How to write a great ghost story

Why do some ghost stories keep you up all night, looking in your closet and checking under your bed? Why do other ghost stories produce laughter or utter boredom? Here are thoughts on what makes the PERFECT ghost story. 1) Atmosphere There is no ghost story worth having without atmosphere. Readers must be gradually removed from their cozy surroundings and […]

How to deal with post-abortion guilt

==> QUESTION: One of my daughter’s close friends called me and told me that my daughter was hiding something I needed to know. She was pregnant and planning to have an abortion the next day without my knowledge. I talked to my daughter about it and she admitted it. I found out that many people at school knew about it […]

The history of the hamburger

In the beginning… We take a look at the enigmatic origins of the world’s most popular food… the hamburger! If you look back a few thousand years, you’ll find that even the ancient Egyptians ate ground beef patties, and over the centuries ground beef has been molded into patties and eaten around the world under many different names. But exactly […]

surgical strikes

[strike (n.) A sudden achievement or valuable discovery, as of a precious mineral.] My husband and I were in Houston for a week for his spine surgery at Houston Methodist at Texas Medical Center. Two days before the scheduled operation, we had an afternoon to ourselves between pre-op procedures that morning and imaging appointments in Radiology the next day. Amid […]

Secrets of the Freemasons

The construction of Rosslyn Chapel, located north of Edinburgh in Scotland, was started in about 1446 by William Sinclair, who was reputed to have been a Knight Templar who was probably involved in a war in the Holy Land. While none of those facts have been confirmed, the chapel he built is filled with stone images that, when viewed as […]

The Chronicles of Madness – Episode 24

In our Madness Chronicles episode 24, we’ll take a look at the madness in the continuing alarm of climate change. Remember that insanity is a state of mental illness, especially severe, extremely foolish behavior, and a state of frenetic or chaotic activity. Let’s take a look at the ramblings and the awakening of climate madness. In a recent Ted Talk, […]