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For several nights in September 1903, something strange was reportedly happening in the small coal-mining community of Van Meter, Iowa. Residents began describing an unusual figure appearing after dark, moving through the town and eventually disappearing in the direction of an abandoned coal mine. What started as a peculiar sighting soon developed into one of... Continue Reading →
Monday arrived with all the enthusiasm of an unpaid bill. Technically, it was a brand-new week, full of possibilities and opportunities and all those other inspirational things people say when they clearly have more energy than I do. I, meanwhile, was feeling a little blah. Not dramatically blah. Just that special kind of blah where... Continue Reading →
It had been raining since before sunrise, the kind of steady rain that made the whole city look grey and tired. By lunchtime, the grocery store was packed. Everyone seemed to have had the same idea: get inside, buy what you need, and get home before the weather became even worse. Near the front of... Continue Reading →
Sunday morning began with a lie. “I’m just going to sit here for five minutes.” I said this at 9:12am while lowering myself onto the couch with a cup of coffee and a blanket. At 10:47, I was still there. In my defense, I had been very busy. I had adjusted the blanket twice, checked... Continue Reading →
Lake Memphremagog stretches across the international border between Quebec and Vermont, surrounded by mountains, forests and communities that have lived alongside its waters for generations. It is a beautiful lake, but for more than two centuries, people have reported seeing something unusual moving beneath its surface. The creature has become known as Memphré. Descriptions vary... Continue Reading →
At 7:12 on a perfectly peaceful Saturday morning, Susan looked out her front window and saw a traffic cone sitting at the end of her driveway. This was unusual because Susan did not own a traffic cone. She stared at it for several seconds, waiting for an explanation to present itself. None did. Naturally, Susan... Continue Reading →
For three days in April 2026, something unusual was reportedly happening in the quiet farmland of southwestern Ontario. The reports came from Chatham-Kent, an area better known for sprawling agricultural fields, small woodlots and communities along the Thames River than for vast stretches of wilderness. It was hardly the setting most people would imagine for... Continue Reading →
It started because Linda’s Wi-Fi went down. A normal person might have restarted the router, however Linda was not a normal person. At 7:43 on Saturday morning, she marched into the kitchen holding her phone above her head like she was trying to communicate with a satellite. “The government has finally done it,” she announced.... Continue Reading →
The waters southwest of Ireland were dangerous in the summer of 1915. Europe was consumed by the First World War, German submarines were hunting Allied shipping in the Atlantic, and sailors aboard merchant vessels knew that an unseen U-boat could be lurking beneath the waves at almost any moment. On July 30, 1915, one of... Continue Reading →
Sunday morning, Melissa woke up with a plan. This was her first mistake. She was going to clean the house, do the laundry, organize the kitchen, water the plants and maybe even relax afterward. Adorable. She started by putting a load of laundry in the washing machine. While that was running, she decided to empty... Continue Reading →
