Category Archives: Elusive realities

Elusive realities: Janice Spina – Visits from Beyond

When we lose a loved one I believe that they are always near us in our hearts and minds. Each time I lost a loved one – first my grandfather, father, mother, grandmother, and finally my aunt, I experienced a … Continue reading

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Strange Tales for #Halloween…

Fancy some strange flash fiction for Halloween? Click the links to read these short pieces from the archive: Evergreen  Ribbons   Automatic    The Listener    The Accountant    Familiar Or, if you are a writer, perhaps you should read Barb Taub’s cautionary … Continue reading

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Hallowed…

We recently shared a simple meditation as a mark of love and respect for those who have passed, particularly within the last year. I thought long and hard about writing about what was a very personal and emotional experience, and … Continue reading

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Guest author: Joanne Larner – Meeting Richard

I am a Ricardian. I am proud to be one of Richard III’s loyal advocates, trying to clear his name from the calumny with which Henry Tudor tainted him. I wanted to DO something, something special, and so I decided … Continue reading

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Elusive realities: Deanna Kahler – My Overnight Visitor

The rain poured down on our rooftop that night, and our previously dark and quiet house became filled with bright flashes of light and deep rumbles of thunder. My young daughter, who is afraid of thunderstorms, raced into our bedroom. … Continue reading

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Be my guest? Guest posts

Would you like to write a guest post and be featured on this blog? If you are a writer, artist or photographer…If you have a poem, story or memoirs to share… If you have a book to promote, a character … Continue reading

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Guest author: Adele Marie Park – Three Headed Dog of Protection

Adele returns with another encounter with an elusive reality… I will start this story with the well known words, “This is a true story”. It had been a strange night. My daughter had gone for tea to a friends house … Continue reading

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Guest author: D. G. Kaye – The Lady…

  Do you believe in spirits? Have you ever sensed a ghost in your home? Many people are skeptical about ghosts until they actually encounter an experience they have no other explanation for. I always believed in spirits. I may … Continue reading

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Ghosts in the night…

From the archive: The dog, who had managed to do a very good impression of being really ill while there was chicken and crackling sent by my son to boost her failing health, was charging round the room in true … Continue reading

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Guest author: Marilyn Armstrong – Visions

Over the years, I envied Christians. They always seem of all the things which for me are nothing but doubts. On August 30th, 2004, sometime between midnight and dawn, I had a vision in that peculiar space between sleeping and … Continue reading

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