the good, the bad, and the ugly — October 31st, 2020 was a day that changed my life forever. I’ve always been obsessed with Halloween and decided to marry Randy on the holiday. Every year we go on an anniversary trip- most of which have a spooky theme! So, it paid off for me. Each day has the…

or that I might not mention often — I’ve been thinking of doing one of these for a few weeks now, not realizing that it was a challenge last spring. That’s what I get for being off the platform for the majority of 2022. Anyway, thought it was time to do it as an introduction, of sorts, to…

Day 2 The Challenged: Prompt Response — Drearily, I came upon the door. The one that I had seen in so many nightmares. Located here in the ramshackles of an abandoned apartment building. The sign said “Do Not Enter” and yet, that feeling of needing to know an overwhelming current. This was the last place my best friend…

fiction — It was a dark night, rain pouring down. The roads were impossibly slippery as Amy and Simone drove home from college on October 30th. They didn’t see the sharp turn in the road. Before they knew it, the car was hydroplaning out of control. Sliding across the slick pavement into…

Day 1: The Challenged Prompt Response — I grew up in a Halloween loving family. My aunt was the queen of haunted school. My grandfather loved horror movies and claimed that “it’s fun to be scared”, and my grandmother loved reading palms, mysteries and thrillers. She even went through an Ouija board stage. October feels like magic…

October 2023. —

Happy Birthday Randy! —

I’m glad that I’m finally home —

I’m grateful for this season —