You can’t see in the picture, but they signed it. It says “Angel - with love to Margie our dear sister - Kristen (illegible), 5/8, 94.” So I know it’s a limited edition textile print by somebody, but the artist’s name is too faded out to Google her.

Also the fact that he apparently murdered several people and no one could be bothered to call the police or even try to get him help from the VA. It was just “aww shucks, crazy Uncle Billy just disemboweled another tourist!”

Those people don’t get how the contest works; staff members specifically asked for titles to make referring to each story easier. I do agree with their complaints about overly detailed house layout descriptions though, they’re confusing to read.

Hi, author here. We’ve gone over this a few times but hey, let’s do it again! I posted my original story Oct. 7 last year, including the photo. I’d originally intended to submit it for the contest but missed the deadline, and someone recommended I repost this year to see if it got in, which it did. Yay! Someone…

Yes! I posted it last year but way past the deadline, and decided to repost it as as a contest entry this year to see if it would be included.

It actually doesn’t bother me anymore, it’s an interesting conversation piece that goes well with my decor and I don’t feel anything attached to it. Plus I’ve always had a soft spot for the macabre. That said, I am not responsible for any hauntings or curses that may arise from viewing it.

I thought most “ghost” photos were debunked as either fakes or light phenomena interacting with the camera? Which would make sense, since they’ve become rarer as camera technology has improved. As I said I don’t limit the possibilities of energies or forms of existence beyond what our technology can capture, but I…

Why would a noncorporeal being (or a being from another dimension or parallel universe or whatever) appear on camera though? That technology was specifically designed to capture physical objects and phenomena. I’m still pretty agnostic about the supernatural even after my own encounters, but I don’t find it a …

I actually liked the floating head/skeleton story, even if (probably) not real. There’s no way of verifying any of these stories, so I just judge them by whether I found them a fun spooky read and not too cliche. I’m pretty over Ouija board stories for that reason, it seems like everyone has one and the details don’t…

That was hilarious! I was rolling my eyes throughout the story because “haunted Ouija board won’t stay buried” chain stories are a dime a dozen, and then the twist came out of nowhere. Your mom rocks!

Aww yeah it’s Halloween leeeet’s goooo! *spooky skeleton dance*

I actually appreciate his inability to dogwhistle. Don’t give voters the flimsy shield of plausible deniability, FORCE them to go into the polls and vote for the racist misogynist pig if that’s who they want. I’d rather my enemies operate out in the open so I know exactly who they are, rather than just suspecting.

While I appreciate the attempts to expose him, so far nothing presented about him - that he’s a racist, reactionary sexual predator - remotely disqualifies him from being a Republican politician. In fact you could argue those are job requirements.

It clears things out, yes, but it doesn’t necessarily get rid of intelligent entities and can even piss them off. That’s why it’s good to get clear on what you’re dealing with first. There are also many people who think non-Indigenous people shouldn’t be using white sage, or that burning sage in a region where it…

That’s because I posted it last year, but not as a contest entry.

Yup, her over-the-top attention seeking and weirdly sexualized responses to his bullshit when they first met were red flags for me too. I think she’s just as narcissistic as he is and saw the cult as an ego boost and a chance to wield power just like he did. There was no way she wasn’t going down with that ship.

There aren’t many light workers or shamans in Louisiana, but there are plenty of others who can handle such situations. And I should also mention for those reading along that every other basic white Pagan is waving sage around and calling themselves a “shaman” nowadays, so reputation matters more than title. I’ve…

On the “The Vow” Raniere is repulsive and comes across as a dead-eyed, sleazy scammer from jump. He oozes narcissism and psychopathy, and has an annoying Trumpian way of speaking vague half-truths wrapped in layers of psychobabble nonsense. The cult tactics all seem designed to work around his blatant lack of…

It’s so interesting, every time I tell this story someone else has had a similar experience. And from what I’ve seen sage doesn’t work on everything and can make some situations worse. I definitely can’t see it working on that type of entity (or whatever you want to call it.)

He didn’t “admit” to anything, he said my apartment had a bad vibe and he didn’t think I should stay there. Both of which were true, regardless of one’s belief or disbelief in supernatural causes. Being an atheist or skeptic =/= ignoring your intuitions or pretending you can explain everything.