The Legend of Booger Swamp: The following is excerpted from my book "Forgotten Tales of Tennessee." What once was a large and dismal swamp just east of Cookeville gave rise to a legend that cost a preacher his faith. In the 1850s, a minister whose name is lost to history was riding his horse along… Continue reading The Legend of Booger Swamp
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Little-known weird tourism sites in Elizabethtown, KY
Sweetums loves the rom-com film “Elizabethtown,” which is kinda funny for a big guy who also loves horror and Bigfoot movies … not that I’m judging. When we took a trip last year to Louisville, Kentucky, we had to stop and see what the little town had to offer. The answer: not much as far… Continue reading Little-known weird tourism sites in Elizabethtown, KY
The time my hubby officiated Santa’s vow renewal, while dressed as Sasquatch
It was just an ordinary Sunday, spent watching my Sweetums’ officiate a vow renewal … while wearing a Bigfoot suit. I know what you’re thinking but, no, you cannot exchange lives with me. Sweetums finally got his long-wished-for Sasquatch costume and somehow got the idea that running a Rent-a-Squatch service would be a good thing.… Continue reading The time my hubby officiated Santa’s vow renewal, while dressed as Sasquatch
Body-part nail art is not okay, y’all
As I’ve written before, being an unofficial Weird News Reporter makes me a magnet for weird people who want to share weird stuff. Sometimes the weirdness has to do with Bigfoot and other mythical creatures and what they are up to at any given time (Spoiler: Most often, they are hiding, although sometimes they are… Continue reading Body-part nail art is not okay, y’all
The Harpe brothers: America’s first serial killers
"America’s first serial killers roamed Tennessee" is a chapter in my book "Forgotten Tales of Alabama," excerpted below. A kindly man who offered aid to a traveling family surely had nothing to fear from the two men and three pregnant women. Did he? Had he known the men were the notorious Harpe brothers, who had… Continue reading The Harpe brothers: America’s first serial killers
