Listing Toward Halloween starts in one week!

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!

Halloween: That was fun

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

The rag man, a true story of a mysterious visitor

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

It takes a Halloween village to face hordes of trick-or-treaters

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