tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post7347592047769987258..comments2024-03-28T09:42:20.558-04:00Comments on Writers Who Kill: Where Do Stories Come From? Urban Legends, the Bunny Man, and Disco DonnaJim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-53202065712170849582014-10-26T11:02:39.141-04:002014-10-26T11:02:39.141-04:00Thanks for the story behind the story, Shari. I...Thanks for the story behind the story, Shari. I've lived in Fairfax County for four decades and never heard this suburban legend. Now I know to avoid that bridge.Maya Corriganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08353162256268887619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-41792518472818277342014-10-26T09:30:36.941-04:002014-10-26T09:30:36.941-04:00No legend tripping here, but i enjoyed hearing ho...No legend tripping here, but i enjoyed hearing how you layered the story. I have had the most fun when i did that for Halloween. Not content to mismatch my wardrobe and be a simple prostitute (remember when wearing heels with shorts wad egg both to make that costume ?), I became a prostitute from new Orleans who survived Katrina and was pissed off at FEMA. So torn house, a suggestive night ie, with a bathrobe with teddy bears on it, backless boudoir heels, a hurricane glad, beads, a cigarette in a cigarette holder, and a sign "I survived Katrina Didn't survive FEMA" because now she's homeless...<br /><br />I love how others were there to help you with plot holes. That might be an interesting footnote to add on how the story evolved.Di Eats the Elephanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12067737807348338927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-61852057541314189112014-10-25T20:44:06.302-04:002014-10-25T20:44:06.302-04:00Kara, the whole Lizzie Borden thing is so weird. D...Kara, the whole Lizzie Borden thing is so weird. Do you remember the movie with Elizabeth Montgomery as Lizzie? I felt so bad seeing Samantha Stevens playing that role.Shari Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425493627354028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-60727187520270345152014-10-25T17:39:06.235-04:002014-10-25T17:39:06.235-04:00Disco Donna is such a fun story, Shari!
I've...Disco Donna is such a fun story, Shari! <br /><br />I've visited the Lizzie Borden house although I'm not sure that's considered legend tripping. It was interesting, but I didn't see any ghosts or solve the mystery of who killed her parents.Kara Cerisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16484336785514235707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-22198063791324475042014-10-25T11:07:05.119-04:002014-10-25T11:07:05.119-04:00I haven't visited a haunted house, Shari, but...I haven't visited a haunted house, Shari, but I will force some children to ... eventually. Barb Goffmanhttp://www.barbgoffman.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-24904303493442782602014-10-25T10:24:27.482-04:002014-10-25T10:24:27.482-04:00Hi Warren, thank you. Yes, one story can lead to a...Hi Warren, thank you. Yes, one story can lead to another!<br /><br />Kathleen, that bridge sounds creepy! Knowing the story I would hate to have to wait at night for the light to change! Sounds like a good setting for a mystery.<br /><br />Gloria, I've never done a ghost walk, though there are plenty around here. I'll have to put that on my bucket list.Shari Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425493627354028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-4498546509655830812014-10-25T10:21:31.172-04:002014-10-25T10:21:31.172-04:00Hi Barb - I think if you write the story it will b...Hi Barb - I think if you write the story it will become the legend…how exciting! Now I will have to haunt you until that story gets done.<br /><br />So, Barb, E. B. and I want to know which house it is. There are so many haunted sites in this area. The Civil War's shadow is long.<br /><br />Thank you, Jim. It's interesting to see how events - the changes from the rural character of the area to suburban - seem to have been the impetus for the bunny man story. That's what academics think. I think it is many that spectacularly creepy underpass.Shari Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425493627354028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-40595079068911529132014-10-25T10:10:30.165-04:002014-10-25T10:10:30.165-04:00Shari, your story sounds like a good one. I'll...Shari, your story sounds like a good one. I'll have to get that anthology. When I was a teenager, I didn't know of any places like the bridge you spoke of, but over the years I've visited a lot of historical homes, including one in the city near me, which is supposed to be haunted. Every year that city puts on a Ghost Walk visiting different houses in the oldest section of town with people dressed up in the period who tell their tales.Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-75562318372008606532014-10-25T10:07:38.873-04:002014-10-25T10:07:38.873-04:00That railroad bridge looks just like the one I go ...That railroad bridge looks just like the one I go under every time I go to visit my brother. Yikes! I may never go at night again.<br /><br />And around here, that's not even the haunted bridge. The haunted one is an old covered one over Tom's Creek. Supposedly something jumped out of the bridge one night at a drunk man riding home. The horse shied, and the man fell off, hit his head and drowned. The horse went home alone.<br /><br />Now both whatever it was that jumped out and the man who drowned are under the bridge, just waiting for people to stop. And you do have to stop, since they've installed a traffic light (one lane bridge with poor line sight) so there won't be collisions on the bridge. The light stays red in both directions until it's triggered to change.KM Rockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03973749764907859829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-83564028831047467632014-10-25T09:50:44.014-04:002014-10-25T09:50:44.014-04:00Nice work. legends are great sources of inspirati...Nice work. legends are great sources of inspiration.Warren Bullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789270258599769915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-38219508773187121542014-10-25T08:10:39.622-04:002014-10-25T08:10:39.622-04:00Shari, great insight into how one memorable story ...Shari, great insight into how one memorable story can trigger a new one. <br /><br />Congratulations on its publication.<br /><br />~ Jim<br />Jim Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-71978060009184544492014-10-25T05:04:59.970-04:002014-10-25T05:04:59.970-04:00Shari, I wonder if Barb ever took the Leesburg Hau...Shari, I wonder if Barb ever took the Leesburg Haunted House Tour? There is also one in Gettysburg, which I'm told is similar because of the Civil War Ghosts. If Barb needs research, 'tis the season!<br /><br />I love how writers' minds work. Thanks for the insight on your story!E. B. Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746747050278597888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-25853307184274141732014-10-25T03:48:28.512-04:002014-10-25T03:48:28.512-04:00You're very welcome, Shari. Not every day do y...You're very welcome, Shari. Not every day do you get to help a dead girl's dress get its due. And I'm waiting for our road trip to the Bunny Man bridge. That should be fun. <br /><br />Would visiting a supposed haunted house count as legend tripping? I've had an idea for a story about that for a while. Need to find the time to write it. Barb Goffmanhttp://www.barbgoffman.comnoreply@blogger.com