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 enjoy it. P.S. A portion of the proceeds of this book goes to the Stephenson County Historical Society. Get your copy…
Tag: ghost stories
When the Nightmare is Actually a Ghost
As a very young child, about the age of four, I had a nightly visitor to my room that terrified me. I remember lying awake in the dark, waiting. For a few nights in a row, this specter would walk through the door of my bedroom, slowly and deliberately, and head straight for my bed….
Happy Halloween – Manic Monday!
How could I not do a ghost story on Halloween? I have to admit; it was really hard deciding on which stories to tell. I wanted a couple of stories that would send goosebumps up your arms, because that’s what a good Halloween ghost story should do. So, I decided that I would tell you…
Joe the Electrician
Joe was under a tight deadline. He had married the woman of his dreams and now he, his wife and her school-aged daughter were anxious to start their lives together. They had all shopped for the right piece of property to build their new home. And they all fell in love with it as soon…
Your Mawmaw would have loved you
I often think that as I rock one of my three grandchildren. I never met anyone so in love with their grandchildren than my kids’ Mawmaw. Mawmaw was born in Mississippi and lived there for most of her life, with brief stops in Louisiana and Illinois. She had beautiful blue eyes, a happy smile, and…
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…
More Gettysburg
Several years ago, I had the distinct pleasure to speak at the Illinois Paranormal Society Annual Conference. I met quite a few very interesting people, and I’ll share some of their stories in later Freaky Fridays, but today I wanted to share one of the stories told by their keynote speaker, Mark Nesbitt. The cool…
FREE!!! Tales Around the Jack O’Lantern 1
I released my first “Tales Around the Jack O’Lantern” two years ago today. And as an anniversary gift – Tales Around the Jack O’Lantern 1 will be FREE starting tomorrow (Saturday, October 1st) through October 5th. This is the perfect time to get your friends hooked. 🙂 Here’s a here’s a link to get…
My House is Haunted
I asked my good friend Ophelia Julien to share one of her own ghost stories for Freaky Friday. Enjoy! He began dating her during fall term of their Freshman year in college. Neither he nor she was looking for a serious or exclusive relationship at the time, so they were content with the occasional date….
Tales Around the Jack O’Lantern
What could be better than one edition of Tales Around the Jack O’Lantern? How about all three boxed together for your Halloween enjoyment? 🙂 If you haven’t read the first two years of Tales Around the Jack O’Lantern, this is a great opportunity to get all three years at a discount price. Seventeen spooky stories…