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CAMPFIRE STORIES

BURIAL DAY BOOKS PRESENTS AN EVENING OF CHILLING CAMPFIRE STORIES FRIDAY, JULY 13, 2012 (YES, FRIDAY THE 13TH) HOSTED BY:   UNCHARTED BOOKS 2630 N. MILWAUKEE, CHICAGO, IL AT 7PM THIS IS A FREE EVENT. BYOB.

Gold Panning

Reminiscence

By: Katrina Denman

The land holds memory, of ancient peoples and ancient things, but sometimes, no matter how hard we try, we cannot forget history.

Teresa Lo

Author Interview: Teresa Lo

Teresa Lo was born and raised in Coffeyville, Kansas, population of 10,000, home of the Interstate Fair and Rodeo and the legendary Dalton Gang. Her Chinese-American family was one of three Asian families in their conservative, Midwest town, and they ran the popular China Garden restaurant, which Teresa worked at from ages twelve to eighteen.

Photography Blog – Prague

The Undertaker and I were away for some time on holiday in lovely Eastern Europe. We spent time in Prague, Czech Republic, Krakow, Poland in Vienna, Austria. It was a whirlwind trip sleeping in overnight train cars, suspicious of those around us, walking the cobbled stone streets of old towns home to lore and legends, and of course eating and drinking in old castles and cafes once frequented by kings and queens, saints and legendary writers.

The Origin Story

The Origin Story

We all have a story. Not just a collection of experiences or events, but a specific moment in our past that set into motion who we are today. Perhaps you could say my origin story was the day my father took me outside, shovel in hand, and led me to my first burial. It was…

Body Snatcher

The Body Snatcher

Read more to learn about the history of the grave robbers.

Bodysnatching became so prevalent an activity because not only was the crime just a misdemeanor, and so the punishment was merely a fine, but the activity was lucrative as medical schools and doctors paid handsomely. Now, with refrigeration nonexistent at the time bodies decomposed quickly, which meant that there was a constant stream of demand for cadavers. Body snatching became so prevalent that when measures were taken by families to ensure their loved ones were not snatched, from waiting long after the burial at a family members grave to ensure no grave robber removed their loved one to the use of iron coffins and iron bars to keep grave robberes from stealing freshly dug dead.