In 2010, a little idea for sharing essays on childhood got a big boost when Anne Clinard Barnhill submitted “Winter Solstice” to an unknown fellow West Virginian. I wanted to pursue the idea there is a lot to say about how our early experiences shape the world. Anne later sent “Melungeons and Mystery,” as well […]

“Rattle” — Advent Ghosts 2018

Rattle First appearing to me when I was a child, it rattled past the ornament box I’d come to claim from a dark corner of our garage. Only bones. Its back curved gently along the spine, its toes landing with a soft tap as it walked, stilting, no skin on anything. Even the […]

Camaraderie and Creepy Conceits: Advent Ghosts Storytelling 2018

People laugh, shift uncomfortably, and try not to admit to themselves that there seem to be more children frolicking in the gloom than they’d initially noticed …

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