"No adult without a child. No child without an adult." That's what was printed across the top of the orange flier. My son shoved the paper into my hands with the enthusiasm of someone redeeming a winning lottery ticket. "See, mom. Kids aren't just allowed. They are required! Come on. Let's go! Please!" Having a son who … Continue reading The scariest Halloween maze in the world
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A guest post by Jack Bonawitz My mother wanted a hero: one of her brothers had been a star athlete in small town Montana, and she believed that the genes which had propelled him to greatness would, when combined with my father’s eastern European genes, create another hero, another star. Her observations of my father … Continue reading The Halloween costume my mother wanted me to wear
A guest post by Anne Brannen This Samhain, or Halloween (the 30th of October actually, since the 31st is a Monday, and not a good time for a giant party) about 800 witches (that’s all that will fit into the space this year) will gather in San Francisco for the 37th Annual Spiral Dance. It … Continue reading What witches do at Halloween: The Spiral Dance version
A guest post by Danielle Hontz Halloween eve was ripe with mischief as Shane sat on the porch with Dave and Alicia, trading tales of Halloweens past. Dave sighed. “I suppose we’ll have to endure another equally humiliating prank from you this year. So tell me, what’ll it be: switch our Halloween candy with rocks? … Continue reading The Halloween prank
A guest post by J. H. Bernard Rockwell Hall is an old stone building which sits at the western most edge of the campus of Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Completed in 1958, its architecture hearkens back to the early 20th century when rust belt robber barons peppered our Midwestern cities with their grand gothic … Continue reading The boy with the ball: A ghost story?
Kim Z. Dale 