[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 […]
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How to Identify US Veterans’ Graves
[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 […]
“A Quick Bite” Offers Bite-Sized Tales of Vampires, Werewolves & Zombies
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 […]
Exploring Historic Cemeteries: Zinc Monuments a.k.a. White Bronze
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 […]
Exploring Historic Cemeteries: X Marks the Spot!
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 […]
What are Grave Goods?
Check out my brand new book: Guess what? I’ve got a brand new book about historic cemeteries coming out on Sunday! It’s called Grave Goods. Here’s a one-minute book trailer I made for it: What are Grave Goods? Grave goods are items left at a gravesite or buried with the deceased. Flowers are the most […]