The following is a tiny vignette based on my characters from the uber tale, "D.C." - no warnings are needed because it is quite tame, I hope y'all enjoy!

October 31, 1974 - Lexington, Kentucky

A young Casey Corrigan, dressed as a cowboy, goes up to the large door of one of the neighborhood manors. He rings the doorbell once and politely waits. A woman dressed as a clown, holding a small dachshund also dressed as a clown, answers.

Casey: Good evening, Mrs. Fletcher... and Kaiser

Mrs. Fletcher: WHY, CASEY CORRIGAN, AINT YOU THE CUTEST COWBOY IN ALL OF KENTUCKY

Casey: (Holding out a sack) Trick or treat!

Mrs. Fletcher: (Handing him a popcorn ball) Where's your darling little sister at?

Casey: (Sighing) She's a-comin'

Dressed in a pink, sparkly gown, Noelle toddles up to the porch and slams her petite plastic pumpkin bucket on the door.

Noelle: GIMME CANDY

Mrs. Fletcher: Well, good evening to you, Miss Nellie - are you a little princess?

Noelle: A FAIRY PRINCESS - GIMME CANDY

Casey: (Annoyed) Nellie, you're supposed to say "trick or treat"

Noelle: (Lifting up her dress) WANNA SEE MY BELLY BUTTON?

The clown dog growls.

Mrs. Fletcher: Now Noelle, a young lady - especially a fairy princess - is NOT supposed to do that

Noelle: (Bouncing around) Why why why?

Mrs. Fletcher: Have your Momma explain it to you - here's a yummy popcorn ball

Noelle: (Making a face at the ball) STRAW CANDY IS MY FAVORITE - I love to bite open the paper and suck out all the cherry powder, MMMMMM

Casey: Nellie, you've had enough candy - now, say thank you to Mrs. Fletcher and let's go

Mrs. Fletcher: That's right, you best run along before the ghosts and goblins show up!

Noelle: Your doggie looks stupid!

Suddenly, two older girls dressed as flappers run down the street and Noelle takes off like a shot after them.

Casey: (Rolling his eyes) Thank you, Mrs. Fletcher, goodnight

Same time - Sparta, New Jersey

The three Dexter sisters approach the left door of a green duplex. TJ holds the hand of Evie, her youngest sister, as Zora knocks succinctly on the door three times. An older man wearing a multi-colored wig answers.

All three: TRICK OR TREAT, MR. DANILOU

Mr. Danilou: Aw, hey - it's the Dexter girls - Madge, come see this... TJ's a nurse

TJ: (Miffed) I'm a doctor, not a nurse

Mr. Danilou: Right, Evie's a princess

Evie: (Stomping her foot) I'M A BRIDE

Mr. Danilou: Sorry, Evie's a BRIDE, and Zora... is that you Zora? - she's dressed in black leather with some spooky white make-up!

Zora: (Monotone) I'm Gene Simmons from KISS

Mr. Danilou: SHE SAYS SHE'S DEAN SIMMS FROM KICKS - geez, you girls look great, lemme get a picture!

TJ and Evie smile as Zora sticks out her tongue for the photo. Mrs. Danilou comes over and hands them each an apple. The girls politely thank them and walk away.

TJ: Euh, last year it was the raisins, now it's this!

Zora grabs the apples from her sisters and starts to inspect them.

Zora: (Holding up her tiny skull flashlight to the fruit) You want to be a doctor, you should be happy they're giving us healthy food

TJ: Zora, what are you doing?

Zora: Checking for pins and razor blades

Evie screams and runs off crying.

TJ: OH, C'MON - we've known the Danilous forever, they go to our church... do you really think they'd do something like that?

Zora: (Still looking) You never know

TJ: And you wonder why no one ever wants to go trick or treating with us!