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Continue reading →: Spooky Road Trip: The Haunted America ConferenceThis Saturday, I drove nine hours total (in some very foggy conditions) to hear some of my favorite paranormal scholars speak about ghosts and other supernatural beings. Since this was my very first conference in the area of the paranormal, I did not know what to expect. I have been…
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Continue reading →: Fairy Circles of Doom: Natural or Supernatural?You are walking in the woods alone. You come across a circle of mushrooms or a barren circle surrounded by lush greenery. Do you step into the circle? Might seem innocent enough, but lore recommends turning around and heading back home. Listen, I’m not a wilderness woman. I cannot tell…
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Continue reading →: Lemuria: Beans, Ghosts, & ExorcismIt will be the ancient sacred rites of Lemuria, When we make offerings to the voiceless spirits. Ovid According to Ovid, the month of May was named for the ancestors (maiores) and on May 9th, 11th, and 13th, the Romans celebrated the festival Lemuria (or Lemuralia). The term Lemuria is connected to lemures: “angry…
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Continue reading →: Ghost Nuns Who Will Have You PrayingI recently finished The Monk by Matthew Lewis and was drawn to the Bleeding Nun character. This ghost of a sinful, murderous, and heartbroken nun walked the halls of a castle, wailing and praying. Her spirit was only put to rest when her bones were found and given a proper burial. “That’s…
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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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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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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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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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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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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!
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