HallOctoberEen - A Mikeydred October Dollar Prompt For All Vocal Creators

Introduction

Every month, I set prompts in the Vocal Social Society and offer a dollar tip to five random creators who participate, asking them to share their stories in the comments and on the thread in the group.

This is not official.

So What's Happening In October 2025?

I want you to write me a story or poem, with the theme being things related to the month of October, or use the featured song as inspiration. October was originally the eighth month, but after Roman calendar rejigging, it is now the tenth month.

The old Roman calendar started in March, so October was the eighth month. When the Roman senate changed the calendar in 153 BCE, the new year started in January, and October became the tenth month.

You can combine October and anything else for your poem or story, or take one of the ideas on the link or list below

Here are a few October days which may inspire you:

October 1 Yom Kippur Begins,and My Birthday

October 4 Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi

October 6 Full Hunter's Moon

October 6 Child Health Day

October 9 Leif Eriksson Day

October 13 Thanksgiving (Canada)

October 13 Indigenous Peoples' Day

October 18 Alaska Day

October 20 Diwali

October 24 United Nations Day

October 31 Halloween (All Hallows' Eve)

I will write and include an example story, but that won't be classed as an entry.

I am looking forward to seeing what you come up with, and I know you are all incredibly creative Vocal talents, so get your pens, paper and keyboards out.

The music is "Hallowed Be My Name" by Alice Cooper

So SHARE YOUR WORK in the comments here, and/or also on the thread in the Vocal Social Society if you are on Facebook.

Please drop your entry in the comments; otherwise, I won't see yours when I choose the random winners.

Also, please link and mention this piece in your entry. Thanks for that.

On Saturday, 1st November 2025, I will award a dollar tip to five random Vocal Creators who have shared their work here.

Here is the last prompt/challenge with the results and the five randomly chosen stories:

My examples:

Here are the five random dollar stories