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The earliest known depiction of a ghost dates back to a 3,500-year-old Babylonian tablet that has been among the holdings of the British Museum since the 19th century. Though it has never been publicly exhibited, and it’s small enough to fit in your hand, the clay stone contains detailed directions on how to get rid of ghosts. Myriad cultures around the world revel in describing ghosts, ranging from the Navajo’s “Chindi,” a spirit created
...The screams reverberate through our cemetery as soon as the casket exits the church, with its large group of mourners in tow.
A new arrival.
Not everyone graciously comes to terms with suddenly dying and becoming a ghost. Hardly any of us, actually.
Especially when the person who killed us still walks free.
Just Desserts is also available in the collection Unfinished Business, Volume 1.
Life as a ghost can be a lonely existence and Robert counts himself lucky to have had Clothilde by his side for thirty years.
They watch the seasons pass and the mourners weep. Other ghosts come and go as they deal with their unfinished business.
When Clothilde makes quick friends with a new arrival, Robert marvels at seeing her laugh and behave like a teenager again — even if it means loneliness for him.
She deserves some
Being one of the cemetery's two resident ghosts for three decades can be a lonely existence — even more so when your sole friend disappears for several days.
While waiting for Clothilde's return, Robert decides to greet the newest arrival, an overly polite octagonarian who makes no claims of unfinished business.
But as her story unfurls, it becomes increasingly likely the old lady's affairs and Clothilde's disappearance are closely
...At the farthest corner of the cemetery, a very special mausoleum stands vigil. Tall, solid, and spacious, it houses the remains of our town's Jane and John Does. The bodies nobody claimed.
Two police officers arrive with a new urn, to be placed in a slot without a name. Clothilde and Robert, the cemetery's only resident ghosts, attend the funeral from their side of the veil.
Most people need time to come to grips with being a ghost. Most
Double funerals are a rare thing in a tiny cemetery. Both deceased becoming ghosts even more so.
While resident ghosts Clothilde and Robert wait for their new compatriots to emerge from their caskets, the screams coming from below seem tinged with quite a bit more... anger than usual.
The promise of "till death do us part" takes on a whole new meaning with the fresh arrivals.
Till Death is also available in the collection Unfinished
...In French cemeteries, "perpetuité" only lasts for a hundred years. If the deceased's family wants to keep their dead buried, they must pay the rent.
If not, the municipality will excavate the tomb to liberate the space for a new family.
After the latest excavation, Robert and Clothilde find themselves faced with a ghost much older than themselves — along with the daunting task of solving a century-old mystery.
Is it
...On the Day of the Dead, families decorate the cemetery's tombstones with chrysanthemums of all colors according to French tradition.
Even amid the rainbow of petals, one grave stands out. The last resting place of the young man who died six months ago. His mother brings him roses, while lamenting that her son's "not there."
As the resident ghosts, Robert and Clothilde can indeed confirm his absence in the afterlife — but it
...11) New Beginnings
The cemetery's newest arrival seems more surprised to find herself dead than a woman in her seventies should be. Her mourners exhibit an equally perplexing level of shock.
Robert and Clothilde, the resident ghosts, investigate the woman's unfinished business as usual, but before long, another newcomer joins them.
And another one.
And another...
Quiet companionship becomes a thing of the past while our ghost detectives
...12) Severed Ties
Depending on the quality of one's company (or the lack thereof), Christmas can be the most wonderful and heartwarming day — or the absolute worst.
And of course, a nice covering of snow never hurts.
Clothilde and Robert never experienced a white Christmas in their thirty years as ghosts. As long as they had each other, nobody complained.
When the latest ghost arrives, buried the day before Christmas, Robert and Clothilde's
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