Tortured Genius

Currently, I am in the process of writing a biography about a fictional character named "Tabletop Jane". There is a working title called "Smash", but it will eventually evolve into a more meaningful, and (hopefully) double entendre-type 'to print' title.

Basically, this is a book in the works about a woman living on the fringe of society, and you learn about her intricate existence, a mere ghost of a person who eventually involves so many left wing and stealthy operations and organizations, that she eventually becomes the effigy everyone seeks.

Without going into much detail, I will state that this book is a constant work, and has been under development for some time, and I will eventually post when it will become available (and/or when it gets a contract).

BIOGRAPHY

Currently, I am in the process of writing a biography about a fictitional character named "Tabletop Jane". There is a working title called "Smash", but it will eventually evolve into a more meaningful, and (hopefully) double entendre-type 'to print' title.

Basically, this is a book in the works about a woman living on the fringe of society, and you learn about her intricate existance, a mere ghost of a person who eventually involves so many left wing and stealthy operations and organizations, that she eventually becomes the effigy everyone seeks.

Without going into much detail, I will state that this book is a constant work, and has been under development for some time, and I will eventually post when it will become available (and/or when it gets a contract).

BOOK ZONE

I am in the mid-process of penning my first non-fiction book, called "Comfort Zone".

It is an ever-growing account and realization of many of my personal life's experiences growing up in an average home, living on my own, and 'making it', but with a 'twist'. Obscure, Lively, Bizarre, Boring, Heartwarming, Enlightening!

Target release for  Early 2007.

Personal Experience - A Ghost Story

This place is nearby the house I grew up near Rancho Palos Verdes, Ca. The Vanderlip Mansion. A well-known story with people in the aread since the 1950s.

*Warning: This is not for the weak of stomach.

Background: Dr. Vanderlip - a wealthy Austrian who was a Psychiatrist, moved his family to a developing beach community in the late 1800's. The Dr purchased around 2000 acres tucked away in the hillside with sweeping views of the Pacific. He became a prominent figure in the area, developing smaller parcels with houses.

The Story: (1900's) Dr Vanderlip fell ill, and became bedridden. His wife and family cared for him until his last days, though he was said to have passed resenting his daughter courting a Man Of Color.

Eventually, the heiress Vanderlip later married and raised a family in the mansion. It was said that although Dr. Vanderlip was a good man, he was racist, and did not allow People of Color on his property.
 
Years later, it was said that heiress began hallucinating, and rumors spread that she was overheard by servants to have had argumentive conversations with her deceased father. At one point, her children were taken away from her, because of her violent nature. Even her elderly mother was often fearful of her. Eventually, there was a time where everything seemed to return to normal, and her children returned to her.
 
Without warning, the family was suddenly not heard from for several days, and the friends and callers had become concerned, so a man of the law was ordered to check on the family. What he had found that day would not be allowed to be printed in the periodicals.
 
Some were found hanging from meat hooks, and others were missing. The heiress was found dead, hanging from a beam in the veranda. Two search parties were called to comb the hills to find missing family. Two groups of four people were dispatched. One group never returned, and abandoned the search for ‘mysterious reasons’.  
 
The investigation narrowed to the house, and after close inspection, had realized that Ms. Vanderlip's own husband and one child were chopped into pieces and buried within the walls of the mansion.
 
After the news, the mansion and all the estate became a spectacle, and soon people wanted to search. So, the house was boarded up and abandoned, and the Estate was turned over to the family, now no longer interested in the property. The house now empty, with many incidents witnessed on the property.
 
Most commonly known that a woman is seen floating across the back yard, cries of children from inside the house.  Ms. Vanderlip purchased two dogs hoping to ward off her father's torment. Those too were thought to have been killed by Ms. Vanderlip. with their growls and barks heard on occasion at night. Also many accounts of a woman's voice and human-like howls coming from the abandoned Estate and grounds. People report feeling ‘watched’.
 
What I saw?
I was about 18 years old. A friend and I got out of my car walking up the walkway. About 1/3 the way, we heard rustling in the hedge, and saw a small pebble levitate to dart straight at the door of my car, causing a ding.

Ouija board incident: My group had walked to the hillside by the mansion, by the old pool. We began, then  whispers from nowhere, then hearing barking dogs, then, the feeling of people surrounding us became unbearable, so we left.

Notable sightings: Drive up Vanderlip Drive, you’ll see a fence on the right (the original fence). Strange, even when cloudy, it appears to 'glow', feel it firmly with your hand, can feel a vibration, yet there’s nothing around.  I never could explain that one. Last, during my last visit, I saw dimly lit moving lights coming out of bushes behind the mansion, then disappear.
 
There’s been so many sightings by friends and family. This remains my favorite haunted place.