Travel Theme: Spooky
When I saw ailsa’s weekly travel prompt, I had no trouble thinking of spooky things. In fact, I realized just how spooky the greater Cincinnati area can be. Is it […]
The Catastrophe That is Colonial Park Cemetery
Who is buried in Colonial Park Cemetery? We tiptoed across the mass grave of people buried prematurely. They’d succumbed to Yellow fever and were tossed onto death carts that rolled […]
Wiccan I go to Salem Again?
There are two periods in history that absolutely fascinate me: the Holocaust and the Salem Witch Trials. (Okay, three. The European witch hunts fascinate me, too.) So I couldn’t wait […]
I’d Back Out of Blackout For Sure
Though I don’t mind spending the night in abandoned buildings hunting for ghosts, I’m a wuss when it comes to haunted houses. You won’t find me in one, especially not […]
Ghosts Who ‘Bit the Bullet’ in Gettysburg
We met on a field where tens of thousands had died. Eight o’clock rolled in, following a thunderstorm that left the skies low and dark. Our tour guide, wielding a […]
Behind the Scenes of “The State”
This isn’t the story of a haunted place, but a behind-the-scenes story of a movie about a haunted place. It’s called The State and you can see the trailer here. But […]
The Ghosts of Kings Island
Ghost Hunting at Kings Island Last winter, the TAPS crew of Ghost Hunters investigated rumors of spirits haunting Kings Island Amusement Park in Mason, Ohio. As a local resident, I was […]
London Dungeon
To kick off my “haunted places” theme for October, I thought I’d share this postcard from London that my brother sent me. In it he says, “When you guys […]
Yee-Haw! The Sheriff Done Arrested My Ma
I long suspected that my mother was an outlaw. She goes by Josie sometimes; “Jo” to others. It shoulda been no surprise that even when we walked into the Cross-eyed Gun Fight […]
Make Way For Ducklings, Lentil!
When my son was little, we read Make Way For Ducklings a million times. There’s a bit of onomatopoeia/assonance in it that he just loved; the bit where all the ducklings […]
