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[ For my FREE book about cemetery symbols, click here. The following article is an adapted excerpt from my travel guide to haunted places called, Paranormal Texas. Full disclosure: it’s an Amazon affiliate link. If you buy stuff after clicking it, I make a few pennies at no additional cost to you. Win/win, right?] Doll House Museum in Granbury, Texas The Granbury Doll House Museum has over 2500 dolls from around the world. The dolls are on display throughout a two-story historic home that, when you think about it, kinda looks like a great big dollhouse. This unique museum was…
Category: Historic Cemeteries
Brand new book from Patricia Josephine You know those cartoons where a character has an angel on one shoulder and a devil on the other? My friend, Patricia Josephine, has a brand new book out that takes a very playful look at these creatures who attempt to influence us mortals. It’s called Influenced, and here’s what it’s about: Blurb for Influenced by Patricia Josephine There is no Light without Dark. Influencers are the voices that whisper in our ears. Tiny Angels and Devil sitting on our shoulders and guiding our choices. They are sworn to thwart the other. It is…
[The following is an adapted excerpt from my book, Grave Goods: The Meaning of Coins, Seashells & Other Items Left at Historic Cemeteries. I hope you enjoy it! Also, full disclosure: that’s an Amazon affiliate link. If you buy stuff after clicking it, I make a few pennies at no additional cost to you.] Do coins mean specific things on military graves? A modern urban legend that began making the rounds of the internet in 2009 claims that when coins are seen on military headstones, the different denominations mean specific things. I wanted it to be true, but… In recent years,…
[The following is an adapted excerpt from my book, Understanding Cemetery Symbols. I hope you enjoy it! Also, full disclosure: that’s an Amazon affiliate link. If you buy stuff after clicking it, I make a few pennies at no additional cost to you.] How to Identify US Veterans’ Graves Today I’ll show you how to quickly identify 3 different types of official American military markers for soldier’s gravesites. To see more examples and learn some surprising history, check out the video I made, too: Here’s a video for Identifying US Veterans Graves: #1 Civil War Type Markers The first official US…
Do you read Flash Fiction? Flash Fiction is a term referring to bite-sized stories ranging from 5 to 1500 words in length. They’re fun to read when you’re not in the mood to commit to a novel-length book, but you’d like a break from the real world. What’s a Drabble? A Drabble is a 100-word-long Flash Fiction story. A 200-word-long story is called a Double Drabble. Like any genre, not all Flash Fiction is created equal. When done right, the storyteller reels you in, surprises you with a sudden twist, and/or makes you care so much about the characters you…
April A to Z Challenge 2020: It’s that time of year! Every April, bloggers around the world make posts for each letter of the alphabet. It’s a lot of fun and a great way to make friends online. Here’s my post for today: [The following is an adapted excerpt from my travel guide to haunted places, a book called Paranormal Texas. I hope you enjoy it! Also, full disclosure: that’s an Amazon affiliate link. If you buy stuff after clicking it, I make a few pennies at no additional cost to you.] What are “White Bronze” monuments? From 1874 to 1914, the…