Humans of Coronado is a photo series where we “bump” into residents and visitors around the “island,” completely unplanned and unfiltered. It was inspired by Humans of New York. Next time you are out and about around town, you may just find yourself part of the next HOC series!
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“My favorite Halloween memory? Seeing my best friend as Jesus.”
“I love decorating for Halloween. September 1st is my go-date for inside but I made a deal with my husband that I can’t decorate the outside until October first.”
“Now that I have a granddaughter I enjoy Halloween more. Every Halloween now. Maybe I didn’t before in my life, but I do now.”
“In High School for Halloween I was Frankenstein’s wife. I made it myself. It was the early seventies and I had a long, green, printed dress. I got black cheesecloth for my veil and black plastic flowers for my crown.”
“We went to Key West for Fantasy Fest. It’s a big celebration kind of like Mardi Gras.
Except everyone walks around naked or topless.
Body paint.
“Last year I went to a party and was Bacon and Eggs. He was bacon, I was eggs.”
Alyssa graduated from Coronado High School, earned her BA in Communication from CSU East Bay, and then her MBA from CSU San Marcos, then fused all three together to write about businesses in her hometown of Coronado. When she's not interviewing business owners, she's running her own business, Burns Books, where she publishes her YA novels. You can find her books here. Alyssa loves walking around the Ferry Landing with her husband and two daughters and enjoys an iced mocha from one of Coronado's coffee shops.Have a story for The Coronado Times to cover? Send news tips or story ideas to: [email protected]