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Category: Weirdness

A (Ghost?) Story

I may or may not have seen the ghost of Anne Boleyn at the Tower of London. This was back when I was in high school, and one of the places we stopped on the UK tour was the Tower of London. Totally touristy, I …

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history, weirdLeave a Comment on A (Ghost?) StoryApril 6, 2026April 6, 2026 By hilary

Possible New Scam-Beware!

I thought I should loop my readers in on a possible new scam variant that might be on the horizon (because we writers don’t have to deal with enough of these, apparently). Here’s what went down today. Make of it what you will. I got …

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Scam, weirdLeave a Comment on Possible New Scam-Beware!March 20, 2026 By hilary

Scammers-The Gift That Keeps On Giving

Authors tend to be inundated with scammers. My biggest ones at the moment are fake book club emails and book marketers. All fake, most coming from Nigeria according to their IP addresses. Most of them are obviously AI written, though that illusion falls away the …

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Leave a Comment on Scammers-The Gift That Keeps On GivingMarch 7, 2026March 17, 2026 By hilary

New Version Of Scam Targeting Authors

Fellow authors/writers out there, just a little heads-up. There’s a new scam going around targeting authors. I’ve gotten about a dozen of these, and they all follow roughly the same format. You will get an email from someone saying they represent some book club or …

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Leave a Comment on New Version Of Scam Targeting AuthorsMarch 7, 2026March 10, 2026 By hilary

Orishas, Crossroads and Radio Weirdness

I posted about this on my author Facebook page a few months ago, but I figured I’d do an expanded version here.  Back in early August, I was heading back from my favorite writing haunt, the local Panera. Why Panera? It’s generally quiet, nobody bothers …

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Leave a Comment on Orishas, Crossroads and Radio WeirdnessMarch 7, 2026March 7, 2026 By hilary

Not Today, Creepy House With Shag Carpet In The Bathroom

Back in college, my folks decided that I couldn’t stay in the dorms anymore. There were a multitude of reasons, not least of which was when the guy next door to use tried to get into our room with a credit card and then peed …

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Leave a Comment on Not Today, Creepy House With Shag Carpet In The BathroomMarch 6, 2026March 10, 2026 By hilary

Spooky Gettysburg Battlefield Story-Reynolds Monument

It’s dang near midnight (and will be past that by the time I finish this). Time for a spooky story! My dad and I are history nerds. Battlefields are the go-to vacation for us, especially American Civil War. I know…weird for a lady. One vacation …

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Leave a Comment on Spooky Gettysburg Battlefield Story-Reynolds MonumentMarch 5, 2026March 10, 2026 By hilary

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