October Knocking

Happy Happy October. Welcome to a new month of new possibilities. I hope you have a wonderful month. This month is a month of magic/prep for Halloween, in addition to being LGBTQ+ History Month. (And don't feel bad if your first thought is I thought that was in June. June is LGBTQ+ pride month which is related but different than LGBTQ+ history month) In honor of both of these, my plan is to do one "Halloween" and one "LGBTQ+ History" related activity each day. If you like the idea of doing one item each day too here are a sampling of possibilities.

• Many streaming services have curated lists of Halloween inspired TV and movies. You can find lists of scary movies as well as lists of lighter kid friendly shows/episodes you can watch.
• There are many different playlists you can listen to this season such as Classic Dark and Spooky, Horror Film Soundtracks, Halloween Party Music, or Relaxing Halloween Music.
• If you don't mind blending your holidays there are a wide range of Halloween Theme Yule Logs.
• If you are into the history of Halloween or of Horror there are many options online such as
• A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss, or BBC In Search of Dracula with Mark Gatiss
• You can also find a whole range of individuals reading classic spooky poems or stories or authors reading their own stories such as Neil Gaiman reading his "Click Clack the Rattle Bag"

• For LGBTQ+ History Month you might consider watching an LGBTQ+ film or documentary. For example Hulu has a whole list which I explored parts of for Pride month.
• You might consider reading a book by an classic LGBTQ+ author such as James Baldwin.
• You might listen to a playlist of LGBTQ+ Music