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Happy Halloween!

 


This particular Halloweentober has flown by! It's the same old story, the older I get. But I went with the flow, watched a ton of movies and Halloween specials, ate more than my fair share of junk food, and enjoyed the Autumn season. I only managed to carve one pumpkin this year, transforming the gourd into a magical, mystical totem to ward off dark spirits. Here it is below.

This past month I read a bunch of my Halloween short stories books, such as The End of Summer, by J. Tonzelli. And This is Halloween, by James A. Moore. I also picked up the book A Season with the Witch, by J.W. Ocker, while in Salem and briefly read through it. It's a great love letter to the Witch City.

During the day T and I watched a bunch of spooky and funny Halloween movies, from Sleepy Hollow and Casper and Hubie Halloween to a few slashers and some Roseanne specials. We gorged on cheesesteak and ice cream (not at the same time, of course). It was an absolutely gorgeous Halloween today, with serious wind, however, so decorations were flying all over town as if they were bewitched.

T and I walked around last night in our neighborhood - our street never seems to get more than a few stragglers Trick or Treaters, so we've stopped getting candy and waiting for them to show up - and took in the Island to enjoy our neighbor's decorations and costumes. There was a food truck with popcorn and cider, a pleasant surprise to be sure, and quite a few of our neighbors offered us pizza and salad. Curious, that last part, but it was a nice courtesy, nonetheless. One neighbor had a large drum trash can with cutout jack-o'-lantern face and fire within. That was one of my favorite decorations for sure!

Another Halloween comes to a close. I'm sad, of course; I'm so very sentimental. But I have Thanksgiving to look forward to next. And then Christmas. And the year-long buildup to next All Hollow's Eve! See you then!


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