The Halloween Project Day 13: 21 Cousins
This one is dedicated to all my cousins. There actually were 21 of us. Family get-togethers were biblical. Dozens of participants...
The Halloween Project Day 12: You’re Only As Sane As …
This is dedicated to every counselor, psychologist, therapist and psychiatrist I have ever met. Some are interpreters from heaven, some...
The Halloween Project Day 11: Magnetic Personality
Not really science fiction, not really science at all, this little piece is just a metaphor for all the quirky things that exist in the...
The Halloween Project Day 10: School Down Below
A ghost story. Every Halloween needs one. But…a good portion of this is true. Anthony looked across the cafeteria table to Brian and...
The Halloween Project Day 9: Birmingham, West Midlands – 1888
We need one straight out, hardcore, down and dirty, monster story. From Frankenstein to Pumpkinhead monsters are fun. Well, maybe not...
The Halloween Project Day 8: A Family Affair
Next up, a werewolf story. Why not. Full moon in Connecticut this year is November 4. A little late for Halloween, but not too late...
The Halloween Project Day 7: Volume Cask
This one is not dedicated but aimed, like an arrow to the bullseye, at bad teachers, especially those who ridicule, demean and diminish...
The Halloween Project Day 6: In Hell There Is No Redemption
Tattoos. They’re loved and hated. Once the province of Maori warriors, sailors, carnies, they now are sported as fashion and coolness. ...
The Halloween Project Day 5: Cat Scratch Fever
Dogs and Halloween just don’t match. Neither do parakeets, lizards, guinea pigs or hamsters. I’m sure someone could write a nice little...
The Halloween Project Day 4: Hand in Hand
This one is dedicated to Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales. I’ve had the good fortune to pass days in castles and mountainsides,...