tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26423001737233689032024-03-18T04:11:28.153-05:00I See Dead PeopleThe blog of author and ghost hunter T.M. Simmons.TMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00409364932685911754noreply@blogger.comBlogger177125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642300173723368903.post-51914742439927981992016-10-22T15:23:00.002-05:002016-10-22T15:23:30.947-05:00Lots of Tyler, Texas Ghosts, Part Two<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">If you follow me
on Facebook, you'll know I've had a lot of personal stuff going on the last few
months. Even my blog, which I dearly love, fell by the wayside. I'm going to
give it my all from now on to get back to writing a blog at least every two
weeks. Cross your fingers and wish me luck!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Now back to where
I left off last March, the second part of Tyler ghosts, with another part yet
to go. This is an appropriate place to re-begin, since it's my favorite month.
I also happen to know that George Jones and Jericho Tours of Tyler do awesome
ghost tours this month. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">As I mentioned
in the first part of this tale, we're not quite through with the Tyler ghosts.
It was an awesome night with George Jones and his crew. Each time we thought it
couldn't be any more fun, something else caught our attention.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"You're
both gonna love this next place," I told Sarah and Floyd after we enjoyed the
McClendon House.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"You've
been there?" Sarah asked.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"Yep. That
was a couple years ago, when I got to spend some of the time with Jason McLeod.
You remember him, the author of those fantastic Dark Siege books?"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Jason McLeod and Me</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">We made sure we
got the address for the GPS, since we'd lost sight of our guide on the way to
the McClendon House and had to google the address. Following the mechanical GPS
lady's directions, we drove to what they call the haunted railroad warehouses
in Tyler. These buildings are spooky enough during daylight. At night, the
entire area is something you would think twice about entering unless you had
someone knowledgeable to lead you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Though this was
my second visit there, I only know a little bit about them, things I've picked
up from George over the years I've been friends with him. I may be wrong on
some of the details, but I'll pass on to you what I think I know.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">There were originally
five huge warehouses located, of course, beside a train stop. They were used to
store goods unloaded from, or to be loaded onto, trains for shipment. There
were several deaths connected to these buildings, but I haven't learned much in
the way of details. As of now, they are abandoned and used by permission as a haunted
location on George's tours and for a horror night show during Halloween month.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">At times,
homeless people have sheltered in the warehouses. One warehouses burned down
years ago, and it's believed there were some homeless folks staying there when
that happened. Some think perhaps the building caught fire from the men trying
to keep warm with barrel fires. Now there is only a large bare place where this
warehouse used to be.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">At least one of
the remaining four buildings, the one George uses for home base, is full of
various horror props. There are masks and makeup scattered over the walls and
tables, and tunnels lead through it, much like a fun house. Around some of the
bends in these tunnels, you'll run across other horror scenes bent on scaring
you. They're pretty realistically horrific, too. I won't spoil George's
business by telling you what the scenes are, since I'd urge anyone who can to
take one of George's tours, especially during Halloween month.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">In 2016, George
added what he calls the Puzzle Rooms. There are three rooms that have only one
hidden exit. The players have to discover how to get out of the room by finding
and solving clues. They are timed on how quickly they can all escape within the
allotted hour.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Are these
buildings haunted? Very haunted! I'd even say extremely haunted. And not only
by friendly Caspers. There is more than one nasty malevolent, and George takes
measures against these types of ghosts. Are there other entities besides ghosts
here? Let's just say he has also run across more than one really bad entity.
However, from what I've seen and experienced, I believe part of what happens is
due to a mindset from some of the tour participants. Different types of people
go on haunted tours.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">One: We have
those who are of the macho mindset (including some women), who are going to
taunt the entities they encounter to show off their supposed superiority. I'll
admit, I enjoy seeing this type of person get their comeuppance — and yes, it
happens, more frequently than these people expect. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Two: We have
those who want to be "scared to death" in order to (they hope) be
able to brag to their friends and relatives about what happened to them. These
types are the ones who usually end up having to be babied and soothed and taken
out of the tour, since they claim they are possessed or freak out with panic. On
this night, DoDad, one of the experienced Native American members of George's
staff, had to take a woman out of the warehouse when she started hysterically hyperventilating.
</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I'm not very
sympathetic to those types, either. No matter how many times you tell people
that ghosts and demons and devils are real entities, they won't take mental precautions.
They think it's all a fairytale. Well, some believe fairies are real, also, and
most of Grimm's stories are ghastly tales full of mean and nasty people. So these
types should take heed, but don't.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The third
category includes two types of paranormal investigators. Some are part of those
who taunt, only they claim to know what they're doing. Ninety-nine percent of
them do not. The other one percent are serious and take precautions, plus show
respect. The one percent gain my esteem in turn.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Sorry I went off
on one of my soap box tangents. I know you're more interested in the ghosts we encountered.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">George always
has experienced and respectful paranormal people helping him out, so for the
first couple hours, they led us through the warehouses. We started with the
first one, the home base warehouse, which is sectioned off into tunnels. This
warehouse did have electricity, and there were wires strung down the tunnels to
provide light. However, whenever we used any equipment, we made sure it was
kept well away from any source of electricity so we wouldn’t encounter any interference.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">There were
various stops along the way where our guide investigators had previously
discovered hotspots, places where the lingering ghosts would interact. Anna
Lee, my trigger object Raggedy Ann doll, got such a workout that we had to
change her battery during the time we were there.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Our first stop
was a place where I felt saddened. We had been informed by our guides that it
was where a little girl sometimes made contact. If you follow me, you know I
feel strongly that any child ghost needs to be crossed into The Light. However,
since this wasn't my investigation, I couldn't take charge and intervene.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">When we halted,
I immediately felt paranormal energy around my legs, at a height that appeared
to indicate a child ghost. I didn't get a sense of unhappiness from her, just a
feeling of joy that she had someone there to "talk to." Still, I
could imagine her loneliness when left to wander all on her own.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"She's
here," one of the guides whispered, confirming what I felt.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I sat Anna Lee
on the floor, and she immediately lit up. Over the course of the next half hour
or so, the little girl truly did enjoy playing with Anna Lee. But several other
pieces of equipment also activated, including KII's, indicating a few other
ghosts making themselves known. I mentally communicated and relayed what I
heard. It was pretty mundane conversation, nothing memorable that sticks in my
mind as messages or warnings.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">On into this
warehouse, down a few more tunnels, we halted at a place where contact had
previously been made with one of the workers who had been killed in a warehouse
accident. This ghost was pretty darned strong, and while he wasn't interested
in a toy like my doll, the KII's buried themselves several times. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The first time
was when one of the guides asked, "Are you here, (name)?" (I'll
admit, it's been a while since I made my notes on this experience, and I didn't
write down names. So sorry.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Anyway, we were
inundated with flashing KII lights. There were more questions asked, and they
were specific enough to this worker that there was no doubt we were connecting
with him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Communications
at a few other stops in this warehouse indicated the ghosts we had already
contacted followed along with us, two of which were the little girl and the warehouse
worker. It was an interesting trip through the tunnels. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I kept waiting
for some of the ghosts I'd met on the previous visit to pop in, especially the
one with the ugly face who kept peering around a tunnel corner. On that trip, George
had watched me do a crossover and experienced the wind rushing through that enclosed
warehouse when several dozen lost souls went into The Light. He'd asked me if I
could do that again, so his wife Heather could experience it, and I did. Hopefully
the reason that homely-faced ghost didn't contact us is because he now resides
in The Light, where he should be. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Unfortunately,
the little girl wasn't one of the ghosts who went home. Child ghosts usually
take special handling and coaxing, since they are usually very frightened of
any sort of change. Our own crew has yet to fail in this type of crossover,
especially since we have Sarah Brigdon with us. Sarah has a special touch with
children.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">We had three
more warehouse to go through, and George also had the puzzle game planned.
We'll talk about that in the next blog.</span></div>
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I'm probably a little over half finished, and Angela already has the cover
done. When I get a little further into this book, I'll reveal it to you and
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have some more free things in mind down the road for the people who subscribe.
Those will still dribble out slowly, since <knock on wood> the interference
of stuff in my personal life right now has also slowed to a trickle. We won't
talk about shopping and Black Friday seasons being on the horizon. I'll find
the energy for those.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Our weather in
Texas has gone through its hot season and it actually cooled down into the high
eighties. Then on Friday, we hit the seventies. Yippee for us! We sure did have
some cold, nasty fronts go through in the spring and early summer, though. The
bluebonnet crop again was rather dismal. Perhaps next year we'll get a better
bloom.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The fronts
brought a lot of flooding, which repeated itself more than once. My sister Ann
and I stayed overnight at one of the gambling boat hotels in Bossier City a
while back. Ann was rather disappointed that the Red River didn't rise enough
to float our beds the next morning, especially since our rooms were on the
first floor <teasing on that>! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">We were lucky in
our choice of hotels (Boomtown), since the hotel and casino at the Louisiana
Downs racetrack had to be evacuated, along with several subdivisions and
businesses. I'm sad that so many people lost their homes and businesses in
Louisiana and Mississippi, as well as now in the Carolinas. Mother Nature won't
be denied, however. Please don't ever drive into water over the road. Remember:
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Fingers crossed
I will see you sooner next time, with a report of a really scary situation that
happened on one of George's tours.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I've had some
serious ghost-hunting fun several times with George Jones of Jericho's Tours of
Tyler, TX. A few weeks before Valentine's Day this year, George posted on
Facebook about an overnight investigation on Saturday, February 13. Since it
ran over into February 14, it was a legitimate Valentine's Day celebration.</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Are
any of y'all going to this?</span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> my friend, Karla Lang, posted to us. It didn't take
long for three of us to respond a resounding <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">YES.</i> Since my friends and fellow crew members Sarah and Floyd
Brigdon live here in Terrell, I was able to hitch a ride with them. And what a
ride it was! The investigation, not the car ride.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Unfortunately,
Karla wasn't able to go at the last minute. Also, somewhat unfortunately for
the person who called me, we had a call from a homeowner a few days before the
overnight. It was from a wonderful lady we had tried to help several times
before and involved the only failure our team has experienced thus far. So we
ended up going to Tyler a few hours before we were to meet George to spend some
time with the lady. It's not something I can report on in the blog, due to
confidentiality. I only mention it here because these homeowner cases don't
always turn out to be easily solved. This one is still on-going.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">George had kept
the ghost hunt destination secret until we arrived in Tyler. We met some of his
crew at a designated spot in downtown Tyler at 9 p.m. If you ever get to Texas,
and for my friends who do live here, you need to visit downtown Tyler. There's
some fascinating history and buildings there.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">As to the tour
with George, the first place we headed out to was the McClendon House, a
historical old place built in 1878. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">McClendon House</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">There's plenty of
history on line about this wonderful old Victorian home (</span><a href="http://mcclendonhouse.net/history/"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">http://mcclendonhouse.net/history/</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">), but three
facts stood out for me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">One: Annie
McClendon, the second owner, was very active in the women's suffragette
movement, in addition to raising NINE children!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Two: The
youngest of those children, Sarah, became a Washington, D.C. news journalist.
Her career spanned Franklin Roosevelt to George W. Bush. I still remember
seeing her in the audience of journalists at news conferences. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Sarah McClendon</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Three: There is
a room in the house that has no entrance! You can see it through a stairwell
window, but no one can find anywhere at all to go into it. The owners don't
want to tear down walls to examine this room, so for now, it stands as a house
mystery touted on tours.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Yes, they do
give tours. And yes, this house is haunted. I actually saw doors open on their
own during our tour and felt more than one presence. The strongest was in the
downstairs bathroom, located where we entered the house. I forgot my camera in
the car, so I didn't take any photos myself. However, I was so fascinated with
the history and the ghosts I sensed that I didn't miss it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The next place
George took us is an extremely haunted set of warehouses in Tyler. I had been
there before, and proven to George that yes, I did communicate across the Veil.
However, it may take me two more blogs to report on what happened this time! If
you truly want a fascinating experience in the paranormal, contact George Jones
at Jericho Tours of Tyler (</span><a href="http://toursoftyler.com/home"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">http://toursoftyler.com/home</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Behind the
scenes in the writing world: I've been typing away, and Angela's been working
away, also. I've actually finished a new short story, and when Angela gets
things done on her end, I'll be giving this one away to everyone who signs up
for my mailing list! I've been procrastinating building that list for far too
long. Once it's done, you won't have to miss another new release from me,
unless you forgot to open the newsletter I have Angela send out for me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I'm not sure yet
how we'll do it, but everyone already on the list will get a copy of this story,
also. We may have to have y'all contact me so I can send it to you in whatever
format you want. Angela's figuring that out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The new short
story is <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Thrall Bound</i>, and it's one
of my eclectic genre mixes. PK is the daughter of a Mage in a futuristic world,
who encounters a vampire shapeshifter called Sammael. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Here's the
gorgeous Angela Rogers cover and the gorgeous Sammael:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Now I'll get to
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Christmas Eve 2015 at the Simmons House</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">(I look almost small next to my men!)</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"<span class="null">I think we might need to do cleanse my house again. Last night the
kitchen kept getting mist in it. And just now one of my kitchen knives
liberated itself from the knife block. Scared both me & Hannah."</span></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Thus started our
2016 ghost activities. I got this note from Angela, early the morning of January
5. By 11 a.m., we were doing a cleansing at her house, although we had already
crossed over the female ghost who was causing the problems as soon as I arrived.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Angela could
sense the ghost, and I confirmed what she felt when I got there. It was a woman
who had been trying to make contact, but her abilities weren't strong enough to
come through clearly enough for Angela to understand what she wanted. What did
she want? She wanted to cross over into the Light. Of course, Angela had a good
talk with her before we led her into the Light.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"You didn't
have to pull that knife thing on us to get our attention!" was one of the
mildest things she said to the woman. We didn't allow her to hang around long
enough to get her name or what had happened to her. A ghost like this one isn't
one we care to get more familiar with.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The ghost had a
little bit of trouble understanding how to go into the Light, and she was even
a little leery after we showed her the golden pathway and the doorway. She was fearful
of retribution, but she finally glided up the path. Like each and every ghost
we've ever crossed over, she did remember to turn and say "Thank you"
before she went through the door.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Which brings me
to something I try to remember but procrastinate on far too much: Cleansing a
home where you associate with that other dimension frequently, like mine,
should be done a lot more frequently than I do it. I write about ghosts, I talk
to ghosts, and I allow them to hang around here if they behave. At least until
I do a serious crossover. There's not much difference in a serious crossover
and an ordinary one, other than the fact that an ordinary one is like I just
did a moment ago: While I'm busy with something else (writing this blog), I
point out the doorway to the ghosts if I sense one or more here that might be
looking for it. In a serious crossover, I usually make at least a brief contact
with the ghost or ghosts and lead them outside, encouraging them to go and
actually pointing to the doorway that's always open for them. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">My regular
readers will remember that Angela's house actually has a portal into the other
dimension in it. Therefore, whenever a ghost manages to slip through into her
actual house, we pay close attention. We also check that portal often to make
sure it's still closed, since when it's open and active, it causes problems in
the house, both physical and mental ones. This time, even though the portal was
secure, we also put a new protection packet with the other items we keep there
for blockage. We reconsecrate old protection packets and make up new ones
periodically, which makes our materials stronger.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">After we did
Angela's house, we asked our friend Sarah Brigdon to join us and did a
long-overdue cleansing on my house. Boy, could I feel the difference in the
atmosphere! As active as I am in messing around in that other dimension, I
should cleanse at least every six months. I think this time it's been at least
a year, and the atmosphere was way too heavy. Now it's like a different house.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">But yes, Howard
is still here. He still refuses to cross over. Since he helps me maintain
discipline around here whenever a new ghost shows up, I'll admit I enjoy his
presence. Even when Howard intrudes on my concentration and materializes
strongly enough to startle me, I usually only smile and shake my head. I love
hearing Howard laugh when he "puts on over on me."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">~~~~</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The Holidays
sort of whipped my butt this year. Do you think it's because I was approaching
yet another birthday in my senior years? Hopefully, my discipline is back and
I'll get things finished, like the short story I was working on for Halloween,
the next Ghost Hunting Diary, and another Dead Man Mystery. Fingers flying!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">My narrator,
Shelley Lynn Johnson, has also started the last Dead Man Mystery, Dead Man
Ohio. I have to hurry and get another one for her to read. I do truly enjoy
listening to her bring my books to life.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I have a new
great-niece who was born on my birthday, and I do hope to get away to see her
sometime before she's walking. Welcome to the world, Victoria Mae Cantner.</span></div>
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5KKjythnzuw/VpriwgvYu4I/AAAAAAAABZc/1IMANDaHnK0/s1600/VictoriaJan16_2016_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5KKjythnzuw/VpriwgvYu4I/AAAAAAAABZc/1IMANDaHnK0/s320/VictoriaJan16_2016_2.jpg" width="179" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">My Best Birthday Present</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> in 2016</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Also, my sister Ann
is coming for a visit with her little dog, L'il Bit. We're hoping L'il Bit and
Dancer enjoy each other, rather than quibble over who is the most spoiled prima
donna.</span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-v5ppLXwNvY8/VprjHPZMmyI/AAAAAAAABZk/WhVg6txOV5I/s1600/LilBitSleeping2015.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-v5ppLXwNvY8/VprjHPZMmyI/AAAAAAAABZk/WhVg6txOV5I/s320/LilBitSleeping2015.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">L'il Bit</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Ann is escaping
the worst of the Minnesota winter and will return to the North country in May
or June. She won't be too much of a distraction to my writing, except when we
hit the "garbage" sales or take off to the casinos. I'll do my best
to keep on track, though, and make 2016 a great year for new books.</span>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Wishing all of
y'all the wonders of love and peace in 2016.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Boo!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">T. M.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Part Two, coming
up! I didn't have to get on the ark here in Texas last week to escape the
flooding. Sad news, though, on the number of people who died as they try to
navigate flood waters over some of our roads. Please remember, folks, if you
see high water on the road, you have no way to gauge how high it is or how fast
it's running. So: Turn Around! Don't Drown!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Now we're back
at Claiborne House, and although I don't see anything paranormal in this one,
it's taken a few minutes before we had to pack up and head out.</span></div>
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xykTWm80WGQ/VmR1Gt8mJ6I/AAAAAAAABW0/Jtu1RpeS57k/s1600/AuntBelleMeJerryAnn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xykTWm80WGQ/VmR1Gt8mJ6I/AAAAAAAABW0/Jtu1RpeS57k/s320/AuntBelleMeJerryAnn.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Me, Aunt Belle, Ann, Jerry</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">But I'll also
show you one that Jerry LeBlanc sent me. He and Ann said they sometimes find a
footprint that appears to be from a baby or toddler on their kitchen floor.
