I was standing in the checkout line at the grocery store last October when a bag of candy corn caught my eye from the impulse … Read more

I was at a fall farmers market last October, clutching a bag of Honeycrisp apples and trying to balance a coffee cup, when the woman … Read more

The PTA Halloween party was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. My son had reminded me that morning — “Mom, you signed up for … Read more

Halloween was never my holiday. I mean, I liked the candy as much as the next kid, but the elaborate costumes, the messy face paint, … Read more

There used to be a tiny bakery called “The Midnight Morsel” tucked away on Elm Street that made the most incredible spiderweb brownies every October. … Read more

I was sorting through a box of old Halloween decorations at a thrift store last October when the cashier, a woman who looked like she’d … Read more

This was supposed to be a batch of French macarons. I had the almond flour measured, the egg whites aging on the counter, and my … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a random Wednesday in October, and I had a very specific craving for something spooky but sweet. I didn’t have … Read more