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Happy All Saints Birthday, Dad, miss you every day.
I haven’t really talked about my dad much since he died and I did his eulogy. He had an All Saints birthday (November 1st) and he used to hate that I would point that out every year. “I’m not a saint, bubba.” “Even still, dad, happy All Saints birthday!” I suppose I should have pointed…
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Jack Skellington pumpkin carving ideas
We borrowed a pumpkin from some Jewish friends and since we were introducing an Italian and a Portuguese friend to The Nightmare Before Christmas, we came up with some Jack Skellington pumpkin carving ideas. Here’s what I carved:
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Creepy and nightmarish vintage Halloween photos from the 1900s to 1950s
From doll masks to decorated bags over heads to specially crafted outfits, these fascinating and nightmarish photos capture random people donning … Creepy and nightmarish vintage Halloween photos from the 1900s to 1950s
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Describe a Family Member: Uncle Bill the Pirate
Describe a family member. Today’s prompt was to describe a family member and I almost took a pass again, then remembered — having just officiated a large family wedding — that crazy Uncle Bill the Pirate is dead and none of you know about him. Lemme tell ya about Uncle Bill, if I may. He…
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Pier 11 where Hornblower Waits — a response to Crossing Brooklyn Ferry by Walt Whitman
Pier 11 where Hornblower Waits — a response to Crossing Brooklyn Ferry — comes from The Greenwood Poet, a book that came out last week as part of my ongoing romance with doubling my years on odd years and then writing that many poems. I spent a couple of years, off and on, writing about the…
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Found a Captain’s Wheel at Rockaway
Someone threw away this otherwise glorious instrument of pilgrimage
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Are Wattpad reading lists private?
Are Wattpad reading lists private? No. The whole point of making a reading list on Wattpad (according to the company — I realize you’re asking because you have something else in mind), is to share the story. To show others what you liked or loved. To get folks to read something along with you or, even,…
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brooklyn bridge pumpkin
Here’s a giant brooklyn bridge pumpkin to give you ideas for your Halloween — you can obviously use less pumpkins.
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jellyfish pumpkin
And while we’re at it, a jellyfish pumpkin or two from he Gra What are you carving?
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fish pumpkin carving
Have a fish pumpkin carving from the Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze in the Hudson River Valley to give you some ideas for your Halloween this year.
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jurassic park pumpkin carving
Here’s a Jurassic Park pumpkin carving from the Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze to give you some inspiration this Halloween.