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Halloween In the Time of Corona//October 351st, 2020

 As Halloween 2020 draws closer, I have seen more and more controversy around the internet about how, and even if, it should be celebrated during this strange, difficult year. Many popular events have been cancelled. Some towns and even full states are trying to outlaw trick-or-treating. And the response has, understandably, been mixed. This is a very hard subject for me to have an unbiased opinion on. My entire life is dedicated to celebrating Halloween, and while it’s true that there is always the option of staying home and watching a movie, that doesn’t exactly count as a real celebration of my favorite holiday in my eyes. Activities that involve staying home, are the things I do throughout the year to tide myself over until the actual time comes. A Halloween night spent marathoning movies like Hocus Pocus and Trick ‘r Treat, while cozy and fun, would be extremely unfulfilling to me. With that said, I do understand being hesitant to celebrate traditionally this year. How exactly...

It’s Not Always Sunny In The Pumpkin Patch: COVID-19//October 191st, 2020

I try to keep things on the lighter side on this blog. There’s nothing I love more than sharing a spooky story or idea, or a random memory. But I created this blog as a public forum to talk about things that are important to me. Yes, the vast majority of what’s important to me relates to Halloween in some way and that is what keeps me sane and happy even during the worst of times. But there are instances where the worst of times still hits me, hard, and there are things I’d like to say right now. We are currently in the middle of a worldwide pandemic. My state has the second-highest number of cases of COVID-19 in the country. It is terrifying, and I’m not home surrounding myself with the things that make me happiest during this time. I am the assistant manager of the online shopping department in a grocery store.  To say that the workload has gotten out of control would be the understatement of the century. We are absolutely flooded  with orders, currently behind ...