tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post8935018823457943232..comments2024-02-12T17:59:33.534-06:00Comments on RAZORED ZEN: The Old HouseCharles Gramlichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-17549932436607418712013-10-13T16:40:05.365-05:002013-10-13T16:40:05.365-05:00Sometimes the creepiest stuff is told in the most ...Sometimes the creepiest stuff is told in the most matter of fact way. The memoir quality of this story is like that.Travis Codyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06192526507760146748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-31474960267713195422013-10-10T19:39:25.724-05:002013-10-10T19:39:25.724-05:00Charles-We had a similar basement issue with a sca...Charles-We had a similar basement issue with a scary root cellar that my Mom would send us down to to get canned things. I love these little glimpse into your childhood. So personal and so awesome!jodihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01798858210138821711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-17505045894689999432013-10-09T08:26:05.927-05:002013-10-09T08:26:05.927-05:00Ron, yeah, shows that we are not really rational o...Ron, yeah, shows that we are not really rational organisms but clearly emotional.<br /><br />Erik, yeah, dogs can up the ante of fear. we lived in the woods so when the dogs started barking madly at the woods I'd get a bit freaked out.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-12020934048617590692013-10-02T17:03:23.175-05:002013-10-02T17:03:23.175-05:00Right on. Noises, being alone = scary times. This ...Right on. Noises, being alone = scary times. This is when dogs are good -- except when they are barking at something apparently lurking inside a wall . . . Erik Donald Francehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02332500850365598564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-16952929472128108802013-10-02T09:44:33.708-05:002013-10-02T09:44:33.708-05:00I'm still like that today. Wake up in the midd...I'm still like that today. Wake up in the middle of the night and reason is totally unpersuasive.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-36796975698008302102013-09-30T08:20:08.741-05:002013-09-30T08:20:08.741-05:00David, I'm sure I would be as well if I went b...David, I'm sure I would be as well if I went back there now.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-54198225576630017972013-09-30T06:21:51.734-05:002013-09-30T06:21:51.734-05:00I'm with your imagination, Charles!I'm with your imagination, Charles!David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-75390040225788594222013-09-28T22:27:45.303-05:002013-09-28T22:27:45.303-05:00Laughingwolf, I felt pretty weird for a while in o...Laughingwolf, I felt pretty weird for a while in our new house after my father died there.<br /><br />Riot Kitty, surely it was a polar bear. That would be far cooler.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-8575185162944133712013-09-28T16:14:21.160-05:002013-09-28T16:14:21.160-05:00That sounds like great material for a story! But t...That sounds like great material for a story! But then again, you know, I am not really sure if it was a plumber who made tracks in the snow near my house or a polar bear ;)Riot Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02725825736285347870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-2424361942605157742013-09-28T10:26:25.996-05:002013-09-28T10:26:25.996-05:00could be you did hear footsteps, the dead are know...could be you did hear footsteps, the dead are known to be restless<br /><br />we lived in similar places, but after dad built a new place, things were ok... til a family friend died of a stroke in our living room - the death likely opening a portal through which all kinds of stuff began to emerge... or so i thought<br />laughingwolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08873675614347328116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-69109610783492467662013-09-28T09:55:37.621-05:002013-09-28T09:55:37.621-05:00Prashant, that reminds me of an experience with a ...Prashant, that reminds me of an experience with a pile of laundry when I was a kid. I'll have to write it up one day.<br /><br />Mark, I think there's at least a 50 50 chance you're right. :)<br /><br />Greg, might scare me pretty good today.<br /><br />Patti, I have used it as an actual prop in stories for sure, and the feelings engendered by my childhood a lot more of course.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-44856751332350189522013-09-28T08:51:59.754-05:002013-09-28T08:51:59.754-05:00I am sure this house influenced your writing. Mine...I am sure this house influenced your writing. Mine was the most ordinary rowhouse in the world and yet it pops up in my stories all the time. OUr childhood homes have a personality as strong as the people in them. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-52655192187480527912013-09-28T07:43:53.567-05:002013-09-28T07:43:53.567-05:00freaky! that would have scared me as a kid too.
