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The Teal Pumpkin Project: Teal is the new orange this Halloween

A guest post by Emily Levenson When Kim reached out and asked if I wanted to write a Halloween-themed post, I excitedly said yes. I'm a big fan of Halloween — any holiday that encourages dressing up as a unicorn is a-okay in my book. Of course, I'm also a big fan of the candy. … Continue reading The Teal Pumpkin Project: Teal is the new orange this Halloween

Hosting a Halloween party: A few tips for awkward weirdos who hate parties

A guest post by Barbara Sparrow I have always loved Halloween. There were several years (during my 20’s of all decades), when I didn’t dress up for Halloween, and I would have recurring dreams about shopping for a costume, heartbreaking dreams like the ones I had about bread when I tried to do Atkins. But … Continue reading Hosting a Halloween party: A few tips for awkward weirdos who hate parties

Get psyched for October with a Halloween GIF dance party

It's almost October, which means its time to transform this site it to its seasonal variation, Listing Toward Halloween. Hooray! It's about to be a party! (An on-line, largely text-based party, but a party none the less.) Gloss up your reading glasses and get your ghoulish groove on! Last year, I did something a little … Continue reading Get psyched for October with a Halloween GIF dance party

40 creepy starting sentences for stories about librarians

'Tis the season to write spooky stories, and it seems like someone was looking for some specific assistance that my blog could not provide. I noticed that a search term that brought someone to my blog was "creepy starting sentences to start a story about a librarian." Well, sadly that person had to go away … Continue reading 40 creepy starting sentences for stories about librarians

The truth about millennials

The truth about millennials is millennials are the worst. Millennials are awful. Millenials are annoying. At least that's what the hashtags and the memes tell me, and I believe them. After all, millennials are people, and there are a lot of awful, annoying people out there. It stands to reason that at least some millennials … Continue reading The truth about millennials