Looking for a spooky time during the winter break? These are the paranormal podcasts for you. Whether you are heading out on a road trip, flying to your destinations, or just taking some time off, the holiday lull is a great opportunity to nerd out with podcasts… Click here to read the full article.
Andrea from the Good Girl Gone Redneck blog reviewed Jeff’s new book: The Call of Kilimanjaro: Finding Hope Above the Clouds. “With pandemic living as it is and has been, you may have noticed that I haven’t reviewed a book in a while. So when given an opportunity to do so for this book, I was hesitant, but excited. “Hesitant, because I had no idea if I’d even be able to finish reading. January was FULL of books. I read seven titles. SEVEN. Now. Ask me how many books I completed in February. Go on. Ask. “Zero. None, y’all. So committing to a book was a bit of a tricky thing. Except I knew I wanted to read this one. And I’m really glad I did…” Continue reading Andrea’s review here.
Jeff Belanger, local author and explorer of the unexplained, broke down the Christmas holiday into its (creepy) origins during his virtual event on December 3rd, hosted by the Bellingham Public Library. Belanger’s program started by taking us back thousands of years to when winter solstice (Dec. 20 to Dec. 23) was a time of fear for survival. Not knowing then what we know now, people would wonder if the sun would return, if they’d have enough food without farming, and if their shelter would hold up. Preparation for the winter solstices led to the creation of festivals like Saturnalia (Rome) and Yule (Scandinavia). These festivals became times of merriment, celebration, and unity—all in preparation for the unknowing that would follow the winter solstice… Click here to read the rest of the article by Ashley Kazijian at the Bellingham Bulletin.
