A bored teenager, a forgotten lake house, and a ghost girl hiding in a cupboard—sometimes the most unexpected summers leave the deepest marks. In “That Lake House Summer,” Deb Logan crafts a gentle coming-of-age ghost story filled with warmth, curiosity, and a hint of wistfulness. When Amanda’s summer trip to a remote, signal-free lake house…
In “Whispers of the Whistle Stop,” Charles Eugene Anderson puts us aboard a ghost-haunted train on a presidential campaign trail—where lost souls and forgotten voters ride alongside ambition, grief, and reckoning. As a presidential hopeful rides the Liberty Express across the country, he begins to realize the train—and the campaign—aren’t what they seem. Haunted by…
Restoring an old house seemed like a fresh start—but the house’s past, and its restless ghosts, have other plans. In “The Only Thing Left,” Shannon Lawrence delivers a fiercely emotional haunted house story rooted in grief, rage, and the sheer stubbornness of survival. Sydney’s attempt to start over collides with spectral forces that don’t want…
In “They Stole My Love Last Night,” Alexandra J. Brandt brings us to the wind-lashed coast of the Isle of Skye, where a granddaughter joins her Granmarie on a bittersweet return to the White Skye Inn—a place where grief, music, and fae magic still linger. When a young woman returns to her family’s inn on…
A frozen lake, a lonely winter break, and a boy who doesn’t belong among the living—Chloe’s quiet holiday is about to turn unforgettable. In “Haunting Chloe,” James Pyles crafts a quietly eerie tale of loneliness, intuition, and the dangerous charm of the unknown. When Chloe meets a strange boy on the ice during a winter…
In “Zero Proof,” a ghostly presence lingers in a sober queer bar in the Pacific Northwest—where chosen family and emotional reckoning collide in a space built for safety, but haunted by the past. When a queer couple rushes to protect their friend and her bar, they find themselves face-to-face with a haunting that’s both collective…
A forgotten funerary urn, a quiet crush, and a ghost who has waited too long for someone to listen—the museum’s ordinary displays an extraordinary story. In “Scents Drifting on a Breeze,” Meyari McFarland weaves a soft, romantic ghost story about memory, recognition, and the overlooked spaces where connection quietly blooms. As a museum worker puzzles…
In “To Everything There is a Season,” P. D. Cacek opens the door to a once-familiar writing room—where memory, fiction, and a writer’s legacy blend into one final, ghostly conversation. When retired writer Rhea Wentworth sneaks back into her old office—now part of a museum—she discovers the past isn’t done with her. Her fictional characters…
Stranded overnight by a freezing river, a woman encounters a ghostly presence—and a path toward healing she never expected. Set deep in the Cascade Mountains, “River of Renewal” captures the quiet ache of solitude and the slow, uncertain steps toward healing. Kari Kilgore’s story blends ghostly magic with emotional realism, crafting a haunting where the…
