Researching Paranormal Texas The following is an adapted excerpt from my travel guide to haunted places, a book called Paranormal Texas. To see a 5-minute info-video I made to accompany this story (with even more photos) watch the video below: And here’s a more recent video I made about Deep Creek Cemetery, in which I explain the meaning of several tombstone symbols: I don’t know why so many cemeteries are reportedly haunted, but here’s what we found on our first journey to Deep Creek Cemetery near Boyd, Texas: Pretty Country Drive to a Historic Texas Cemetery Deep Creek Cemetery is a short…
Category: Travel Photo Essays
Travel tips, photos & travelogues from all over the world.
I’ve got Florida on my mind Why am I posting a photo essay about Florida all of a sudden? My pal Morgan Dragonwillow recently vacationed there, so now I’m daydreaming about a road trip down the Intercoastal Highway… I snapped these shots while dining near Key West. I can’t recall the name of the place, but it was a beachfront restaurant on a pier jutting into the clear, blue water. The joint was jumping, and the servers did a great job keeping up with the frenzy. They didn’t just have humans to wait on, either. Shortly before sunset a school of…
Who is Holli Moncrieff? I met Holli Moncrieff last month via the 2014 April A to Z Challenge. Holli’s a dynamo as you can see from her bio: As a freelance journalist and editor, I’ve published thousands of articles in magazines and newspapers. I’ve just finished my fifth novel…a young adult book that’s a cross between Single White Female and Mean Girls. Five novels, and counting, on top of a gazillion published articles? I feel like such a slacker! And that’s just a fraction of the creative projects Holli is up to. What’s the Writing Process Blog Hop? Ms. Moncrieff…
IWSG & DFWcon ReCap I’m combining my DFWcon Recap along with an IWSG check-in because, in my case at least, writing conferences and writing insecurities go hand-in-hand! IWSG stands for “Insecure Writers Support Group.” It’s a monthly check-in, and this is my very first time joining the group. Hi, everyone! Last weekend was the DFW Writer’s Conference a.k.a. DFWcon (DFW stands for “Dallas – Fort Worth” for those who may not know.) It’s my 3rd year attending, but it’s the first time I was both an attendee *and* a vendor. Yup – I manned (womanned? personed?) a table to…
A to Z Reflections Post The folks who organize the annual April A to Z blog Challenge have asked participants to leave feedback in a “Reflections Post.” Here’s mine: No Complaints I have no complaints about the A to Z Challenge. Like most things in life, the A to Z blog Challenge is only as good as the effort you put into it. If you only wrote 2 posts all month, but that was all you could manage, then good for you! If you were one of those dynamos updating 16 blogs 3 times a day, good for you, too!…