I do paranormal investigations with a group near where I live, and I attended my very first
ghost hunt with them a few nights before Halloween. About ten of us visited Old Dunstable
Cemetery where some victims of a 1702 Indian massacre are buried. It’s the oldest cemetery
in Nashua, dating back from when the land was part of Massachusetts. The earliest burial
dates from 1687. Researchers had found the victims’ names, so we were able to locate their
gravestones. The only equipment I had at the time were my dowsing rods and a digital
camera. While others in the group made their attempts to contact spirits, I stood before a
gravestone that read: this Man, with Seven more, that lies in this Grave; was Slew, All in
A day, by the Indiens.
Holding my rods, I asked a few questions: Did you die in the massacre? Were you born here? You can only ask simple yes or no questions and ask the rods to cross for yes and separate for no. I got answers to all my questions. I then stood before another stone reading: Rev. Thomas Weld, Born June 1653, Settled as the first minister of the church in Dunstable Dec. 1685, probably massacred by the Indians while defending the settlement June 7, 1702, age 49. All the while, I felt a strong presence, and immediately began feeling dizzy and lightheaded. I found that this happens quite frequently when I ghost hunt. I’ve never seen a ghost, but have felt presences near me, and always get dizzy when I sense someone is nearby. I took several photos throughout the cemetery, and some came out with brightly colored arcs among the tombstones. I didn’t dare visit that graveyard on Halloween night!
Several of my books have paranormal
elements, and my next release is FOR THE LOVE OF HAWTHORNE, the love story
of Nathaniel and Sophia Hawthorne. Nathaniel
bore a burden that plagued his family since 1692. His ancestor Judge Hathorne
condemned nineteen innocent victims to death during the Salem witch trials. His
heinous deeds brought shame and guilt upon the family through the centuries. In
her last moments on earth, Sarah Good cursed the judge and his descendants from
the hanging tree. Nathaniel's belief in this curse haunted and tormented him
until Sophia, a gifted medium, made it her quest to save him by contacting
Sarah’s spirit and asking for forgiveness.
How a Ghost Helped Solve a Murder in FROM HERE TO FOURTEENTH STREET
My heroine Vita Caputo lived on Mott Street on Manhattan's Lower East Side. In 1894, her fiancé Tom's cousin Mike was found murdered in an alley next to her tenement building. Prejudice against Italian immigrants and the generally corrupt police force went to work accusing and convicting Vita's father and brother of the crime. As they languished in The Tombs, the infamous prison, Vita, Tom, and gifted medium Jadwiga Wisen held a seance with a Ouija board that spelled out "frame" when Jadwiga asked who the true killer was. Frame? Yes, of course, Vita's dad and brother were framed--they were innocent. But when Tom went home and looked at his window frame, it gave him an idea--there's more than one kind of frame. He went to Vita's apartment, inspected her window frame, and discovered clues that led to the arrest of the true killer of his cousin--I won't give away any more!
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HAPPY HALLOWEEN HEALTHY PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE
Ingredients:
3/4 cup low fat cottage cheese
2/3 cup nonfat plain Greek yogurt
1 tbsp. flour (gluten free if need be)
2 tbsp. honey
1/4 tsp. salt
4 egg whites
2 tbsp. lemon juice
1/2 cup pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling)
1/2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice, no sugar added
Directions:
Place everything in your blender and blend until smooth. Pour into a greased or
parchment lined cake pan or a mini scone pan.
Bake at 350 F for 50 minutes.
Optional : When cooled, top with whipped cream
Enjoy!
1 serving = 1/8 of the entire cake
Carbs: 13 gm
