I left Seattle when I was 12. We packed up the big, oddly-shaped house I'd spent what felt like a lifetime in (it was actually only six years) and put everything in a moving van to speed off to Texas. People talk about how their homes feel empty, like a shell, once all their stuff is ...Continue

The paranormal is a lot like religion: You believe in it or you don't, and you even get your extremist types. I, however, have had the unfair advantage of living in a house filled with nasty spirits.It all started when I was 12 years old and my parents and I had just moved to a new town with my

The Halloween season is upon us, Creeps. A couple of days ago, Mr. Louise and I got a care package in the mail, and included in it was one of those big plastic bags full of cheapie snack-sized Halloween candy that we took for granted when we lived in 'murica. I ripped it open right there on my

"So you're just going to pack up and walk into your new home, just like that?"My friend "Judy" asked me this the other day as I was whining about having to dismantle my beloved shoebox apartment for the new place Mr. Louise and I are moving to. "Well...kinda? I mean, I have some 'Louise's Mom'

The reason my friend Joy is an excellent travel companion is because I never have to explain to her why I want to do things. The fact that I want to do it is usually good enough for her. "I want to stand in this line for an hour because of the dumplings.""OK!""There's this cat cafe in this