Some consider the night before Halloween to be "Devil's Night," when mischief and mayhem often occur. My Halloween take on Clement Clarke Moore's classic Christmas poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas" (commonly known as "'Twas the Night Before Christmas") takes the Devil's Night moniker rather literally. ‘Twas the night before Halloween when I and my spouse Were … Continue reading ‘Twas the Night Before Halloween (A Devil’s Night Poem)
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It's the Halloween season, so it's time for adults and kids to choose Halloween costumes. Unfortunately, the majority of Halloween costumes for women and girls are either princesses, "sexy" versions of normally not very sexy things, and sexy princesses. I, too, am guilty of joking about sexy Star Wars costumes, but if you are looking … Continue reading Better Halloween costumes for women and girls
My 5-year-old son wanted to be R2-D2 for Halloween. Unfortunately, the only commercially available R2-D2 costumes I could find were for babies or sexy ladies. I offered to make a DIY R2-D2 costume for my son, but he decided to be Spider-Man instead. He's happy, but I am still frustrated that apparently no one thinks R2-D2 … Continue reading 10 Star Wars Halloween costumes sexier than R2-D2
I love fall (or autumn, if you prefer). I love pumpkin bread and stew. I love tea and hot chocolate. I love going inside and watching trashy TV while sitting under a blanket. I am not hiding. That is what people do in the fall. The days get shorter in fall. Some people complain about … Continue reading I love fall
It's baa-ack! In one week Listing Beyond Forty will again become Listing Toward Halloween. During the month of October I will feature posts related to or inspired by Halloween, including costume ideas and spooky stories. Over the next week I will start transforming the site to its Listing Toward Halloween design. The first Halloween post will go live … Continue reading Listing Toward Halloween starts in one week!
Kim Z. Dale 