october 2025: what's the scariest thing to ever happen to you?

This month, I, acdw, am hosting TILDE CARNIVAL. The theme is:

What's your favorite spooky memory?

In honor of the spooky holiday (Halloween ofc), let's talk about our frights! When was a spooky time that you were scared? It could be something light, like a nightmare you had when a child or something silly you were scared of --- or it could be something like the current political situation, which is truly terrifying. Up to you.

When you write your posty, send me a line on IRC, town mail, bbj, whatever. I'll collect all the scary stories and tell em in the dark here:

• ~tunas (editor: I'm incredibly impressed, both by the alacrity with which tunas created this poignant page and with the technical chops it displays. thanks for kicking us off, tunas!)
• ~noa
• ~qq