![]() Returning the dead? Really, what were you thinking? “I admit that my judgment was impaired on that occasion. Interview with Rachel Blackstone, the Reluctant Mediumġ. The day she discovered the Hopi ceremony to call back the dead, she just had to ask the question: What would happen if the wrong spirit came back? "Reluctant Medium" resulted. ![]() An avid reader since childhood, she began her reading career with Shirley Jackson's "We Have Always Lived in the Castle." From there, Stephen King was but a small leap. This side of her personality is fond of the strange, the frightening, the metaphysical. Of course, there's the ever present question of how to dress: jacket for the interview with the visiting performer or jeans for the aviation hangar story? Forget wardrobe, make sure there are notebooks, recorders and extra batteries.īut there was another side lurking, just waiting to write its way out. (Know where the exits are!) It's all in a day's work. But reporting is always exciting, exploring the rooftops of skyscrapers, meeting in clandestine locations, getting an exclusive story, and occasionally being a tad alarmed at someone's behavior. She never met a story she didn't like, although some interviews were challenging, a few obnoxious. ![]() ![]() Walking several beats, reporter G G Collins racked up a lot of column inches, a few awards and a writing fellowship at Duke University. ![]()
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