{"id":7223,"date":"2006-10-30T19:20:52","date_gmt":"2006-10-30T23:20:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2006\/10\/30\/oct-30-haunted-refrigerator-night\/"},"modified":"2011-08-05T14:53:54","modified_gmt":"2011-08-05T18:53:54","slug":"oct-30-haunted-refrigerator-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2006\/10\/30\/oct-30-haunted-refrigerator-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Oct. 30: Haunted Refrigerator Night"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"fridgeNotesN\" Ruth and Thomas Roy at Wellcat.com<\/a><\/em> are known for creating holidays and related rituals. The Roys have deemed today, October 30th, to be Haunted Refrigerator Night<\/a><\/strong><\/em> — a time to gather your courage and see \u201cwhat evil lurks in the refrigerators of men . . . and women.\u201d We think it\u2019s great practice for facing the coming horrors of Halloween (and even dias des los muertos<\/a>).<\/p>\n

The f\/k\/a<\/em> Gang may have more than enough mold in their fridge, but we don\u2019t have enough haiku to celebrate Haunted Refrigerator Night. So, come on Honored Guest Poets, click on the Comment link and try your hand. Good sport Ed Markowski has already offered a pair. Now it\u2019s your turn. Until we get better ones, you\u2019re stuck with dagosan\u2019s quickies.<\/p>\n

new fridge
\nthe motor\u2019s faint hum
\nstill there<\/p>\n

. . . . . …………………… . . . by Yu Chang<\/a>
\nfrom the Haibun \u201crefrigerator\u201d (Am. Haibun and Haiga<\/em> 2)<\/p>\n

\n

fisherman\u2019s icebox
\nthe look on her face
\nwhen she opens the chip dip<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

october 30th
\norange mold creeps across
\na long dead rainbow trout<\/p>\n

. . . . . …………………………. . . . by Ed Markowski<\/a>
\n\u201cfisherman\u2019s icebox\u201d – Modern Haiku<\/em> (Vol. 37.2, Autumn 2006)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

autumn wind
\nrattles the window –
\nthe fridge hums louder<\/p>\n

\n

95 degrees
\nthe refrigerator
\nsweats, too<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

aging veggies
\nin the fridge —
\nI break a few eggs<\/p>\n

October 30
\nthe fridge bulb
\nflickers and dies<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\n
\n

the Sub Zero kicks on — <\/font>
\n magnets falling
\nto the kitchen floor<\/font><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

hissing in the kitchen \u2014
\ncat and freon
\nescape<\/p>\n

. . . . . …………………………………. . . . . . . . . . written in haste by dagosan<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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