There are no leaks anywhere, so no reason for there to be a damp spot of mist on
the floor in front of the pantry door. One morning, they were lucky enough to
snap a photo of the footprint before it disappeared. The floorboards are
narrow, and the photo is a close-up, which justified them believing this is
from a child.</span></div>
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jFHIs7kuSWA/VmR1qgC6xYI/AAAAAAAABW8/L_7WDoB8Xgg/s1600/ClaiborneHseBabyFootprint.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jFHIs7kuSWA/VmR1qgC6xYI/AAAAAAAABW8/L_7WDoB8Xgg/s320/ClaiborneHseBabyFootprint.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Claiborne House Baby Footprint</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Another one
Jerry sent me was one he calls "Happy orb looking at Ann playing
piano." This one appears to have been edited somewhat, but I can see the
happy orb.</span></div>
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yuwMN5tgkV8/VmR16ofFSeI/AAAAAAAABXE/HL0JLzJ6uhk/s1600/ClaiborneHsAnnPiano.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="179" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yuwMN5tgkV8/VmR16ofFSeI/AAAAAAAABXE/HL0JLzJ6uhk/s320/ClaiborneHsAnnPiano.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Happy Orb and Ann on Piano</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">In this next one,
there appears to be a partial silhouette in the mist on the left. No, it's not
that southern soldier on the right. That's a mannequin dressed that way.</span></div>
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nXSS3-E3OhU/VmR24KWwL_I/AAAAAAAABXc/0Ypk696UheI/s1600/ClaiborneHseMistSill.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nXSS3-E3OhU/VmR24KWwL_I/AAAAAAAABXc/0Ypk696UheI/s320/ClaiborneHseMistSill.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Claiborne House Mist Silhouette</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">In the next one,
there appears to be someone sitting at the table.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Claiborne House Misty Guest</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Aunt Belle and I
took our equipment around the downstairs later on in the evening, but as I
mentioned last week, the ghosts might have been sleeping. (Do ghosts sleep?
Well, maybe they do over in that other dimension.) We didn't even feel any energy
from anyone. However, while we were out and about, we left our KII, flashlight
and Raggedy Ann doll turned on in our bedroom. We had a bit of activity when we
were there, but not a lot. However, at one point while Aunt Belle and I were
out gadding about, poor Ann happened to go into our room alone to make sure we
had everything.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"I wanted
to let you know that I started to go in your room while you were gone yesterday
evening," Ann told us the next morning. "I was just checking to make
sure you didn't need anything. But when I walked in, the hands and forehead on
that doll you had in there lit up all over! 'O.K.,' I said to her. 'I'm outta
here.' And I got out of there fast!"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Anna Lee at Claiborne House</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Aunt Belle and I
giggled, but the look on Ann's face told us she wasn't amused. I guess some people
might associate our little Anna Lee (the name of our doll) with the not-so-nice
supernatural stories about dolls they hear around. However, we enjoy Anna Lee a
lot, and she wears my consecrated cross when I'm not using it. Nothing can get
through that to possess her.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Aunt Belle and I
have a couple trips planned for 2016, but we haven't set any dates yet. I'll be
sure and fill you in later. In the meantime, I would still recommend Claiborne
House (903-665-8800 or </span><a href="http://www.claibornehousebnb.com/"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">http://www.claibornehousebnb.com</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">).</span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">~~~~</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">On the book
scene, Shelley Lynn Johnson, my narrator for the Dead Man Mysteries, finished
another audio book! Dead Man Hand is now up at Amazon, Audible and iBooks. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">As promised,
here is the first part of the weekend when Aunt Belle and I ran away from home:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Jefferson,
Texas, is a town that superbly fits one word: quiet. At least it is pretty much
that way when there's not a huge festival in town. A couple times a year, Aunt
Belle and I run away by ourselves to visit somewhere we can relax from the stress
of our daily lives, plus check out the ghosts, of course. Jefferson is filled
with B&B's, and we've stayed at several of them. I believe the Claiborne
House was the most active haunted B&B we've encountered in this town.</span></div>
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rBiDnSV3es0/VlH5i7jHWMI/AAAAAAAABUs/OYNqI4boUiE/s1600/BelleClaiborneHse.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rBiDnSV3es0/VlH5i7jHWMI/AAAAAAAABUs/OYNqI4boUiE/s320/BelleClaiborneHse.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Aunt Belle in Front of Claiborne House </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The house was
built between 1862-66, and Captain Claiborne purchased it in 1871. It has
wonderful porches on it, as well as a swing and chairs to sit in and unwind.
Captain Claiborne still hangs around, as well as several other who have decided
it's a wonderful place to roam.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Today's owners,
Ann and Jerry Leblanc, bought it two years ago without being informed it was
haunted. </span></div>
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1rTifpt4En0/VlH6DO3KAoI/AAAAAAAABU0/Yb0qaJWrjGc/s1600/JerryandAnn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1rTifpt4En0/VlH6DO3KAoI/AAAAAAAABU0/Yb0qaJWrjGc/s320/JerryandAnn.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Jerry and Ann LeBlanc </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">They are both a
lot of fun to talk to, and they have no qualms about discussing the various
pranks the ghosts in the house pull on them and their guests. When I first
talked to Jerry to make our reservation, we ended up on the phone for a long
while discussing the hauntings. He also informed me that he believed they had a
portal and said someone he had in once closed it for them. I asked him if he
felt it was still closed, and he informed me that he wasn't really sure. So I
offered to bring some things to close it and keep it closed, and he agreed
enthusiastically.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The only room available
on the Friday the 13<sup>th</sup> we wanted to stay was one of the carriage
house rooms, over the garage. I went ahead and booked that one, instead of the
Browning Room, which we really wanted. We shopped in town a while after we
arrived, then decided to drive by the Claiborne House to see where it was,
knowing that we wouldn't be able to check in that early. However, Jerry
happened to be outside and we introduced ourselves. During our discussions, he informed
me the people who had reserved the Browning Room had cancelled and that he
would upgrade us to that room with no extra charge. He also said that if we
wanted to go ahead and check in, we could, and he would give us a tour. We were
thrilled, since the room was in the house and downstairs. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Jerry showed us
around the grounds and home, and even the vacant upstairs rooms. The moment we
got out of the car, we started feeling paranormal energy. Aunt Belle wandered
off onto the grounds, and when she returned, she said, "The gardener say
hello."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"Oh?"
Jerry asked. "I thought I was the gardener."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"The man I
'met' says he's the gardener," she said. "His name is Herman."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Jerry knew, of
course, from our previous conversation that we were psychic mediums, so he just
laughed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">We also toured
what Jerry called his "man cave," in the lower garage. There were
several cats roaming in there and the grounds, and Aunt Belle and I love cats,
so we had lots of petting to do. </span></div>
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kJ_jvo-P1gA/VlH6fJvv2GI/AAAAAAAABU8/5-dvYpXR4C4/s1600/AuntBelleClaiborneCat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kJ_jvo-P1gA/VlH6fJvv2GI/AAAAAAAABU8/5-dvYpXR4C4/s320/AuntBelleClaiborneCat.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> Aunt Belle and Claiborne House Cat </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Jerry also had
some birds in there, and they were fairly upset because he had covered them
before we came in. He uncovered them, and they were happy to quit their
complaining. We identified a couple ghosts in there, a man and a woman. Jerry agreed
he'd had lots of occurrences in there. He had a rempod that he had purchased,
and it activated a couple times over by his closet in the room.</span></div>
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Un-10uXxwUU/VlH-ceigE6I/AAAAAAAABWA/U8yP66zsMJE/s1600/JerryRempod.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Un-10uXxwUU/VlH-ceigE6I/AAAAAAAABWA/U8yP66zsMJE/s320/JerryRempod.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
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Jerry and Rempod</div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The upstairs of
the house was somewhat inactive, but we did feel one ghost. She kept following
us around but wouldn't stand still long enough to get an identification on her.
In fact, most of the ghosts on the ground and in the house moved quite a bit.
They definitely weren't lazy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The most intense
encounter we had that afternoon happened to Aunt Belle. I was in the kitchen
talking to Ann and Jerry, and again, she had wandered off. She enjoys getting
off to herself, or even just the two of us, so we do that a lot. She came back
into the kitchen, and I could tell something had happened.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"What did
you see?" I asked.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">But she spoke to
Jerry and said, "Do you have a man who haunts the downstairs? He's fairly
tall and very nicely dressed, although he's wearing clothing from the late
1800's."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Jerry gasped.
"Captain Claiborne! It has to be him. You saw him?"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">She nodded yes,
and said, "He's a really strong presence. I saw him as a full bodied
apparition."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"I've got a
picture of him," Jerry said excitedly. "In here, on my
computer."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">He led us into
an office area off the kitchen and started searching on his computer. Then he
pulled up one photo and pointed at it. This time, Aunt Belle gasped.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"That's
him," she said. "That's who I saw."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I asked Jerry to
email me a copy of the photo.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Captain Claiborne </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">We had a few
more encounters, but I'll have to leave them until next time. However, I highly
recommend the Claiborne House for anyone who wants to stay in a lovely place,
haunted, of course. They're on 312 South Alley Street in Jefferson, Texas. You
can call them at 903-665-8800. They've also got a web site at </span><a href="http://www.claibornehousebnb.com/"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">http://www.claibornehousebnb.com</span></a><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">, and you can
see the lovely rooms there. Another recommendation is that beautiful Browning
Room. You can see it on the web site. Just remember, you'll be sharing the
Claiborne House with unseen guests!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">~~~~</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The writing's
going slow. It always does this time of year, since I'm prone to spend time prowling
the internet looking for Christmas gift bargains. Those emails I get listing
pre-Black Friday bargains this year distract me. I've already bought a couple
gifts, and I'm watching the price drop on some others. Yep, I'll be one of
those people in the Black Friday crowds, especially since I've got my eye on
some things at Walmart.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I am getting a
little bit of time in on the short story (which, knowing how I write, you can
believe just won't stay short). This coming week, though, had a lot of time
designated for backing pumpkin pies and pumpkin rolls. Yum! Plus I need to get
those homemade noodles done, and our turkey injected with the Cajun spices to
it will marinate well before Thursday.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I doubt I'll see
y'all until next weekend, so I'm wishing everyone of y'all a wonderfully Happy
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TMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00409364932685911754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642300173723368903.post-34028249698074684862015-11-17T18:13:00.003-06:002015-11-17T18:13:32.170-06:00Aunt Belle and Friday the 13th<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Aunt Belle and Dancer (explained below)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I think I
learned something new this past few weeks. It's been several months since Aunt
Belle was able to come visit. She and I are both caretakers for our husbands, so
sometimes it's hard for us to get together. This October was the first October
in a long while that she hadn't been here for a few days. As y'all are aware,
that month is when the Veil thins and make communication with the other
dimension easier. All during October, I kept waiting for a rise in activity
here at my house, but it didn't happen. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Finally, Aunt
Belle felt comfortable enough about leaving for a short vacation in November.
As we discussed possible dates and a short trip, she said to me, "Do you
realize there's a Friday the 13<sup>th</sup> in November?"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"Cool!"
I told her. "Can you get away then?"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"I'm going
to try. We haven't been back to Jefferson in a while, so how about we go
there?"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I agreed, and
although our first B&B choice was closed for repairs, I called my friend
and fellow author, Mitch Whitington, and asked him for a recommendation.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"You know I
want somewhere actively haunted," I said to Mitch.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"Claiborne
House," he said without hesitation. "Right now, it's the most haunted
B&B in town."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I made our
reservation, then started thinking about it. Our conversation confirming Aunt
Belle wouldn't be able to visit in October took place around the first part of that
mongh, during the final preparations for our Spirit Fest at the Beckham Hotel.
I think my ghosts here at the house listened in on the phone, which they do
consistently. Instead of causing mischief during October, I believe they saved
their energy for the week during which Friday the 13<sup>th</sup> fell.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Sure enough, my
ghosts were more visible that second week in November, and the spirit activity
even increased. In fact, there was one really strong spirit (not a ghost) whose
energy was as intense as any I'd ever felt before. On the Monday before Aunt
Belle arrived, I saw him standing in a little hallway that leads into our
master bedroom. He was extremely clear, except I couldn't see his face. He also
spoke to me, and I ran to the phone to call Aunt Belle.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"Your dad's
here," I said. "I've been feeling this really strong paranormal
energy from someone around here lately, then I saw him today. He's wearing a
blue and black and white plaid shirt, and he was standing in that little
hallway at our bedroom door. When I asked him what he wanted, he said, 'I'm
waiting here to see Al.' Your daddy always called you Al, and that's the type
of shirt he wore a lot. So I know it's him."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"It's about
time," she said. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"Why's
that?" I asked.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"He's never
come back to see me before. And yes, it has to be him. He always teased me by
calling me Al."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"Well, he's
here now, waiting on you."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"Tell him
I'll be there on Wednesday."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I really didn't
have to tell him, because I could tell he was listening in on the phone. And the first two photos on this blog are the ones I took of Aunt Belle and our rescue dog, Dancer, the day she arrived. They were taken about ten seconds apart. Her daddy was definitely in the room!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Of course, Aunt
Belle is really and truly my aunt, so that makes her dad my grandpa. Her dad
and my dad are half-brother and –sister. She's only four years older than me,
and we grew up next door to each other. The next house down the road and across
the holler was where my great-grandmother (Aunt Belle's grandmother), Grandma
Alice, lived. I don't remember Grandma Alice's husband, Grandpa Will, since I
was only two years old when he died. However, Aunt Belle was really close to
him. She spent nearly every day with Grandpa Will during her early childhood,
until he died.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Why am I talking
about Grandpa Will? Well, he played into the ghost story that happened here.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">When Aunt Belle
got up after her first night here, I asked, "Well? Did Grandpa talk to
you?"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">She sort of
frowned. "He didn't really talk to me, but come here and I'll show
you."</span></div>
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Grandpa Will in 1947 at the Cantner Homestead</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">In the Molly
Belle Suite, she pointed to a picture she had laid on one of the dressers.
"That's Grandpa Will. I know you don't remember him, but I sure do.
Something told me to bring that picture with me, and last night I laid it here.
