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  • Book Review: “The Bog People – Iron-Age Man Preserved” by P.V. Glob

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    Unusual material and far from a new release, I just finished reading this title as part of the research for my upcoming novel, TimePeace. The book was originally published in 1969, and is not even available in digital format–I had to borrow it via inter-library loan. Outdated material, you say? Well, not when you consider…

  • Gathering Eerie Bits

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    As many of you know, a badly broken right arm has waylaid my intention to complete and release the next Haunted Voices novel, TimePeace, at the end of September. Voice to text is not an option, since I use all Mac computers. DragonSpeak, the best dictation software program for authors, doesn’t play well with Mac.…

  • An Unexpected (and a little eerie) Side Trip

    An Unexpected (and a little eerie) Side Trip

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    As a left-brainer by day, I tend to be a planner: reservations, time schedules, itineraries–even for a casual weekend trip. But sometimes even the best-laid plans go awry. Thanks to a harried schedule and a little trick Travelocity played on me, my husband and I ended up this past Saturday night, in the middle of…

  • Tech-Savvy Ghosts?

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    This year’s Mother’s Day was not the most festive I’ve experienced. I spent the day at the funeral of a friend of the family. This incredible lady (we’ll call her Sally), who was stolen away from us at ridiculously young age from a sudden illness, has touched the lives of hundreds, if not thousands in…

  • Island of the Dead

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    Hart Island, a sliver of land in Long Island Sound in New York, is eroding away. Nature reclaims its own, right? What’s heartbreaking–and eerie as hell–about the natural reclamation of this particular island into the sea? The fact that along with the dirt and sand, the ocean is reclaiming the remains of the dead buried…

  • Some Spooky Alabama History

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    Frances Brown
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    Since my latest release, CIVIL HEARTS, is set in rural, western Alabama, I naturally have done quite a bit of research on the region. Aside from all the antebellum mansions that have survived, some in better condition than others, there are other potentially haunted locations. The Alamuchee-Bellamy Covered Bridge in Livingston, Alabama is one such…