The Tricks and The Treats.

Happy Halloween—it's been a truly frightening month, plus the kitschy stuff.

October is a grind month. Back to school settles into a routine, the weather cools off, leaves change and our candy intake accelerates to prepare us for the blood-sugar spikes of the winter holidays. (Scroll to the bottom to see my costume.)

It me irl.

I usually round up all the books I read during the month, like here is September and August, but in this…