Details: Local author Terri Reid will present a keynote address on the ins and outs of being an independent author, as well as how to get started in publishing and marketing your own books. The keynote address will be followed by a panel including Reid and other local authors – Rachel and Ash Ahrens, and…
Those Who Watch Over
Over twenty years ago, my grandmother on my mother’s side passed away. I didn’t really know her very well, I probably saw her less than a dozen times in my life. During her final years, she lived with my mother in Arizona and finally succumbed to stomach cancer. About a week after her death, I…
Cruising Reddit
Reddit is an odd conglomeration of social news, web content ratings and discussions. Basically, it’s a web-based bulletin board where you (if you’re a member) can discuss anything from politics to fitness. My favorite parts of Reddit are the ghost storyboards. There are some stories posted there that will make you shiver down to your toes. …
Doppelgangers
When you hear the word “doppelganger” for the first time, you might think it’s a delicious German pastry, or perhaps part of a weather channel’s radar. But you’d be wrong. The term doppelganger is German for doppel- meaning double, and ganger – meaning goer. A double goer – or, a second self. Some people refer…
Carolina University Ghosts
Nothing could be finer than to be in Carolina with a specter… Isn’t that the way the song goes? Well, it should. Especially if you’re at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee or the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Both campuses have plenty of ghostly stories to sing about. The Western Carolinian reported on the Scott…
Marbles
I know I’m supposed to be writing about haunted universities – and I was, until I was writing about marbles. But it’s not my fault – really! I found two different stories about ghosts and marbles when I was researching the universities. Ghosts and marbles! Whoever heard about that combination? Well, apparently, you are going…
OHIO UNIVERSITY, ATHENS OHIO
For the second in our burgeoning series of haunted universities, I chose Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. I had a nephew who attended Ohio U and he had stories about the weird things that happened there – and a few buildings he stayed away from. So, I thought it would be interesting to see what…
University of Illinois, Champaign/Urbana
The trees around my house have already begun dropping their leaves. The stores are filled with school supplies – along with Halloween candy. Vacations have ended and the school year is already halfway into its first quarter. For those of you with children who just graduated from high school, you’ve probably recently taken your first…
The Myrtles Plantation
A few weeks ago, when I wrote about portals, I mentioned the Myrtles Plantation in Saint Francisville, Louisiana and the haunted mirror that had, according to local lore, trapped the spirits of Sara Woodruff and her two children as an eternal punishment for their bad deeds. Well, upon further research, I found a story that…
The Pfister Hotel
I’m really enjoying researching and writing about haunted hotels and this week’s hotel was so much fun because not only is the Pfister Hotel haunted, its ghosts like to play pranks on visiting MLB teams who stay there where they’re in town to play the Milwaukee Brewers. Strange Spooky Weird website gives us a little background…