A quote: “The stones themselves are thick with history, and those cats that dash through the alleyways must surely be the ghosts of the famous dead in feline disguise.” ~~ Erica Jong

I’ll start with a story …

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“Tonight? Today is Halloween?”

“Yes, dear. Haven’t you been paying attention to how the kids have spent the last few weeks decorating for it?”

“Well, I did notice a little, but how did it get here so fast?”

“Silly, you know time just gallops for us. Blink twice and it’ll be Christmas Eve.”

He harrumphed, glaring balefully down the staircase towards the front door. “And I suspect the kids are going to want us to show up tonight.”

She laughed, “Of course! This is the best Halloween house in town. We have a reputation to maintain.”

“And you just love to see all the trick-or-treaters.”

“Oh, come on. You do, too. The little ones are so cute …”

“Then there’s the teens …” he chuckled, “When they show up late …”

She shook her head, “Last year you were just a little too eager to scare them. That was some performance!”

“Hey, considering the stuff they watch already I had to come up with something!”

“Well, be a bit more careful tonight. We’re lucky our kids are so into Halloween they let us participate … after 150 years it’s nice to be wanted. Even just for one haunting a year.”

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Now, it’s your turn and Happy Halloween!
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