The drive to work is along a twisty, dark highway with no streetlights. Trees on both sides, and a river you can glimpse through the trees when it’s light out. But at 5:00 in the morning it’s not light out. It’s been rainy and windy lately with lots of leaves coming down. This morning, I drove through a low-lying ribbon of creek mist where a stream rockets down to the river and goes under the road.
Immediately, I was off. Did I just drive through the ghost of a deer that had been hit there and was now traumatized all over again? That was too horrible to think about.
Was it the Shadow People (or Shadow Men) – those terrifying soul vampires of the ghost world that I discovered when researching monsters for a book? That was too scary to think about.
Was it the ghost of an old guy who doesn’t know he died and still goes fishing in the river in the fall, and was on his way with rod and reel?
Was it a forest spirit that hangs out on the highway on purpose in order to get hit by vehicles? In my imagination I could hear it dissipating into the wind after I drove through, yelling ‘wheeeeee!!!!!’ loudly as it rode the currents up into the trees, scattered among the branches, and then floated back down with the rain to wait for the next car and start the ride all over again.
And all of a sudden I was at work.
When you have a vivid imagination, you’re never alone. Or bored.
Lisa Stowe - The Story River Blog 
Oh my goodness Lisa you had me on the edge of my seat. I thought you were leading us into a true ghostly encounter and I couldn’t wait! Ha hah… yes a great imagination is all we need to get by in this life. I love yours.
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I’m hoping it wasn’t just mist…
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You are a poet in prose and photos! YES! Pat Larson
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On Thu, Nov 4, 2021 at 7:42 AM Lisa Stowe – The Story River Blog wrote:
> Lisa posted: ” The drive to work is along a twisty, dark highway with no > streetlights. Trees on both sides, and a river you can glimpse through the > trees when it’s light out. But at 5:00 in the morning it’s not light out. > It’s been rainy and windy lately with lots of l” >
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I love your comments, my very-biased dear friend!
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Of course you saw all these things!
Tis the season (or twas the season, this post was buried in my email and I just now found it..) of the thinnest veil between the worlds and the time when all beings who dwell beyond to reach across and remind us that they once were.
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Yes. I love this time of year. I’ve been waiting for dreams.
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