Vol. Candy No. More Candy

It's the middle of the month and if you haven't got your skeletons and pumpkins and black witch hats out then you're going to get a visit (or several) from the Halloween Minions who, I'm told, really enjoy scaring the crap out of you when you least expect it, if you deserve it. Go get with it, people. And it would be great if you would post your decorations on Facebook.com/catherinecoulterbooks - and yes, the very best (and yes, I'm the judge, the only judge) will get a prize and of course you know what that'll be. So, post those amazing Halloween photos NOW.

UPDATE: This isn't an advert, this is a notification of "never work with an unrecommended independent publisher in your lifetime" - Goodness, the level of who's supposed to do what and doesn't, has astounded me. THE DEMON IN THE WALL, supposed to be there for you in mid-September, still isn't. Why? Ah, I will not assault your ears, I'm going to eat some M&Ms instead. I'll keep you posted. Promises made yet again - we'll see. Hopefully you'll be able to get it in the next few weeks, maybe in time for Halloween. All digits crossed and recrossed and prayers sent and publishing minions all notified and securing appropriate scary weapons from their armory.

It's Fleet Week here in San Francisco. Yesterday, not the Blue Angels but the Canadian Snowboards (No, no, Snowbirds), put on a fantastic air show - five jets zooming all over the sky with scary skill, and ear-splitting booms. Yes, we got to watch from our balcony - I'll post the "heart" they did below.

Football pool has settled in. What's amazing is the really good teams from last year are regurgitating on themselves, so weekly scores are all over the board. Even if you're not a football fanatic, even if you don't know much about a pigskin except to buy it all crispy in the grocery store, it's simply fun to pick the winners and losers so join us on my Facebook page, see above, Week 7 coming up.

All right, all you M&M lovers, be sure you buy the HUGE package with the firm belief you will pass them out, but hey, go with the generic all-purpose candy probably left over from generational Halloweens past instead. Never forget, candy eaten on Halloween, as in the giant-sized bags of peanut M&Ms has absolutely no calories, trust me, I asked the watch-your-weight minions, although, come to think of it, the regional watch-your-weight minion is on the porky side.

Happy Skeletons and M&Ms

Catherine Coulter

The haunted living room