...freaky! that would have scared me as a kid too.<br /><br />- gregGreghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15344808703550376121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-1987894944239251752013-09-28T06:58:10.654-05:002013-09-28T06:58:10.654-05:00I think what you imagined was the real deal and yo...I think what you imagined was the real deal and you got out just in time!<br />the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-31554135108741143872013-09-28T00:15:34.615-05:002013-09-28T00:15:34.615-05:00Nice story, Charles. I can see parallels here. I s...Nice story, Charles. I can see parallels here. I still creep out when I wake up in the middle of the night and see a white shirt hung by the coat hanger swaying eerily; it's the shirt I hung up the previous evening! Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-11306774729321936472013-09-27T23:47:26.857-05:002013-09-27T23:47:26.857-05:00Chris, only scratching the surface, my friend.Chris, only scratching the surface, my friend.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-442504895431689802013-09-27T17:25:37.428-05:002013-09-27T17:25:37.428-05:00This explains a lot.This explains a lot.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10070278104646895235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-58443772480581783392013-09-27T13:37:05.165-05:002013-09-27T13:37:05.165-05:00Bernard, my sister's room was part of a conver...Bernard, my sister's room was part of a converted attic. It sloped all weird. It was kind of a cute room but I was always afraid of it.<br /><br />Cloudia, is true.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-77518909040320360092013-09-27T12:02:50.770-05:002013-09-27T12:02:50.770-05:00And a fiction writer / psychologist is born!
Al...And a fiction writer / psychologist is born!<br /><br /><br /><br />AlohaCloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-75202391380883283992013-09-27T07:56:51.471-05:002013-09-27T07:56:51.471-05:00Wow, did that one remind me of home long ago. My b...Wow, did that one remind me of home long ago. My brothers and I lived up in the converted attic. I think I spent more time hiding under my covers than I did sleeping. :)BernardLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09722619048888613647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-67508075917380865852013-09-27T07:48:22.322-05:002013-09-27T07:48:22.322-05:00Ty, my hair is standing up. We didn't have any...Ty, my hair is standing up. We didn't have anything that substantial. Weird sounds, animals in the house, cold spots, feelings. Mostly just that sort of thing.<br /><br />Randy, I came into the house one night ahead of my parents to turn on the light. When I did, I turned around and saw I'd stepped right over a copperhead on the floor in our hallway.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-32128930796003071862013-09-27T02:16:54.591-05:002013-09-27T02:16:54.591-05:00Never had a skunk visit, but I remember one of my ...Never had a skunk visit, but I remember one of my sisters going into the bathroom one morning to find a snake lying on the floor. She comes screaming out and my mother assumes I did something to her.<br /><br />That was my life, getting blamed for picking on my little sisters.Randy Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16627907086811387527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-19277379708795011932013-09-26T23:26:00.268-05:002013-09-26T23:26:00.268-05:00Yeah, been there. Still not convinced the place wa...Yeah, been there. Still not convinced the place was haunted, but there were definitely a bunch of weird things that happened. Flower vases seemingly moving on their own, our dogs barking at a staircase, weird dreams, even pet rabbits vanishing despite being locked in a cage in a locked room in the attic, and plenty of other details I won't bore everyone with.Tyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09192814826756623212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-41561538448828315392013-09-26T22:12:00.288-05:002013-09-26T22:12:00.288-05:00Sage, I'm getting my revenge now. :)
Keith, p...Sage, I'm getting my revenge now. :)<br /><br />Keith, pretty sure, pretty sure.<br /><br />Richard, I was told later in life that a couple of my ancestors had died in that house, and that they'd did the "Sit up with the dead" thing there several times. Probably good I didn't know that when I was a kid. I had a good imagination.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-75636414429628499352013-09-26T21:31:26.622-05:002013-09-26T21:31:26.622-05:00For a short time I lived in an old house where a f...For a short time I lived in an old house where a fellar killed himself. All of the adults acted like they never thought about it. I recall thinking that was NOT something to just shrug off. I wonder how I would act now?Richard Proschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08314680709014254183noreply@blogger.com