I woke up about two p.m. and heard someone talking. I looked over, and Daddy
was standing there with two women. He was pointing at the picture and telling
them who it was. I'm pretty sure the two women were Alice and Belle, two of my
aunts."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"But he
didn't talk to you?"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"No,"
she said in a disappointed voice. "But then, I went back to sleep pretty
quickly."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Grandpa only
said one other thing to her the rest of the time she was here. We did glimpse
him several times, and one of those times was in the living room where we were
watching TV. There was a blond woman on there, talking about her company's
wonderful insurance.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"I wonder
if that woman knows how unattractive she is?" I asked Aunt Belle.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">She burst out
laughing. "Daddy just said, 'She's as ugly as a mud fence.' I haven't
heard that saying for a long time. That was definitely Daddy we just saw
standing over there."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Aunt Belle had
to leave on Sunday, but we did spend our overnight at the Claiborne House on
Friday the 13<sup>th</sup>. </span></div>
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Aunt Belle at Claiborne House</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">And yes, we
encountered several ghosts. I'll report on some of those next week, although it
may take more than one blog to tell about all of them. I even have some photos
the owner shared with me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">See you then!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">As to the
writing, I'm working on the short story still. I cleared my plate while Aunt
Belle was here, not even checking in on my email and Facebook pages as often as
usual. But I'll work on it again this week. I've decided I really need to get
my mailing list filled out, so I'll be giving this story away to people who
sign up for it. If you're already on it, I'll send it to you, also. It will be
a few weeks, though. I have to get a neat cover from Angela after I finish it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Thanks to all of
you who are buying <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Silent Prey</i>, and
also leaving reviews. Both the buys and the reviews are really helpful. I
appreciate them from the bottom of my heart, and it's so very much fun to share
my books with y'all!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">We got a new
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forever home and we have fallen in love with her. Her name was Dancer, and we
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My son Kelly and I meeting Dancer</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Dancer is around
two years old, a guess, since she was found homeless. She still has separation
anxiety, but I think she's learning to trust that we will always come back. Of
course, whenever possible, she goes with us, and she enjoys that a lot. All I
have to do is pick up the leash, and she's ready for a walk or a ride. Her
favorite place in the car is on my husband's lap, so she can see out the
windows easily.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I've been taking
her to my critique meetings, and everyone else treats her special, also.
Besides our meetings, I take her whenever I go over to see Angela, my cover
goddess, friend and SRT co-leader. We always go to Angela's annual Halloween
party, and this year, she extended a personal invitation to Dancer. Since her
theme was the Adams Family, she suggested Dancer might like to come as a lion.
So I found her a costume at Walmart.</span></div>
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Dancer Halloween 2015</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Now, I know for
a fact that animals see ghosts, and I'd noticed Dancer staring off and
following things around my house with her eyes. However, there was no doubt that
Angela's ghost Alan was at the Halloween party, and he was interested in
playing with Dancer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I had Dancer on
my lap at one point and felt Alan behind me. She started looking over one of my
shoulders, then shifting to look over the other shoulder. She did this several
times, and I was laughing because I knew Alan was teasing her. Just to be sure,
I turned around and looked behind me. There was no one there; everyone was out
in front of me, handing out candy to the little trick-or-treaters and visiting
with each other. I looked over at Angela and saw she was watching Dancer, also.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"Alan's
back there playing with her," I told Angela as Dancer continued to shift
back and forth on my lap and peer over one shoulder, then the other.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"Yep,"
she said, confirming what I'd felt.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">It was such a
fun feeling that I decided to memorialize it in my blog. I was also thinking
that Alan seems to be maturing as a ghost. Ghosts do that, just as we do in our
lives. I've "known" Alan for several years now, and yes, Angela, Aunt
Belle and I have had to discipline him a time or two. He pretty much behaves
now, and I like the animal-loving trait in him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">We volunteered
this past weekend at George Jones' ComicCon in Tyler, Texas. It was a nasty,
rainy weekend, but we persevered. The highlight of my two days was meeting John
Schneider, who was of course Luke in Dukes of Hazard. My husband was so
embarrassed. He didn't recognize John at first, and since he was posted at the
door to check armbands and keep unpaid people out, he nearly refused John
entrance. Luckily, he realized who he was first, and I was able to get my
picture with him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">As to the
writing, a lot of you probably already got the newsletter about <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Silent Prey</i> finally being published! And
of course, I mentioned it last week. Now I have a lot of the buy links, so I'll
post them for y'all.</span></div>
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rain on the weekends. Oh, well, we're now heading into my second favorite
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waiting for Aunt Belle to show up this coming Wednesday. We're taking a
girls-only weekend, so if the blog is late, that will be why. Hopefully, we'll
see some ghosts, since natch, we're staying at a haunted b&b. I've also got
a new ghost here, one I had to call Aunt Belle about last night. I'll report on
that, if he talks to her, which is what he said he was here for.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">T. M.</span></div>
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Ghost and Silent Prey</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Sammi and Aunt Belle</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">I
missed several weeks, I know. I'll tell you why in the second part, where I
report on my writing. But it seems I'm apologizing for missing weeks each time
I'm able to post a blog these days. Just not enough hours in a day, or more
accurately, enough hours that I have lots of energy! Getting older ain't for
sissies. <sigh></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">My
house has been fairly active during the month of October, with the Veil thinning
until Halloween. That's the month when ghosts can communicate more easily, even
cause mischief, if they wish. Of course, mine are well aware of where the line
is between teasing and irritation; what will draw a laugh and what will get
them disciplined if they cross it. </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Howard
is always active. Earlier this month, I was working in my office and he walked
across the porch in front of my window several times. Once my little dog,
Dancer, barked, which usually means there's someone at the front door and I
haven't heard the doorbell. Since I'd just seen someone pass my window, I got
up to check. Nope. I heard Howard chuckling. He loves to make me get up and
look for him, especially since it verifies I've actually seen him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">He's
also been pacing around at night, when I'm trying to read in bed. For some
reason, he keeps walking back and forth across the doorway from my bedroom into
a small hall just outside that door. When he does this, he blocks out the light
for a split second, and it draws my attention from my Kindle. After he's
interrupted my reading a few times, I usually turn my back and lie on the other
side to read. Darn Howard. At night before I go to sleep is the only time I get
to read these days.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">I've
had a lot of other incidents this month, but nothing out of the ordinary:
hearing my name called and no one is here; feeling the paranormal energy,
especially in the bedroom at night and in the kitchen; catching glimpses of
"something." One thing out of the ordinary, though, is seeing
full-bodied apparitions several times, again, in our bedroom. I've walked in
there more than once and seen someone standing there or looked over my Kindle
and seen someone who definitely wasn't Howard. They were such brief sightings,
I couldn't tell much, except this one appears to be a man. Aunt Belle is coming
in for a visit in a couple weeks, and we're taking off on a girls-only overnight.
Maybe she can figure out who it is. In fact, she probably can.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">I
can also usually count on Aunt Belle for a blog subject, and she mentioned
something late last month that I haven't had time to post. It was another tale
about her daughter Sammi's ghost. That guy is the one I told y'all about a few
blogs ago, who "lives" with Aunt Belle's daughter in the mobile home
next door. It was also after Aunt Belle had told Sammi about Harold, the ghost
she encountered when she went over to feed Sammi's animals.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">"Sammi's
ghost scared her the other day," Aunt Belle said to me in our phone
conversation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">"Tell!
Tell!" I said. "What did he do?"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Now,
we aren't unsympathetic when a ghost scares someone. In fact, we march in and
discipline the ghost, which Aunt Belle will do if Sammi can't handle things
herself. We just like scary stories, so that's why I was excited to hear about
this.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">"When
I told her about Harold, Sammi nodded and said, 'That's who it is, then.' She
had thought that tall ghost she saw at the foot of her bed was her husband,
Joey's, dad. This tall guy, Harold, also loves to play with the cats. They
played back with him, and they ran through the house."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Since
Sammi is quite the animal lover, she always has dogs and cats around. Recently,
she brought a litter of kitten inside, since she was worried something would
happen to them. The kittens are old enough to run around now, so Harold has
lots of playmates.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">"Sammi
was in her bedroom and one of her cats came in and dove under the bed,"
Aunt Belle said. "Then something kept bumping against her bedroom door,
really hard, making a loud noise. It kept up so long, it really scared Sammi,
because there was absolutely no one standing at that door to make that
noise."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">"Cool,"
I said with a laugh. "But not for Sammi, huh?"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">"No,
not for her. She said she tried to get the cat out from under the bed, and it
wouldn't come at all. So even though she was scared, she got mad. She stood up
and told Harold: 'Look, you can stay here if you behave yourself. But what
you're doing is scaring me! So knock it off and don't do it again! Otherwise,
you're out of here.'"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">"Did
it work?" I asked.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">"Far
as I know," Aunt Belle said. "Harold's behaved himself. I'm sure he
knows we can banish him if he doesn't."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">"What
about Arthur?" I asked.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">"I
haven't seen him for a while. But that happens with him. He disappears for so
long, I forget about him. Then he shows up again. He'll be back."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">And
he will. Even when we cross ghosts we encounter into the Light, they come back
and visit us.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">As
to the writing, here it is! Angela had done another fantastic cover for me. She
knows what she wants and she won't finish the cover until she has it exactly
right in her own mind. I'm a fumble-thinker (just made up that word, since I
can do that as a writer) when it comes to designing something like that. I can
write all day about it, but not envision things like she can.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Silent Prey </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">But
I call this my Book from Hell. The thing is, I started it a couple years ago,
got about a third of the way through, then set it aside for a while. There was
a new Dead Man Mystery, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Dead Man Ohio</i>,
intruding on writing <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Silent Prey</i>. So
I wrote it and another set of diaries, plus my annual Halloween story. Then I
got back to <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Silent Prey</i>. I don't know
how many of you are also writers, but we are a weird bunch. I had a horrible
time returning to this book, but I love the story. However, the edits were a
drain, with some inconsistencies and places the writing could have been lots
stronger. So instead of glossing it over and publishing it, I kept it here in
my hot little fingers. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Except
for having a few people reading and critiquing it, and going over it several
times myself. I want my books to be a fantastic read for y'all, and I won't
publish them until I'm satisfied I've met that goal. And that's my excuse for
missing several blog weeks, the edits on the Book from Hell. That's my story
and I'm sticking to it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Aunt
Belle and I are sneaking away to an undisclosed site in November. Once or twice
a year, I drag her off so we can do like we did in the "old days,"
just her and me and the ghosts. She and I both need a rest, and there's nothing
more restful than visiting with ghosts.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">So
here are the links for <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Silent Prey,</i>
at least a few of them. However, it's up on all the Amazon sites and just about
anywhere else that sells ebooks. Enjoy!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Happy Halloween</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I seldom weigh
in on the paranormal world controversies, but once in a while I decide maybe I
will. What usually moves me is something that actually happens to me. Aunt
Belle and I just shrug off comments from naysayers when we experience the
paranormal and there's no one around to witness it. This happens to her and me
both. Sometimes we're together and can "witness" for each other; sometimes
we are solitary, like when I saw the naked ghost of Patrick at the Baker Hotel.
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">We are somewhat
lucky, though, when we have a photo. The one I took last week shows what
appears to be orbs. Are they? This is one photo that I'm on the fence about,
sort of the way I'm on the fence as to orbs. However, I do lean towards rare orbs
being actual ghosts or spirits, depending.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">When Aunt Belle
first dragged me ghost hunting twenty-five-plus years ago, most of our pictures
were memorials of our visits somewhere. Once in a while we did capture
something paranormal, and it usually shocked us at first, then we would feel really
cool about the picture. Recently, when it seems half the population on earth is
calling themselves ghost hunters, photos started appearing claiming they were
of something paranormal. At first, I was one of those people who jumped up and
down and screamed, "Look, I got orbs!" Then I started realizing the
orbs were usually in a place I'd walked through and stirred up dust. Oops, all
those little circles looked different after that.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Orbs are those
little round circles you see in some photographs. Most of them are very light
gray or white and you can see through them. Others are really dense and vary
from white to dark gray. Once in a while a colored orb shows up. Some claim
they see faces in these orbs and that makes them paranormal. Others debunk all
orbs as dust particles.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I'll have to say
that 99.9% of the orbs I see in photos are dust particles. I'm rather on the
side of taking two photos in exactly the same place when I see something on
that little digital screen. However, if it's dust, you can be sure that by the
time you click that shutter a second time, the dust that reflected off your
flash has gone elsewhere on the breeze. Even if you're in a closed up room, the
movement of you walking will stir up dust and a tiny breeze to carry it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Another thing
that leans me toward believing some few orbs are truly ghosts or spirits is
seeing them with my naked eye and then capturing them in a photograph. In the
paranormal side of my life, I've seen thousands, maybe a million, so-called
orbs that are dust. I've actually seen two or three dozen with my naked eye that
there were no other explanation for than something paranormal. A ghost or
spirit? I won't go that far because I'm not sure.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Billy and Lucy
York and I saw a pretty blue orb out at Goshen Cemetery once. It danced up and
down a pine tree for a long while. We were using 35mm cameras at the time, and
neither of us had any film left. But we watched that little sucker for a long
time, and since we were out in the middle of farm land, with very few houses
around and none near us, there wasn't any way it could have been someone
fooling us. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">With the blue
orb, I didn't feel any paranormal energy. However, another time I did, again at
Goshen, and I looked all around me. Finally I was drawn to look down. I was
standing right in front of a large yellow ball of light. It was at the toes of
my shoes and was probably 18 inches across. It only lasted about five more
seconds after I saw it. I was so awed, I forgot to take a picture, but as soon
as it disappeared, I remembered my camera. No, it didn't show up in the
picture, but it was there.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kelly French-Kissing a Ghost</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Last week, we
were in Fayetteville, Arkansas, at a biker rally. Late Thursday night, we were
at a bar where my daughter-in-law's cousin, Samantha Fish, was singing blues. (If
you ever get a chance to see and hear the Samantha Fish Band, do go. She and
the band are great!) I took pictures, and this one is me, my husband Barney, my
son Kelly, and my son Joe. Kelly says he was french kissing a ghost in this
picture <grin>. Anyway, I took lots of pictures that night, and this is
the only one that showed orbs. I'm leaning toward it being paranormal for a
couple reasons.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">One, no orbs
showed up in any other photos, so if there was a bunch of dust around, you
would think it would photograph at least another time or two. Two, it's the
feeling I got when I saw this photo. When I have feelings like that, it's
usually paranormal.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">So that's my
feelings about orbs. Are they real? Once in a while.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">What's going on
with <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Silent Prey</i>? It's still being
read by one of my friends. When I get it back, I'll do an edit myself and send
it to another friend. When will it be up? Sometime in October, I'm sure. You
can count on one thing: it won't be for sale until I believe it's a wonderful
book for my readers. That's a promise.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The photo above,
as I said, was taken at the bike rally. Yeah, I'm an ex-biker babe, but we gave
up motorcycles long ago. My son Joe, in the red shirt, and daughter-in-law,
Lisa (taking the picture) ride a Harley. My grandsons Ransom and Bryan also
ride bikes. Joe and Lisa rode their Harley to Arkansas, and I drove with my son
and husband. Still, I got in a bike ride, and this is one of the rare pictures
you will see of my when I'm just chilling.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bike Riding in Fayetteville</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">OK, so the bike
was bolted to the floor. The engine was on, and I got to shift and rrrrrrrrrrrr!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Just a few more
days before the Veil starts thinning! You can bet the ghosts are saving energy
to enjoy their month of easy communication. Get ready!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Boo!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">T. M.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">I
missed last week. I'll tell you why in the second part, where I report on my
writing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">It
hasn't changed since last week. I think my ghosts are laying low, resting for
when the Veil starts thinning next month. That's when they can communicate more
easily. Even cause mischief, but they're well aware of where the line is between
teasing and irritation in my house; what will draw a laugh and what will get
them disciplined if they cross it. </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Well,
to be honest, Howard never seems to be inactive. Yesterday I was working in my
office and he walked across the porch, in front of my window, several times.
Once my little dog barked, which usually means there's someone at the front
door and I haven't heard the doorbell. Since I'd just seen someone pass my
window, I got up to check. Nope. I heard Howard chuckling. He loves to make me
get up and look for him, especially since it verifies I've actually seen him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">If
my activity slows down, though, I can usually count on Aunt Belle for a subject
for the blog. When we talked a few days ago, she told me another tale about her
daughter Sammi's ghost. That guy is the one I told y'all about a few blogs ago,
who "lives" with Aunt Belle's daughter in the mobile home next door.
It was also after Aunt Belle had told Sammi about Harold, the ghost she
encountered when she went over to feed Sammi's animals.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">"Sammi's
ghost scared her the other day," Aunt Belle said to me in our phone
conversation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">"Tell!
