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Avon Ghost Story
It’s almost Halloween. Almost All Soul’s Day. Time for a ghost story. A true story.
Halloween Candy Tastes
All I can say is that times have changed in Minnesota.
Christmas Through the Year
I didn’t bake a single cookie last December. Not one.
Peanut Butter Kisses
We all have our ways when it comes to Halloween candy.
The Silence of the Birds
We listened to the rustle of grasses, the leaves in the trees, the distant traffic. But after a few days I realised there was no birdsong.
For Mary and Sue and Sue
You’d be crazy to cross Mr Smith’s garden. But one night I had to.
Deer Flies & Their Ways
We pay good money to watch horror movies, when all we have to do is step outside.
Dark Shadows Blue
Collinwood, home to the Collins family, features gothic architecture and many candles in Dark Shadows Blue.
The Secret Under the House
Things were being moved. Things were being eaten.
Beautiful Lines
French poet, writer, and imp Apollinaire invented the calligramme. Minnesota’s famous shapes would make good calligrammes.
