i put on a blonde wig and a red mask and went strolling down the street in the warm night. Little kids with flimsy swords and fairy wings and tilted headgear were running up to houses in search of candy, their parents at their backs. Medium kids were walking down the street in small cliques, talk talk talk, and some were kicking field goals down the block. The oldest kids were hanging out by a car, sneaking a smoke. Grownups in funny hats were pouring into a house for a party. It's Halloween in the hood.