tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33989614.post2946941724183784650..comments2023-11-05T05:45:45.277-06:00Comments on From the Shadows: The Woman Had Black EyesJason Offutthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03536260451364743010noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33989614.post-85048044053926896172010-01-19T06:05:12.094-06:002010-01-19T06:05:12.094-06:00After reading you blog, I thought your articles is...After reading you blog, I thought your articles is great! I am very like your articles and I am very interested in the field of You blog. Your blog is very useful for me .I bookmarked your blog! I trust you will behave better from now on; I hope she understands that she cannot exepct a raise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33989614.post-34210272123792340192009-12-14T14:03:10.473-06:002009-12-14T14:03:10.473-06:00These People need to stop badgering Jason, he is s...These People need to stop badgering Jason, he is simply retelling the story. The experience "They Had Black Eyes" is one of mine. So I can attest, yes it's true, he is doing narrative writing, it is your duty as the reader to judge whether it is true or not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33989614.post-89981189947933858512009-12-03T19:01:19.962-06:002009-12-03T19:01:19.962-06:00Mrs Butterscotch - she could have seen it in her m...Mrs Butterscotch - she could have seen it in her minds eye, as in her third eye, even if the face was partially covered. Sometimes when we can't see all of something, our sixth sense takes over for us.Kellyhttp://kellyazuma.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33989614.post-74658692543416561272009-12-02T14:37:53.325-06:002009-12-02T14:37:53.325-06:00I was linked here by theetinygoat, and also grew u...I was linked here by theetinygoat, and also grew up near Deale, and know exactly what parking lot the woman described as well as the grocery store.<br /><br />That place has had it's fair share of strangeness. There used to be a lady you'd see frequently in the grocery store with her baby wrapped up in a blanket. Odd part being, it wasn't actually a baby, it was a tiny pig. Then there's a family in the area with "the Jesus car" - a powder blue station wagon with a large formidable sign reading JESUS on top in red letters. It is most often seen at the drive through liquor store. <br /><br />They also filmed the horror movie "Laid to Rest" in Deale, MD!<br /><br />Ok, I'm done now. :DGhostgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15551173003855277354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33989614.post-31964551765938887532009-12-02T09:40:19.664-06:002009-12-02T09:40:19.664-06:00I actually grew up a very few miles outside of Dea...I actually grew up a very few miles outside of Deale. Its not exactly a bustling metropolis, so I would think a real live weird person would be noticed by several people (if my high school experience is any indication....). <br /><br />great, now whenever I go to visit my parents I'm going to be paranoid.theetinygoatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33989614.post-77957922036526248192009-11-28T13:37:57.689-06:002009-11-28T13:37:57.689-06:00Hi Jason,
I do enjoy reading the blog and I think...Hi Jason,<br /><br />I do enjoy reading the blog and I think it's cool that you take the time to reply. RE whether the stories posted here are a "true and accurate account" of something that really happened - well they could be but I think it's the 'something' that remains in dispute. As anonymous said, "if the lighting was poor enough to obscure part of the face (what, the mouth?), how could one even be sure of the eye color, much less some praeternatural "emptiness"?".<br /><br />It's very easy misperceive something and that's especially true in the dark. Nonetheless, an interesting story.Mr Butterscotchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15001036603355006755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33989614.post-45693384813921692442009-11-27T11:55:45.442-06:002009-11-27T11:55:45.442-06:00Martin,
This is my last comment on the subject of...Martin,<br /><br />This is my last comment on the subject of how I write these stories. "Creative nonfiction" is just another term for narrative writing, which is another term for "Dow Jonesing" named so because of its use in the Wall Street Journal. This method of news writing is used in newspapers across the globe. I'm sorry it doesn't appeal to you, but, again, every story I write in "From the Shadows" is a true and accurate account of something that really happened. <br /><br />I appreciate your thoughts.<br /><br />JasonJason Offutthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03536260451364743010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33989614.post-75476992665232551262009-11-27T10:53:32.000-06:002009-11-27T10:53:32.000-06:00I can appreciate you labelling of this work as cre...I can appreciate you labelling of this work as creative non-fiction, but I don't agree with it.<br /><br />Creative non-fiction, while a "cute" term, is just a fancy way of saying loosely based on true events.<br /><br />If you are as you claim to be, a journalist, then you should be striving to get the witnesses story across in an impartial and transparent way.<br /><br />Changing even one word of her testimony can and does completely change the tone of her report.<br /><br />Now, since you seem to be (at least to my capable perspective) the only semi-credible source for "black-eyed" phenomenon, the fact that you take creative license with the reports, forces researchers to conclude that the entire idea of black-eyed kids (or people in general) is entirely made up.Martin J. Clemenshttp://www.paranormalpeopleonline.