Louise Erdrich and Kevin Brockmeier are not writing campfire ghost stories
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Ghost Stories - What Is a Ghost?
i think people just like to experience the chill of encountering creatures who are us, but not us. Many of these stories are more about someone being haunted by an unfulfilled desire or by a memory. I would love desperately to have had some kind of encounter that would convince me that the spirits of the dead exist. And you know, i'm waiting for life to offer me an experience such as that.
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