Thank you.  Sometimes the glimpses into every day life are the easiest to write and related to, a nice time out from the heavy stuff.  Thank you for your comments.

this piece has a nice light-hearted feel to it. It's like a sweet, brief window into someone's life. It's not boisterous or necessarily glamorous, the person isn't going to a party or doing anything crazy. They're just buying candy for Halloween, and I think you captured a certain sweetness and humor in that. I love when people write about quiet things. This piece was delightful and it made me smile :).

Thank you.  Glad you enjoyed a glimpse into my evening.

Sums up my Halloween feelings perfectly. I like the thought that kids can have some candy, and that's great. But I don't like all the steps to get there lol. Great job playing the beginning as a depressive point about the needlessness of certain social norms. Then to flip it around with a little humour is very nice way to show how light hearted even curmudgeons can be with a little candy lol. 

Well done, thanks for sharing!

Haha! That's why you should get the cheap generic candies to give out! I'm not giving up my kitkats and hersheys to the little gremlins


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Quick jaunt to the store

Overpriced bulk bags

Rolling my eyes

Secretly judging procrastinating shoppers

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Back home in a frenzy

Dig out my best bowl

For grubby handed gremlins

Who won’t even notice

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A few hours til go time

Time for a few reruns

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I don’t even like candy

Don’t care enough to decorate

They’re lucky to get a yard light

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The dreaded doorbell

Dogs barking

As if I didn’t hear

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Sigh

Lower the recliner

Head to the door

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What the!

Why is this bowl empty?

And what are all these wrappers next to my chair?

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Halloween Candy