Happy October 24th! On this day in War in October, Walter makes hist most important decision. Here's the prelude to the 24th and final chapter of my first novel, War in October:

As October draws to a close in Northeast Indiana, the leaves take their final breaths, colors growing brighter until the early winter winds claim their lives. Spiders weave webs on fallen dead maples near building corners and porch stairs to stay warm. As autumn nights turn cold and clear, and the frost regularly visits the morning grass, spider webs become thicker, more intricate, and the stacks of crumbly leaves grow. But winter kills webs and leaves and weaves, no matter how pretty, and soon the spiders are forced to abandon their plot and move indoors, seeking the warm refuge of a sure death.