The First Peekaboo Porch — Under a roof that smelled like rain and old candy corn, Ludo snipped paper stars for a game he called Peekaboo Porch. Read the full story →
Under a roof that smelled like rain and old candy corn, Ludo snipped paper stars for a game he called Peekaboo Porch. He wanted every guest to find one secret smile before knocking. But the wind kept flipping his stars upside down, and the little bulbs he twisted by hand went blink, blink, out. From inside the walls came a soft tap-tap, like knuckles on wood.
“Who wants to play?” Ludo whispered. A moon-pale ghost slid behind the door glass. Another tucked into the lower window. A spider held one star steady with a silky thread, and the cat sat tall beside the biggest pumpkin as if guarding the rules. Ludo clapped once, proud of his wobbly, wonderful game. Ever since that night, haunted houses keep friendly faces in their windows and on their porches, so brave visitors can play Peekaboo Porch before they knock—can you find the secret smile that started it all?
