Here we are at October 31 – Halloween! It’s been quite a month! Thank you all for coming along for the ride this year! If you’re interested and still haven’t gotten your copy yet, the actual print book “31 Ghosts Volume 1: 2017-2019” is available at Amazon and other bookstores. I’m not going to make grandiose plans for the rest of the year like I seem to do at the end of October every year. But I will say the eBook and audiobook version of Volume 1 of 31 Ghosts will hopefully be done before your Thanksgiving leftovers! Fingers crossed. That’s all I’m going to commit to for now. Thanks again! This marks the sixth year of 31 Ghosts and I hope you enjoy these stories even half as much as I do! Now, if you don’t mind, I’m going to get some sleep!

“Andy, you have to help me with my costume for tonight!”

“Tyler, we’re ghosts. We don’t do costumes!”

Tyler gave him a frown. “Just because we’re ghosts doesn’t mean we can’t dress up! It’s Halloween! The one night we can walk among the living!”

“Why don’t you go as, I don’t know,” he looked at the translucent figure before him, “A ghost.”

Tyler looked at him sternly. “Andy, if you’re not going to take this seriously…”

“How can I take this seriously, Tyler? We’re ghosts! Where did this whole costume thing come from?”

“I was just thinking that the kids around the neighborhood looked so cute. I’m tired of watching Halloween from the window of this attic. I want to go out there,” he gestured towards the street. “And if I want to go out there I need a costume!”

“Zombie?” Andy suggested.

Tyler screwed up his face like he bit into a lemon. “Eww, no! No self-respecting ghost would go as a lowly zombie.”

“I’m sorry,” Andy said. “I had no idea you were prejudiced against zombies.”

“What about a cucumber?” Tyler said.

“Yeah, do that…” Andy agreed.

“I can’t believe you would suggest I go as a cucumber. That’s a terrible costume!”

“What? Then why did you… Ugh! This is ridiculous!”

“Not as ridiculous as a cucumber costume,” Tyler mumbled under his breath.

“Okay, I’ve got it,” Andy said.

“Really?”

Later that night Andy and Tyler slipped out of the attic down the creaky stairs past the livings downstairs and outside. They started down the sidewalk just behind a group of kids dressed as various Marvel characters.

Tyler turned to Andy and admired his costume. “You know, Andy, I have to hand it to you, this is perfect.”

“It’s classic. And you can’t go wrong with a classic,” he said as they floated along under their white sheets with the eyes cut out to see.