Recently an Amazon reviewer, Jan, said she wanted to know how those close to me responded to my experiences and why I didn’t include them in "A Reluctant Spirit: A True Tale of God, Ghosts and Gut Instincts." Well, there’s an easy answer to why I didn’t: No one, not Ken, my parents or my [...]
If you live near Carson City, Nevada, come join us this weekend (June 7 and 8th) for the Carson City Lit Fest in Mill's Park at the Pony Express Pavilion. It's free. Come have your book signed! Or, if you haven't bought your book yet, come by and visit with Kathleen. Details: http://carsoncitylitfest.org/
Some of my favorite historic buildings are churches. Not the grandiose, gilded ones that I view more as art museums, but the more spartan ones that were built through the passionate faith of their artisans. Recently, I met two caretakers who confided in me that spirits visit their rural parish and, while at first it [...]
In 2000 and 2001, doctors from the Mayo Clinic and Stanford Medical Center told me I suffered from permanent nerve damage and would never recover. Their advice to me: Stop pushing yourself and accept that you’ll never live the life you want. Despite this, a voice buried deeply within me urged me not to give [...]
God orchestrates everything in our lives. Last fall, I encountered yet another instance: one that defied all logic. A charming woman (I’ll call her Ada), very well-known among Western U.S. ghost hunters, was recovering in a rehabilitation center from a bad fall. About to be released to her rural home, she sank into depression, worrying [...]
The first spring-like Saturday this year, Ken and I traversed dirt roads to an old mining district northeast of Reno called Nightingale. Not many buildings remain here: the concrete foundations of the mill and one tenuous wooden building. The excavated landscape is pocked with mine tunnels, deep ominous shafts and huge manmade caves where tungsten [...]
For three months after Goldfield, my psychic ability sped ahead at a dizzying pace. Unfortunately, I was so overwhelmed at the time, I never considered the importance of controlling the frantic growth of this sense. Looking back now, I see it was inevitable that something would happen to push me too far. And it did, [...]
Since the moment I decided to write my memoir, I knew I’d eventually have to face angry, zealous Christians. People so convinced of their salvation, they need to tell those who deviate from their beliefs they’re bound for hell. That day arrived last month, just 30 minutes prior to my interview on the nationally syndicated [...]
One of the perks of managing the Nevada Ghost and Paranormal Series is that I get to visit historic locations and gain access to places that normally weren’t open to the public, such as The Richardson House. Because the home is so expensive to rent (it has seven bedrooms), not many can experience its splendor. [...]
When it comes to experiencing the paranormal, I tend to encounter spirits when I least expect to. Conversely, when I most crave an ethereal encounter, that’s when zilch happens. Why? Because I’m trying too hard. While I’m aware of this conundrum, I still do it from time to time and then I get frustrated when [...]
