Monthly Haiku Corner – October

Welcome October! It’s Monday Macabre and officially Halloween for normal folks. You know, we celebrate 365, so it’s a super special month when WE all celebrate! Halloween is a time of ghosts and spirits, and spooky fun, which is why this month’s theme is A Haunted Halloween. All haiku posted Mondays will connect to tell a larger story.

Part I of A Haunted Halloween series.

abandoned castle

a shadow in the window

cliffside haunting

Monthly Haiku Corner – September

Happy September and welcome back ‘Ber months! Our favorite time of year has returned and Halloween events are already in full swing. As more and more people fall in love Halloween and the Fall season, celebrations start sooner and last longer. Technically, there’s 20 days of Summer left and the unbearable heat could stick around, well into Novemeber. Still, nothing can damper our spirits. Imagine, waking up, looking out window and seeing the perfect Autumn day. This month’s theme is Autumn Windows.

the ‘Ber months are back
wishing for sweater weather
Autumn windows

Monthly Haiku Corner – August

Just returned from Midsummer Scream, a Halloween and horror convention that takes place in Long Beach, CA every year, and I’m all ready to keep the celebrations going! I’m not the only one. Technically we still have another month before the official Halloween season starts, but preparations start now. So, what happens when a group of pumpkins on their way to the Halloween bash get lost at beach? Let the shenanigans begin! This month’s theme is Summerween!

overly anxious
let’s get this party started
summerween

Monthly Haiku Corner – July

Happy July! Summer is in full swing and Halloween countdown is on. Code orange alerts (fan notifications of retailers displaying seasonal products) are already being reported. America will soon be celebrating its 247 birthday and there’s nothing more American than the zombie film.

Chicago born director, Victor Halperin introduced audiences to the Haitian mythos of zombies when White Zombie opened in 1932, and in 1968, New York filmmaker George A Romero changed the Hollywood landscape forever with his first horror film, Night of the Living Dead. Yes, indeed, the zombies as American as Apple pie, which is why the theme this month is Red, White, and Ghoul. All haiku in July will connect to tell the story of a good ole fashioned American zombie apocalypse.

toxic egg salad
small town picnic gone awry
red, white, and ghoul

Monthly Haiku Corner – June

The theme this month is June Doom. All the haiku posted every Monday will connect to tell the tale of a seafaring crew’s dangerous ocean journey.

dark and gloomy day
omnious journey ahead
June doom

Monthly Haiku Corner – May

Happy May Day! May in my mind has always been a strange mix of madness, mayhem, monsters, and, of course, mothers. So, this month’s theme is May Mutant Monsters!

abandoned truck
escaped creatures on the run…
that’s a big footprint

Monthly Haiku Corner – April

The theme this month is Halloween Dreams and Nightmares. All the haiku posted every Monday will connect to tell the tale of what happens when Stingy Jack challenges The Sandman to a duel.

Monthly Haiku Corner – March

The theme this month is March Mischief. All the haiku posted every Monday will connect to tell the tale of a magical night in an Irish pub filled with legendary creatures telling tall tales.

late night pub visit
whispers of a dark rider
fairies sure can talk

Monthly Haiku Corner – February 2023

The theme this month is Deadly Love Spell. All the haiku posted every Monday will connect to tell the tale of an unlucky soul who uses magic to mend their broken heart.

witches potions
broken hearts can be mended
unlucky in love

Monthly Haiku Corner – January 2023

The theme this month is Blood and Ice. All the haiku posted every Monday will connect to tell the tale of a newly born vampire hero trying survive the winter against a Nordic vampire clan.

alluring stranger
vampire’s icy tale
a new year’s hero