Why I Slept Through Halloween

A hilarious Halloween prank gone wildly, painfully wrong!

For sixth-grader Mark and his neighborhood crew, Tommy, Skinny, Lou, and the terrifyingly tough Rachael, Halloween isn't just about collecting a king's ransom in free candy. It's about the tricking.

When Mark overhears his older sister planning a spooky 7:00 PM trip to the local graveyard, he immediately recognizes a moment of comedic destiny. The plan is flawless, slip into the cemetery early, hide behind a massive 19th-century headstone, and unleash the ultimate jump-scare. To double the fun, Mark decides to spook his own friends first before joining forces to terrify his sister. Armed with a bedsheet, questionable zombie face paint, and an absurdly oversized sense of confidence, he sets his master trap.

What could possibly go wrong?

As it turns out, absolutely everything. Between a strict detention-issuing science teacher, a complete misunderstanding of his sister's whereabouts, and a friend who takes "ghoul defense" a little too literally, Mark's legendary prank takes a sharp, heavy left turn.

Based on actual events, Why I Slept Through Halloween is a laugh-out-loud, nostalgic short story about childhood friendships, bad decisions, and the unexpected consequences of leaping out from behind gravestones.