Tell!" I said. "What did he do?"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Now,
we aren't unsympathetic when a ghost scares someone. In fact, we march in and
discipline the ghost, which Aunt Belle will do if Sammi can't handle things
herself. We just like scary stories, so that's why I was excited to hear about
this.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">"When
I told her about Harold, Sammi nodded and said, 'That's who it is, then.' She
had thought that tall ghost she saw at the foot of her bed was her husband,
Joey's, dad. This tall guy, Harold, also loves to play with the cats. They
played back with him, and they ran through the house."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Since
Sammi is quite the animal lover, she always has dogs or cats around. Recently,
she brought a litter of kitten inside, since she was worried something would
happen to them. The kittens are old enough to run around now, so Harold has
lots of playmates.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">"Sammi
was in her bedroom and one of her cats came in and dove under the bed,"
Aunt Belle said. "Then something kept bumping against her bedroom door,
really hard, making a loud noise. It kept<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>up so long, it really scared Sammi, because there was absolutely no one
standing at that door to make that noise."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">"Cool,"
I said with a laugh. "But not for Sammi, huh?"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">"No,
not for her. She said she tried to get the cat out from under the bed, and it
wouldn't come at all. So even though she was scared, she got mad. She stood up
and told Harold: 'Look, you can stay here if you behave yourself. But what
you're doing is scaring me! So knock it off and don't do it again! Otherwise,
you're out of here.'"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">"Did
it work?" I asked.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">"Far
as I know," Aunt Belle said. "Harold's behaved himself. I'm sure he
knows we can banish him if he doesn't."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">"What
about Arthur?" I asked.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">"I
haven't seen him for a while. But that happens with him. He disappears for so
long, I forget about him. Then he shows up again. He'll be back."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">And
he will. Even when we cross ghosts we encounter into the Light, they come back
and visit us.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">As
to the writing, here's a sneak peak at a draft of the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Silent Prey </i>cover. Angela's got a really cool start on it, but
she's looking for some sort of tree. Don't ask me. She knows what she wants and
she won't finish the cover until she has it exactly right in her own mind. I'm
a fumble-thinker (just made up that word, since I can do that as a writer) when
it comes to designing something like that. I can write all day about it, but
not envision things like she can.</span></div>
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I've begun calling this my Book from Hell. The thing is, I started it a couple
years ago, got about a third of the way through, then set it aside for a while.
There was a new Dead Man Mystery (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Dead
Man Ohio</i>)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">intruding
on writing <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Silent Prey</i>. So I wrote it
and another set of diaries, plus my annual Halloween story. Then I got back to <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Silent Prey</i>. I don't know how many of
you are also writers, but we are a weird bunch. I had a horrible time returning
to this book, but I love the story. However, the edits are a drain. I'm finding
things that are inconsistent and places the writing could be lots stronger. So
instead of glossing it over and publishing it, I kept it here in my hot little
fingers. </span></div>
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far, Angela has read it and offered some really constructive advice. I've done
my edit on her critique and am getting the book ready for two more readers
before I put it up for sale. I'm picky, picky. I want my books to be a
fantastic read for y'all, and I won't publish them until I'm satisfied I've met
that goal. Soon, though, soon.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">And
that's my excuse for missing last week, the edits on the Book from Hell. That's
my story and I'm sticking to it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Aunt
Belle and I are sneaking away to an undisclosed site in November. Once or twice
a year, I drag her off so we can do like we did in the "old days,"
just her and me and the ghosts. I'll need a rest after the Spirit Fest! See
y'all there!</span></div>
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you getting excited about Halloween yet? I am! Hopefully, my ghosts will pull
some antics for me to write about in here. They love prowling during the thin
Veil!</span></div>
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M.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">One of these
days I'll sit down and see how many "nothing much happened" posts I
have in a year. This is another one of those, although as usual, I'll qualify
that. A day hardly ever goes by here in my house without me glimpsing an apparition.
A lot of times it's just Howard; other times, I'm not sure who I see. So if
ghosts scare you, you wouldn't want to spend much time here in my home.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Even more
frequent than the glimpses are when I feel paranormal energy. It's usually
pretty strong, if I pay attention to it. Otherwise, I slough it off as part of
the normal daily activities here. Right now, my office ghost, Martha, is
standing on my right side. I can feel some of her energy, and it's a few
degrees colder than my left side from my shoulder down my leg. I'm fairly
certain it's Martha, anyway. Sometimes Angela's ghost, Alan, comes over to see
what I'm up to. He visits on Saturday a lot, since that's usually the day I'm
writing my blog, even though I don't always get it up before Sunday. So it
could be him; I haven't tuned into whomever it is to identify my observer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">We have a new
little rescue dog, Dancer. She's a yorkie/schnauzer/dachshund mix, a little
over two years old. When she came to live with us, she wasn't used to ghosts or
spirits. I noticed her staring at various places in the house where I knew some
of my residents hung out, an expression on her little face that showed both
puzzlement and a hint if fear. Since I've been so darned busy writing, my house
is long overdue for a cleansing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">One weekend
Dancer got really ill. I took her to my vet, Rachel, who didn't find anything
seriously wrong. Rachel did give her some pain medicine, since poor Dancer had
made the mistake of getting too close to Tuffy a few days earlier, when Tuffy
was eating. My son's lab-mix Tuffy is one of those dogs who doesn't like
another dog close to his food. He snapped at poor Dancer. She had a bloody ear,
and Rachel thought maybe there was some bruising from that encounter. She also
gave Dancer a shot for a gastro-intestinal disturbance, because Dancer was hardly
eating. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I didn't want to
take any chances, so when I brought her home, I tied one of my protection
packets on Dancer's collar. She was completely herself by the next morning,
except I continued her pain meds for a few days, as well as putting antibiotic
salve on her little ear. She seems fine now, and when I do see her look at what
might be one of the paranormal boarders, it's just a cursory glance.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">So was it the
medicine or the protection packet? As I've said before, I don't even attempt to
explain the paranormal. It's unexplainable. So whichever it was, I'm glad my
little girl is back up to snuff.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Huh. Now someone
is on my left side. I'm fairly certain that's Alan. That's where he usually
stands, while Martha prefers my right side. Although Angela and Alan <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">live</i> at least a half-mile away, Alan's
such a strong ghost that I swear he can zone in on what I'm doing over here,
even at that distance. (Well, Angela lives there, and Alan abides with her.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">So that's just
an overview of some of the things that go on in the Simmons household even in
the "dead" quiet times.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I typed THE END
on <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Silent Prey</i> this week! Yippee and
a Texas-size EEEHAW! But my readers and I will be putting in a lot of editing
time before the book is ready for me to ask someone to pay actual money for it.
I want it to be a fantastic read for y'all, and I'm lucky enough to have people
I can count upon to help me made that happen. Soon, though, soon.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">My cover goddess
Angela had a nasty computer crash! She's fairly certain she saved nearly
everything from the cover shoot, though. However, she's as picky about her
covers as I am my books, so she's only slowly revealing her preliminary work to
us through her Facebook page. She told me yesterday she had an epiphany about
what she wanted, so that's the only reason we have a glimpse at this point.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I'm also toying
with the Halloween story. I know my general premise, and I'm about ready to
start writing. That's always the fun part! So in amidst all the editing work
and the final Beckham Spirit Fest 2015 plans, I'll be enjoying part of every
day, also.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Halloween's
almost here, too! The veil is going to start thinning soon. Stay safe!</span></div>
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Alan Reading Over My Shoulder</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">First, a follow
up from last week's blog about Aunt Belle's Harold ghost. A reader asked me how
Aunt Belle's daughter, Sammi, reacted when she found out about the new ghost in
her house. Actually, Aunt Belle said, she took it well and thoughtfully.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"I've seen
this man," Sammi said. "I only saw him as a shadow, though, and from
the shape, I thought it was Joey's father." Joey is Sammi's husband, and
his father passed away a year or so ago. "He's tall and slender,
right?"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"Yes,"
Aunt Belle told her. "But it's not Joey's dad. It's this Harold guy."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"I've seen
him a lot," Sammi replied. "All over our mobile home. Huh."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Aunt Belle also
said that Sammi is fine with us coming over to her home to see if we can
contact Arthur Morgan, in order not to disturb Aunt Belle's husband. So we're
hoping to get that set up one day soon.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Now, as to the
subject ghost in today's blog. Readers who have been following me for the past
few years will recognize Alan, the ghost who "lives" with my cover
goddess and friend, Angela Rogers. Alan is a very strong ghost, and he makes no
bones about his feelings sometimes. He also needs a dose of discipline now and
then, but this isn't about one of those times.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Recently, I was
reading one of the chapters for my current work in progress, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Silent Prey.</i> It happened to be a chapter
where the characters were discussing an earlier incident involving
"Allen." Although we were at my house, I immediately felt Angela's
Alan crawling all over me with his energy. She and I looked at each other and
laughed, then explained to our friend Amanda what was going on.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"He's all
excited, jumping up and down," Angela said. "He's saying, 'I'm in her
book! I'm in her book!'" It didn't seem to matter that the names were
spelled differently. It was an Alan as far as Angela's Alan was concerned.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Later, Angela took
the earlier chapters of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Silent Prey </i>with
her on vacation, to read and give me some feedback. She was still reading when
she got home, and when we talked, she was again laughing about Alan.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"I got to
the point where the monster attacks, and Alan was reading over my shoulder. All
of a sudden, he started yelling in a really anguished tone, 'I got disemboweled!
I got disemboweled!' He's still upset about that."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I laughed with
her. Sorry, Alan, you'll just have to get over it. I'm not changing my story
because of you. But I'm glad you got such a nice visual from what you read. </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Anyway, there you
have a teaser of what's going to happen in the book.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">~~~~</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Silent
Prey </span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">will
be heading out for editing feedback this coming week! As soon as Angela is
ready, we'll show you the cover. It will probably be sometime in mid-September
before the book is up for sale.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I've also
started my Halloween story, so hopefully, I'll have it ready in October. Then?
Well, then another Ghost Hunting Diary and Dead Man Mystery.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Halloween's on
its way! And so is our Beckham Spirit Fest for 2015 on October 3 in Mineola, TX.
Check out who to contact for tickets at: </span><a href="http://beckhamspiritfest.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">http://beckhamspiritfest.blogspot.com</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">! And our
Facebook events page at: </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/551949198279029"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">https://www.facebook.com/groups/551949198279029</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">See y'all next
week, if the creek don't rise.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Boo!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">T. M.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Yep, I know I'm
on the verge of breaking my vow of putting up a blog each week the rest of the
year. But Aunt Belle was here! So I have a valid excuse. We spent one day checking
out estate and garage sales and another day at my grandson's birthday
celebration.</span></div>
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-06cQIc8KjV8/VdpUyl7VuJI/AAAAAAAABKM/qANA8LfR3Bw/s1600/RansomParty5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-06cQIc8KjV8/VdpUyl7VuJI/AAAAAAAABKM/qANA8LfR3Bw/s320/RansomParty5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
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Me, Ransom, Aunt Belle</div>
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(No idea why I'm bending over!</div>
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Guess I was laughing at the Scantily-Clad</div>
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Photographer at Redneck Heaven.)</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">In addition to a
couple things that happened to us, she also told me some ghosts stories for
your enjoyment. You only get the one this week, and it's about Harold, who
she's sure tried to fool her about his name. It happened in her daughter
Sammi's mobile home, which is next door to her.</span></div>
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Sammi and Aunt Belle</div>
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(Don't we choose good meeting places?)</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Here it is in
(sort of) Aunt Belle's own words:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Sammi and I take
turns leaving for more than a few hours, since we have to take care of my
husband and her daddy, Terry. It was my RayeLynn's birthday (my
great-great-granddaughter and Sammi's granddaughter), and Sammi left to visit
Terrell and go to the party. She would stay overnight, so I took care of her
pets. I brought her little dog over to my place, but went over to hers when it
was time to feed her cats.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Oh, does Sammi
have ghosts there! She's told me about things being moved around a lot. Sometimes
they reappear, sometimes they don't. One morning, she woke up and found a can
of sloppy joe mix on the washing machine. She asked her husband, Joey, why he
took that can out of the pantry and put it there. Joey swore it hadn't been
him. Now, a can like that is fairly heavy, so it takes a ghost with some
abilities to move it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Anyway, I
haven't even told Sammi about the ghost I saw yet. I went over the next morning
after she left to feed the cats. And there was a man sitting on her couch! Joey
had, of course, gone with Sammi, so there wasn't supposed to be anyone home.
The man was a full-bodied apparition, wearing jeans and a plaid shirt like my
daddy used to wear. Despite the fact he was sitting down, I could tell he was a
rather tall man and sort of slender.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"Hello,"
I said. "I'm Belle."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">He said,
"Hello. My name is Harold Foster." Then he smirked at me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I just looked at
him, because I didn't believe him. I fed the cats as I was thinking about him,
but when I got ready to leave, he was gone. The more I thought about that
smirk, the more I realized his name was not Foster. I'm fairly certain his
first name is indeed Harold, but I believe his last name is Fisher. I'm going
to do some research on him in the book I got from the Chamber lady and see if I
can find him listed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Sadly, I had to
take Aunt Belle back to her responsibilities on Sunday, and we again met her
daughter Sammi halfway in between the journey. I'm sure they are going to have
a good talk on the way back, maybe one that Sammi won't really enjoy. You see,
Sammi's just not real comfortable with ghosts, although she does see them.
After all, she's her mother's daughter.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Sammi brought
her son, David, with her. He was Aunt Belle's first grandson and she always
calls him Buckwheat. If I recall, he once had a cowlick like that little guy on
television when we were in our younger years. You can't see it now, though.</span></div>
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6IaVv5Geosg/VdpVq2F4YLI/AAAAAAAABKc/Bq26G6FTTjs/s1600/BelleSammiDavid.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="241" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6IaVv5Geosg/VdpVq2F4YLI/AAAAAAAABKc/Bq26G6FTTjs/s320/BelleSammiDavid.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
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Aunt Belle, David, Sammi</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Are any of my
readers of an age to remember who Buckwheat was?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">~~~~</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">As to the
writing, well, I'll just say it. I hate changing computer programs, but it
didn't appear Windows was giving us much choice. So I installed Windows 10. Ha!
Everyone said it was a good program. I guess it is, but it sure gave me fits
until I figured out why it was locking all my documents files! If any of y'all
have the same problem, you have to sign in every time as administrator. At
least, that's what I've had to do to get them unlocked and be able to save the
changes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Therefore, there
wasn't a whole lot of writing done this week, given my wanting to enjoy Aunt
Belle's visit. But I figured it out, so I'm back to writing again.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I intend to have
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Silent Prey </i>finished this week, for
sure. If the creek don't rise. (Does anyone remember who said that?) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">We're selling
tickets still for our Beckham Spirit Fest, which will be Aunt Belle's next trip
to visit. I'll also have my friend Dianna Miller and her buddy, Earl, with me
then. For the tickets, get 'em while they're hot! <a href="http://www.beckhamspiritfest.blogspot.com/">http://www.beckhamspiritfest.blogspot.com</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">As I leave you,
here are a couple more pics of the party.</span></div>
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The Riders Leaving</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">See you again
soon.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Boo!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">T. M.</span></div>
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TMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00409364932685911754noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642300173723368903.post-80269709503017055922015-08-15T16:14:00.001-05:002015-08-15T16:14:52.956-05:00Confirmation of Arthur Morgan Ghost<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I know I haven't
posted a blog for a while, and I really apologize. Sometimes life gets in the
way. To make up for it, I'm going to try really hard to post weekly from now on
until the end of the year. I have quite a few notes about some recent paranormal
incidents, which I believe you'll like. The most fascinating one for Aunt Belle
and me was the following.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">On August 3,
2015, I got an inquiry from a really nice buy named Ronnie Morgan, who has
given me permission to blog about his story. Ronnie had read my post from March
15, 2014, titled "Aunt Belle's Ghosts." After we chatted for a while,
I was so excited that I went to the computer to memorialize this. Hope you
enjoy it as much as I did and am still doing.</span></div>
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Aunt Belle and Daughters,</div>
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Sammi and Shari</div>
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Home in Background</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Aunt Belle moved
to a new home and, of course, she started to become aware of some of the ghosts
who were around her. This happens to both of us, and really, it's not as if we
spend our days talking to ghosts. There are times when they appear and
communicate, times when we go about our day-to-day activities without any paranormal
incidents at all. After a few weeks in her new residence, Aunt Belle reported
on several ghosts she'd become aware of. One of those that she saw clearly was
an African-American man. She said he appeared in the corner of her bedroom and
was as real as if he were still alive. She thought he was a miner, because he
wore one of those hats with a light on it, like underground miners used. He even
introduced himself to her: Arthur Morgan. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">She responded
with, "Hi, Arthur. I'm Belle."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">We hadn't really
talked about Arthur much more over the following months, except for her saying
now and then that he was still around. Then out of the blue, I received the
email from Ronnie. He told me that he believed Arthur was his great-great-great
grandfather! He gave me some more information, which included the fact that his
g-g-g-grandfather had lived in Rockdale, TX, in Milam County. I wrote him back
and said that Aunt Belle now lived in Gause, which is very close to Rockdale. I
also said I would put him in contact with another friend of mine, Karla Lang,
who is a genealogist. In addition, I decided to see if Aunt Belle minded if he
called her, which I was sure she would agree to. She and I love to follow up on
situations such as this one. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I called Aunt
Belle, and she gave me permission to give Ronnie her phone number, plus told me
some more information she had found. She said Arthur had fascinated her so
much, she did some more research after the first time she told me about him.