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33989614.post-60060990402289550982009-11-27T02:03:24.128-06:002009-11-27T02:03:24.128-06:00Sounds pretty mundane: A woman gets the creeps and...Sounds pretty mundane: A woman gets the creeps and then realizes she's being watched -- it happens all the time. And if the lighting was poor enough to obscure part of the face (what, the mouth?), how could one even be sure of the eye color, much less some praeternatural "emptiness"?<br /><br />A (possibly dark-eyed) woman stared at someone in a parking lot. The horror.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33989614.post-8515124563906909232009-11-26T12:16:42.574-06:002009-11-26T12:16:42.574-06:00I really enjoy these stories and I thank you for t...I really enjoy these stories and I thank you for the "Literary Spin".<br />This reminds me of the the Parable of the Wheat and Tares from the book of Matthew.There are those among us that look alike but inside are children of the Devil.I think it is very possible.Anthony Alexandernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33989614.post-52020957668395734542009-11-26T10:34:23.771-06:002009-11-26T10:34:23.771-06:00For the anonymous who wrote "are these storie...For the anonymous who wrote "are these stories factual, embellished or fiction?"<br />These stories are not embellished and they are not fiction. These are true stories. I can't state it any more clearly than that.Jason Offutthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03536260451364743010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33989614.post-51039726115659225412009-11-26T09:23:30.783-06:002009-11-26T09:23:30.783-06:00i had an experience of intense fear/panic state wh...i had an experience of intense fear/panic state while crossing the sunshine bridge in tampa bay (a place where many paranormal events have been experienced), and i can tell richard that while it is hard to fight extreme panic and fear, the only way you can (esp while driving at car at speed over a narrow and disorienting bridge) is to try to be as objective and rational as possible. its the only way to fight it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33989614.post-50358378844468150332009-11-26T09:17:16.400-06:002009-11-26T09:17:16.400-06:00so what does this mean? are these stories factual,...so what does this mean? are these stories factual, embellished or fiction? <br />i too would like the "stories" presented as written by the witnesses. <br />and i can't understand why the witness would not have made any attempt to find out who is driving this easy to identify car to get some answers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33989614.post-75187032039128986892009-11-26T08:22:47.526-06:002009-11-26T08:22:47.526-06:00I don't think it is possible for humans to fee...I don't think it is possible for humans to feel 'intense fear' and remain 'objective' at the same time as this lady states. One or the other - not both simultaneously.richardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33989614.post-25503893208075891752009-11-25T18:39:56.166-06:002009-11-25T18:39:56.166-06:00I appreciate the comment, "As easily readable...I appreciate the comment, "As easily readable as the story is." I would like to stress, however, that I am not only a storyteller, I am a journalist. What I do at "From The Shadows" is tell people's stories -- their TRUE stories. If it reads like fiction, that's because I'm writing what Truman Capote dubbed "creative non-fiction." These stories I write are of real events that happened to real people. I hope you enjoy them as much as you're creeped-out by them. Thanks for reading.Jason Offutthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03536260451364743010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33989614.post-4004471954161271842009-11-25T16:39:31.381-06:002009-11-25T16:39:31.381-06:00Coming from Jason, maybe so; but as a report of an...Coming from Jason, maybe so; but as a report of an event from a witness...no, not at all.Martin J. Clemensnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33989614.post-19143060095121355222009-11-25T15:19:41.087-06:002009-11-25T15:19:41.087-06:00"As easily readable as the story is, it must ..."As easily readable as the story is, it must be taken as fiction based on supposedly true events."<br /><br />Isn't that the only way it should be taken?alcaldehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14404682533930977783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33989614.post-82539534511188173282009-11-25T13:59:06.791-06:002009-11-25T13:59:06.791-06:00That certainly doesn't seem obvious to me. Ja...That certainly doesn't seem obvious to me. Jason's retelling of her account suggests exactly the opposite.<br /><br />She was frightened only during the encounter, with the fear immediately subsiding once the woman left the area. Which would suggest that she was completely capable of making such inquiries.Martin J. Clemenshttp://www.paranormalpeopleonline.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33989614.post-42685077517848658052009-11-24T22:01:38.928-06:002009-11-24T22:01:38.928-06:00Martin J Clemens...why would she? Obviously she wa...Martin J Clemens...why would she? Obviously she was scared stiff, and didn't want to encounter such a thing again.Kelly Azumahttp://kellyazuma.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33989614.post-19667496382748534272009-11-24T12:03:57.188-06:002009-11-24T12:03:57.188-06:00Jason, it would be an advantage to the study of th...Jason, it would be an advantage to the study of this phenomenon, if you would refrain from inserting your own literary spin on the story. We cannot take the story as legitimate, because you have removed much of the real witnesses testimony.<br /><br />As easily readable as the story is, it must be taken as fiction based on supposedly true events.<br /><br />I would ask this particular witness, why, if she has encountered the same vehicle again on more than one occassion, she has not enquired about the identity of the woman in question.Martin J. Clemenshttp://www.paranormalpeopleonline.comnoreply@blogger.com