Fifteen Minutes of Scrawl

Yeah, this year's is on a Thursday.  Dress as Halloweeny as your job allows (this may just be orange haha) Decorate your space (cubicle, office, living room, whatever you have!) Hand out candy (if you don't live in a place with a lot of kids, go visit a friend who does) Go trick-or-treating with the kids in your life (if you're able to time-wise) Watch something Halloweeny (after work) Listen to a Halloweeny podcast (whenever!) Find time to dance to a Halloweeny playlist (I'm sure Spotify has tons) Offer to organize an office Halloween party (note that I said organize  and not pay for ) Buy yourself some Halloween candy (though maybe do this the day after haha) Read a ghost story (or listen to one as an audio performance) Bake something with pumpkin (pumpkin bread perhaps?) Draw something Halloweeny (find the time to at least doodle a skull) Tell people Happy Halloween (they'll likely say it back) Enjoy a fall or Halloweeny drink (up to you to define) Take the day o

Time for some tough conversations? Petra does look really cool Adnan, you are not the best husband "An intruder in your pants," is an amazing quote, Rayne How is Chidi's sister an intruder in her own home? "I don't like you because you treat my brother poorly," is actually a really good reason Oh I thought Niles and Matilda did have sex "I am a man, but that doesn't mean I have to be stupid,"--Niles Hello, Vanja! Wow Vanja does a lot Aw, I'm sorry Vanja Božo does seem fun (this was before I heard he dumped Vanja suddenly for someone else) Brian, Ingrid is not digging these stories of you being a player FAITH DO NOT TAKE THIS TRASH PERSON BACK SIGH "The sex camel," does not seem flattering, Vanja Oh, Vanja, I'm so sorry NILES! YOU HAVE TO TELL MATILDA THAT YOU DON'T WANT TO GET MARRIED YET! They don't seem vibrant, Shay. They seem tired Adnan, Shay is just doing what the producers tell her Why are we here for Brian mass

It's really getting close now! Moo Deng That shooting contestant from Turkey Very demure, very mindful (could be couple's costume) Duo owl (yes, not 2024 specific, but I think it'd be very funny to go up to people and constantly ask them about their language journey--how frightening!) A stressed-out meteorologist (too much?) Maggie Smith's famous roles (couple's costume for her two most prominent or group costume to include more) Chicago rat hole J. K. Rowling (she's so terrible and thus scary now--well has been for a while) Characters from Dune A nepo baby Kelce and Swift (yes they started dating last year, but still) Skibidi Toilet (yes, it started last year, but oh well) Red-eyed cicada Cowboy Carter Australian breakdancer (Prompt by me) "Halloween 2018" by Ayuntamiento Roquetas de Mar

Don't read if you're on my Halloween card list! I'm going to be including some creative pieces in each card. Remember this poem style I came up with? The Ouija planchette prowls for ghosts. Carromancy makes omens. Tarot predicts futures. Those that seek answers may find spirits too willing to share their curses. So beware hunters of the otherworldly signs, for some beyond the veil would rather pull you through it than give you a peek behind it. (Prompt by me) "Ouija board box cover c 1915-1918" by William Creswell

Don't read if you're on my Halloween card list! I'm going to be including some creative pieces in each card.  The birds! Oh God, the birds! Now, her third head quite disagreed. Thankfully, the recording stopped just short. Oriental rugs carry quite the body. Interment wasn't her major concern anymore. The beast's stomach slowly dissolved him. Even blessed silver bullets weren't enough. She dug into the bite vigorously. Boogiemen rarely stay under the bed. Jack-o-lanterns cackled, spewing sparks and smoke. The Hell beast devoured angel flesh. Her belly swelled with the parasite. Then the sacrifice called the cops. Candles foretold the blood that'd spill. Shaking, she said he was imaginary. (Prompt by me) "Saturday morning walk around the abbey pond and back." by abbeyprivate

Don't read if you're on my Halloween card list! I'm going to be including some creative pieces in each card. Remember this poem style I came up with? The sun sets and trick-or-treaters stream out onto spooky streets. Donning cute or creepy or funny costumes, they seek their sweets. They ring bells, knock on doors and find joy in all that is given. Soon their sugar-filled bellies will invite sleep. Tomorrow, they will trade for the morsels they find as elite. (Prompt by me) "food pr0n: "Paper Bag of Halloween Candy" ii" by Terry Bain

Don't read if you're on my Halloween card list! I'm going to be including some creative pieces in each card. These are shortened versions of  "15 first lines to a scary story" . Brittle bones contained her undead marrow. Screams mingled delicately with autumn breezes. Surely the door was there before. The children deliberately were no more. Darkness gobbled her into its maw. She awoke to burrowing in her ear. Eerily quickly, her body wasn't hers. One by one lights flickered dark. Spiders frothed from her crooked jaw. Otherworldly lights and inhabitants drew closer. Expecting soft flesh, she found scales. The lit building oozed vile bile. Whistling to his comfort, she shuddered. Ghost observed their corpses and murderers. Red eyes blinked open, surrounding her. (Prompt by me) "Amsterdam to Budapest. Dürnstein (Austria). Graveyard. A huge pile of human bones under the church." by Anne and David

