Contributor Series 2: Candy and Spirits Greedy Ghouls By Karen Schindler Don’t open the door Don’t answer the phone Pretend all together That no one is home Evil does stalk The sidewalk tonight Amongst tiny beggars Sweets their delight They come one by one Or all in a rush They ring the doorbell And wait […]

Contributor Series 2: Candy and SpiritsJersey BoysBy Bryan Borland For laughs we dressedas Jersey girls, gaudy wigs,earrings that pinched andBon Jovi shirts, running between buildingsas the cold weather shook offits costumed summer with confidenceand I chased you for warmth.We rang doorbells, a little oldto be beggars in your sister’s clothes,our bags swallowing candywe poured on […]

Contributor Series 2: Candy and SpiritsJack’s DemiseBy Kim Klugh Our orange globewith carved-out facelike a lantern flickeredfrom its porch step placeJack glowed at duskthrough his jagged grinhis visage haunted from deep withinhe cast his spell on passers-by who boldlylooked him in the eye. October’s days are nearly toldleaves fly about, the spark’s grown coldsince the […]

Contributor Series 2: Candy and Spirits Shhhhh … By Joan McNerney there is a witch living on the corner where the four roads meet. Her eye is evil, her nose crooked. She lays down the tarot pattern with wrinkled hands. Asks “do you wish tea of wormwood or henbane?” She will enchant your mind now […]

Contributor Series 2: Candy and Spirits Who Kissed My Neck? By Gianluca D’Elia I feel your presence As it is part of my essence Though I see no reflection I sense your pale complexion And piercing eyes so red Now tell me the secrets You’ve kept for centuries Vampire in the light beams Why do […]