tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post544431400851425186..comments2024-03-28T12:01:31.049-04:00Comments on Writers Who Kill: A Place Begging for TroubleJim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-63830783713970431852017-08-07T07:51:53.464-04:002017-08-07T07:51:53.464-04:00Kait - I wondered about the backstory for the chap...Kait - I wondered about the backstory for the chapel, but I haven't investigated it yet. Maybe I just prefer to make up my own story for it! Julie Tollefsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01579825918764925361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-39501982677937058492017-08-07T07:47:55.825-04:002017-08-07T07:47:55.825-04:00Gloria - I love touring old cemeteries, too. We fo...Gloria - I love touring old cemeteries, too. We found one last summer in south-central Kansas that had a row of 7 or 8 plaques, all same last name, all just "baby." Heartbreaking.Julie Tollefsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01579825918764925361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-58173413914934295262017-08-06T17:33:49.294-04:002017-08-06T17:33:49.294-04:00Whoa, what a great setting. Especially intrigued b...Whoa, what a great setting. Especially intrigued by the chapel! Sort of an abandon hope all ye who enter here feel to that. Wonderful. Can't wait to read your take on it.Kaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758348842858993203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-83540427238727629432017-08-06T14:31:19.577-04:002017-08-06T14:31:19.577-04:00Julie, there are so many places my sisters and I h...Julie, there are so many places my sisters and I have discovered while traveling on camping trips. What I find even more fascinating are old cemeteries. There is one not too far from me on a hill with nothing but fields around it. I've pulled off the road and hiked up it to see stones dating back to the early 1800s Another one my grandfather found while hunting about three townships north of us in a woods. He showed it to us and although a lot of the stones were down, many were also dated to the early 1800s including one of a soldier who fought in the Revolutionary War. For awhile vandals knocked down stones, but not the local historical society of that area is maintaining this historical cemetery. I find reading old epitaphs fascinating. One in a cemetery not too far away said "He died of a heart attack walking home from church." In another cemetery there were the graves of four very young boys. Three had the same name and the fourth was just baby. Obviously the parents didn't want to give the same name to the fourth child.Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-56315192285121311502017-08-06T11:38:53.569-04:002017-08-06T11:38:53.569-04:00Ha ha! Love it, Grace! We went there on purpose, w...Ha ha! Love it, Grace! We went there on purpose, which presents a whole different set of possibilities for fiction, doesn't it?Julie Tollefsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01579825918764925361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-82997361102463625032017-08-06T10:19:32.017-04:002017-08-06T10:19:32.017-04:00You never know what fascinating places your travel...You never know what fascinating places your travels will take you. <br /><br />So, how did you find yourself there? That could be a part of your mystery--looking for a place to spend the night in a storm that was severe enough for you to break in for shelter. Go for it.Grace Toppinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10291304815273486038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-87174952125160923762017-08-06T09:16:38.946-04:002017-08-06T09:16:38.946-04:00EB, Becky, and Margaret - We love to find out of t...EB, Becky, and Margaret - We love to find out of the way and interesting places in our travels, and it sure does enrich my writing. A few years ago, we made a very quick trip to Oregon and back and to keep it interesting, plotted several stops a day from small-town tourist attractions and roadside monuments like "World's Largest Ball of Twine" in Cawker City, Kansas, to swimming and a picnic at Great Salt Lake. We had such a great time and every mile added fodder for my fiction.Julie Tollefsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01579825918764925361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-59390329449335535212017-08-06T08:57:51.559-04:002017-08-06T08:57:51.559-04:00Wouldn't you know, Jim, the Census Bureau is p...Wouldn't you know, Jim, the Census Bureau is performing system maintenance right now. I'll check back later, because it does indeed sound fascinating.Julie Tollefsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01579825918764925361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-55319266265550540592017-08-06T08:22:01.843-04:002017-08-06T08:22:01.843-04:00Great setting, Julie. Can't wait to read your ...Great setting, Julie. Can't wait to read your fictional interpretation.Margaret S. Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07979191318652199350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-56088615458115772822017-08-06T07:10:35.498-04:002017-08-06T07:10:35.498-04:00Wow, what a find. It will be interesting to see ho...Wow, what a find. It will be interesting to see how you use this in your writing!Becky Michaelhttps://platformnumber4.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-18801794085187248592017-08-06T06:51:05.108-04:002017-08-06T06:51:05.108-04:00Freaky, Julie! Strange situations and places spark...Freaky, Julie! Strange situations and places spark the imagination. Glad you got pictures for your writing--now you won't have to revisit the place.E. B. Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746747050278597888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-39682247456811234112017-08-06T06:08:05.105-04:002017-08-06T06:08:05.105-04:00One of the more fascinating (well to me anyway) is...One of the more fascinating (well to me anyway) is tracking the population center of the US over time. Here’s a PDF from the US census bureau. <a href="https://www2.census.gov/geo/pdfs/reference/cenpop2010/centerpop_mean2010.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://www2.census.gov/geo/pdfs/reference/cenpop2010/centerpop_mean2010.pdf</a><br /><br />~ JimJim Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.com