One day she went to Rockdale, TX, and visited the Rockdale Chamber of Commerce.
The lady there gave her a book on the area, and in it, she found out about the
Black Diamond Mine, which began operation in 1890 in the Rockdale area. Indeed,
according to the book, it was the first coal mine in Texas.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">She also
mentioned that Arthur carried one of those round lunch boxes, like her Daddy
and mine had carried to work years ago. Her daughter, Sammi, said that, while
she hadn't seen him, she had smelled Arthur now and then, that he smelled like
coal dust. Since we all grew up in Ohio, where our houses were heated by coal,
we are all very aware of how coal dust smells. It was stored in our basements
and shoveled into our coal-burning furnaces in the winter.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">As Ronnie, Aunt
Belle and I, and even Aunt Belle and Arthur, all chatted and exchanged
information, there was no doubt in any of our minds that yes, Arthur was
Ronnie's ancestor. Karla reported in, too, saying that she had found Arthur
listed on a census report and sent Ronnie the information.</span></div>
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Headstone for Ronnie Morgan's g-g-g-grandparents</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Ronnie has asked
Aunt Belle to try to talk to Arthur and see if she can get any more information
about both Arthur and Ronnie's g-g-g-grandmother. His initial email to me said
he and his family want to find out more about their ancestors, so they could
properly honor them. I felt really blessed, as did Aunt Belle, to have someone
request this of us, and to possibly be able to help them. As it stands now,
we're hoping I can go down to visit Aunt Belle and have Ronnie come over at the
same time. We'll do what we consider a semi-séance, where we sit down and talk
some more with Arthur. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Aunt Belle
doesn't think we need to do a crossover, since she has a strong feeling that
Arthur has gone into the light and is coming back as a spirit. So even though I
refer to Arthur as a ghost in my blog, it's for clarification for my readers.
She doesn't feel that he's one of those lonely lost souls wandering around
looking again for the doorway into the light. We are always glad when we have
an encounter such as this. We enjoy the chats we have with souls who come back
to visit us, plus on the other side of the light is where we believe all ghosts
should go.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">In addition,
this is one of those very special situations where we get confirmation of a person
whom she or I have communicated with having definitely once lived. We both
continue to be in awe of these encounters. It reaffirms the fact of life after
death.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">As to my writing
life, I'm hoping <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Silent Prey </i>will
almost be a book by the time you read this. Most of it is already with Angela
Rogers for an initial read. She doesn't have the last few chapters, but they
are nearly ready for her. She's also working on a dynamite cover! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The book still
needs to be edited further, both by me and with another read-through from a
couple other friends. I'm picky about my books, and I never want to put them up
for sale until I'm totally happy they are the best they can be for my readers.
Keeping my fingers crossed that I'll have another book for you by the first
part of September.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">What's next?
Well, another set of ghost hunting diaries, for one thing. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Ghost Hunting Diaries, Volume VI,</i> is pretty much mapped out. I have
the index of stories I'll be putting in it, and some of them are partially
written. Lots of work yet, but I should have something by the end of the year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">There's also my
2015 Halloween story to write. I know what it will be about, and I'm hoping to get
it done in time for an October release date.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">October is
always busy for paranormal investigators. October 3 is our Supernatural
Researchers of Texas crew's 2<sup>nd</sup> Annual Beckham Spirit Fest. Wow,
it's really rolling up on us. We have such a wonderful lineup of speakers! Tickets
are for sale now, both for the paracon and the ghost hunts afterwards. You can
find out more information at </span><a href="http://beckhamspiritfest.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">http://beckhamspiritfest.blogspot.com</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Busy, busy! And
for real I am totally enjoying everything: the writing, planning for the Spirit
Fest, visiting with my readers, and getting my blog back on track. Hang in
there with me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Boo!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">T. M.</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center; text-indent: 0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Me Relaxing</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Whew! I've had
lots of fun company the past few weeks. My friend Dianna Miller and her buddy
Earl from St. Francisville, Louisiana, came to stay for a week or so. We had a
wonderful crawfish boil the Saturday before they left, with lots of fun and
friends. Then Aunt Belle came for three days, and we enjoyed hitting some
estate sales and garage sales. A few days after that, Dianna and Earl stopped
back by for a couple days, on their way home. </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> Earl and Dianna</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I really enjoy having good
friends come to visit, but yes, it puts me behind. I had this blog typed up and
ready to upload a week or so ago. Of course, life interfered.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">There were a
couple paranormal incidents during these visits. One involved the small stereo
sitting on the entertainment stand in the Molly Belle Suite, where visitors
stay. I've never figured out how to set the time on this thing. Well, to be
more honest, never took time to puzzle it out. So mostly it sets there blinking
12:00. However, both Dianna and Earl reported that the 12:00 blink would morph
into the stereo coming on full-face, although there was no sound to it. This
would happen whenever they talked about that stereo and the strange things it
did. Then it would go back to blinking 12:00. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">When Aunt Belle
came, I asked her if she had noticed the stereo doing this. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"No,"
she said. "I just don't pay much attention to it. I'm enjoying the quiet
and peace too much."</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">So I finally
decided to unplug the stereo. If it turns on now, we will know for sure it is
something paranormal! And an update is: It hasn't turned on since it has
been<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>unplugged.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The other
incident happened with my couch in the living room. Since Earl snores pretty
loudly, Dianna would come out and sleep on the couch instead of in the Molly
Belle bed. She said more than once, the couch "moved" under her. I
experienced that myself the last night Aunt Belle was here. I didn't mention it
to her, but while we were watching TV, I felt three distinct knocks underneath
the couch. There wasn't any noise, just the feel of something rapping on it. So
I guess we also have a haunted couch!</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Looking back
over the past three weeks, you would think there would be more incidents to
report. Guess what? There aren't! Oh, I've seen a few of my ghosts now and
then, as usual. However, they were fairly quiet until….</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The night before
Dianna and Earl were leaving to return to Louisiana. We were both chatting in
my living room. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"I've seen
the man in that bedroom we're staying in," Dianna told me. She didn't
appear to have enjoyed the experience, either.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"What
happened?" I asked. "And was it Teddy? You know, the ghost who wears
that hat?"</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"I don't
know who it was," she said. "I could tell someone was standing there,
watching me. However, he was only a black shadow shape."</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">About then, I
glanced over at the Molly Belle Suite doorway. I'll be damned if a black shadow
didn't walk past the dining room table and straight into that bedroom! I shook
my head, but Dianna could tell something had happened, and she kept staring at
me.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"Maybe I
shouldn't say this," I told her. "But I just saw that man go into
your bedroom."</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"Did you
see who it was?" she asked.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I shook my head.
"Actually, it was only a black shadow. I could tell it was a man, but
that's about all."</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">She just shook
her head. In the flurry of her leaving the next morning, I forgot to ask her if
she had seen him again. She had kicked Earl out onto the couch and was sleeping
in the bed herself on that return trip. I haven't seen that shadow man since
then myself, either. Maybe one of these days he will show himself or
communicate.</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center; text-indent: 0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Me and Dianna</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">~~~~</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I have gotten a
lot of writing done on <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Silent Prey</i>.
It's moving right along, and I continue to be really pleased with the story.
I'm hoping to have some really good writing time during the next couple weeks.
Things are ready to go ahead on the Spirit Fest, after our last meeting with
Connie, the owner of the Beckham, so I'll be dedicating a bit of time to that.
I've also been asked to be on another internet radio show, scheduled for June
16. More on my Facebook page about that soon. However, my fingers are itching
to write more on this story!</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Sorry there
aren't more paranormal tales for this blog. That's how it goes sometimes,
though. Lots of activity for a while, then it tapers off to only one or two
incidents a day around here. And since I won't embellish, that's all my loyal
blog readers will get when the ghosts stay quiet. Perhaps there will be more
next time.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">In the meantime,
stay safe, and….</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Boo!</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">T. M.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: .25in;">
<br /></div>
TMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00409364932685911754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642300173723368903.post-77607224035300593862015-05-18T08:16:00.001-05:002015-05-18T08:16:42.878-05:00One Man and Two Ladies<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Sometimes we get
so immersed in day-to-day responsibilities, we forget how much fun it is just
to hang loose and explore. Last week, I had such fun with Cathie Smith and
Jason Jobes, two friends who are also recent members of our SRT crew. I'm not
going to say how much older we ladies are than Jason, but there's a gap.
However, we share a love of the paranormal, and we had such a wonderful day.
Jason never once hinted that he was bored with our company, and we all got to
know each other better, in amongst having a ball. Fair warning, this is one of
my longer blogs, even though there isn't room to relate every single incident
we had fun doing that day.</span></div>
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Cathie Smith and Me</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Jason Jobe </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">We've all been
to many of the shops in Mineola; however, I hadn't done much exploring around
the countryside. Jason grew up in Mineola, and Cathie is a Century Twenty-One
agent, so they knew places I'd never thought of. Turned out, they also knew
areas each other didn't know about. Since this is a paranormal blog, I'll tell
you a few of the "mysteries," as Jason calls them, that we searched
out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">One of the sites
we visited was Jason's church. I won't reveal the name of it, since … well, I
just won't. He related several occurrences that he'd had there, as well as
things that had happened to friends. It a lovely country church, and one of the
buildings was an original structure that had been moved to the new site from
elsewhere. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">When we got out
of the car, I was immediately drawn … not to the old restored building but to
the newer church. On the front porch, I saw a full-bodied woman apparition.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I gasped, and
said, "Did y'all see her?" But when I checked to see where Jason and
Cathie were, they were just turning around from looking in another direction.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I pointed at the
church. "Se was right there, in front of the church, walking across the
porch and down the steps. She wore a long, beige skirt. She was dressed as
though for church, and I'd say the clothing she wore was from the 1980's. She
was slender and perhaps in her forties."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"Did you
get a name?" Jason asked.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I thought for a
moment, because sometimes even if an apparition has disappeared, I can get more
information if I "tune in." I said, "Pauline. I think her name
was Pauline, but I'm not getting a last name."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Jason
contemplated, also, but couldn't come up with anyone by that name or who
resembled the person I described. I walked over to the church with my KII, and
it did activate on the porch.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Another
interesting place we went was where there are rumors that an old resort once
operated on Rock Falls Lake. Of course, the rumors also abound about things
that happened there, although no one, as far as we know, has ever been able to
confirm any of the mysteries. Old stone pillars rose on each side of a gate that
blocked the beginning of a long driveway down to the lake. There appeared to
have once been lights on top of the pillars, and perhaps some sort of security
camera at one time. Unfortunately, the gate was locked. We did find a hole
someone had cut in the fence there, but it was too small for us to get through,
darn it. Of course, there were also No Trespassing signs a lot of places we
went that day, including around here. We had fun, though, talking about
climbing the gate.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">We especially
wished we could get in there when Luther appeared. I sensed him behind the right-hand
pillar, and started chatting with him mentally. Then, just to verify to myself
that he was there, I stuck my hand through the fence. The air where Luther
stood was noticeably colder.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"Hey,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>y'all," I said. "There's someone
here to talk to us. Come here and put your hand through this hole. Feel right
behind the pillar."</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Both of them did
as I asked, and their eyes widened. Both Cathie and Jason admitted they could
feel the colder air. And when I got my infrared thermometer out of the car, it
did show a drop in temperature there. Not a huge one, but a drop.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"Who is
he?" Cathie asked, and I mentally started communicating with Luther,
telling them what I sensed, and relating what we "talked" about. "He's
a short, stocky man, not fat, but muscular, and he's wearing bib overalls. His
last name is Rutherford, or Rugby, or something similar sounding. I believe he
lived at the resort on the lake in the 1940's."</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Just being able
to "chat" with Luther really fired our desires to get inside those
gates, but we weren't quite ready to be arrested that day.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Then Luther told
me, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Someone's coming.</i></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Since Cathie had
indicated earlier that the area was patrolled, when I relayed what our ghost
said to my friends, we decided we better hightail it. And we did pass a red SUV
coming our way as we left. There was no way for us to determine if it was
someone who would have made us sorry they found us there. The roads were public
property, of course, but we did sort of wander off them now and then.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">We also found
two lonely graves at the end of a trail we walked down into the woods. The
man's grave was well marked with a nice stone. The other grave only had a rough
stone on it. If there had ever been anything written on it, it had eroded over
time. I didn't sense anything from whoever had once lived there. We thought
perhaps it was an old homestead, and as we were walking back down trail through
a sudden rain shower, Cathie pointed out some plants that definitely were not
original to the woods. Someone had planted day lilies at one time, and as we
looked closer, we could see other signs that this had once been a home to
someone. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">It was so
interesting to have Cathie explain to us the signs she looked for to determine
the history of a site, things like day lilies or rose bushes or other sides the
place had one been inhabited.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Jason had told
us there was a place that lore called Cry Baby Bridge in the area.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"Oh, a
friend keeps telling me about that," Cathie said excitedly. "Do you
know where it is?"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"I sure
do," Jason said.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">On the way there,
though, Jason had us stop at a railroad crossing so he could tell us the story
of another mystery.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"I was here
with a couple friends one day," he said. "We set up a camera right
here by the crossing, and my friend's wife and I walked over there." He
pointed down the tracks a few dozen feet. "What was interesting was when
we played back the camera tape. We, of course didn't see it at the time, but a
young girl walked right towards where she and I stood. She was dressed in a
cropped top and shorts, and she walked right past us!"</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"I'd love
to see that," I said.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"Unfortunately,"
he told me, "I'm having trouble tracking down a copy of that DVD. But I'm
working on it, and you can definitely see it when I find it."</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Cathie was
clearly thinking about something, and she said, "There was a story once. A
young woman came outside to get in her car and go home from her job in Mineola.
The car wouldn't start, and she called home to ask someone to come check it out
or give her a ride home. Then, a few minutes later, she called back and said,
'Never mind. I have someone here who will help me.' She hung up before they
could ask her who was with her, and that's the last they heard from her. Later,
they found her body, where someone had killed her by slitting her throat."</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"Oh,
no," Jason and I both said.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"She had
been married to an abusive man," Cathie went on. "They arrested him
and he finally admitted killing her. He had disabled her car, and when he
'fixed' it, he asked her for a ride somewhere. Then he killed her."</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"I wonder
if it could be her haunting this place?" Jason asked.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"Just in
case, let's open a door and show her that she can still cross over," I
said. We did, and I felt the young girl go into the light.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Then we headed
on to find Cry Baby Bridge, which we had to make that our last stop, since it
was getting late in the day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The bridge was
on a paved road, one of those bridges that only have guardrails on the sides.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">There most
definitely was a ghost lingering here. I could sense her as soon as we go tout
of the car.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"There's a
woman here," I told my friends. "She lost two of her children in a
wreck here. The didn't die in the wreck. Instead, they drowned in the high
water when they were swept away."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"That's
exactly what the rumors are about this place," Jason said excitedly.
