Monthly Archives: October 2008
The Most Sarcastic Jack-o-Lantern in the World
One October, twenty-something years ago, I was a five-year-old boy sitting at the kitchen table staring at a pumpkin. By the end of the night, I would have a jack-o-lantern to call my own. There was no such thing as … Continue reading
Lamest Halloween Prop Ever
I spent an afternoon helping my buddy, Josh, set up an animated Halloween prop outside his house. It’s a sound-activated Grim Reaper on a rope that makes creepy noises and travels back and forth across a chord. Sadly, we learned … Continue reading
Ghosts and Goblins and Go-Go Poles
I give in. After four years of dating my girlfriend, I’ve come to accept a simple truth: Octobers belong to Diana. Because Halloween is her favorite time of year, Diana always insists on packing our October weekends with Halloween-related activities. … Continue reading
Fear Into Pieces
A common age and a common name, how low we bow to common pains, the like mistakes dictated by complacency, familiar trembling aches decaying the root of reason, the tides of time sweeping swooning plops ashore in granite rhythm sea … Continue reading
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