The Haunted Palace

Carla. Older than you think. Writer. Bluestocking, therapist, wife, paranormal investigator with TAPS Family. Episcopalian, meaning this kind of Christian.

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Carla's bookshelf: read

Marrying the Hangman: A True Story of Privilege, Marriage and Murder

Live Through This: A Mother's Memoir of Runaway Daughters and Reclaimed Love

Real Ghosts, Restless Spirits, and Haunted Places

Carla's favorite books »

I just submitted a book proposal! Good thoughts and encouragement, please.

Goodreads | Carla's List for Favorite books from my childhood (100 Books)

Interesting how my childhood’s era shaped my choices (1970’s).

openbooksorg:

These are available at the official Roald Dahl store. (I can’t believe I didn’t know that either existed until just now.)

toomuchhorrorfiction:

Shadow over Innsmouth - H.P. Lovecraft

Visionary Pub Co - 1936

Only 200 copies printed, the only book of Lovecraft’s fiction distributed during his lifetime.

This is what President Snow calls an uprising.

This is what President Snow calls an uprising.

(Source: cinnasownmockingjay)

Turn the Page: Monthly bout of shameless self promotion

timholtorf:

The books I wrote!

The Adventures of Black Mask & Pale Rider

Elven magic meets gunslinger grit. What happens when two elven travellers find themselves in the United States in the middle of the Civil War? The Adventures of Black Mask and Pale Rider tells the story of two elven women who’s…

Okay.

booksquotesandreviews:

Like/reblog if you’re a book blog. I will put you in my book blog list. Simple.

Made with @instaquoteapp. #instaquote as part of my new #goals I have been writing a Scripture verse at the beginning of the week in my planner. It’s there all week to shape my thoughts and reactions to myself and others. I like this one for its emphasis on calm patience in achieving goals. #scripture #bible #goals #2013 #may #apocrypha #christianity #study

"DiCaprio and Mulligan, meanwhile, don’t seem like star-crossed lovers so much as a delusional man in love with a bauble of a woman. Maybe that’s intentional?"

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People Magazine’s review on ‘The Great Gatsby’

(via brucewaynes)

READ A BOOK

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(Source: bennywhistleswhileheworks)

InterText v6n5: Facing Myself in the Dark by Carla Brumble

My first published short story is still online…and I am still pleased with it. Enjoy the read—and tell me what you think!

"Let children read whatever they want and then talk about it with them. If parents and kids can talk together, we won’t have as much censorship because we won’t have as much fear."

— Judy Blume (via thelifeguardlibrarian)

moriartyisaprincess:

barackobama:

feathersmcstrange:

polished-trophy-pretty-whore:

stuckwithharrypottertilltheend:

sneadly:

WHY ARE BOOKS NOT WATERPROOF

I WANT TO READ IN THE SHOWER

AND TO PROTECT MY BOOKS FROM MY TEARS

IT’S 2012 WHY ARE BOOKS NOT WATERPROOF.

IT’S 2013 WHY ARE BOOKS NOT WATERPROOF OBAMA FIX THIS.

I’m working on it

Just a normal, low-key Saturday in the haunted palace, with some light reading, As you do.

tiffanyandco:

Tiffany interprets Jazz Age fashion with an elegant sweep of pearls accented by diamonds. From The Great Gatsby Collection, inspired by Baz Luhrmann’s film in collaboration with Catherine Martin.