him with garlic cloves. The vampire grumbled and resumed his Sudoku.

When the howling window-seat occupant sprouted facial hair, Natalie rewarded the “good puppy” with Milk-Bones. The werewolf yapped playfully.

And when a frazzled fright attendant announced, “Could, uh, Passenger Frankenstein retrieve his wandering…baggage…from business class, and quickly?” Natalie sighed and readied her spare shackles.

Next year, she was flying broomstick.

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  1. Kevin says

    September 4, 2021 at 7:32 am

    Fine Hallowe’en story.

    Reply
    • John Adams says

      September 4, 2021 at 5:53 pm

      Thank you! My kind of Hallowe’en story — not too spooky! 😀

      Reply
  2. Liz says

    September 4, 2021 at 9:58 pm

    Brilliant, loved it 🙂

    Reply
    • John Adams says

      September 4, 2021 at 10:41 pm

      Thank you!

      Reply
  3. Fliss Z says

    September 5, 2021 at 8:51 am

    Brilliant chuckle. Nicely told.

    Reply
    • John Adams says

      September 5, 2021 at 12:18 pm

      Thank you! Glad it amused you!

      Reply
  4. Jennifer Lai says

    September 5, 2021 at 12:40 pm

    What a fun piece John! Loved it!

    Reply
    • John Adams says

      September 6, 2021 at 1:33 am

      Thank you for reading and commenting. I tried to have fun with it!

      Reply
  5. Alex says

    September 5, 2021 at 5:42 pm

    Milk-Bones for the werewolf, a vampire playing Sudoku – what’s not to love? Fun and fabulous, just in time for autumn!

    Reply
    • John Adams says

      September 6, 2021 at 1:33 am

      Thanks! I’m glad you liked it!

      Reply
  6. Valli says

    September 6, 2021 at 9:13 am

    Nicely written… good for Halloween… well done…

    Reply
  7. dlherrmann says

    September 8, 2021 at 7:39 pm

    Great. When I saw “Monst-Air” I knew something not quite normal was up!!
    Thanks,
    dlh…

    Reply

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