As many of you know, I’m spending this week in lovely Branson, Missouri with my entire family at a family reunion. We had 34 people at the Fall Village Resort, and the adults were…
Tag: paranormal
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House Calls?
As I’ve researched ghosts and heard stories, one of the things I’ve learned is that some ghosts follow the patterns they established when they were alive. A jogger who has a heart attack on…
The Friendly Skies
I’m sitting upstairs in my office on Wednesday night scaring myself for your benefit. The house is quiet, the wind is howling, the night is dark – pitch, black, dark, and I am reading…
Ghostly Love
Ghost stories and Valentine’s Day? It’s surprising to realize how many ghost stories are actually stories of unrequited love, love gone wrong or star-crossed lovers. Romeo and Juliet – I bet their ghosts spend…
The Loo
Let me share a secret about the hygiene of many, many writers. When we’re on deadline or in the midst of a creative burst, we may forget about one of the basic processes in everyday…
Haunted Hegewisch
Hegewisch (pronounced heg-wish) is a neighborhood on the South-East side of Chicago. Actually, you can’t go any further South or East without leaving the City! One of my friends, an avid fan of all-things-Chicago,…
Window Shopping
Emmet Kryndle was a businessman. That was what he considered himself when it came down to it. He counted the bills and the coins in the till and sharply closed the drawer on the…
Plymouth, Massachusetts
Since Thanksgiving is less than a week away, I thought a story near Plymouth Rock might be fun. So, this story, from Plymouth Massachusetts, might make you shiver slightly. The Spooner House in Plymouth,…
Loomis Street
It’s generally thought to be a good thing when you are listed on a top ten list. Top ten most likely to succeed. Top ten places to live. Top ten movies in the year…
The Ghosts of Stephenson County
Okay – I KNOW you love ghost stories – so here is a lovely collection that I’ve put together from people in Stephenson County who have ghosts actually living with them. I hope you…
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