Monthly archives: October, 2018

Ghostly Adventures

I’ve always been intrigued by ghost stories and imagine most people are. I even went with friends and family to a fun lecture about ghosts at Pierce College some autumns back. The speaker was a scientist, not originally interested in ghosts until he saw one. Putting his scientific methods to work, he began research on …

Halloween Time at My House

As I’ve mentioned in other blogs, I have an abundant collection of holiday decorations. I’m not sure when this got out-of-hand but I realize it definitely is. Maybe my first inkling was some years back when we made a stop to stretch our legs at Santa Claus Lane in Carpinteria. On previous stops, I always …

Starting a New Book

I’ve been working on a short story, hopefully, the first of a series. My initial goal was 10,000 words but these people just didn’t cooperate. They got too interesting! As I approached 20,000 words, I felt the need to research parameters for a short story. Technically, they can be anything from 1,500 to 30,000 words. …