Tag Archives: haunting

Fume ~ Anita Dawes #writephoto

Something snapped The world broke, turned black One anomaly remained Light from a new world I stood witness to the birth of silence Continue reading at  Anita Dawes and Jaye Marie

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Living Lore: The unquiet spirit of Moll Bloxham ~ Gary Stocker

Continuing Gary Stocker’s Sunday series of posts on the folklore, ancient sites and legends of Britain. If you have similar stories to share from the area in which you live,  please read the footnote and send them in. Moll Bloxham … Continue reading

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Glow ~ Anita Dawes #writephoto

Meet me one last time to watch the sunrise Before the blood of the Gods is taken By the light of day Their eyes blind to the beauty Their own fury creates Continue reading at Anita Dawes and Jaye Marie

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Living Lore: Gary Stocker and The Phantom Miller of Bearley

I would like to welcome Gary Stocker, who, having seen my appeal for folklore and folk tales, sent me an email packed with wonderful stuff. So much, in fact, that I decided a regular series of posts was the only … Continue reading

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Web ~ Anita Dawes #writephoto

Inside the broken castle walls An ancient suit of armour stands empty Her silken thread weaving, time passing Long lost fairy tales hidden beneath her touch Great battles lose their meaning When our lack of immortality Can clearly be seen … Continue reading

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Balefire ~ Anita Dawes #writephoto

A young girl beating the signal flame into being The sound hollow, echoes of broken time returning She stands like a shadow before the white flame Drumstick held in hand, conjuring old energy Searching for answers to yesterday’s dreams Continue … Continue reading

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Being Haunted… A True Story in Time for Halloween ~ Susie Lindau

Reblogged from Susie Lindau’s Wild Ride: Most think being haunted requires a creaky old house where a person died unexpectedly. The shock of a fall, suicide, or murder traps them between our world and the next. They believe these lost … Continue reading

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The old copper road ~ Anita Dawes #writephoto

As children we were told that strange things happened Along the old copper road during the autumn equinox. I have walked it many times as a child An old dust road grubbied my white socks Mother knew I had disobeyed … Continue reading

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The Breath of Ghosts – Gavin Jones

Across cultures, the equating of ghosts and breath is a constant, apparent in language, in ritual and in belief systems. In a number of the stories which make up “Ghosts and Other Tales”, breath plays an important role.  But why … Continue reading

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Raven’s Dawn – by Charles Yallowitz #horror #thriller #Halloween

Reblogged from Charles E. Yallowitz at Legends of Windemere… Raven’s Dawn is the third in Charles’ Raven series, a serialised story he has been continuing for the past three years each October for Halloween… (Here we go!  The third installment … Continue reading

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