With all the pressures of modern life and modern Halloween, carving the once-lowly pumpkin can be a daunting task.

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Everywhere you look, some clever mom, a copy of Martha Stewart Living in hand, is carving out some burnt-orange masterpiece with finely cut stencils and half-exposed pumpkin flesh, an eerie glow emanating from the inside.

Somehow your old standby -- the dopey-faced jack-o'-lantern with crudely cut triangle eyes -- looks like a kid's stick figure drawing in a fine art gallery.

What's a craft-impaired/time-pressed parent to do?

Try a clever but simple design, says Karen Quinn, master of the 10-minute pumpkin.