It's been a
quiet week here around the house — well, as quiet as it gets in a haunted
house. At one time or another, I've felt just
about every one of my normal residents. (Are ghosts normal? In my house they
are.) Nearly every night, there's someone in my bedroom who strokes my face and
hair when I'm going to sleep. Martha, here in my office, makes her presence
known at least once a day. Natch, Teddy in the guest bathroom. Someone usually
comes out to join me when I'm eating supper in the dining room (probably
Howard). I also glanced up from my office one day and saw the new ghost in the
living room that Aunt Belle identified. I just waved and went back to work.
The only one I've
noticed "missing" is the little lady in the kitchen. I'm way late
this year getting any holiday baking started because Sis isn't here, plus hub
has had a lot of doctor appointments the past two months. I did get the pumpkin
cookie dough mixed up last night. It has to sit in the refrigerator overnight,
so I will bake today. Maybe my little lady will come around.
Speaking of
doctor appointment, the most startling incident this week was after one of
those. Hub and I went to lunch in Rockwall at the Cotton Patch (yummy,
wonderful food). As we were walking back to the car, hub stopped off at Fed Ex
to check on shipping charges for something he wants to send to our niece,
Emily. I went on to the car, which was parked in a separate parking lot where
the view was not blocked by shopping center stores.
The stores in
this sprawling center are all one-story, and they have warehouse areas behind
them. I could see behind the Fed Ex store, to the rooftop of a warehouse. I saw
two men fighting up there. It didn't register for that split second, and I
looked down to open the car door. Then I jerked around and looked back. No one
there!
I knew they
hadn't fallen, because immediately I sensed they were ghosts. I can't imagine
it being a residual haunting, but perhaps it was. This shopping center is new,
only about ten years old, but we all know many things happened on land down
through the ages. These two men were as real as you and me, wearing blue jeans
and dark shirts. I even saw their black hair, which both had. They were in a
serious fight, too. If they fell, it was only one story, so they could have
lived … or died, depending on how they landed.
Anyway, they
were there, then they weren't, and it was one of those startling occurrences
that I don't very often register as unusual in my life. Many times, I'm rather blasé
about my ghost experiences. This one was interesting.
I did realize
later that when hub returned, we started discussing shipping charges and I
forgot to tell him that I'd seen the men. So if he's reading this to proof it
for me, "Sorry, Hub." (He sometimes lets me know when I forget to
tell him something a bit exciting.)
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There have been
a couple really cool things happen in my writing life this week, also. First,
the article I wrote after FATE Magazine contacted me several months ago was
finally published. It was actually the lead article and had the title
("Ghosts of the Crescent Hotel") on the front cover. How exciting for
me! It's a digital issue, and you can get a copy on their web site:
It's $3.98, but it's a whole issue devoted to ghost stories.
Second, I got a
trade paperback copy of Ghost Hunting
Dairy Volume V up for sale. I wanted to do this one first so I would have a
print copy for Connie at the Beckham Hotel when I go see her next month. She
also wants to put some copies of my books in her gift shop when she finally has
the hotel ready to re-open, so I'll be doing some more print copies as time
permits. Of course, Angela does the beautiful double covers for me.
Right now, the
book is only available on Amazon. However, Amazon has assured me that within a
week, it will be available through a bunch of other on-line retailers. I'll
post the url's as I find them. For now, it's $8.98 and at:
So, a busy and
hectic week. I managed to squeeze in a little bit of writing, but how much of
that I continue to get done is going to depend on hub's health. We had two
appointments this week and walked out of each with two more appointments to add
to our crowded doctor appointment schedule. But we will persevere.
In the meantime,
enjoy reading, and if you hunt, stay safe.
Boo!
T. M.
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