Today’s guest/ghost writer is Vicky Holt. Vicki is a talented author and has written two Mary O’Reilly Paranormal Mysteries Kindle World stories. Her latest one, Missing Links, was just released. I hope you enjoy her story as much as I did! Months after my dad defeated kidney cancer, I visited my parents. We laughed and…
Category: Freaky Friday
More Than a Mint on Your Pillow
They are our homes away from home. A place to lay our heads after a long day’s drive or an airplane flight. They can be luxurious or creepy – and most of us have had weird feelings staying in one of them. Hotels. I have to admit, even the nicest ones give me pause. I…
The Doctor is In
Last Friday, I met up with two of my favorite authors, Ophelia Julien and Donnie Light. We, along with our spouses, got together for dinner and conversation. (Kudos to the folks at Panera in DeKalb, Illinois for putting up with us.) During dinner, Ophelia told me about a hospital-sponsored program that she thought I would…
Girls Night
I mentioned in an earlier post that I am part of Jim Harold’s Campfire Group on Facebook. It’s a place where people share personal ghost stories. I found the great one by the florist on that site, this one, by Leslie, was equally as good. I messaged her and got her permission to share it…
Missing
A young couple had wanted to attend a special church service that was several hours away from their home in California. But because they had five young children, it had been really hard for them to find a babysitter who would be able to handle the rambunctious crew. Finally, the wife’s parents arranged to visit…
Operator
A few days ago, I was listening to the Jim Croce song, “Operator.” For those of you too young to immediately recognize the song, it’s about a man standing at a phone booth speaking with the operator trying to connect with an old girlfriend who left him for his best, old, ex-friend Ray. The operator,…
Honey, Did You Leave the Lights On?
Ghosts lights or Will O’ the Wisps are a phenomenon that have been with us for centuries. In England, the lights were said to be lanterns or torches carried by the fae who, like the merfolk in other tales, were set to lead poor, weary travelers astray. There are two places in the United States…
The Banshee
I can’t think about Saint Patrick’s Day without thinking about leprechauns and I can’t think about leprechauns without thinking of the Disney movie, “Darby O’Gill and the Little People.” Do you remember that movie? I think it was Sean Connery’s first film and he was a fine-looking, strapping young man. Like some other Disney movies,…
Come On In
I’m always on the haunt (tee-hee, excuse the pun) for new ghost stories. Recently, I joined a Facebook group where people share their true paranormal experiences. It’s been fun to read some of the experiences and some even send a shiver down my spine. Such is the case with this story. Tosh Metzger was kind…
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 park path and dies, might just show up on that same path in a month or so and keep jogging….