"Do you get anything else?"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"Her
husband was killed, too, but he crossed into the light," I said, "as
did the kids. The mother's still here, and we need to talk her into crossing
over, so she will be with her children. She's wandering around here looking for
them."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">We did just
that. At first, the woman was hesitant, but when I got her to look upward where
there was a golden doorway and golden stairs leading to it, she started running
up the stairs. As usual, though, even though she was in such a hurry to reach
the people waiting for her at the top of the stairwell, she called back to me, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Thank you!</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">And as usual, I
got a huge happy smile on my face and had to wipe a way a tear. A wonderful
ending to a wonderful day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I'm really
winging along on <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Silent Prey.</i> I'm
enjoying the way the story is turning out. I have company coming for a week
starting next week, but I'm going to sneak in as much writing as I can before
that, and of course, hit the grind again the following week. Those of you who have
read <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Winter Prey</i> will remember
Keoman, my handsome Native American guy. This is his story, but he's got a lot
to overcome before this is over. Channing is a doctor who has fled to the
Northwood to try to escape her sad memories in Texas, so we'll see how it goes
between the two of them. The female monster, Nenegean, is similar to the
Spanish La Llorona, the weeping woman. She has a gloomy tale, also, but there's
no excuse for what she does. As Nodinens tells us, we should never try to put
human emotions into a creature who has long lost any hint of human-ness.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I finally got a
Kobo link for <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Living With Dead Folks,
Volume Three.</i> The sales are going well, so thank y'all for that!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">See? I told you
I'd write some more about mine and Aunt Belle's long-awaited weekend. OK, and
I'll admit, you had a long "await" for this. Don't let anyone tell
you that when you retire you will have more time. I've been searching all over
for some more time, but nada.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Anyway, for this
blog, I'll start out with one of the warning messages Aunt Belle got, which has
thus far not come true (thank goodness). It happened when we stopped for a late
dinner on the way home from visiting Aunt Belle's husband at the hospital. She
asked me, "Have you talked to Sarah lately?" (Sarah is Sarah Brigdon,
both a good friend and member of our SRT crew.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"I talk to
her pretty often," I replied. "They headed up to Oklahoma to play and
sing at a festival this weekend. Why do you ask?"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"I've
gotten this message about her at least six times in the last couple days. You
know how it is. You sort of try to slough things off. But it keeps coming
back."</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"Then we should
tell her about it. Better safe than sorry, you know."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"Well, I
keep seeing this man dressed in camouflage watching her," Aunt Belle
related. "He's a fairly young guy, not threatening looking at all. But I
keep getting the feeling that he means her some harm. Go ahead and call her and
let her know."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">So we tried. And
tried. I attempted to reach Sarah several times, both while we were eating and
on the way home. None of those calls connected. I tried to text without
success. Finally, when I got home, I was able to send a message on Facebook,
not to Sarah, but to her husband Floyd. He was able to pass it on to Sarah. But
to this day, they haven't reported seeing the camo man. However, since there
have been other incidents they've witnessed or heard about pertaining to Aunt
Belle's sixth sense, they are keeping the warning in mind.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">One other thing
I will mention, then go on to another incident. "Time" in the other
dimensions isn't like our measurements of time. When I meditate, sometimes I
get messages from my guides about something coming up in my future. This also
happens during readings. However, I don't need the guide or reader to tell me
that there is no set "time" for this. For instance, they can't tell
me whether it will happen in a month, two months, a year, or exactly when. I've
had messages come true fairly quickly, and others so far in the future they
surprise me. I stop and remember that I'd been told about this months back, and
now it was finally happening.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Two other
paranormal episodes happened when we were traveling to a book festival I was
taking part in down in Palestine, Texas. We were also going to visit with
another good friend, Karla Lang, and her family. We became aware of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">someone </i>in the car with us. I looked
over at Aunt Belle and could see that she was aware of our hitchhiker. She had
a frown on her face and appeared to be listening to someone.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"Do you
feel her?" I asked.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"Yes, and
she's irritating the heck out of me," she said. "She won't shut
up."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"All I can
hear is chatter, chatter, chatter," I said. "I can't make out what
she's saying."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">She listened for
a few seconds, continuing to frown. "She says she doesn't know me, but I
think she does know you."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I shook my head.
"All I'm getting is that she's a woman. And unless she talks so I can
understand her, I can't tell who she is."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I still could hear
this woman rambling away. She did remind me of someone I had known several
years ago, now in spirit, but I wasn't getting any evidence that would allow me
to identify her. Another feeling I had, and which we discussed for a few
seconds, was that I believed this woman was a spirit, not a ghost. In other
words, she had passed into the light upon her death, and now could come back to
visit us. We both appear to be able to sense the difference between spirits and
ghosts, and Aunt Belle agreed with my feeling.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"She wants
a beer," Aunt Belle said next.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"Sorry,"
I told the woman. "We don't have any beer with us, and I think we're in
one of those dry counties in Texas. So you're out of luck."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Finally, Aunt
Belle said, "Her name is Helen. She says she never met me when she was alive."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"I know who
she is!" I agreed. "Yep, now that I know her name, I can tell that she
sounds just like the Helen I knew, talking and talking and talking. Especially
when she'd had a few beers."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"She said
she did like her beer," Aunt Belle added.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"Yes, she
did."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">After a few more
seconds, Aunt Belle said, "She's telling me about someone with sore feet.
I'm not sure, but I don't think it has to do with you or me. Maybe someone
who's going to have sore feet."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"My feet
are fine," I said as I spied a sign for a donut/coffee shop up ahead.
"Hey, are you about ready to stop for breakfast or brunch? I’m
hungry."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"Let's
do," she said. "Maybe Helen will be quiet after we get back in the
car."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">And she was.
Whew! We had a peaceful trip on to Palestine, where we did indeed find out why
Helen was talking about sore feet. Karla's daughter, Annie, was dressed as a
character in one of the books another author at the festival had written. Annie
had on a pair of the high-soled shoes young women are able to tolerate and walk
in, and at one point, she complained, "I wish I hadn't worn these shoes.
My feet are killing me."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Aunt Belle and I
looked at each other and I said, "Yep, that's what Helen was telling us
about."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">We had to
explain things to Karla and Annie, and we were certain this is what Helen
meant. Helen didn't know Karla or Annie, either, since she died well before I
met them. Our conclusion was that Helen told us about this so we would be able
to know for sure we had been talking to my long-deceased friend. Also, it
confirmed my feeling that she was in spirit, not a ghost. I don't believe ghosts
can tell us about future events, even if the event is only a short while in the
future.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The other strong
incident we experienced that weekend was with a new friend we had made. My
husband and I, along with our friends Sarah and Floyd, love catfish. The church
a block from my house has all-you-can-eat catfish every Friday night during
Lent, and we normally go there as often as we can manage. One evening Sarah and
Floyd brought along Sonya and Don Fullmer for us to meet, and we all hit it
off. Our two friends couldn't make the fish fry the weekend Aunt Belle was
here, but Sonya could and did. Aunt Belle clicked with Sonya just as I did.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">We hadn't gotten
a lot of time the previous week to chat with Sonya, but this week we had a
table to ourselves, so we took our time eating and visiting. Finally, Aunt
Belle said quietly to me, "I'm getting something about Sonya, but I don't
know whether to mention it or not."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"Sonya is a
sensitive," I assured her. "She'll be glad to hear what you have to
say." </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">We shifted
around our seats until Sonya was next to Aunt Belle, and Aunt Belle told Sonya
what she was receiving. She said she "saw" a young man around Sonya,
and he really loved her.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"Maybe I
shouldn't ask this," Aunt Belle said, "but have you lost a child?"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Sonya grew very
quiet, then she explained to Aunt Belle what she had told me when she visited
me one day during the week. That she had indeed lost two sons when they were in
their late teens.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Then Sonya told
Aunt Belle how grateful she was that at least one of her sons was with her.
Sonya had wanted to reach her sons via her own abilities, but appeared blocked.
This happens a lot with our own abilities, so it wasn't surprising. She was extremely
happy that Aunt Belle had indeed passed this information on to her.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">As to the book
business, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Silent Prey </i>is moving
along! But I've also finished one project at last. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Living With Dead Folks, Volume Three </i>is now a book! This is a
collection of my 2014 blogs, all gathered in one place. It's a full year of
blogs, and may be the last book for two years. Since I'm only doing the blog
every two weeks, I may not have enough for a full book after 2015. Then, again,
the blogs this year are lots longer, so maybe I will. We shall see, right?
Anyway, here we go as to what I have thus far. I'm putting the newer ones up
before all the Amazon ones. (So far, Kobo is lagging, but hopefully I'll have a
url from them to report on the next blog.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Oh, and yes,
that's Aunt Belle and me on the wonderful cover that Angela Rogers did for me!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Now back to work
on writing and Spirit Fest planning.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Boo!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">T. M.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">It's official!
It's a book! I'll still do another blog this week, but just wanted to get this
special one out first. You can probably look for the second part of the last
blog I did on Sunday. Tomorrow, I'm headed out to the Tyler Paranormal
Conference to party down with a bunch of my friends. Oh, and yeah, we'll be
prowling around looking for ghosts, also.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I don't have all
the url's yet, but here are the ones I do have:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Amazon US: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00WLB8FT4">http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00WLB8FT4</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Amazon UK: <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/ebooks/dp/B00WLB8FT4">http://www.amazon.co.uk/ebooks/dp/B00WLB8FT4</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Amazon Canada: <a href="http://www.amazon.ca/Living-Dead-Folks-Three-Simmons-ebook/dp/B00WLB8FT4">http://www.amazon.ca/Living-Dead-Folks-Three-Simmons-ebook/dp/B00WLB8FT4</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Amazon Australia: <a href="http://www.amazon.com.au/Living-Dead-Folks-Three-Simmons-ebook/dp/B00WLB8FT4">http://www.amazon.com.au/Living-Dead-Folks-Three-Simmons-ebook/dp/B00WLB8FT4</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Amazon India: <a href="http://www.amazon.in/Living-Dead-Folks-Three-Simmons-ebook/dp/B00WLB8FT4">http://www.amazon.in/Living-Dead-Folks-Three-Simmons-ebook/dp/B00WLB8FT4</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Amazon Germany: <a href="http://www.amazon.de/Living-Dead-Folks-Three-English-ebook/dp/B00WLB8FT4">http://www.amazon.de/Living-Dead-Folks-Three-English-ebook/dp/B00WLB8FT4</a></span></div>
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TMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00409364932685911754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642300173723368903.post-27252790343886869442015-04-14T10:19:00.001-05:002015-04-14T10:19:31.599-05:00Aunt Belle Weekend Ghosts<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Aunt Belle in her SRT Attire</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Aunt Belle and I
could hardly believe it when we sat down and figured out it had been six months
since we visited! We had even missed our annual Christmas get-together. Personal
responsibilities had interfered, of course. She had car trouble, for one thing.
However, the main complication was her husband's ill health. He eventually ended
up in the hospital, and then was moved to a rehab unit in Temple, Texas. After
a few weeks of stress for her, and when his health started improving, she
needed some relief herself. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Circumstances be
darned, we were going to see each other the fourth week in March. So I drove
down to visit her, plus bring her back to my home for a few days. Her daughter
would come pick her up after our time together. What we had forgotten was that
we experience a lot of paranormal incidents in situations like this. I'm not
sure what it is; perhaps it's just that special power we have when we're
together. Maybe it banks up and gets released when we do finally meet again. However,
we were quickly reminded of it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">She had moved a
year or so ago, and though I'd spent one night there, it was after a long day
of celebrating her birthday at a surprise party and eating a lot of good food.
So we both went to bed tired that night and slept deeply. Although she had told
me about a ghost or two that haunted her new home, I don't recall any bothering
me that one day and night I was there. This time, it was just Aunt Belle, her
grandson, David, and me, since her husband was in the rehab unit. I woke up
several times, and on a couple of those occasions, footsteps sounds had
disturbed me. However, Aunt Belle and David were both asleep when I checked on
them, so there was no one to make those sounds. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Another time, I
nearly went running through the home to waked them up to escape. The hallway
was inundated in smoke, so thick I could hardly see the walls. But I didn't
smell smoke, and by the time I shook off the grogginess of being awakened, I
could tell it was that deep paranormal mist. Again, I heard the footsteps, and
I had one of those instinctive realizations of what or who was roaming around.
She had told me about this Native American man she had seen now and then. I
caught a very faint glimpse of this man, and knew the mist was associated with him.
I'm seldom afraid of ghosts, and I really wasn't this time. However, I decided
not to turn my back on this guy. Instead, I fell back asleep on my side in a
way that I was facing out toward this roamer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The next
morning, I told Aunt Belle about my experiences, and she confirmed my
description of the Native American man. She herself hadn't heard a thing that
night, which didn't surprise either of us. We don't always have the same
paranormal encounters, even when we're together. However, she was used to this ghost
prowling around, as I am in my own home. Plus she was exhausted from staying
with her husband for so many long days. She would soon catch up some on her
rest, though, which was part of my intention when I kidnapped her.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">We drove by to
visit her husband on the way back to my house, so it was late that evening by
the time we arrived. The ghosts here at home were definitely out to greet her,
and we had so many experiences, we resorted to keeping a list so we wouldn't
forget any of them. I'll relate a couple here, but since I don't want to make
this blog too long, I'll keep the others back for the next one in two weeks. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">After we got
here, she went as usual to unpack in the Molly Belle Suite.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When she came out of the room, she said she
had seen a man appear briefly. He was gone too quickly for her to make contact,
so she wasn't able to communicate and possibly identify him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">On my end, after
we went to bed that night, I was constantly disturbed by the sounds of
footsteps, people talking, and also the loud noise of things falling in various
places. Since I still have two cats who prowl around at night, that could have explained
those latter sounds … except we didn't find anything out of place that next
morning when we searched.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">We had a full
day of visiting and estate sales planned, but we took out time that morning to have
coffee and wake up. At one point, I asked Aunt Belle how she had slept.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"I got up
once and went into the bathroom," she said. "Teddy was in there. He
just stood staring out the window, though, instead of saying anything to me. He
was still there when I went back to bed."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"Was he
dressed like always?" I asked.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"Yes,"
she agreed. "He had on that tri-corner hat."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I've never seen
Teddy myself, although I've felt him many times. He, like Howard, appears to be
one of my regular paranormal boarders. He hasn't taken advantage of the numerous
times I've opened the door and urged the lost souls hanging around to cross
over. Each time, I tell them I really don't have to open that door; it's always
there for them. However, with some of the more confused souls, it seems to help
them if I talk and actually show the door to them. When I do this, the door
appears more visually, which helps them understand where it is and how easily
they can use it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I've sat down
with Howard a few times and urged him to go into the Light. However, he keeps
telling me, "There's no one over there I want to see right now."
Since he has free will still, it's his decision. I've never chatted with Teddy,
perhaps because he pretty much isolates himself to the Molly Belle Suite and
bathroom, plus has so far confined his scare tactics to my male visitors.
Howard roams all around the house, plus even outside, so I "see" and
think about him often. I pretty much forget about Teddy until someone sees him
or he decides to frighten a visitor. I'll have to sit down with Teddy some day
and see what I can discover beyond what I already know about him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Next blog, I'll
talk about the chatty ghost who nearly drove Aunt Belle crazy on our road trip,
plus a couple warnings she received, one of which proved immediately true.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">There are a
couple things new book-wise this blog. The <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Dead
Man Talking</i> e-book is now free out there. It's a tactic to, I hope, attract
new readers to my <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Dead Man Mysteries </i>series.
So if you have friends who you think would enjoy my books, you can start them
out with this one for free. </span></div>
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fantastic. We have more speakers and some extremely interesting topics.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Aunt Belle
visited this week, and I'll have several ghost stories for you in the next
blog. However, this one was already written, so I can't let it go to waste.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Tuffy, March 2015</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Let me tell you
right up front: No, Tuffy, the new puppy, isn't going to hell. What made me
think of this topic was that he has somehow found and chewed up two bibles in
the past couple weeks! So my devious mind worked its way around to a couple
things. One was the rules we were taught when I was a little girl about how to
take care of the Bibles we received in Sunday School. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">We were taught
to treat our Bibles with true reverence. We were to take care of them, not tear
any of the pages, and keep them clean. One thing I remember clearly is that we
were never to put another book on top of our Bible. To this day, I never allow
any other book to lie on any Bibles in my possession. In my office, I keep a
Bible open to certain verses in Revelations. These are verses regarding
malevolent entities such as Satan and how they will be dealt with. My sister,
Annie, was a great help with these. I feel guilty sometimes, though, because
once in a while my cats will crawl across that Bible and there are some tears
on the pages. However, I use scotch tape to repair them, because this is the
Bible I want open in here.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The other was
what we do when we do house cleansings. We sometimes ask our client what their
religious preference is, and that's the type of prayers we will use during our
cleansing. Most of our clients are Christian, so we will use Christian prayers,
although prayers are somewhat similar across most denominations. At times, if
the client is Catholic, our crew member Floyd, who does the blessing behind the
rest of us, will even use Latin. We haven't had any non-Christian clients up
until now, but I can imagine we will in the future have Jewish, Wiccan, or
other faiths of clients. If we do, we'll try to accommodate them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">So you can
perhaps see why my mind went down the trail of what poor Tuffy's punishment
would be for tearing up those Bibles. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">One of the Bibles Tuffy Destroyed</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I keep several
Bibles around for clients, in case they have a particularly troublesome ghost
and I feel they might need that deeper protection. Now, though, I am going to
have to put those up higher, to keep them from the sharp puppy teeth. I can't
figure out why on earth Tuffy chose the Bibles from among the dozens and dozens
of others books that are on shelves within his reach. Puzzling. Any thoughts
from y'all on that?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I am still
working hard on <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Silent Prey. </i>However,
I’m also hoping to get <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Living With Dead
Folks, Volume Three,</i> up next week. Angela is going to put both Aunt Belle
and me on this cover. It will be so cool.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I’m also working
on an author page for Facebook. That's turning out to be interesting. I'm not
much of a techno nerd.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Some of my crew
and I are also in the midst of getting ready to host the wonderful medium, John
Cappello, at the Beckham Hotel on April 10. I was very happy to find such a
deep interest in having John do a Spirit Gallery at the hotel, since I've known
him for years. John is an excellent medium and I'm very glad to introduce him
to more people. The event page is on Facebook at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/660493017406307">https://www.facebook.com/events/660493017406307</a>.
