The Story (Over Zoom):This story is about a little boy named Andy. And Andy was not very cooperative with his mother. He lived alone with his mother, and his mother became ill. She asked Andy to go to the well and get her a cool drink of water. And it was getting night time and… Continue Reading »
The Story (over Zoom): There’s a plantation called Myrtle’s that was a South Louisiana plantation outside of New Orleans that General Bradford, who was a famous general, owned. He, like many plantation owners, was sexually assaulting a slave in the house and her name was Chloe. So he had a relationship with Chloe. And Chloe… Continue Reading »
Background: My informant is my aunt, a woman in her late 50s who lives in Henderson, Nevada (L). L is Buddhist and of Chinese and Burmese descent. Context: This conversation took place one night over Zoom. L’s experience took place in 2003, her second year in pharmacy school, in the apartment that she rented with… Continue Reading »
Background: My informant is a 20-year-old student attending the University of California Riverside (D). D is Catholic and of Mexican descent. Context: I was talking to my cousin about this archival project and she told me that one of her friends had experienced something supernatural. She reached out to her friend and connected us. This… Continue Reading »
Background: I was FaceTiming a couple friends from high school, and I mentioned my ghost story collection project. One of them said that their roommate at Baylor had a good story. I then Facetimed her and her roommate and asked her roommate to tell me her ghost story. Statement: “So when I was younger I… Continue Reading »