tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post7443666111419577719..comments2024-03-28T14:33:26.011-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Haunted...Jungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-1757900522893492902010-11-23T16:30:38.566-05:002010-11-23T16:30:38.566-05:00I have lived in two houses with friendly "hai...I have lived in two houses with friendly "haints" or ghosts--I clearly remember once a friend asking me, Judy, who are those men in your living room? There were no men of coure. But I've never been alarmed--just sensed another presence which was sort of comforting.<br />I never write about the paranormal, but in my current WIP the heroine's recently deceased grandmother channels her to give advice--but then disappears at the most frustrating times.judyalterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13767466505891813090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-49216321297515276932010-11-22T18:34:49.622-05:002010-11-22T18:34:49.622-05:00OH, these stories are wonderful Marvelous. Amazing...OH, these stories are wonderful Marvelous. Amazing. I'd rather believe than not believe.<br /><br />There are more things in heaven and earth than are dreamt of in our philosophies...something like that.Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-75467187257566129692010-11-22T18:02:33.906-05:002010-11-22T18:02:33.906-05:00Dianne - your experience sounds a lot like mine. ...Dianne - your experience sounds a lot like mine. That weird room-fillled-with energy thing is hard to ignore.Jan Broganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11323983086318138814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-27187405694694112032010-11-22T16:25:15.096-05:002010-11-22T16:25:15.096-05:00I've been visited twice. Once in a motel whil...I've been visited twice. Once in a motel while on the job, and once in a gorgeous apartment when my children were very young. My husband laughed at me - until HE felt the presence. We moved so fast it made my head spin.Diannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18192773386810766798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-83115209610047378522010-11-22T13:01:51.977-05:002010-11-22T13:01:51.977-05:00I've never experienced human forms in the para...I've never experienced human forms in the paranormal, but I have lost a dog whose particular touch (a nose to my temple) I still feel from time to time, and another dog whose bark was heard by a visitor at the same time I heard it, a week after she died. That bark repeated for maybe a month and then never again.<br /><br />I've never included the paranormal in anything I've written professionally, though I do write about the shapes and shadows that come to us as a product of our own yearning. In one way or another -- fiction or nonfiction -- that ghost turns up for me a lot.Susannah Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660387525544941776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-87819293607086088892010-11-22T12:59:09.196-05:002010-11-22T12:59:09.196-05:00Ruth - Lilac, how lovely!
Vinny - I'll bet th...Ruth - Lilac, how lovely! <br />Vinny - I'll bet that spooked everyone.<br />Yikes Miki... for real??<br />Silver - LOVE THAT: "I swear the upstairs landing was like a bus stop for traveling spirits." You must be a writer!Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-69347325868297976202010-11-22T11:57:43.338-05:002010-11-22T11:57:43.338-05:00Many years ago, I lived in an apartment above a pl...Many years ago, I lived in an apartment above a plumbing shop with a friend. One middle of the night, I woke to an odd feeling. I thought I saw a person dressed in typical clothing of the late 1800's. I dismissed it as a dream until my friend sat up and asked me if I saw the man in the doorway. Hard to dismiss after that.<br />More recently, I lived in Hawaii and taught at a school that was run by a Catholic order of sisters. There were rampant signtings of ghosts of sisters who had lived and died in the building in the early 1900's. The library had it's own ghostly resident. She pulled all sorts of pranks on us until we finally gave her a name and talked to her. After that, books stopped falling off the shelves, the telephone stopped talking to us, the electric typewriter stopped turning itself on, and the space stayed a constant temperature.<br />I didn't actually see her, but my assistant did. We did some research about who it might have been, and all we found out was that she was about ten years old, and her style of dress indicated she lived during the early 1900's. The school had been a boarding school then. We named her Anela (angel in Hawaiian). <br />If I heard these stories, I would not believe them, but I am unable to explain them away since they happened to me. The world is a very interesting place.Miki Willahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01903615512823465964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-56561625502100340752010-11-22T11:35:55.636-05:002010-11-22T11:35:55.636-05:00We lived in a house (built in 1930) we all called ...We lived in a house (built in 1930) we all called Spook Central. I swear the upstairs landing was like a bus stop for traveling spirits. Even during daylight, you could see shadows moving on it. My daughter would sit on the floor at the door to her room and carry on conversations with people. <br /><br />Another house (built in 1918) came with a former resident. We'd often see his head and shoulders on the couch watching TV in the middle of the night, but he always kept the sound turned down. The DH has some physical limitations and climbing stairs can be a problem sometimes. Our friendly ghost kept him from falling on several occasions. Several years after moving out, we actually found a photograph of him in a local antique store and he now proudly hangs on the wall in our library.<br /><br />As for my writing, I have to have a touch of the woo-woo. I can't help myself. The DH's great-grandmother was a tribal medicine woman and her gifts have been handed down. I've had more than a few experiences with ESP and ghosts before we ever met and married.<br /><br />This is a great topic! (I'll stop now before I get boring. LOL)Silver Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15606837105470988646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-78614670343537788852010-11-22T11:29:48.593-05:002010-11-22T11:29:48.593-05:00Tremendous blog, as always . . . well-spoken and t...Tremendous blog, as always . . . well-spoken and thought-provoking. <br /><br />I've never had one of these experiences (or, as was said in the blog, wasn't aware of it) but I did live in the oldest cadet barracks when I was at West Point and knew several cadets who believed they'd seen the barracks ghost. Reunion visits to that building usually yielded at least one story of the ghost having been seen by the more recent classes, so who knows?Vincent H. O'Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17712074690139274480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-48857893939523246562010-11-22T10:53:57.339-05:002010-11-22T10:53:57.339-05:00I lived in a house that was built in 1782. I would...I lived in a house that was built in 1782. I would be home alone, hear footsteps, and then smell a lilac type of perfume. It wasn't scary though. I didn't see any ghosts, but my husband and son did. Also, when my daughter worked at a nursing home, many people saw the "Lady in Black" right before someone passed on. Who really knows where our energy goes...Ruth McCartyhttp://www.ruthmmccarty.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-41563719948271105362010-11-22T10:28:46.027-05:002010-11-22T10:28:46.027-05:00I love the term woo-woo. It conveys so much, witho...I love the term woo-woo. It conveys so much, without saying anything concrete.<br /><br />Coming attractions sound great!Ramonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00627775403015684868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-9442291101852198502010-11-22T09:47:17.382-05:002010-11-22T09:47:17.382-05:00Apparently, my 90 yr old relative took it in her s...Apparently, my 90 yr old relative took it in her stride. She probably had a smoke and went back to sleep.Rosemary Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08033747422699443024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-73925910744855948052010-11-22T08:34:17.523-05:002010-11-22T08:34:17.523-05:00Cue Twilight Zone music! Did your cousin say if th...Cue Twilight Zone music! Did your cousin say if the deceased said it frightened her?<br /><br />Lots of people have 'visions' like this either when they're just falling asleep or just waking up. Wish I did. Sounds sooo cool.Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-18465663836918186832010-11-22T08:26:06.199-05:002010-11-22T08:26:06.199-05:00All right, Snark Alert...I went to a funeral last ...All right, Snark Alert...I went to a funeral last week and learned that the deceased thought she used to see - woman in a long white dress - standing over her bed sometimes. Can you say Wilkie Collins? She was almost 90 so I dismissed it, but when a young cousin confirmed the presence I had to wonder..Rosemary Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08033747422699443024noreply@blogger.com