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!
Category: Halloween
It's Labor Day weekend in the United States. Some people consider this to be the official start of the fall season and therefore an acceptable time to start decorating for Halloween. Others still consider this to be too soon. What do you think? Please take this quick poll. https://epoll.me/embed/ACQ5nSzx3yk/when-is-it-acceptable-to-start-decorating-for-halloween Once again this blog will transform … Continue reading Poll: When is it acceptable to start decorating for Halloween?
For the month of October Listing Toward Forty was Listing Toward Halloween, featuring a variety of Halloween posts including many by guest authors. It was a lot of fun to share the words of so many different writers. It was also a lot of work. All Halloween posts from the series can be found here. If you … Continue reading Halloween: That was fun
For the month of October Listing Toward Forty is Listing Toward Halloween, featuring a variety of Halloween-inspired posts including many by guest authors. This post is by Jay Keenan. This is a true story. Because it is true, it needs some background. The event occurred when I was a little boy, when I was five … Continue reading The rag man, a true story of a mysterious visitor
I don't know what's going to happen tomorrow. On Halloween. This morning the radio announced a weather forecast of a "100% chance of rain." 100%. Are forecasters even allowed to say 100% about anything that isn't already happening? Regardless, the forecast is not promising. If it rains the evening could be disappointing on a several … Continue reading It takes a Halloween village to face hordes of trick-or-treaters