Update: Holiday Break

Hello again, December!   Yes, the time has come for another winter break. A chance to slow down for a bit, get our bearings, and hopefully enter the new year feeling energized and ready to meet whatever new catastrophe comes our way. (Just kidding. But not really.) On behalf of the Night Crew, I’d like…

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Happy Endings in Fiction

I have been thinking a lot about happy endings these last few weeks. Particularly due to this one book I recently finished reading, which had a somewhat fluffy, cheesy, character-grin-y, slappy-on-the-back-y kind of ending. Nothing was lost, everything was gained, and they all went home happy. And I loved it. Now, I’ll be honest here:…

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Samhain

Tonight, millions of homes around the world will be preparing for an invasion—one spurred on by tiny armies of goblins, ghosts, monsters, and a plethora of Marvel Cinematic Universe characters. Come October every year, and sometimes even before the last week of September has fully passed, we engage in a slow-burn ritual which celebrates all…

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