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Continue reading →: A Book Giveaway for My BirthdayMy birthday is this Sunday (June 11th). Honestly, I am pretty stressed about other things and it’s summer (the worst season of all), so I’m very whatever about my birthday. I thought giving away one of my favorite books would cheer this birthday girl right up! I am giving away…
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Continue reading →: Chapelle Ardente: My Writing SpaceWhen we got our house a year ago, the first room I painted was my writing room. I chose black, of course (Behr’s Broadway). Nicknamed Chapelle Ardente, this room is where I escape to light candles and research the paranormal, filling the pages of my commonplace book. Or, I’ll sit in…
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Continue reading →: North of Salem: The Ghost Twins of North AndoverSince it is the season of the Gemini (and I’m a Gemini), I started doing some research on ghost twins. Down the internet rabbit hole I went, and I’m glad I did. North Andover, Massachusetts encompasses the historic town of Andover and is just an hour(ish) drive north from Salem, home of…
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Continue reading →: Pour A Glass of Wine for the Spirits: Haunted Vineyards and WineriesTo celebrate my return to blogging after a short break (not of my choice!), I decided to explore ghosts through one of my favorite pastimes: drinking wine! I do not have the luxury to see many vineyards in person, but visiting them through their ghost stories is just as fun.…
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Continue reading →: Boo! I’m still here.Notebook of Ghosts is my sanctuary and I’ve been anxiously waiting for the time to write a post. This week, I reach a milestone with my dissertation and I’ll be able to return happily to this space and research all things haunted. Along with filling my blog with content, I’m working…
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Continue reading →: In My Commonplace Book: St. Patrick & the Pagan CorpseRecently, I have been filling my commonplace book with notes from The Penguin Book of the Undead: Fifteen Hundred Years of Supernatural Encounters (edited by Scott G. Bruce). In the section “The Discernment of the Saints,” Bruce shares three stories about saints that compelled the dead to reveal their identities and…
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Continue reading →: Haunted Cemetery Statues in the United StatesIn elementary school, our music teacher played a 1980s PBS cartoon set to Camille Saint-Saëns’ “Danse Macabre” on Halloween. The cartoon began with a statue of a cloaked skeleton coming to life after sunset, using his instrument to summon skeletons from their graves. Since then, I have always imagined the statues I see…
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Continue reading →: In My Commonplace Book: Cemetery CatsMy current obsession is looking up photographs of cats in cemeteries, a marriage of my two obsessions. I am not sure what happens after death, but I like the idea of cats hanging out near my grave (maybe even howe sitting on it). As I have explored in a past post,…
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Continue reading →: My Cemetery Bucket List (Ongoing)Kira Butler from The Midnight Society recently posted her cemetery bucket list, which inspired me to create my own list in my commonplace book. My list is strictly American cemeteries (for now), because mama is broke. Below is my list, which is always growing. Many were chosen because they are reportedly haunted (of course).…
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Continue reading →: Terror and Tomes: Haunted American LibrariesMy library is filled with used books, which can create a rather haunting atmosphere. Who had these books before me? How did they live? How did they die? The lingering fingerprints, marginalia, and dust from a distant house, bookstore, or library. It is as though each used book brings along…
Boo!
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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