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Thirty-nine years ago: November 13, 1974 (an early Throwback Thursday)

November 13, 2013

When I was one day old, on November 13, 1974, halfway across the country Ronald DeFeo shot and killed his …

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Resurrection Mary: A creepy cemetery story

May 11, 2013

I recently spent 36 hours in Chicago, in and out for an event May 9 at The Book Cellar. I …

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