Fall. It’s a wonderful time if you love pumpkin spice and haunted houses.
But what if you happened to hate the autumn months? Chilly weather returning. Scarves. Beanies. Rain. People dressing up. People talking about dressing up. Channel your inner grump and challenge yourself to tear this beloved month and its festivities a new one.
Mariah Beckman is a Seattle-based writer and editor. A transplant from the cloudless skies and arid heat of the Arizona desert, Mariah spends most of her time trying not to feel soggy. Mariah holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Arizona State University and spends much of her free time with her beau, her family, and her pot-bellied pig, Bebop. When she’s not pretending to know how to knit, she loves to run, hike, kayak, shop, snap photos, and explore the nooks and crannies of the Pacific Northwest.