"Those seemingly interminable dark walks between houses, long before street-lit safety became an issue, were more adrenalizing than the mountains of candy filling the sack. Sadly Halloween, with our good-natured attempts to protect the little ones, from the increasingly dangerous traffic and increasingly sick adults, has become an utter bore." - Lauren Springer
Photo is "Oíche Shamhna - Halloween" - from Cat MacBride.
"It's like my whole world is coming undone, but when I write, my pencil is a needle and thread, and I'm stitching the scraps back together." - Julia Alvarez