Almost a year after we first moved in, and about eight months after meeting the J Crew, our son graduated from high school. Since we live in South Florida, most of our family and friends are several hours away. My dad said he would make the 2+ hour drive to…
Living with Ghosts, Part 4: How They Got Here
About a month after their attempts to be seen through the security cameras, the J Crew and my family had comfortably settled into a routine. My wife and I would greet them whenever we came home, explain where we were going when we left, and talked to them every chance…
Living with Ghosts, Part 3: Can you see us?
A few months into our relationship with the J Crew, we took a short 3 day vacation to Universal Orlando. Unfortunately, the ghosts couldn’t join us, because they were still tethered to the property and couldn’t go anywhere. On our second morning there, my son came out of his hotel…
Living With Ghosts, Part 2: Communication Skills
Several weeks after meeting the J Crew, we’d settled into a rhythm. The three of us (myself, Annie, and our son Storm–not his real name, but it sounds good) would go to school. Annie and I were teachers at Storm’s high school, where he was a senior. Each day, we’d…
Living with Ghosts, Part 1: We like your energy!
Living with a family of ghosts has been one of the most interesting, surreal, exciting, insanely awesome experiences of my life. I introduced them on their own page, so if you haven’t read through that yet, I encourage you to do so. I honestly can’t tell you about all the…