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Some love Halloween, and then some are more like me. I dread this day of the year and leave things until the last minute. I don’t dread the concept or even the loads of candy that come along with October 31st. What scares me most about Halloween is trying to settle on a costume with […] Read more…
As a parent, I recall the utter horror of a child’s toy unexpectedly playing in the middle of the night. I’d walk into my son’s room, who would be sound asleep, and I would quickly turn off the toy — anything to make it stop. Creeped out, I’d crawl back into bed and somehow manage […] Read more…
Between 2010 and 2012, our family had the chance to relocate to the beautiful country of Belgium, with its amazing people, outstanding beer and gorgeous architecture. The military placed us in an off post housing community, in the small medieval village of Ghlin. The community is located just across the street from an old cemetery, […] Read more…
The sun is setting, the air is cool, and your excited children are already in costume. You barely manage to get any dinner in them before they are ready to pillage your base housing for candy. You take a few photos and remind them of common courtesies: take turns ringing the doorbell; say “trick or […] Read more…
Last September I moved into my three bedroom house on LaPoterie Street in Fort Bragg North Carolina. This was after being given 3 different street locations to choose a house from in the Hammond Hills neighborhood. This one was the one that spoke to me, so we signed the lease papers and moved right on […] Read more…
Every year since 2014 our readers have enjoyed our “Haunted Base Tales” series. These are true stories from military spouses and dependents of their encounters with paranormal activity on military installations worldwide. Military bases are known for being hubs of haunted activity. A lot of this is attributed to the age and history of these […] Read more…