THE REAL HALLOWEENIE
I thought I was cool. I really did. I believed the hype I’d been hearing about myself – that I am a fairly happening person – and that I can hang with the kids and […]
Tag: Halloween
Ghosting Or How to Prank Little Kids
Photo credit The first year I was exposed to this strange, new Halloween concept, I was like, “Oh, what the hell is this? More crap I gotta do for my kids?” But that was because my daughter was like […]
Bat Attack: Swooping and Swatting
Around midnight, a dark creature swooped into my living room, and I mistook it for a bird. When a rodent’s face fluttered up against mine, I whooped, the coffee table was upended, and papers went […]
HumorOutcasts Radio – Interview with Stacey Graham
Ghost hunter, zombie enthusiast, humor writer, author and wonder woman Stacey Graham was on HumorOutcasts Radio this week, and we had a blast! Stacey is a multi-tasking mother whose early careers included faking a British […]
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough
As a child, I swore that one day I would grow up to be a Supreme. It didn’t matter that I was short, tone deaf and six-years-old, I would knock Diana Ross off her heels […]
Let the Mask Down: Black Leather Chaps, Vampires, and Norsemen
Years ago, I spotted the chubby gay guy, his hairy butt hanging out of leather chaps. He stood on a patch of lawn, bare-chested in a studded harness, sipping a beer. “I want to talk […]
The Horrors of Holiday Food
SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK People, we need to talk about holiday food. I know what you’re thinking: “The holidays are over! Don’t make us rehash holiday hash!” Yeah, well, these days you’re never far […]
A Halloween Pop Quiz
What do you do if you bought a lot of Halloween candy and only about eight kids came around trick-or-treating? (a) Put the extra candy in the cupboard and keep it until next Halloween (b) […]
Halloween Jagoffs (Part Deux!)
Before I start, remember that kid Halloween gag: Tell someone to hold their tongue and say, “My dad sells SHIPS down at the SHIP yard.” Gather yer pillow cases, its time for trick-or-treating!!! A […]