{"id":9727,"date":"2023-11-03T08:45:17","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T12:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/runeskelley.com\/skelleyverse\/?p=9727"},"modified":"2023-11-02T23:15:06","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T03:15:06","slug":"boo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/runeskelley.com\/skelleyverse\/boo\/","title":{"rendered":"Boo!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-41\" src=\"https:\/\/runeskelley.com\/skelleyverse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/r-avatar-e1443983880436.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"81\" height=\"81\" \/>We&#8217;ve been immersing ourselves in the supernatural as we work on our ghost story, but perhaps we took things a bit too far. Netherwordly manifestations sprang up at the HQ of Skelleyco Amalgamated Fiction Enterprises. But the creepiest part? Every child in the vicinity seemed impelled to approach. Impelled by a hunger, a hunger for&#8230; candy.<\/p>\n<p>Last year we missed trick-or-treating because we were in freakin&#8217; Transylvania on Halloween. So this year we brought our A game. Not that we merited anything better than honorable mention in our neighborhood. The bar is set crazy high. We did have a great time, as did Lady Marzipan and the Bandit Lord.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9725 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/runeskelley.com\/skelleyverse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/stones-883x1024.jpg\" alt=\"decorative tombstones\" width=\"883\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/runeskelley.com\/skelleyverse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/stones-883x1024.jpg 883w, https:\/\/runeskelley.com\/skelleyverse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/stones-259x300.jpg 259w, https:\/\/runeskelley.com\/skelleyverse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/stones-768x891.jpg 768w, https:\/\/runeskelley.com\/skelleyverse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/stones.jpg 1150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 883px) 100vw, 883px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9724 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/runeskelley.com\/skelleyverse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/door-1024x779.jpg\" alt=\"front door flanked by skeletal bats\" width=\"1024\" height=\"779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/runeskelley.com\/skelleyverse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/door-1024x779.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/runeskelley.com\/skelleyverse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/door-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/runeskelley.com\/skelleyverse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/door-768x584.jpg 768w, https:\/\/runeskelley.com\/skelleyverse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/door-1536x1169.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/runeskelley.com\/skelleyverse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/door.jpg 1590w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9726 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/runeskelley.com\/skelleyverse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/doggoes-894x1024.jpg\" alt=\"a corgi and a golden retriever in bony costumes\" width=\"894\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/runeskelley.com\/skelleyverse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/doggoes-894x1024.jpg 894w, https:\/\/runeskelley.com\/skelleyverse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/doggoes-262x300.jpg 262w, https:\/\/runeskelley.com\/skelleyverse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/doggoes-768x880.jpg 768w, https:\/\/runeskelley.com\/skelleyverse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/doggoes.jpg 1142w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 894px) 100vw, 894px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>What we did not do was get much writing done. Doorbell was kept pretty busy.<\/p>\n<p>A writing partner is someone who holds your hand when things get scary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve been immersing ourselves in the supernatural as we work on our ghost story, but perhaps we took things a bit too far. Netherwordly manifestations sprang up at the HQ of Skelleyco Amalgamated Fiction Enterprises. But the creepiest part? Every child in the vicinity seemed impelled to approach. 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