I'd love to meet some of my area Facebook friends at this.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I hope Spring is
springing where y'all are. We've had a totally wet and rainy March, and those
in the know are predicting that our bluebonnets will be wonderful this year.
I'm planning to get out and take some more pictures, maybe some with Tuffy in
them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Texas Bluebonnets</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Stay safe, and….</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Boo!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">T. M.</span></div>
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TMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00409364932685911754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642300173723368903.post-72260495255781399472015-03-15T10:26:00.004-05:002015-03-15T10:26:28.491-05:00Friday the 13th Ghost<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Surrounded by Ghosts </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Sometimes I
wonder why I encounter a lot more ghosts than most people do. Then I find
myself around other sensitive people and realize they, too, experience many
more paranormal incidents than the rest of the population. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Still, I get
startled now and then, as I was this past Friday the 13<sup>th</sup>. I took
Barney down to his appointment at the heart doctor for some tests, grabbing my
Kindle to get in some scarce reading time while he was in with the technician.
I was sitting there engrossed in a book when up above my reading glasses, I saw
a large, dark, man-sized shadow glide down the aisle between two rows of
chairs. Maybe glide isn't the right word; the shadow went rather quickly, as
though the man was walking purposely, in a hurry to get somewhere. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">It was
definitely human-shaped and rather tall, since I saw the shadow go across the
back wall in the seating area, well above the heads of the patients sitting
there waiting their turn. For some reason, I got the impression it was a
doctor, perhaps because the shape appeared to be wearing a lab coat. But then,
there's also a lab for drawing blood on that same floor, so maybe it was
someone from there, or to be correct, "used to work there."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I immediately
laid my Kindle on my lap and stared around, trying to see if there was anyone
in the room behind me dressed like that, anyone who could have cast that
shadow. There wasn't. In fact, there really wasn't any sort of light the
"man" could have crossed in front of to leave that sort of shadow. There
were two offices on this floor, one in front of me, one behind me. When patients
were called into these offices and stood up to go in the doors, none of them
ever cast a shadow, so I was certain this was a ghost.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I decided to
open myself and see if he needed some help, I did indeed get the feeling it was
a man, not a woman, and a ghost, not a spirit. He felt confused and a bit
startled that I was trying to make contact with him. It was one of those
situations where the ghost stood back and looked at me in astonishment, not
knowing what to do next.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I mentally
contacted him and said, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Yes, I can see
you. You need to cross into the light, where you'll find peace and contentment.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">He still didn't
"answer" me, just stood there in surprise. Again, I mentally repeated
what I'd said, and this time, although he didn't respond in words, I received
the impression he did want to cross into the light.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I had to think a
minute to orientate myself as to the directions around me, since we were in the
basement of the building. However, I quickly identified east (behind me), and
mentally opened a door there. I've told ghosts many times that they really
don't need me to open the door into the light for them; it's always there.
Still, it's usually a lot easier for them to believe me and cross over if I do
a door that is visual to them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">He gave me this
grateful look, and a second later, I felt the breeze on my face as he passed me
on his way to the door. There was, of course, no way a breeze could infiltrate
this enclosed room in the basement of a building, so I had no doubt it was this
ghost passing by me. As usual, I sensed some others following him. There always
seem to be quite a few souls wandering around a medical facility.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Oh, and I also
"heard" him say, "Thank you and goodbye."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I dug in my
purse to find a piece of paper and a pen. You'd think with me being a writer,
I'd always have stuff like that with me. But I swear the pens take off in pairs
to go procreate somewhere I'll never find them! I did succeed at last, and made
some notes so I could write my blog. On the way home later, Barney had to dig
into my purse for something and he happened across the note I'd stuck in there.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">He frowned and
said, "Friday the 13<sup>th</sup> Ghost?" Then he just said,
"Oh," and put it back.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">As I started
writing this blog, I also found myself contemplating my first sentence. I don't
go out and read the reviews on my books too often, but now and then, if I'm
doing some promotion that requires a certain number of reviews on the book, I'm
stick my nose into them. My books all have a 4+ star rating on Amazon, and I
love that. But I still see one of those reviews now and then that insinuates
I'm not truthful in my diaries <sigh>. I've even had other paranormal
investigators leave reviews that pretty much say my experiences are false
because they never had anything like that happen to them. (Can anyone say "calling
someone a liar?") Poor supposed investigators (not). These types of
reviews used to upset me, but I changed my mind about that a long time ago. I
don't really feel sorry for them; I just shake my head and go on appreciating the
wonderful gift I have.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">~~~~</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Guess what? I
actually got some good writing done this week! <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Silent Prey </i>is quickly turning into a written book. It's amazing
how my mood lifts when I'm getting some real writing done. After I finish this
blog, I'll be taking the new chapters I have to my bi-weekly critique meeting
to get some input from fellow writers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I've also been
working on a couple events for my favorite hotel, the Beckham Hotel. The
wonderful medium, John Cappello, is going to be doing aura photography and a
gallery at the hotel on April 10, 2015. The aura photography will be from
4-5:30 p.m. John will rest after that but be back from 7:00-9:00 p.m. for the
gallery. You probably know what a gallery is, but if not: There is an audience
of people, and at the Beckham, it will of course be in the beautiful ballroom.
Rather than one-on-one readings, John will pass on messages to audience
members, messages he received from Spirit. John is an awesome medium, as well
as just a really nice person. I'm so looking forward to this. I'll be setting
up an event on Facebook for those friends of mine who are close enough and want
to attend this wonderful occasion.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I've also nearly
gotten the speaker slots filled for the Beckham Spirt Fest on October 3, 2015.
This, too, is going to be a dynamite event. I'll be passing on more information
very soon on that.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">In the meantime,
enjoy the spring that is on the way, and ….</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Boo!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">T. M.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I know, I know.
I missed my every-two-weeks deadline for my blog. It was due last weekend.
However, I have a legitimate (to me) reason, and hope this longer blog this
week will help make up for my tardiness. This is the reason for the delay:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Although I showed him to you in the last blog, I haven't detailed how we acquired this little furbaby. A week before we lost
our beloved Bonnie, my son Kelly got himself a puppy. The operative word here
is "himself." Kelly stays in his camper in our backyard, for his
privacy, and we were fine with him getting a puppy for company. Best laid plans
and all that. A week after we lost Bonnie, Kelly came down with that wicked
flu. Since he didn't want us to catch it, he stayed in the camper and I made
trip after trip out there to keep him fed and help him get well. And guess what
happened to the puppy? That's not even a hard question. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Since son was
afraid he wouldn't be able to take care of him, Mommy also stepped in to care
for the little guy, whom son named Tuffy. He is now our house puppy, because by
the time Kelly was well, Tuffy had bonded with me. At first, he was Tippy, due
to the little white tips on his paws. But that didn't fit at all once we
started seeing his personality. Whew! Sometimes I think we should have called
him Rocket Man, since he's so full of energy. I haven't had a puppy in the
house for 13-1/2 years. I'd forgotten what a mess they can make:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Tuffy's saving
grace — well, one of them — is that he gives us back much more love than the
trouble and mess he causes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">So on to the
blog. I did have one nearly ready to post last week, but when I realized my
computer was slowing down, I decided to shove some files over onto my backup hard
drive. Well, that backup drive wasn't listed! Where did it go? Ah-ha! I thought
it was so cute that Tuffy loved to lay beneath my desk while I was working. I'd
forgotten about puppy teeth and the need to gnaw! Luckily, hub was able to
repair the gnawed-through wires and get me back up and running. I've now moved <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">all </i>the wires up onto the desk, even
though it's quite the mess. However, that keeps them out of reach of puppy
teeth. There's also a lot of other stuff placed high up in the house, like the
bucket of pine cones by our fireplace.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Now, really on
to the blog. Here's what I had ready, as well as a lot more to help reward my
loyal readers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I admonish
everyone to discipline the ghosts they encounter, including myself. However,
once in a while one of those here in my house gets a little bit impish. That
happened one night a couple weeks ago in my bedroom.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I always think
circles around any occurrence, especially if it happens when I'm sleeping, or
trying to go to sleep. It's just too easy for anyone, myself included, to mistake
an incident when we are in the twilight zone of drifting off to sleep as something
paranormal. But this happened more than once, and I was wide awake after the
first incident.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Since my
husband, Barney, is disabled, he has a hospital bed and I sleep in my queen bed
next to him. Frequently, Barney will tap me on my leg and say goodnight just
before he lies down. This night, I was lying there nearly asleep when I felt
what I thought was him doing that. It was a definite thump on my leg, just
above my knee. I waited for him to say, "Goodnight, I love you," but
there was only silence.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I sat up and
looked around. Barney was already in bed, with his back to me. He had forgotten
to tell me goodnight that evening.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Are you awake?”
I asked.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“I am now,” he
said. “What do you want?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“I just felt
someone tap my leg like you usually do at night. But no one told me goodnight.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“That’s happened
to me a couple times lately,” he said. “Guess it’s one of your ghosts.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Guess so,” I
said. “Goodnight, love you.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Night, love you.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I don’t know why
he and both my sons call them “my” ghosts, but they do. And if this one was
mine, it sure was picking on me. I started to drift off to sleep again, and …
you guessed it. Someone tapped my leg once more!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Hey,” I
whispered, so I wouldn’t disturb Barney again. (He can get cranky if he loses
too much sleep.) “Quit that! I need my sleep.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Just to be
rascally, the ghost did it again! Although it was cute, I knew better than to
let it get by with disobeying me. Ghosts can wreak quite a bit of havoc if
their antics aren't nipped in the bud immediately when they start acting up.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"If you
want to stay here," I threatened, this time in a harsh whisper, "quit
messing with my sleep! I can banish you and you'll have to go roam somewhere
else where you'll probably be pretty darned lonesome!"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">You know how
sometimes a puppy will tease you by taking a little nip just before it does
obey you after you tell it no? Well, I felt another little tap on my leg, then <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">heard </i>someone chuckling. It was an
adult, not a child, so it was probably one of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">my </i>resident ghosts.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Otherwise, it’s
been the same at the house lately. I feel them frequently but don’t pay much
attention. We did have some company for a few days; Barney’s sister, Ellen, and
her boyfriend, Gary, came for a visit from Ohio. I kept waiting for Teddy to
show himself to Gary in the guest bathroom, since Teddy loves to mess with any
male who comes in there, but nothing happened. Nor did any of the other ghosts
here bother them, although several times I <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">felt
</i>them near when we were sitting around visiting.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">We also had some
awesome fun over in St. Francisville, Louisiana, on Valentine's weekend. Yes,
that’s where the Myrtles Plantation is located, and yes, we did go by there.
Two of my crew, Sarah and Floyd Brigdon, went with me, as well as our friend
Karla Lang and her husband Jerry and daughter Annie. We all piled in on my
friend, Dianna Miller, who lives just north of St. Francisville. She was a
perfect and fun hostess! We had a wonderful time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">None of the
others in our group had ever seen the Myrtles, so we drove over there our first
day, prior to an investigation we had planned. We did take the tour inside the
house. It was enjoyable and interesting, although the tour guide wasn't allowed
to take us upstairs. None of us caught anything paranormal on our photos, but
we have a record of the downstairs to remember what we saw, as well as lots of other pictures of us on the plantation grounds. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The Myrtles Feb. 2015</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The Myrtles Side View Feb. 2015</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Me, Dianna, Barney</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Myrtles Courtyard</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Enjoying wonderful food at the</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Magnolia Cafe in St. Francisville</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">We ended up
actually doing two short investigations that weekend. The one already planned was
in downtown St. Franscisville at a beautiful old house built in the 1880’s. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">We did talk with
several ghosts there, all either male former inhabitants of the home or friends
of the men who lived there. We might have caught some interaction with one of
the female former residents, but we haven’t reviewed our evidence thoroughly
yet.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The most
interesting thing that happened was when one of the crew discovered a blood
spot on Anna Lee's dress. I totally forget who discovered this, but it fascinated
us.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">There was a
child's chair in the dining room where we first set up, and someone had the
neat idea of sitting our trigger object doll in the chair and taking some
photos of her. I guess we thought perhaps she would attract a small child, who
might show up in one of the pictures. Unfortunately, that didn't happen, but
while everyone was photographing Anna Lee, someone said, "Hey, there's
something on her dress."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Upon
examination, it appeared to be a blood spot. We have numerous pictures of Anna
Lee, since we've used her in investigations for a couple years now. There is no
blood spot (if that's what it is) in any of the other pictures. I'm also pretty
careful with her. She sits up on my dresser in my office, or on the daybed,
when we aren't using her. When we transport her, she has a tote bag that
protects her. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Where did the
blood spot come from? We have no idea. Perhaps she got it from one of the ghosts
she encountered, but I haven't heard that ghosts bleed. However, I do know that,
if they are developed enough, they can cause things that are hard to happen
that are hard to explain. Perhaps this was another rascally ghost who wanted us
to know he or she had visited. No, I won't be washing the dress. We'll keep the
spot as a reminder of our trip.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">While we were
investigating this beautiful home, a lady who was a friend of the owners came
by to join us. When we were packing up to leave, she asked us to come by her
home the next evening. We agreed to do so, if possible. Indeed, the following
evening, we realized we had time to go over there.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The house was a
one and a half story home, surrounded by woods. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">There was a
ravine on the right side of the structure, and we were told there used to be a
trailer on the other side of it. The woman’s son had evidently had quite an
intense experience there, which bothered him so much he refused to go there
again. When we asked about that experience, we met a blank wall, though. It
wasn't something they were willing to talk about.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">At this home, we
communicated for a while with the owner’s deceased mother, and eventually got
her to cross into the light. She was one of those ghosts who didn't go through
the light when she first died, and she was really confused and afraid. It took
us quite a while to calm her down and make her realize that she actually could
still cross over; that she belonged on the other side. And most importantly to
her and a lot of other ghosts we encounter, we told her that, once she crossed
over, she could indeed come back to visit. Eventually, she went into the light,
and I'm very certain that was the best thing for her.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">There was also
quite a bit of activity in an upper story bedroom, which was that half-story on
the house and was reached via the outside stairwell in the photo. There were
several ghosts there, and Anna Lee, our flashlights and KII's flashed continuously.
One was the ghost of a young boy and another a young man in his early twenties.
As soon as I pointed the ghosts to the door I had already opened in the east,
most of them went through with no problem. As happens sometimes, we felt the
wind stirred up from their passage. The owners and their children, who were up
there with their parents' permission, were in awe. We were inside a closed
room, with no doors or windows open, so there was no reason for the breeze we
all felt.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">However, the young
boy and young man didn't want to go. They continued to communicate for quite a
while, keeping the equipment flashing. Eventually, though, I got them to cross
over. I'm convinced that part of the reason they kept lingering was that they
were enjoying the interaction with us. When I realized this, I ended the
session, and as we gathered up the equipment, I felt them go. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">On reflection,
as I do after an investigation and also as I'm writing my blog, I came to the
conclusion that ghosts who have been dead for a while are easier to cross. I'm
not sure why, although my feeling is that they are tired of roaming around and
the promise of peace and contentment from someone who assures them they can
still go into the light convinces them. The hardest ones to cross over are
small children and souls who haven't been dead very long. The children are, of
course, desperately confused and afraid. At times like this, I'm glad to have
my crew member Sarah along. She's really good with the children.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The ghosts who
are newly dead are also confused and sometimes afraid. However, it's a rare one
of these who won't cross over after we explain things to them. I believe that's
because they were adults when they died, and they are more accepting of death.
They know it comes to everyone. However, perhaps they really didn't believe in
an afterlife … or were not totally convinced it existed. Yet when they find
themselves now a soul with no body encumbering them, they are amenable to the
rationale that they will be better off completing the journey by going into the
light. Most of them know about the light, and it's somewhat easy to get adults
to go into it as soon as we can get them to acknowledge it. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">All in all, it
was a really fun and fascinating weekend with friends, and both living and
deceased acquaintances.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">~~~~</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">As far as
writing goes, I hate to admit it, but I didn’t get much done the past couple
weeks. I do promise to work harder, especially on <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Silent Prey</i>. I feel somewhat good about the writing, though, since
I was able to squeeze out time to work on the opening story for <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Ghost Hunting Diary Volume VI.</i> I also
want to get <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Living With Dead Folks,
Volume Three,</i> up in March. That won't take a long time, just concentration on
the various formats I need before I upload to the various sites. Of course, I
need to have Angela do one of her nifty covers.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">One time sink
(which I enjoy) is doing things for the Beckham Hotel. We had another crew in for
an overnight investigation the weekend after we got back from St. Francisville.
