Wedding Photographer Goes Back in time to Shoot First Thanksgiving

Thanks to Time Travel, Wedding Photographer Taylor Franklincakes went back to the first Thanksgiving and captured some amazing artifacts of history using her camera. Unfortunately, she was later burned as a witch after saying “Can I pet that dawg” while chasing a pig. Her camera and some of its contents were preserved. What we do…

Vermont’s Naked Summer – The TikTok

Remember Vermont’s wild naked summer of 1937? I’m back with more details about the nudist craze that swept the state. Learn where it started, and how far it spread, and see rare photos of Vermonters living life in the buff. This odd fad ended as quickly as it began, but left behind unique artifacts. A…

Welcome to the Autumn in Garvin – The Oddest Town on Earth?

@christorychannel We took a trip to the charming town of Garvin, Vermont in the fall to see the leaves changing colors and experience their annual Fall Festival! There were parades marching down Main Street for Matt DemonThe highlight was seeing massive pumpkin stuck in a bridge.The fall foliage against the old buildings created such a…

The Mysterious Potato Island : Retelling its Peculiar History

A few years ago I wrote this story about Tsar Island Then it went on Spotify Today Tiktok @christorychannel Do you know the tale of Tsar’s Island and who its most famous resident was? #historical #historicalfiction #dankmemes #vermonttiktok #booktok ♬ Chopin Nocturne No. 2 Piano Mono – moshimo sound design    

My Top 10 Movies for Cinephiles and Pop Culture Nerds

I write a top ten list every once in a while to help my SEO because we all need to be shameless to a degree, but also so future generations can discuss my likes. I have no idea what my great-grandfather back in Ireland had in his top ten songs. I’d wager “Pass Me Not,…

Middletown Middle / Chapter Four – The Giant Well. (Updated 7

AI is wild.  I made a snippet of a book using my favorite narrator Will Patten’s AI voice to test the story’s cadence.  I removed most of the story but just left in a snippet I made using some AI tools.  Listen here and read  below. The Giant Well August 1863 The hot Kansas wind…

Hiram Hootshaw put the Fab Back into Fatality

In 1901, Vermont’s most wanted export was not timber or syrup, but a mortuary cosmetologist named Hiram Hootshaw. Though his true name was Samuel Nottingham, an escaped convict who fled to Vermont and assumed a new identity. Nottingham had been convicted as a grave robber, ironically foreshadowing his future talents. Hootshaw had a gift –…