Author name: Michele Pariza Wacek

Ep 11: Hal to the Rescue!

Ep 11: Hal to the Rescue! [podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/7320413/height/360/theme/standard/autoplay/no/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/forward/” height=”” width=”100%” placement=”bottom” theme=””] I squared my shoulders and flung open the closet door. The closet looked like a normal hotel closet, with a few empty hangers on the rack, a folded blanket on the shelf, a stand for suitcases and …. A mouse. I blinked. Yes, […]

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Ep 11: Hal to the Rescue!

Ep 10: Wait a Minute. That Scratching Noise Is Coming from the Closet!

Ep 10: Wait a Minute. That Scratching Noise is Coming from the Closet! [podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/7158086/height/360/theme/standard/autoplay/no/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/forward/” height=”” width=”100%” placement=”bottom” theme=””] I froze, Craig’s words echoing in my head. Maybe your compass is acting like that because there’s a ghost in your room. The phone crackled. “Riley?” Craig’s voice floated out. “Are you there?” I licked my

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Scratching Noise

The Writing Journey: Sometimes You Have to Regroup (plus, an update on “This Happened to Jessica”)

Sometimes You Have to Regroup In the book “Bird by Bird” by Anne Lamont, there’s a funny scene about writers accepting criticism. I’m paraphrasing here, but she describes how she has friends who read drafts of her books and then call her to give her feedback. She talks about how great it is that they’ve

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Sometimes You Have to Regroup

Ep 9: What’s That Scratching Noise Outside the Door?

Ep 9: What’s That Scratching Noise Outside the Door? [podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/7102885/height/90/theme/standard/autoplay/no/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/forward/” height=”90″ width=”450″ placement=”top” theme=”standard”] I knew something was off the moment I stepped back into my room, Room 16, Abby’s room. At first, I couldn’t pinpoint exactly what it was. Did it feel different? Look different? Smell different? I did a careful scan. What

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Ep 9: What's That Scratching Noise Outside the Door?

Book Review: “Never Smile at Strangers” by Jennifer Jaynes

Never Smile at Strangers When nineteen-year-old Tiffany Perron vanishes without a trace, the residents of rural Grand Trespass, Louisiana, launch a desperate search to find her. But few clues are unearthed, and before long, another young woman disappears. As locals continue to vanish, residents begin to discover that they might not know those closest to

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Never Smile at Strangers

Ep 8: Riley Gets Ready for Room 16 in the Hotel Vendome

Ep 8: Riley Gets Ready for Room 16 in the Hotel Vendome [podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/7047249/height/90/theme/standard/autoplay/no/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/forward/” height=”90″ width=”450″ placement=”top” theme=”standard”] As I packed for my big night in Abby’s room, Room 16 in the Hotel Vendome, I couldn’t stop thinking about my conversation with Hal. Was I doing this ghost hunting thing all wrong? I didn’t have

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Ep 8: Riley Gets Ready for Room 16 in the Hotel Vendome