Spooky is Relative. Goosebumps will ensue.

I love love love ghost stories and all of the shapes, sizes and forms they come in. Seven of us met at the Brookings Public Library on Wednesday night and had a great time talking and telling stories. Every one of these meetings, I walk away having thoroughly enjoyed myself - aware that it is not common enough to be sitting around with a group of people and just sharing, laughing and learning about each other. Listen in to the stories below, which include: Sleep paralysis, two different Poltergeists, an angel of death, a ghost that cuddles, a phantom in the countryside of India and a shelter belt scare.



Jess Fryslie. Sleep Paralysis. 10/27/10 by Katie, PSS Admin

Katie Huff. A Poltergeist in MN. 10/27/10 by Katie, PSS Admin

Lindee Waba. Angel of death. 10/27/10 by Katie, PSS Admin

Sarah Temme. A Poltergeist in SD. 10/27/10 by Katie, PSS Admin

Kelly Smidt. Ghost Cuddle. 10/27/10 by Katie, PSS Admin

Kathy Fryslie. Scaredy-Bird. 10/27/10 by Katie, PSS Admin

Harsha Mistry. India Village Phantom. 10/27/10 by Katie, PSS Admin

A Daughters perspective - Growing up with Veterans

(Above photo by Victor Grubbs)

I've never been a fan of 'wondering'. I do it a lot, though. When I was a little girl, I spent a lot of time wondering why my parents did the things they did, felt the way they felt. As I have become an adult myself, a lot of these wondering's were resolved as I followed in the footsteps of everyone who is lucky enough to grow older. I know now, though, that I will have to keep wondering about the experiences I don't share with my parents, my friends, my family - and as an exercise to decrease this wondering, I get to ask questions and listen.
I had an opportunity to re-live parts of my childhood last month when the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Codington County hosted a weekend of events memorializing the fallen soldiers from that war and re-dedicated the memorial after 25 years. I asked, listened and thought a lot about how to portray what I learned and what it means to me to have these people in my life, in everyone's lives.
Listen in to hear Steve Fryslie (my father), Jim Fortin, Jim Elkins, Britt Small and Gordy West share some of their experiences and wisdom with me.

Vietnam Vet Memorial Piece by Katie, PSS Admin

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