Category: Halloween

  • Why My Last Trick or Treat Broke My Heart

    Why My Last Trick or Treat Broke My Heart

    Originally published October 31, 2014 It was October 31, 1959, and my friend Doug Bidgood and I had almost finished filling our shopping bags with tricks and treats, and we were excited to get home and sort through all our goodies. We were both 9 years old. We dressed up as scary as possible on…

  • A Write to be Wrong

    A Write to be Wrong

    Today is Monday morning, October 26th, and the internet in my neck of the world (Langley) is not working. I planned to write a story about my twenty-year quest to brew the best cup of coffee ever (at home). It is a story that’s been percolating inside my hollow head for months, but I haven’t…