Lauri Meyers .

Monday is Valentine's Day, and the best way to celebrate is writing a story for kids! Enter Susanna Hill's Valentiny contest. Stories must be 214 words or less, about Valentines Day, and about someone feeling proud .  Read all the great entries here.   **UPDATE! My Gummy Love won an Honorable Mention for the contest as a hole!** My Gummy Love By Lauri C Meyers 214 Words   Joey crafted a Valentine for Grammy and wrote, “I love you THIS much!” He added a gummy heart. But the gummy was little, and he loved Grammy a lot. Joey grabbed a pot and a box of cherry gelatin. He mixed it and poured out a big gummy heart. But he loved Grammy more than that. Joey grabbed a bigger pot and three boxes of cherry gelatin. He mixed it and poured out a bigger gummy heart. But he loved Grammy more than that. Joey grabbed the biggest pot and twenty boxes of cherry gelatin. He mixed it and poured out a gummy heart as big as the table. “I did it! Joey said. “That’s how much I lov

Update: Quiet as a Butterfly Fart won an Honorable Mention! Thank you Kailei for the fun contest. See the other winners here.  How fun is this? Kailei Pew is hosting a kids choice contest with 100 kid judges. Stories can be all kidlit ages, must be under 200 words and posted on her site by the day of twos... 2/2/22.  So I looked through some unfinished pieces to see if anything spoke to me for this contest. I needed a laugh, and kids need laughs so I give you Quiet as a Butterfly Fart . It's honestly nearly memoir, because me trying to tell quiet bedtime stories almost always devolved to an unfortunate word choice which failed to create sleepiness.  Did I throw Dad under the bus? Maybe. Does Mommy sometimes make body noises? No. Absolutely not. MOMMY IS A PERFECT LADY!   I hope you get a laugh and visit Kailei's site for more stories.  Quiet as a Butterfly Fart By Lauri C. Meyers Genre: PB Rest your sleepy head. Let your sweet dreams start. The night is quiet as …