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Forever Haunted by Angelfire: A 90s Ghost Story
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Continue reading →: Forever Haunted by Angelfire: A 90s Ghost StoryWhen I was young (maybe 12ish), I wrote down everything concerning the occult in a black-paged notebook with Gelly Roll pens. I kept a dictionary in the back with all the new terms I learned. I wrote down every haunted location, glued every ghost photo, and copied down interesting quotes…
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A Brief Guide to Keeping a Commonplace Book
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Continue reading →: A Brief Guide to Keeping a Commonplace BookI had the opportunity to write for Dirge Magazine while it was still online (Rest in Peace). I learned so much as a writer from the editors, so I wanted to make sure I was able to save my favorite and proudest piece. I grabbed the following article from the…
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January Hiatus
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Continue reading →: January HiatusWhile not too much of a shock, the blog is taking a hiatus until February. This will give me time to finish work and school projects, while also giving me the opportunity to plan future posts for this site. Sorry for the delay and thanks for being a friend!
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My Spooky Christmas Reading List
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Continue reading →: My Spooky Christmas Reading ListThis December, I am embracing the holiday spirits. I have decided to (1) read a ghost story every day until Christmas and (2) learn more about the pagan origins of the holiday. Any excuse to buy more books right? The following are books I plan on reading this month. I…
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Continue reading →: In My Commonplace Book: Electromagnetic Fields & GhostsWhen I was a child with a commonplace book full of ghost research (written in gel pens of course), I asked Santa Claus for an Electromagnetic Field (EMF) detector. I thought I could wave it around my friends’ houses and catch ghosts. I never got one. Bummer. Flash forward to…
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31 Days of Spooky Short Stories
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Continue reading →: 31 Days of Spooky Short StoriesThis October I had many hours of reading time available as I was recovering from surgery (I’m feeling great, by the way). I thought I would give myself a challenge: read a spooky short story each day this October. I had no method when choosing a story each day. Sometimes,…
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In My Commonplace Book: A Ghost Writer, Literally
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Continue reading →: In My Commonplace Book: A Ghost Writer, LiterallyIn Bag of Bones, Stephen King writes “The muses are ghosts, and sometimes they come uninvited.” In this case I share today, the disembodied muse was very much invited, through means of the Ouija board. This is the story of the spirit Patience Worth and her earthly transcriber Pearl Lenore Curran. I came…
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Well, It’s October…
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Continue reading →: Well, It’s October…It is finally October, the best month of the year and the beginning of Halloween (because it is a season, not just a day). I have already blew my paycheck on Halloween decor and pumpkin everything (cookies, tea, body cream, candles, figurines, etc). I am just so damn excited and…
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Continue reading →: In My Commonplace Book: Two Mausoleums and a Bottle of WineI was recently invited to a friend’s home on a Wine Wednesday to share some ghost stories . She thought a live version of my #humpdayhaunts series (on Instagram) would pair well with wine. This was my first time being a “guest speaker” on a paranormal subject, so I was very…
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Indiana Cemeteries: Old Turkey Run
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Continue reading →: Indiana Cemeteries: Old Turkey RunI went “camping” over Labor Day weekend, which required a long trek down country roads. When I am driving down country roads, I always have my eyes open for small cemeteries tucked away in forested areas and in between corn fields. I found the Old Turkey Run Cemetery (south of Wingate,…
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I’m Dr. Watson.
I am a writer, rhetorician, researcher,
& archivist of ghost stories. On this site you will find haunted Indiana history, tips on keeping a commonplace book, cemetery explorations, and more!
Contact: notebookofghosts@gmail.com
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