Carving Pumpkin Column

Columnist JD Walker writes that she feels like she has to be a Van Gogh or Michelangelo to carve a pumpkin these days. It's not as easy as it seems.

Halloween used to be so simple.

Once upon a time, it meant finding an unwitting pumpkin, cutting two triangles in it for eyes, a triangle for a nose and a jagged smile. Add a candle and, Bam!, you’re done.