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Halloween: here's a collection of all of our articles filed under halloween

Category: Columnists
Not Your Average Fairy Tale
The Ghosts of Halloweens Past
By Melissa Doak
Take One: Saadia in kindergarten. Only a few short and stormy months since she came to me. I was hanging on by a thread. My once-promising relationship with my fairly new girlfriend was on rocks… apparently it really killed the romance for her...read more
Category: Columnists
The View From Here
A Pre-Teen Halloween Is Scary Stuff
By Amy Nathan
About a week ago my daughter put her head on my shoulder, and said, “I’m sad.” Now this could always go either way. It could be a serious plea that needs tending to or it could be her rip-roaring sense of humor that’s trying...read more
Category: Columnists
Home/Office
Momstumes
By Dana Tuszke
With Halloween just around the corner, I got to thinking about costumes. Dawson is dressing up as a UPS man and he anxiously awaits carrying his bright orange pumpkin bucket so he can ring our neighbors' doorbells and exclaim, "Trick or treeeaaat!"...read more
Category: Columnists
Mother Magnetism
Writing the book on makeup; Halloween makeup for kids; Removing temporary tattoos
By Kelly Reising
It's officially October people. And ya know what I just did? Painted my toes black. Well, not actually black, but Russian Navy from OPI. It's a dark sparking (subtle) navy color that looks almost purple-black in the bottle. I love it. Thank goodness for...read more
Category: Columnists
Growing Pains
Like Sands Through An Hourglass...
By Elizabeth Thompson
...these are some scary days, my friend! I’ve been going through some photo boxes -- in my neverending quest to downsize, organize and exorcize the humungous amount of STUFF I’ve accumulated over the years -- when I came across a picture...read more
Category: Columnists
What's the Matter With Mommy?
What Are You Going To Be?
By Kelley Cunningham
I think there should be Halloween costumes for Moms. Here are the ideas I am going to send in to the Halloween Express catalog for their consideration: Drunk Raffi Comes with vomit-encrusted fake beard, a busted geetar with a sound chip that plays...read more
Category: Columnists
Growing Pains
Scare thy neighbor.
By Elizabeth Thompson
“…suddenly there came a tapping,   as of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.   "'Tis some visitor," I muttered, "tapping at my chamber door – only   this and nothing more.”...read more

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