{
  "title": "The Skeleton Parking Dispute",
  "story": "My neighbor called the police over my Halloween decorations\u2014and accidentally confessed to moving them.\n\nLast October, I hung a three-foot skeleton from my porch, facing the sidewalk. My neighbor, Mr. Vale, hated it. He said it lowered property values.\n\nI laughed and turned it toward his driveway. Petty? Absolutely.\n\nThe next morning, I found a note: \u201cRemove it or regret it.\u201d So I added a tiny sign: \u201cSkeleton parking only.\u201d\n\nThat night, police knocked. Mr. Vale claimed I was threatening him. The officer asked if I had cameras.\n\nI did. I showed them footage of Mr. Vale sneaking onto my porch at 2 a.m., moving the skeleton, then calling the police.\n\nThe officer made him put it back.\n\nNow the skeleton faces my porch again. And Mr. Vale installed one too\u2014in his yard, with a tiny sign reading, \u201cI lost.\u201d",
  "description": "A petty Halloween decoration feud takes a hilarious turn when the evidence comes out. #shorts #storytime #neighborhood",
  "hashtags": [
    "#shorts",
    "#storytime",
    "#neighborhood"
  ],
  "theme": "petty neighborhood dispute",
  "source": "original-ai",
  "created_at": "2026-09-24T10:46:33.063966+00:00"
}