Our front stoop!

For the past several years, Halloween—the day itself—for me has been about working on any writing project I choose, dressing up in costume, and playing my favorite “Kitty” game on Google Doodle. Last night, Nathan and I went up to our favorite cemetery to watch the sunset and listen to Christopher Lee read Poe’s “The Raven.”

The beginning of sunset at the cemetery.

I love the rose light on the stones.

Nathan took this. It was absolutely gorgeous–like the sky was on fire. Sorry for the low quality; I was in a hurry so I just grabbed it from Facebook.

Today I’m dressing up as Ellie from Jurassic Park. Tonight, we’ll roast pumpkin seeds and watch Vincent Price in Corman’s The Masque of the Red Death.

YES IT’S THE OFFICIAL COSTUME! I’m still battling that crazy illness and still can’t eat, really, so this year, I decided to treat myself. Plus I’m thin enough now to pull it off. Silver linings!

Here are the kitty game links (officially, it’s called Magic Cat Academy) in case you wanna play, too!

See links below!

2016: https://g.co/kgs/1FLM8by

(I wrote the short story, “We’ve Always Been Here.”)

2020: https://g.co/kgs/J84Tsmv

(I was working on Tidings).

2024: https://doodles.google/doodle/halloween-2024/

(I will be working on an untitled short piece and probably the Lake Rites screenplay polish).

Happy Halloween!

My spider pumpkin. Nathan had to finish it for me. He used to do TONS of pumpkins.

Nathan’s pumpkin! I thought this scarecrow was very cute.