Crushed Leaves and Candy Wrappers By Ly Pham Young children and adolescents gang up, Buzzing with feverish eagerness for the night ahead. They scramble to savor the sweet, artificial taste Of free cavity-friendly foods, Forgetting for one night The repetitive, now banal advice of the dentist. Forgetting for one night The manners their parents [...]
A sketch by Kendra Knittel (UHS ’13). More Halloween stories are HERE.
Best Film at the 2005 UHS Film Festival. Directed by Dan Reckart (UHS ’07). More Halloween stories are HERE.
October 2011 A WORD FROM THE MINISTER OF MAGIC HIMSELF: To the Wizarding World: “It has come to my attention that wizards across all of England have been showing their glee for upcoming halloween festivities. As much as it is loved, we must not forget the important laws that keep the balance between the wizarding [...]
SECTION ONE : by Natalia Navarro Halloween: of all of the holidays it has the widest spectrum of connotations. I always associate it with fun parties and candy while some of my friends enjoy the scarier side of Halloween. I am not much for scary. I don’t go to Nightfall, I always wear a happy [...]
Halloween is a pretty cool holiday. You get to dress up as whomever you want, go to parties, and get free candy. One big part of Halloween is the dressing up. I very rarely buy pre-made costume because making my own allows me creative freedom with my costume. If you do not have a costume [...]
Pumpkin-Cranberry bread 2 cups flour 2/3 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup sugar 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon allspice 1/4 teaspoon cloves 1/2 teaspoon ginger 1 cup canned pumpkin 1/4 cup water 1/4 cup vegetable oil 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract 2 eggs 3/4 cup chopped cranberries 1/4 cup [...]
The worms slide through her eye sockets, Like threads trying to stitch vacant button holes Back into sight. Poking into the dark of blind, Not noticing the emptiness of their world, The void inside the body of Jane. Futile workers, optimistic and busy, In the absence of the sun. Don’t realize they are the only life [...]
With Halloween just around the corner, I’m sure that many of us have enjoyed carving jack-o’-lanterns at some point in our lives. Choosing a pumpkin, cutting a hole in the top, scooping out the innards, carving a face, and watching it glow at night were all a part of the fun in making a jack-o’-lantern. [...]
Everywhere the trick or treaters run In costume, collecting candy, and having fun Hay Rides run around town Carrying cowboys, aliens, and princesses in big gowns Look left, look right You’re sure to get a fright Normal houses become haunted for a night Covered with fake spiderwebs and wrapped up tight Ghouls, ghosts, and gargoyles [...]