If It’s Tuesday, this must be . . . the nearest mall
Nov 8th
I am cheating here. Big time. Because instead of writing about a place, I’m writing about something I found online while trying to get information on a place. Follow?
My daughter is a junior in high school, which means that for the next year I’ll be filling up “If It’s [...] Continue Reading…
Book Party!
Nov 3rd
Now that Halloween’s over (at least for those of us who didn’t get hit by the late October snowstorm), I must turn my attention away from costumes to other, more important, things. Like . . . books.
(I was Princess Leia, by the way.)
Hey! Did I mention that I have [...] Continue Reading…
Lame Costume Ideas for the Truly Desperate
Oct 29th
Bubble World
Coming in July 2013 from Henry Holt
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If you are searching for costume ideas on the Saturday before Halloween — a.k.a. The Biggest Party Night of the Year — you need to accept that your costume will be, if not lame, then . . . [...] Continue Reading…
The Best Halloween Costumes You Never Thought Of
Oct 28th
Bubble World
Coming in July 2013 from Henry Holt
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Are you going to be a witch for Halloween? Or a pirate? Or a vampire? That’s wonderful! Have a super time! Now go away. This post isn’t for you.
But if you want something so original that no one [...] Continue Reading…
Halloween Costumes: Rockers and Pop Stars
Oct 25th
Bubble World
Coming in July 2013 from Henry Holt
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The difference between rock stars and you: THEY dress like this every day, and YOU realize it’s all a bunch of silly make-believe, best saved for late October. Oh, yeah — and most of them sing way better [...] Continue Reading…











