Tag Archives: Ghosts

Who Lives on the Moon?

Posted on December 30, 2021 by 14thcenturypoet

I have been spending a little time in the town library recently, reading local history and discovering folk tales from the towns and villages of the Mayenne. Two villages North of us have similar legends of spectral voices. At Neuilly-le-Vendin … Continue reading →

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A Christmas Haunting

Posted on December 22, 2021 by 14thcenturypoet

Many years ago there started a haunting at a farm called La Barattes by a woman, long dead of the plague or some such wicked ailment. Her name was Marianne, and it so happened that she had a fascination for … Continue reading →

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Amongst Bones of a Ghost House

Posted on November 6, 2021 by 14thcenturypoet

Light spills in through open shutters, illuminating the tiled floor of one room. Keys still hang on a wall. We take them and try the locked door to the cupboard under the stairs. Continue reading →

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Ghosts on the Path

Posted on September 6, 2021 by 14thcenturypoet

I had heard thunder rolling over the Andaine hills, and felt the scorched breeze that heralds the lightning, but it never came near. The wind has filleted the few yellowing leaves on the walnut, but September’s music still seems far away. Continue reading →

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Last Night I Saw A Ghost…

Posted on June 12, 2017 by 14thcenturypoet

I really did. I saw a ghost. Someone was crossing the A303 in the dark without a torch, but at least they were dressed all in white so they showed up in the headlights of the van I was driving. … Continue reading →

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