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Some places you leave behind. Others never let you go.

Haunted Places—fourteen haunting stories where memory lingers, rivers whisper, and the past drifts just out of sight.

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April 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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An interview with Meyari McFarland! Meyari's story “Scents Drifting on a Breeze,” which appears in the Haunted Places anthology, is about a museum, a funerary vase, and the way the past refuses to stay buried.

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May 9, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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DeAnna Knippling’s story “When You Can Walk Away But You Can’t Leave” is part workplace horror, part tech-haunt, and all confrontation.

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June 6, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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A frozen lake. A lonely girl. A ghost boy who won't let go. In James Pyles' "Haunting Chloe", a winter vacation turns sinister when the ice refuses to stay still—and neither does the past.

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A fog-shrouded forest bathed in blue light. Bare, twisting branches loom overhead while the ground is scattered with vivid red leaves. The atmosphere is hushed, otherworldly, and slightly ominous—perfectly evoking the haunted themes of “Haunting Chloe” by James Pyles.
May 16, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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Some ghosts don’t linger out of sorrow—they stay for love.

“Dance Hall Days” by Jamie Ferguson is a nostalgic, heartwarming ghost story of friendship, music, and one last mission from the other side.

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June 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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In our interview with Alexandra J. Brandt, she shares the folklore, grief, and heart that shaped her lyrical ghost story “They Stole My Love Last Night” from Haunted Places.

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A quiet, misted portion of the anthology cover: dusky light filters through bare branches while red leaves lie like petals on the forest floor. The scene is wistful and softly magical—reflecting the lyrical grief and quiet awe of “They Stole My Love Last Night” by Alexandra J. Brandt.
June 20, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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In “Whispers of the Whistle Stop” by Charles Eugene Anderson, a presidential hopeful must reckon with the past aboard the Liberty Express.

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Story Spotlight: “Whispers of the Whistle Stop” by Charles Eugene Anderson - Blackbird Publishing
In “Whispers of the Whistle Stop,” Charles Eugene Anderson puts us aboard a ghost-haunted train on a presidential campaign trail—where lost souls and
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May 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Meyari McFarland’s “Scents Drifting on a Breeze” is a warm, slyly funny sapphic ghost story about love, legacy, and a haunted funerary vase with matchmaking tendencies.

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A delicate section of the anthology cover: soft mist curls through slender trees. The image feels intimate and contemplative—mirroring the gentle, uncanny warmth of “Scents Drifting on a Breeze” by Meyari McFarland.
June 10, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Deb Logan’s “That Lake House Summer” is a warm, gently spooky coming-of-age ghost story about creativity, connection, and one life-changing summer.

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A soft-edged crop from the anthology cover: mist clings to the edges of a quiet forest. The image feels nostalgic and low-lit, mirroring the warmth and gentle eeriness of “That Lake House Summer” by Deb Logan.
June 23, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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DeAnna Knippling’s “When You Can Walk Away But You Can’t Leave” turns a haunted escape room into a site of personal reckoning.

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A stark segment from the anthology cover: shadows stretch between narrow trees, and fog drifts low across a forest floor streaked with crimson leaves. The scene radiates isolation and tension—echoing the haunted tech, recursion, and emotional unease of “When You Can Walk Away But You Can’t Leave” by DeAnna Knippling.
July 1, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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P. D. Cacek explores the haunting bond between writer and story in “To Everything There is a Season.” In our interview, she shares how fiction becomes legacy—and why letting go is its own kind of magic.

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A soft, twilight slice of the anthology cover: tall trees drift into shadow, and red leaves carpet the forest floor like scattered pages. The tone is reflective and warm—echoing the quiet reverence and literary spirit of “To Everything There is a Season” by P. D. Cacek.
July 7, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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A ghost on the ice. A girl who won’t be fooled.

James Pyles’ “Haunting Chloe” is a quiet, eerie winter tale about grief, boundaries, and a haunting that wants more than friendship.

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A pale, frozen-toned slice of the anthology cover: mist coils over a stark forest and the red leaves seem to hover like scattered warnings. The chill in the composition evokes the frozen tension and spectral quiet of “Haunting Chloe” by James Pyles.
July 3, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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In “Zero Proof”, Erik Kort crafts a furious, tender ghost story rooted in queer community and chosen family. In this interview, they share how haunting becomes healing.

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A bold crop of the anthology cover: pale mist clings to dark, upright trees, while red leaves slash across the forest floor. The scene pulses with quiet intensity—evoking the haunting, defiant energy of “Zero Proof” by Erik Kort.
June 27, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Alicia Cay’s “Blue Bride” is a gothic ghost story of vengeance, grief, and the chilling truths we uncover when it's almost too late.

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A stark, cold slice of the anthology cover: skeletal trees stretch into mist, and the red leaves lie dusted with pale frost. The tension is brittle and somber—evoking the wintry dread and haunted grief of “Blue Bride” by Alicia Cay.
June 25, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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In “River of Renewal”, Kari Kilgore delivers a quiet, lyrical ghost story of healing in the cold mountain wilderness. Soft hauntings, sacred silence, and a ghost horse that changes everything.

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A cool-toned section of the anthology cover: mist coils over forest shadows, and red leaves scatter like embers across the path. The composition feels serene and liminal—evoking the quiet magic and wilderness healing of “River of Renewal” by Kari Kilgore.
June 17, 2025 at 3:06 PM