Last week I had the opportunity to speak with the Lake Carroll Women’s Club and tell some ghost stories. I had a great time, they were a wonderful audience. Afterwards, one of the women came up to me and asked me what I thought about orbs. She mentioned a friend who has taken photos of…
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Say Cheese
On Wednesday, July 12, a trucker named Saul Vazquez encountered a traffic accident on the highway heading the opposite direction from where he was headed. On his Facebook page he wrote, “I took this picture just few minutes ago from the cab of my truck. It was an accident between Campton and Stanton on the…
Oakdale Nature Preserves
Oakdale Nature Preserve is one of the most peaceful settings in the Freeport area. Once out amongst the trees and the birds, you really hate to leave. This is the story of someone who never did. Jim, the former supervisor at Oakdale, has had several experiences with this long time nature lover. “The first time…
Tales Around the Campfire
The sun has set, the moon is rising and the frogs have begun their starlight serenade. As the darkness rolls in, you move closer to the campfire, closer to that circle of light. You look over your shoulder, gazing into the woods that surround you. You jump when the fire pops and you laugh nervously…
The Corner of Your Eye
A few years ago, when I still had my office in our walk-up attic, I had a very interesting experience that led me to learn something new about ghosts. I often wake up in the middle of the night with an idea and go to my office and write. (The advantage of having your office…
Voices from Above
School was finally over! And, because of a mix-up in testing, the grammar school was released a day earlier than the middle school and high school. So the two little girls rejoiced that they could stay home and play while their older siblings still had to go to school. After a quick breakfast, they hurried…
Freaky Friday the 13th
It’s not the kind of thing you generally share outside the family. People tend to point and whisper behind your back. Because, how can you prove that you really do, indeed, have a ghost living in your house? When my son was about sixteen, he was part of a varsity choir group in our high…
Mary O’Reilly Book 15 – Haunted Tales – is now available
The death of a beloved fourth-grade teacher has haunted Andrew Tyler his entire life. Was it really an accidental death or was she murdered? And if it was only an accident, why did her ghost haunt the hallways of the old, abandoned school in Polo, Illinois? Andrew calls on Mary O’Reilly to solve…
Excerpt from the new Mary O’Reilly book, Stolen Dreams
Hemingway and Sarah thought you might enjoy a little excerpt from the next book – since Hemingway was pretty much covering the screen with his body. I hope you like it: “No!” a scream erupted from the living room. “Not again.” Mary and Rosie both looked over in that direction. “I can’t pay for another stay…
Halloween Short Story – Tales Around the Jack O’Lantern
This Halloween Short Story will be out by the end of the week. Here’s a brief description – this is a story that’s set when Mary is attending the Police Academy. She is with her family on Halloween night and they have a tradition of sharing ghost stories with each other once the trick-or-treaters are done…