First, I have to get this out of the way. Whenever I hear the name “Bruce,” my mind sings it with a rolling “r” and a lot of “s’s” at the end. And then, the words “don’t bring me down” also accompany the thought. Now, perhaps you already know that when the Electric Light Orchestra…
Tag: mystery
Haunted Stuff
As the mother of four boys, I can tell you that I have walked into a messy bedroom filled with dirty clothes and smelling of a gym locker and was sure that at least the socks were alive – and scary. But there have been many instances where ordinary items have carried with them a…
Kentucky Goblins
A couple of weeks ago, I had to return to Florida to help sort out some items that remained in my mom’s house. For those of you who don’t know, my mom passed away in January. We had to drive because my mom left items for me, and I needed my car to bring them…
Lozen – Apache Priestess Warrior
I love to get the opportunity to show off my amazing friends and their equally amazing talents. Author Donnie Light is one of those amazing folks. He’s just finished the first draft of his latest book and told me about this remarkable warrior woman, Lozen. I’d never heard about her before, so I asked Donnie…
The Greenbrier Ghost
Once again, my dear friend Linda has come upon an amazing story – that I just had to share with the rest of you. Not only is the Greenbrier Ghost a story about a dastardly murder, an avenging spirit, and the only documented case of a murderer convicted by the testimony of a ghost, but…
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 brass National Cash Register that sat atop the wooden counter of the Mercantile. He looked straight ahead, he didn’t want to…
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, Massachusetts was built sometime around 1749 on North Street, which is just one street over from Leyden Street. And Leyden Street…
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 2016. A good thing, right? But, Loomis Street in Naperville, Illinois is listed on a maybe not-so-great top ten list –…
Close the Closet Door
This week’s Freaky Friday is “ghost-written” 🙂 by my very own sister – Maureen Tan. It freaked me out! I hope you enjoy it too!!! As much as I hate to admit (because it sounds silly, doesn’t it?) I can’t fall asleep in my bedroom if the closet door is open. It’s not like I…
Penny Candy
It was a dark Halloween night. A cold drizzle soaked the leaf-covered sidewalks and extinguished jack-o-lanterns that perched on porch railings and steps, their cold, dark, empty faces even more frightening than their candled-glowing ones from earlier that night. The year was 1964 and this Chicago neighborhood was a combination of single-family homes, apartment buildings and,…