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The Halloween hangover
The cobwebs are still clinging, the candy’s gone missing, and somehow it’s already Thanksgiving season. In this snarky post-Halloween reality check, I wonder why the holidays insist on sprinting back-to-back and question humanity’s obsession with pumpkin spice, inflatables, and performing seasonal cheer before the fake blood’s even dry. Continue reading
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Make your move, mortals
Step inside Make Your Move, Mortals, an interactive Halloween Eve story where curiosity is your curse and every choice drags you deeper into the dark. It’s Choose Your Own Adventure with worse odds, haunted real estate, and snarky commentary from the other side. Happy haunting… and good luck clicking “next.” Continue reading
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The grumpy bastard who couldn’t pay his bar tab
Stingy Jack was an Irish blacksmith with all the charm of a hangnail and the morals of a used-car salesman. He cheated the Devil, made terrible deals, and wound up wandering the earth with a turnip lantern. His mischief lives on every Halloween, carved into our glowing pumpkins. Continue reading
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Ghosts, grifters, and Google
From candlelit parlors to Netflix deals, mediums have been cashing in on our curiosity about the spirit world for centuries. This snarky tour through séances, celebrity psychics, and search engines proves that Halloween isn’t just costumes and candy, it’s also a crash course in how humans monetize mystery. Continue reading
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Candy-coated crime scene
Candy corn is the candy that won’t die. Some people hoard it like treasure; others treat it like edible wax crayons. From its chicken-feed origins to today’s neon pyramid debates, this sugary triangle is fall’s most controversial snack. Here’s why it sparks so much drama, and where I stand. Continue reading
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Bite-sized betrayals
Halloween candy isn’t just sugar, it’s a confession. Reese’s fans play it safe, Candy Corn lovers thrive on chaos, and raisin people? They’re the villains. Backed by real candy stats (and a lot of sass), here’s what your Halloween favorites reveal about your personality. Continue reading
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Rules for surviving the unseen
Halloween is more than costumes and candy. It’s crawling with old superstitions. From black cats and spiders to unlucky numbers, people have always tried to outsmart fate. Some of it’s spooky, some of it’s silly, but all of it shows just how far we’ll go to feel a little safer. Continue reading
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Witch, please: You don’t know Halloween
Think you know Halloween? Witch, please. This quiz is packed with eerie legends, creepy superstitions, and a few wicked tricks to keep you guessing. Some answers are true, some are total traps, but all will test your spooky smarts. Dare to play, or be haunted by wrong answers. Continue reading
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Witches, Rice Krispies Treats, and childhood memories rule Halloween
Halloween in grade school meant costume parades, Rice Krispies Treats, and the Hunger Games race for textbooks. From handmade costumes to spooky sing-alongs, those early memories shaped my love of October 31. Join me at The Creative Quill as we kick off Ten Days of Halloween with nostalgia, laughter, and spooky superstitions. Continue reading
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Dragged through Hell (and an old familiar sub-division)
What was supposed to be a calm nature walk turned into three and a half hours of chaos, squirrel warfare, dead zones, and public humiliation. My dog dragged me through hell, the suburbs, and my last shred of dignity, and somehow still had energy to spare. Continue reading
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