It was one of those strange, "dead" investigations that happen from
time to time. Although we had some activity in the lobby, where Floyd and I
camped out to stay out of the way of the other crew, that crew didn't believe
they caught much on their equipment at all. This has happened one other time at
our hotel, and it was unfortunate for this team that they came on that
particular night. However, they are an experienced team, and they know things
like this occur. They plan to come back and try again.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">We have begun
planning the second annual Beckham Spirit Fest, set for October 3, 2015. There's
already an awesome lineup of speakers for this year. A few are repeat speakers
but with different topics. Others are new for our Spirit Fest, and I believe
they will be truly interesting to our visitors. All, of course, will be
pertinent to the paranormal. As soon as we get everyone confirmed, I'll set up
an event on Facebook.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">And here
February is already gone. Looking back, it really was a fun, busy month. I hope
your February was cool, too.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Boo!</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">T. M.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: .25in;">
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> Did
the title get your attention? It means something different than you might
think. I'm talking about the first time you realized there actually was another
dimension out there, one where ghosts and spirits roam. Perhaps the first time
you ever experienced a ghost.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> I
had an awesome experience a couple weeks ago that reminded me of this. SRT
hosted an overnight event at the fantastic Beckham Hotel, which we called
Friends and Family Night. It was geared toward people who had never been on a
paranormal investigation before, and we hoped to show them actual interactions
with ghosts.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> Our
expectations — and we believe, theirs — were totally fulfilled.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> All
SRT team members have varying degrees of the Sixth Sense. Some of us have
stronger auditory abilities, some stronger clairvoyance abilities, and we all
have at least a touch of the other sensitivities associated with being able to
communicate with the paranormal realm. We've all also developed those abilities
over the years and respect what we are able to do. Our ideal investigation is
to have only our team members present and just use our senses to chat with the
other dimension. These days, we seldom get to do that, but times when we are
able to get away by ourselves and remember what we are all about are special to
us.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> However,
when we bring along other people who are unfamiliar with the paranormal, we've
found the best way to prove to them that we are indeed able to talk to ghosts
and communicate with the paranormal realm is with some of the equipment people
are used to seeing on TV. Not that our investigations are anything like those fake
on-air ones, but that's a different blog post.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> As
far as our equipment goes, we don't have a lot of expensive stuff. We've found
simple things work just as well. We actually enjoy flashlight communication the
most and have never totally been in to using a lot of equipment besides our
cameras. Saturday night, we did set up cameras, although I'll admit that none
of us enjoy what is called "evidence review." We view that as a
necessary evil. But it is truly nice to have some of our work recorded for
posterity. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> We
also use KII meters, and I have what is deemed a trigger object. Trigger
objects are something we hope will interest the ghosts we encounter and attract
them to chat with us. Mine is a Raggedy Ann doll that Aunt Belle named Anna
Lee. She actually has a form of a KII meter embedded in her, and when a ghost
draws near, the paranormal energy lights up her forehead and hands. We have a
few other pieces of equipment, such as an infrared thermometer, a rempod, and laser
grid. At times we even use simple toys, such as balls. On Friends and Family
night, we also laid out a deck of cards to see if we could attract Doyle Todd,
the gambler who roams the Beckham Hotel. However, the interactions we had were
what we normally expect: the flashlights, KII's and Anna Lee. To us it was
expected, anyway. To our other guests, it appeared to be awesome and startling,
even intense.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> I
will never forget my first trip to the Myrtles Plantation with Aunt Belle, when
I was awed by the experiences I had that proved to me that ghosts did indeed
roam the grounds and manor house. I saw that awe on the faces of those with us that
night, as well as heard it in their voices. Their reactions ranged from
excitement to becoming extremely quiet as they pondered what they were
experiencing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> We
had several young people with us, and it was quite nice to watch them learning
to tune in to the other world in a respectful manner. Two of these young people
were my grandsons, and a third was their cousin. I kept smiling to myself as I
watched their reactions, which I found was: "Memaw really <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">does </i>talk to ghosts."</span></div>
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NVE3nY7j6VQ/VNVlDg1W0pI/AAAAAAAAA7I/AZ91Rtayd6E/s1600/BryanAdamMemaw2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NVE3nY7j6VQ/VNVlDg1W0pI/AAAAAAAAA7I/AZ91Rtayd6E/s1600/BryanAdamMemaw2.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> One
of the strongest encounters involved my grandson, Adam. On SRT's first official
investigation at the Beckham, I "met" a ghost named Albert in the
Ballroom. Albert begged me to dance with him, but I never did. On this recent
overnight, Albert proved he was tagging along with us all over the hotel by
responding through our flashlights when we used his name and asked if here was
still with us. He appeared to take a special liking to Adam, and also proved
this over and over again by responding to questions via the KII whenever Adam
held it. When the meter was lying on the floor or elsewhere, it remained
inactive a lot of the time. As soon as Adam picked it up, it interacted,
leaving no doubt we were communicating with Albert.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> There
is quite a bit of interest today in the paranormal, as well as research being
done, both by professional paranormal groups and scientists. One of these days
we will be over there watching people here in this dimension trying to figure
out the paranormal. I'm glad to be a part of teaching others to do some of that
research and communication in a respectful manner, as we do in SRT. I never
want people who delve into that other dimension to forget the ghosts we
encounter were once really people, just like us. We should treat them the way we
wish to be treated ourselves, both as we live our lives and after we cross into
that dimension and communicate back with this one.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">~~~~</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> A
reader asked me about <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Silent Prey,</i>
and yes, I have gotten a little more done on it. I'm also trying to finish up
on a couple diaries that have been languishing from past investigations. It's a
little here, a little there, but moving forward.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> We
are definitely not replacing our beloved Doberman, Bonnie.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">What happens is that
our hearts expand to have room for more love whenever we get a new furr-baby, and my </span>son had
already adopted a puppy before Bonnie crossed to the Rainbow Bridge. He
believes in waiting until he's had a new puppy before he gives it the name it
will carry with it for life, and at first, he thought he might call this one
Tippy. It does have tiny white tips on its paws. But after two day, he realized
that didn't fit this new little guy. So he is now Tuffy, and will remain that.
Tuffy is definitely a tough little guy, and I for one will be glad when he
grows out of those puppy teeth. Until then, I'll just keep replacing my ankles
and pant legs in his mouth with the chew toys we have for him.</span></div>
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0XB1gkv5jBc/VNVlRcdCGmI/AAAAAAAAA7Q/fgTPYI79s9Y/s1600/Tuffy1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0XB1gkv5jBc/VNVlRcdCGmI/AAAAAAAAA7Q/fgTPYI79s9Y/s1600/Tuffy1.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> One
thing I really enjoyed doing a couple weeks ago was a "first"
for me. I made a good friend last year, George Jones, who runs Jericho Tours,
as well as various other endeavors, in Tyler, Texas. One of his latest ventures
is a radio show titled Paranoria, Texas. It is a great comedy, which lifts your
spirits and makes you feel good each week. Nina Tatum (another friend I made
last year) and I had the neat experience of winning the opportunity to be characters
on Paranoria. We're sisters, Ann and Nancy Wilson, members of a singing group
called the Heartbeats. No, you don't have to listen to me sing, thank goodness
for your ears. We mostly chase after a handsome younger man, which was fun. You
can see our avatars on the Paranoria Facebook page at </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Paranoria-TX/712678438840253"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">https://www.facebook.com/pages/Paranoria-TX/712678438840253</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> Nina/Nancy
and I had a cool time in the recording studio and visiting over lunch
afterwards.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Paranoria
is on internet radio on Monday nights at 7 p.m. Central time. You can listen to
the hilarity at </span><a href="http://tylernetradio.com/shows/paranoriatx"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">http://tylernetradio.com/shows/paranoriatx</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">. There was a
problem airing the show when it was supposed to be on, but now you can listen
to the archive, Episode 10. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did the recording.
</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> I'll
try to keep on the two-week schedule for my blog the rest of the year, as long
as it doesn't stress me out! This coming weekend, we are going back to St.
Francisville with part of my crew and some friends and their daughter. We'll be
doing an investigation at an old home in the town of St. Francisville, and also
enjoy a bit of the Mardi Gras festivities while we stay at my friend Dianna's
house again. We always have a great time with her! Y'all stay safe, as we will
do, and ….</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> Boo!</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> T.
M.</span></div>
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<![endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> Here we are in
2015 already. It's been a sad start to our year, but I hope it gets better.
First, hub went all of 2014 without a hospital stay, then had to go in for
three days this year. <Knock on wood> that will be his last trip for
2015.</span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3cuKxcqN3Fk/VL0VHOhohRI/AAAAAAAAA6E/ab_B4TZR8rc/s1600/Bonnie2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3cuKxcqN3Fk/VL0VHOhohRI/AAAAAAAAA6E/ab_B4TZR8rc/s1600/Bonnie2.jpg" height="241" width="320" /></a></div>
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Bonnie Ghost Hunting with Me</div>
<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">One thing is
hard to write about, but it well deserves to be memorialized in my life. We found
out in December that our beloved Doberman, Bonnie, had a tumor on her lungs.
Since she was over thirteen years old, the vet recommended we take her home and
keep her comfortable. He said the treatment would perhaps give her five months,
but they would be miserable as far as quality of life went. So we brought her
home.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">It was hard,
watching her decline. I still believe we made the right decision in keeping her
with us as long as we could. However, it was partly due to the fact that
neither hub nor I could face having her "put down." We had done that
earlier in the year with our dog, Rex, and it was a horrible experience. We'd
also lost one of our long-time cats this past year. With her, again, I kept her
with me and nursed her. Given the choice, I prefer keeping my pets with us and
caring for them, unless they are clearly in distress. Bonnie was on pain
medication, so I hope she wasn't hurting.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Do I believe she
crossed over? Emphatically yes. And I feel I have proof. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">One day I was in
the dining room and my grandson, Brandon, came by to "see" me. We
lost Brandon a little over five years ago, when he was only twenty. He was a
bright star in our family, and I wasn't at all surprised to find him coming
back to visit us often. Our Bonnie grew up with Brandon and his brother, Ransom,
and there's one story Ransom still likes to tell. It happened down at the deer
lease. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Brandon and
Ransom had spent a good two hours raking up leaves, so they could dive into
them and play. They were just about ready to put up their rakes and start
having fun when Bonnie trotted over. Before they could stop her, she squatted and
peed in the leaves.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"Ewwwww,"
both my grandsons said. But they love animals, and they didn't yell at her.
Well, not too much. They were laughing too hard. Needless to say, they didn't
play in the leaves. If nothing else, it gave them both a story they enjoyed
telling over and over again.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Anyway, I knew
immediately why Brandon had stopped by. He even said, "I'll be there for
Bonnie when she crosses over to be with me, Memaw."</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"Thank
you," I told him, and got a hug.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The day we lost
Bonnie, I was in the bedroom where Bonnie was lying in her nice bed we made
her. Suddenly, she perked up and looked past me, her ears on alert as they are
when she sees something she likes. I mentioned to hub that it looked like maybe
she was rallying somewhat. I petted Bonnie, then left.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">When I came back
a while later, she was gone. Now I understand why she had looked up. Just as he
promised, Brandon was there to be with her.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I so do hate
death. It does help a little bit to know that it's not final. Not a lot, but a
little bit. The night Bonnie went with Brandon, I "saw" the two of them running
and playing in a meadow. It gave me a really warm feeling through the grief.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">This is Bonnie
during her first year with us.</span></div>
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZPMCGk_uqIM/VL0WK56RfzI/AAAAAAAAA6M/10cQaE129S4/s1600/Bonniepup.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZPMCGk_uqIM/VL0WK56RfzI/AAAAAAAAA6M/10cQaE129S4/s1600/Bonniepup.jpg" height="229" width="320" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Bonnie in her Christmas Sweater</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">~~~~</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I have a lot on
the agenda this year, but I've also made only one resolution: to not get
stressed when things don't move along as fast as I want them to go. I need to
stay busy, because that's the type of person I am. It's very fortunate for me
that I have found a niche in my life where I enjoy the work I do, especially
the writing. However, I've decided not to push myself as much as I did this
past year; otherwise, I risk burning out and losing my enjoyment. That happened
to me a few years ago, and it's not a good feeling.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">One thing you
will notice if you follow my blogs is there will only be one every two weeks,
rather than every week, as there has been since I started my I See Dead Folks
blog. Unless, of course, something happens that I just can't wait to tell
y'all. I do enjoy writing the weekly blogs, but once in a while it takes time I
should be using on other projects, like a new book.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">This year I will
definitely finish <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Silent Prey,</i> which
is Keoman's story. He was an important character in my suspense, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Winter Prey,</i> and he well deserves his
own book. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Winter Prey </i>is coming out
of the KU program, so I'll be re-publishing it at the other venues, including
Nook, Apple, Smashwords, etc. I'll also get this one in print, and eventually,
audio. That's first on the agenda as far as a new book goes. Poor <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Silent Prey</i> has been languishing only one-third
written for a couple years now, far too long.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I'll be putting
the 2014 blogs up into their own book, which will, of course, be called <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Living With Dead Folks, Volume Three</i>. This
isn't something that will take a lot of time, and I do like getting the blogs
into one place for myself and my readers. I've started adding photos in the
blogs, so I'm hoping my readers enjoy that, also.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The other
definite on my agenda is another <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Dead Man
Mystery.</i> I know where I'm going to set it this time, but y'all will just
have to wait. I could change my mind during the time it takes to finish <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Silent Prey</i> and get started on the new
mystery.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I didn't get a
Christmas story up this year. Now you know what part of the problem was. In
addition to all the holiday hectic-ness, we were nursing Bonnie and keeping her
comfortable. But I will do a Halloween story in 2015, and if time, a Christmas
one.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I hope all of
y'all's 2015's are starting out better than mine. I’m sending out strong
thoughts to the Universe to please make this one of those years everyone looks
back on with smiles and warm hearts.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Boo!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">T. M.</span></div>
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TMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00409364932685911754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642300173723368903.post-66772974125605050032014-12-01T17:27:00.002-06:002014-12-01T17:27:41.457-06:00No Time These Days<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Wow. Much as I
hate to do this, I probably won't be putting up another blog in 2014 after this
very late one. However, I believe I said that last year and did put one up late
in the month to wish everyone a Merry Christmas. So you may hear from me; will
have to wait and see. I am putting together another newsletter, with all the
book news I've put off sharing. So you'll be getting that sometime in the next
week or so.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">As to paranormal
news, it's been quiet again. Never totally inactive at the Simmons house, of
course. I never can tell when I'll feel someone or hear a voice or just glimpse
Howard or another ghost or spirit from the other dimension. In fact, I saw
Howard a few days ago on the front porch. I started out the door to see who it
was before I realized it had been Howard. He wanders everywhere, inside and
out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I did discover
something new while chatting with a friend in PM's on Facebook the other day.
Or I believe it was possibly factual information that occurred to me. I
encounter ghosts many, many times in bathrooms. It happens both here in my
house and also in public bathrooms. And it dawned on me while she and I were
exchanging paranormal information that the ghosts probably followed me into the
bathrooms because it was quiet and private in there. Imagine that! She was
telling me how ghosts are attracted to her, and of course, that happens to me a
lot, also. However, I'm very good at putting up barriers. Otherwise, I'd be
constantly interrupted by them. I'm not really someone antagonistic toward the
lost souls. Heavens, I cross over my share often. But I just can't constantly
stop whatever I'm doing to assist some poor wanderer. Therefore, I guess when I
ignore them, they take it upon themselves to tag along to somewhere it might be
easier to make me notice them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Yep, we are
always learning something new in our paranormal lives, and this was one new
piece of information I uncovered during the last week.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I hope you all
had a wonderful, blessed Thanksgiving. We had family here, and that always
makes me very happy. The food was great, and we also were invited out for
another delicious meal with more family the day after our celebration. If your
day was half as good as mine, then it was fantastic for you.</span></div>
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Thanksgiving 2014</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I've made big
inroads into getting some books into paperback. All five of the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Ghost Hunting Diaries </i>are done! I'll do
the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Dead Man Mysteries </i>next, then
look at gathering some of the short stories into books. As I mentioned, I'll
give more information in my newsletter.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">If you've read
this far, I have another ghost happening to tell you about, something that just
occurred. I've been baking cookies, and I use the timer because I would totally
burn stuff if I didn't. Well, sometimes I forget to bring the timer in my
office and still burn things! However, I did good today, and I have three pans
of Pumpkin Ginger Cookies cooling in the kitchen.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">All three pans are
indeed out of the oven, the dough all baked. So there's no reason the timer
should go off, right? Well, it just did. I heard it ring in the kitchen. Huh.
Maybe the little lady ghost in there thinks I've left the cookies cool long
enough and it's time to put them away. I'm off to see what is going on.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Have a wonderful
time this month. Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, Stay Safe, and ….</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Boo!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">T. M.</span></div>
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