26 titles from award winning author, Ed Okonowicz

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(Updated June 25, 2007)

‘Ticking Tomb’ painting is first in ‘Haunted Places’ series

One of the most popular mid-Atlantic legends is the story of the “Ticking Tomb.” The tale’s origin goes back to the arrival of surveyors Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon to the Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania region in the 1760s. Before they drew their famous Mason-Dixon Line, there’s a tale that the famous pair encountered a young boy who swallowed Mason’s invention and was cursed by the surveyor. Some say a certain gravesite in the old Landenberg, Pa., area cemetery still “ticks,” giving proof to the power of Mason’s curse.

Watercolor artist Kathleen Okonowicz has captured the beauty and mystery of the historic meeting house at the Hardshell Baptist Graveyard near Landenberg, Pennsylvania, which still today serves as the home of the “Ticking Tomb.”

A print of this full-color artwork, along with specific directions to the graveyard, and the stone marking the mysterious ticking gravesite, are included with this offer.

Matted and ready to place in a standard 8” by 10” frame (frame not included). Cost is $20 per print, plus $2.50 Shipping and Handling. Send check, made out to Kathleen Okonowicz, 1386 Fair Hill Lane, Elkton, MD 21921 (For more details, call Kathleen at 410 398 5013.)

Book on ‘Haunted Maryland’ scheduled for August release

A 144-page book about the many legends and stories of unusual incidents reported in Maryland will be available from Stackpole books in August. In my volume, the state is divided into six sections, each containing about 12 stories. The book includes tales from Baltimore, Annapolis and the Eastern Shore—with many pulled from my earlier books—as well as newly found legends from Southern and Central Maryland and from the state’s Western mountain counties. Included are tales of witchcraft, flying monsters, a phantom fiddler, Civil War spirits, murdered restless souls, faithful ghost pets, a haunted lighthouse, phantom musicians, grave robbers and more. To order Haunted Maryland, go to the page on this web site.

Annapolis GHOSTS and History will be available in July

Read about mysterious events associated with Maryland’s historic capital city. Atop lost graveyards, in historic mansion and along Annapolis’ ancient streets, some believe spirits of the past appear. Learn about a phantom funeral procession, ghostly gravedigger headless man, State House death, ghosts at Governor’s Bridge, witchcraft in Maryland, John Paul Jones’ tomb, haunted mansions, apparitions at St. John’s College . . . and more. This volume will be of particular interest to regional book collectors, Civil War buffs and readers of our previous book, Baltimore GHOSTS: History, Mystery Legends and Lore. 

This Christmas, give GOLD—a novel of love, magic and miracles

What happens when an ordinary guy finds one of the most famous objects in the history of the world that has been lost for thousands of years?

For Philadelphia firefighter and bartender Joey Novak, it’s a life-changing experience when he discovers an old suitcase holding the lost gold presented to the Christ Child by the Three Kings. In a materialistic, seemingly uncaring world, this everyday father and husband learns he has been selected as the next Keeper of the Coins. His job: to share his newfound riches and powers with the desperate and needy who will cross his path. With the help of an ornery, impatient mentor, Joey Novak eventually learns, and lives, the wisdom of the proverb: “It is better to give than to receive.”

Our Christmas novel, Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh—A Tale of Love, Magic and a Miracle or Two, will be released this fall. Plan to order a copy for yourself and for someone special. It is the perfect “feel good” present for the coming gift-giving season.

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REVIEW: Read David Healy's Cecil Whig story about Annapolis Ghosts.

STORY: Read Fred Rasmussen's article in the Baltimore Sun about Annapolis Ghosts.

STORY: Read Cassie Fortin's article about Ed in the Baltimore Sun.