While we currently enjoy a Democratic governor & after a ballot measure to combat gerrymandering do have Democratic control of both state houses as well as 2 Democratic state senators - given that Michigan is still characterized as a battleground state in the presidential race - I don’t think it’s accurate to call it…

I know it is unkind to gloat, but I’m an Ohioan and GODDAMN does this feel good tonight. Republicans in Ohio have had their boots on the necks of us women for far to long, and it has been excruciating listening to their whinging for the past few months about how “extreme” and “radical” it is to ensure that women can…

I grew up in an old house on a private road with no outlet and only one neighbor visible from the house. The house had originally been a little ranch style cottage that was used as a weekend getaway in the woods near the creek. My parents eventually built a second floor where my bedroom and my parents bedroom were…

When I was 6 (1981 California), I had an experience with a Raggedy Andy doll. It was terrifying. In my teens during spooky story time at hangouts I would tell the story. The part of my experience that led 6 year old me to finally scream became the jump scare part in my retelling. I would jump up to a person near me,…

Though not naturally an outdoorsy person, I was proud of the camping and hiking skills I’d developed in my four years at a New England college - I’d even co-led a trip in Maine! So when my roommate and I decided to do a just-us overnight hiking trip in November, I wasn’t worried.

One night my mom curled up on the couch with a book to wait for my dad to come home from a late shift at work. The book was The Exorcist. She hated scary movies but loved reading scary books.

Ok, so this story definitely falls into the “kids say the creepiest things” catagory, but there’s a helluva coda at the end of it, so stay with me. I promise every word of this true. This is what took me from ghost agnostic to believer.

The Little Boy with the Brown Coat

Not necessarily super spooky, but it really scared me at the time!

My story is more unnerving than scary, but it is true, DOES involve a ghost, and has totally changed my understanding of spirits and what the hell they’re up to.

I’ve replied a few times in the comments here (usually in the “best of” haunted posts). The place I work at is famously haunted. It’s been on every “true” ghost show on TV. If anyone works there for any length of time they’ve heard something or seen something. In fact, one of my bosses (who I’m very fond of and who…

My partner and I bought our forever home just a couple of years ago during COVID. While we’re still very happy with our home, it came with something extra that we didn’t expect.

About five years ago I lived in a neighborhood called Hillcrest, right above downtown San Diego. My wife, daughter and I were living in a tiny one bedroom apartment that looked like it had once been part of a larger house that got subdivided. We liked that apartment a lot. We had a little L shaped garden out of our…

Text from the Deep

When I had just turned 6 years old, my family moved from our home town to a larger suburb in a state several hours away. I was still 5 when my parents took me with them to look at the house they would end up buying, and while we were walking through, the little girl whose parents were selling the house invited me to…

Not sure how scary this is, but here goes - a psychic cat lady story:

Decided to share a second story this year. This one happened to me in maybe the late 90s/early 00s.

I can’t remember if I’ve posted this before. If I have, sorry.

After my divorce, I spent 4+ years looking for a home to buy for my son and I. I had a very hectic government job and my son had a rare genetic disorder that caused a myriad of health issues. I had hired a private caregiver for him who spent 12+ hours caring for him each weekday. Life was very busy.

My mom had a pretty aggressive disease, however, she looked like she was making a recovery and for the most part seemed healthier than she did since diagnosed. Within 24 hours she went from alert and feeling good to in a coma and ultimately passing away. It was absrupt and shocking. Still doesn’t feel real.