Have you had experiences that really ought to appear in a book? ....Roxanne Rustand

 

I spent nine days with family at an Airbnb in July.  If I wrote paranormal or horror fiction books instead of clean romantic suspense, I would have ended up with some good research! 

The Airbnb rental was lovely, and the cost was reasonable—I'm guessing because mid-summer is probably not a time when people think of vacationing in that part of the country, where one imagines it will be hot and humid.

We were awed by how beautiful the house was inside, with a formal dining room, high ceilings, two bathrooms, and a totally updated kitchen. It looked perfect. And it was, until...

The lights began brightening, fading, brightening, fading.  They'd work normally for hours, then start this routine again. The microwave abruptly snapped and blew out. The air conditioner stopped working. 

Next,  one of the toilets quit working...and then a light fixture hanging from the high ceiling suddenly sizzled and went out with a POP.  

For the final hurrah, the night before we checked out, I reached up to place a single cup in a cabinet, and the entire, long, heavy shelf of glassware collapsed. 

As if on a children's slide at a park, all of it sped toward me, shattering on the counters, stove, sink, and floor, breaking plates and glassware on the shelf below as well. If I hadn't been wearing shoes, I would have been marooned in a sea of broken glass!

I don't believe in poltergeists or other paranormal activities, but looking back, the stay sounds like something out of a horror story, where the travelers end up in a perfect place that's too good to be true, and then things start to happen. LOL! 

Have you ever had a weird experience like this?

I write clean romantic suspense, and not that sort of story, so it won't work for story ideas in the future. 

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Have a wonderful August!  

Roxanne Rustand