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In this week's story from the hood, a girl wanders through the woods, finds a cute butter-yellow farmhouse and a friendly woman with a silver tooth, then comes back with witnesses to find nothing but a rotting ruin. Amber and Jen continue spooky season with this ghostly tale that may just give you chills, plus Amber's own haunted hotel room experience (and the phone call years later that confirmed it).

Also on the docket: recurring dreams (elevator cranes, Care Bears, crumbling teeth), the old-person alter egos you didn't know you needed, and a few words for the trolls in the comments.

Plus, Jen learns the hard way that her W-2 wasn't enough for her REAL ID, so learn from her 90-minute DMV wait before you go.

Pull up a chair, it's time to neighbor ;)

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Amber's friend and a former HOA president, Josh Stewart, joins Neighbors Neighboring to confess what really happens when you run the neighborhood: a cloudy pool on opening weekend, furious neighbors, and one very fast resignation.

Josh is a level-two sommelier and the founder of a wine club. He leads a live pod tasting that ends with a wine glass trick revealed.

Plus: a Reddit story about door-to-door visitors who picked the wrong yard (and the wrong garden hose), a crash course in seasonal color analysis, which game show each of them could actually win, and why a letter to your neighbor about their tree might save you an insurance headache.

Silver linings go to Jen's mom and the friends who always stay in touch.

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A neighbor bangs on the door demanding the Halloween decorations come down because his wife has arachnophobia. But the spiders are purple, fuzzy, and have googly eyes. Hmmmmm. Does this make sense?!?!

This week's Stories from the Hood also features a 17-year-old who gets her neighbors blacklisted by every local babysitter after they try to break her vacation nanny deal (good thing it was in writing).

Plus: which movie deserves a sequel with the original cast (we're down for Dirty Dancing & The Goonies), the case against bathing in cologne, car air fresheners, sourdough starter curiosity, and the fall treats we're craving most.

If you love AITA neighbor stories, HOA drama and a little spooky season chaos, pull up a chair and hang with Amber and Jen, neighbors.