Glenn

Hallowe'en Update: After two years of no trick-or-treaters, we got a knock on the door on Hallowe'en night. Only one group the whole night, but it was Sandy and a Pink Lady, so points for effort! And I got to eat the leftover bags of Malteasers and Skittles so I'm not complaining.

I'm 40 and we definitely did Hallowe'en when I was growing up in Ireland. I remember the excitement of seeing all the masks in the shop beside my primary school. Pumpkin jack o'lanterns weren't a thing back then, but we did see them in American media. I know there's an Irish tradition of carving turnip jack o'lanterns and I have a vague memory of aching hands from trying to carve one myself, but I couldn't swear to it. We also went trick or treating around neighbours houses, but I don't remember if we actually called it that. My brother is keeping the old Irish Hallowe'en traditions alive with his kids. Trying to eat an apple that's hanging from a string with your hands behind your back, eating a grape from a mound of flour without getting any on you and so on. Ok, they're not great, but they're traditional!

Thank you very much!

Hiya, thanks for the welcome! My novel was published by Ninestar Press

Hi everyone, I'm Glenn. I had my first novel, The Moth and Moon, published earlier this year and the sequel, The Lion Lies Waiting, will be out before Christmas. I'm hoping to get a bit more involved with the LGBTQ+ writing community and generally just have a place to hang out.