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Happy Halloween, dear readers!

I had an encounter this evening that shows the power of a good storyteller. My parents don’t hand out candy. I think it’s a little bah humbug of them, but since it’s their house I play along. We keep the front of the house dark to discourage trick or treaters, but one or two always stop by anyway.

Tonight I opened the door to a maybe-twelve-year-old bride of Dracula. After she’d gushed over Panda Bear and said the traditional “trick or treat”, I said, “Goblins ate all our candy. Sorry.”

She gasped softly and her eyes went wide. “Really?” she whispered.

I nodded solemnly.

She left totally convinced my candy hoard had been wiped out by goblins. Point to the storyteller. 🎃

A gorgeous, orange, perfect Halloween sunset.

A gorgeous, orange, perfect Halloween sunset.

I took Panda for a walk this evening (before the above encounter) and was treated to a gorgeous orange sunset, perfect for Halloween Night. I’m so pleased I was able to capture it with the sun right in the pocket.

While we walked I played PokĂ©mon Go. As I suspected, there are more creepy PokĂ©mon out in honor of Halloween, even more than during the rest of the Halloween event. I was stoked to finally get enough candy to evolve my Onix into a Steelix, its special evolution. In fact, tonight was an evolution bonanza! I also caught two witch Pikachu and hatched two Cleffa, who are among my favorite PokĂ©mon. Cleffa’s ears remind me of Princess Leia. 🙂

While I was hunting Pokémon, I checked out neighborhood decorations. This yard is one of my favorites this year:

My favorite neighborhood yard decorations this season.

My favorite neighborhood yard decorations this season.

I also spotted this cat pumpkin and instantly gave it my Most Creative Pumpkin Award (made up on the spot 😁):

Winner, Most Creative Pumpkin Award 2017.

Winner, Most Creative Pumpkin Award 2017.

I hope you all have a happy and safe All Hallows’ Eve! Enjoy this amazing fan music video combining The Lord of the Rings and “All Souls Night” by Loreena McKennitt.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhuDlxK04dU

Thank You, Readers

Wednesday’s mega-post was emotionally exhausting to write and scary to publish. I couldn’t sleep due to PTSD and being subconsciously braced for trolling and a deluge of victim-blaming and -shaming in the guise of support. I expected my followers to drop like flies. (This speaks to the trauma of my experiences, not to the actuality of my readers.) I’m thrilled that none of that happened. It’s very healing to have posted my #MeToo stories and for it to be okay.

Thank you to all of my readers for being awesome. Special thanks goes to Steve, Lebana, and Alyssa for their support and for encouraging me to keep it real, warts and all, by their courageous examples. Please check out their blogs!

I’m also happy it’s raining here. So to thank you, dear readers, I’m sharing a recording I made of a recent thunderstorm. I hope you enjoy it and that it can soothe you during stressful times. You can download a copy here, or play using the SoundCloud player below.

If you like my rain recording, you may enjoy the Soothing Sleep Sounds app (link directs to iTunes Store). It features a large variety of soothing, looping sounds which can be combined to make your own. You can also continue to play Sleep Sounds in the background while listening to other audio, such as an audiobook. I receive no compensation for recommending this app.

TGIF and have a great weekend! 🙂

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Groove with Rosemerry!

Apple Music now allows you to see what friends are listening to and listen to their playlists a la Spotify. Check out my “Writer’s Candy” playlist, chock full of songs that inspire my writing. And please share your own favorite writing jams!