Rita Rudner

Halloween was confusing. All my life my parents said: ‘never take candy from strangers’. And then they dressed me up and said, ‘go beg for it’.

Richelle E. Goodrich

Richelle E. Goodrich: American author of Fiction and Young Adult books. Born: Ogden, Utah, USA. Pumpkins in October, as fat as the full moon, they sit on our doorstep at night and glow. For us, every sunrise is an invitation to get up and brighten someone’s day.

Nitya Prakash

We Indians have to keep aside our December for friends who’ve settled abroad. Everyone is visiting. Everyone wants to party. The truth is never as painful as discovering a lie. A boy who loved Autumn. A girl who was forever October.

Natalie Lloyd

I like The Eiffel Tower because it looks like steel and lace. October made the leaves on Main Street fit for a crown. They dripped from the trees in jewel-toned shades: yellow and orange and fiery red. The cool wind sent a confetti-cluster of leaves down around us.