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Stay tuned for this story about a 1934 photo album chock-full of snapshots of a mysterious girl on the remote island of Porto Santo ---soon to be published by Hidden Compass in May 2020!
Some months ago we found a small green photo album chock full of Portuguese vintage snapshots of an anonymous male, a well-loved only child of older parents. The album follows his life from his birth…
Hello! If you don't live in Portugal you may not know that today is not an ordinary day. Picture a large crowd, a peaceful protest of thousands of uniformed soldiers, carrying rifles with red…
Óla, hi, hello! Ahh, Spring has finally arrived, wafting in on a warm breeze. Please join me in my little adega. Sit in that old soft chair and I will sit near you on this…
I always feel uneasy whenever somebody looks at me. A pair of eyes swings my way and I'll want to flee. I’m not a misanthrope -- I’m drawn to people, but they also make me…
Are you a snapshot lover with a storyteller's heart? A seasoned writer who can take a photo and craft a tale? PAPER GHOSTS IS CURRENTLY ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS FOR OUR FIRST-EVER PHOTO STORY CONTEST! …
Back in the ’90’s, I spent a few years as a fishwife in West Java, Indonesia. My then-husband, Samino, plied his trade aboard a sea-worthy outrigger canoe. Fishing on the Java Sea was a kind…
I wish I could show you, when you are lonely or in darkness, the astonishing light of your own being. ― Hafiz May you be the light. Happy Holidays from Paper Ghosts Photo: Somewhere in…
Santa Claus Knows Where You Live, somewhere in Portugal, circa 1940's “The main reason Santa is so jolly is because he knows where all the bad girls live.” ~George Carlin
We invite you to step through the portal and into our magical world. Like most of humanity over the past year, we’ve been living in a haze of uncertainty, struggling at times to keep our…