Newest article up at Firefox news.

[pen37]

 I'm obviously back from my trip (and will have a detailed account at a later time)

But for now?  A paranormal article for firefox news.

One Eyed Willie couldn't have hid it better.  The legend of the Oak Island Money pit.

Pirates.  Arrrr.

Comments

[daisybalance]

Where do you find these?! This is really fascinating and going on my 'Places to Visit Before...' list.

How did you do the research for this particular article? Have you been to Oak Island?

[pen37]

Nope, never been there. I've just got an interest in strange stories, so I pick up a lot of them this way. I think I heard about the money pit when I was 13. I read about it in a book.

Sometimes I hear about this stuff because it's the basis for a good story. Sometimes it's been used in a story, and I want to know more. Sometimes I just stumble across a campfire tale.

I research it the same way I research everything else. I look it up (Back before computers, I had a really good set of encyclopedias that I used a lot). It's easier now, because the internet speeds up the research process. But you've got to be so much more suspicious of the research because it is so easy to make an error now.

Of course, print research wasn't always accurate either. Particularly when you were dealing with books that all drew on one (incorrect) primary source. But I spend a lot of time cross-checking facts. And if something isn't correct to my satisfaction, I leave it out.

[bizkitprinzess]

I'm a little over a half hour away from Oak Island. It was one of my favorite stories as a kid.

[pen37]

Cool! I heard it growing up. Just the thought of all that tunneling kind of stuck with me over the years. I'm mining (pun intended) a lot of my favorite stories for this job. XD

[pen37]

Sometimes I feel like it's the very idea that there is treasure out there just kind of stirs something deep within our very nature. It doesn't matter if we find it, just knowing we can look fuels our sense of adventure.

[prncssflutterby]

Oooohhhh PIRATES!!!

Nifty story!

[pen37]

Thanks!