A ghost story
As I sit here, in the distance I can hear kid’s screaming. It is Halloween and the kids are treat-or-treating.
No one has yet to approach our door. I guess it looks like no one is home. The TV is off and the lamp isn’t that bright. The glow of the laptop is the only sign of life. I am sitting low on the sofa so the glow must be obscured. I do not mind though, it is time to write.
Here is a ghost story for my readers to enjoy this Halloween.
I once attended a TAPS Ghost Hunters event in Philadelphia at Fort Mifflin. The fort is known in the city as a paranormal hot spot. I did not know what to expect or even if ghosts were real. But I was curious after seeing them on TV and this was a chance to find out for myself.
During the Civil War the fort was used as a prison. They kept the prisoners in an area called casemates. This is where they stored the ammunition during the Revolutionary War. A few prisoners were hung, and it housed several hundred confederate soldiers during the Civil War.
I was not able to stay the entire night, so when I arrived I made sure to head with the group going into the casemates first. You had to walk through some narrow passages to get to the area. It was a dark and dreary area. I found a bench and took a seat.
A person in the group set up a mag light for a flashlight experiment. In the experiment you turn off the flashlight, and then you twist it so that with a light touch the light will turn [...]
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