30/10/25 Ha-Ha-Halloween

This Halloween, we are looking for stories to make us shake, shiver and cry...with laughter!

Take an ostensibly spooky setting or character and make it funny. Some ideas:
- The vampire's landlord has a few words for his tenant. The place is not up to fire regulations!
- A Puritan ghost is enthralled when the owners of the house she haunts put on Love Island.
- Dracula is defeated when, in bat form, he is pounced upon by a bored and greedy tomcat.
- It turns out snakes can be charmed by all wind instruments, including the bagpipes.

(Bonus points if you can name the media where these come from)

Costumes and spooky dress are very welcome but not required.

This week's meeting will be held at Peace House. We ask you arrive no earlier than 7pm as organisers will be setting up and making the room ready for everyone before then.

Doors open at 7:00pm for a 7:30pm start, and Readings and Feedback will go on til around 9:30pm.

All the information you need about our Readings and Feedback sessions can be found at the links below. Please read them before attending, as the answers to most questions can be found here!

• In-person events: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQR_u8Lo0L5wl0GNbWsQsAmq4Q7xH_Itrc0xy1WOo-7KdfyczNLszzNegxywrPlLbgvACB1AGuRlIz6/pub
• Online events: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQYioGi0fnuWTszxJCdvVJPG82qoeA87xQinsChnjXoTyffFUsC9ZIhAyQkKEVWaxDgbg6HBewb11cz/pub
• Our community rules: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vRafGOfNvI6IzQW8KyejZzM17cWjqBP4VQdLAEXN5baq48vDJuras_5YMEV6sqAAGfUbMzM0ZhqAOBu/pub

All are welcome.

Readers, please be prepared to share a link to your work in the Meetup page for this event or to bring paper copies.

Listeners, please be ready to access these documents and follow along with readers on your phone or other device.

Entry Fee: To help cover venue costs, we are asking for an entry fee of £3-£5, depending on your budget. We'll collect this on the night of the event (Paypal or card payment).

A basic selection of drinks will be available at the venue for a donation (Paypal or card payment), or feel free to bring your own.

The event organiser for this session is Tiffany Howard.

Questions? Please first read the documents linked above. If your query is not answered there, you can email the group organisers at oxfordwritingcircle@gmail.com

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