Time for some family time?  How does Shekinah have money for a nose job?  Sarper, you are not a doctor Joanne, have you looked into visa rules etc.? Josh is such a jerk I think the Javanese stuff looks great so shut up, James Okay, James, yes, but you should be contributing James, Meitalia is asking you to TRY Okay, James, how is doing nothing helping you and Meitalia make money? Ah so Sarper doesn't like Shekinah having surgery because he can't control it...cool James, honestly, you're being a jerk Wow it's almost like you two should've made a plan before moving (maybe even marrying) Next time Dempsey and Statler didn't plan for Wi-Fi Next time Meitalia's money want the most expensive options Next time Lily's daughter (?) confronts Josh Can't wait! (Prompt by me) 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way , TLC Promotional image source

Don't read if you're on my Halloween card list! I'm going to be including some creative pieces in each card. Topical outfits, spooky and sexy dresses, how I love costumes. Orange and purple evoke such spooky feelings and joyful mem'ries. Tombstones, crypts, graveyards clutter the neighborhood's lawns, offering candy. Horror shows and films send shivers up my weak spine, I shan't watch alone. Eldritch creatures crawl, moon beams electrify beasts, magic awakens. (Prompt by me) "Blockparty (422 of 454)" by Guide Live

Time for some misrepresentation and dislike.  Oooh I do want to see Petra Adnan and Tigerlily are so incompatible  Adnan's brother is being rude Oh Chidi, I hope you get at least some answers on what caused your visual impairment LOREN! YOU KNEW IT DIDN'T TRANSLATE PROPERLY Loren, how do you know Faith is your "other half"? LOREN! YOU DON'T SLEEP AROUND SAFELY! HOW COULD FAITH TRUST YOU? Matilda is so pretty Oh Chidi, I'm sorry Brian, have you told Ingrid about your several marriages and engagements? Veah, maybe this is why you shouldn't have brought Rory Okay, sorry to be harsh Veah, but has 777 helped prevent the tragedies in your life? Rory, why did you agree to this? Yes, what the f are you doing, Rory? You are starting the relationship with a lie, Veah Rayne, why would Victoria trust you right away? Omg Rayne, lie Rayne, plenty of people in the US cook RAYNE! YOU CAN'T SAY THAT! Ho boy I guess Matilda and Niles are giving up on that "not til

Don't read if you're on my Halloween card list! I'm going to be including some creative pieces in each card. Pumpkins become lamps, casting light into dark night, with their carved faces. Witches, zombies, cats, and, mummies, oh my! Outfits donned for Halloween. Candy Corn, Dum-Dums, and more fill my pumpkin bag, soon to be enjoyed. Dance the Danse Macabre, for now the veil is thinner and we are all one. Dark omens abound in candle wax and tea leaves foretelling futures. (Prompt by me) "Jack-O-Lantern" by Alabama Extension

Don't read if you're on my Halloween card list! I'm going to be including some creative pieces in each card.  A full moon rises, as do the dead ones, lurching, fingernails congealed with grave dirt. Where they are headed is to consume tons of flesh, innards, and blood that will soon spurt. They desert their interred crypts to bask in ghostly illumination. They pillage and call out to inhospitable djinn, reveling and ravaging the village Welcomed are they all for it is Hallow's Eve. All dance the Danse Macabre together, relishing in humor of the gallows. Souls one and all are light as a feather. The corpses shuffle back to graveyards soon, taking fresh ones as their ghastly new boon. (Prompt by me) "ZOMBIE QUEEN" by J.R. Libby

Don't read if you're on my Halloween card list! I'm going to be including some creative pieces in each card. Tomfoolery Rollicks Instead Candy Karma - Option Reverberates - Tantalizing Richness Even Ate The Envelope Round Sweets (Prompt by me) "Children trick-or-treating in Tallahassee- Tallahassee" by Florida Memory

Time for some terrible times.  Dempsey, I know you're well-intentioned, but you can't just good-intention someone out of a panic attack Shekinah, you shouldn't live with this man Wow Sarper, couldn't even keep up the lie for like ten minutes This isn't a white lie, Sarper Josh's brother seems nice Corona is hilarious with this super cold water Corona and Ingi are just not compatible Okay, this photo-shoot thing Sarper has brought Shekinah to feels like a tourist trap...but one I'd enjoy lol Please don't lick Sarper while I'm here, Shekinah Statler, you need to know the difference between the Notre Dame cathedral and Notre Dame the school It's nice to see Statler and Dempsey laughing Oop I feel bad for Josh's brother Next time Sarper crafts Shekinah a nose Next time Sarper wants to be in on the actual surgery??? Next time James and Meitalia are dressed up Next time James and Meitalia should break up Next time Joanne's kids make good points

Don't read if you're on my Halloween card list! I'm going to be including some creative pieces in each card. Haunting Along Lonely Lowly Obscurity Wailing Eerily Every Night Gnashing Harmful Oblong Spiked Teeth Spookily (Prompt by me) "Hop-tu-naa turnip with ghost (Maughold 2016)" by Culture Vannin