Use a personal memory to craft a ghost story.
Posted in Dramatic on Oct 25, 2024
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“The Ghost of Old Jeb Brown” by Ty Warmbrodt
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“The Hollow Tide” by Story Time
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“The Painter” by Chris Winters
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“The Lady in the Lake” by Melissa Taylor
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“This Is For Audrey” by Thomas Wetzel
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“Footsteps and Faces at the Prescott House” by Martin Maynard
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“Charlie’s Tooth, established in 1902” by Lily Finch
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“Lady of the Lake” by Kim Olson
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“The House That Summons Storms” by Vera N
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“The Thirteenth Step” by Todd Beller
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“There is Magic in This City” by Sophie Goldstein
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“Aunty Broomsticks.” by Julie Grenness
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“Lullaby and Goodnight” by Claudia Lebel
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“How was I to know, A Peaceful Haunting” by Yvonne Garza
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“Matilda” by Just Some Random Person
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