“I received the scolding of my life.”

When I was at work the other day, I smelled smoke.

I walked around the office peeking inside trash baskets, opening closet doors, and examined the small lunchroom.  Although I found nothing, I was sure I smelled smoke.

I received a call two hours later and learned that my son’s school had a small fire in the cafeteria.  Fortunately, no one was hurt and the damage was minimal.

A few years ago, I had a premonition that a good friend of mine had a miscarriage.  She was pregnant and was having a difficult time.  The doctor had prescribed complete bed rest, and she was ordered to stay in bed for the rest of the pregnancy.

Not wanting to call and alarm her, I simply stopped by to see how she was doing.  Her son opened the door and told me his mother had been rushed to the hospital.  I learned that she hadn’t had a miscarriage but did indeed have a scare.

One more thing:  When I was a child, I blurted out to Peggy, one of my mother’s closest friends, that she was sick and should go to see a doctor.  My mother was furious with me and I received the scolding of my life.  She explained that nothing was wrong with her friend and asked why in the world I would say something like that.

Two weeks later, Peggy was in the hospital when her appendicitis burst.

N. Pendergrass
San Jose, CA

“Her face was ‘exactly’ as I had seen it in my dream.”

I’ve been divorced for over twelve years now, and neither I nor my ex-husband Anthony had remarried.

We’ve stayed in touch infrequently because both our kids are grown and there’s no reason for us to communicate.  Although it was an amicable divorce, as with most partings there are still lingering hard feelings.

The other day, my son was telling me about a letter he had received from his father.  I suddenly blurted out that he must have remarried.  My son said no, that wasn’t in the letter and to his knowledge he wasn’t even seeing anyone.

I didn’t know why that notion had suddenly popped into my head, as after all these years I had never mentioned the idea of marriage before.  Then a day later, my son received a call from his dad saying that he indeed got married and didn’t know how to break the news.

Later that night I dreamed of Anthony standing next to his bride.  And I could see her face very clearly as well as the exact clothes she was wearing.

The next week, my son received another letter from Anthony, and in it was a photo of his wedding.  Just as in my dream, there they were, standing next to each other in the identical pose.  Although her dress wasn’t anything like it was in my dream, her face was “exactly” as I had envisioned it.

T.  Rotelli
Bologna, Italy

“My dead uncle appeared and said I should wake up at 3:30.”

Several years ago I had the most unsettling dream.

My dead uncle appeared and said I should wake up at 3:30.  He kept repeating it over and over:  wake up at 3:30, wake up at 3:30.  The strangest thing about that night was the fact that when I did awake, it was exactly 3:30.

I didn’t think much about that episode until two years later when my grandfather died.  The time on his death certificate was 3:30AM.

Recently, I had another unusual experience.  I was driving to work in the morning when suddenly my neck stiffened up.  I could barely turn my head to see the cars beside me, and I was afraid I might cause an accident.

When I arrived in the parking lot, all of a sudden my neck was OK.  It was as if nothing had happened to it.  Very, very strange.

Later that evening, I received a call from a long time friend of mine.  She said she had sad news to tell me.  That a mutual friend of ours had passed away from a long illness that very morning.  When I asked if she happened to know the time, she said she was there when it happened:  about eight o’clock…the exact time my neck stiffened up.

P. Andresson
Zurich, Switzerland

“She Was an Old Friend From My Past”

While on the set for Gone With The Wind, an assistant approached Clark Gable with an unusual request.

“I told Mr. Gable that someone wanted to see him.  She said she was an old friend from the past and that it was urgent that he stop what he’s doing and see her immediately.

At first the famous actor scoffed and brushed the suggestion aside.  “He didn’t even bother to give me an answer,” said Irv, “so I went back to the entrance and relayed the message to the woman.

“But she wouldn’t take no for an answer.  She pulled out a pen and a small pad of paper and began writing a long note.  It took her about ten minutes to write it, but finally she tore the pages from the pad and handed them to me.  She said, ‘I think he might want to see me now.  This’ll do it.’

“So, I slowly walked back on the set and tapped Mr. Gable on the shoulder.  He kind of gave me his gruff look, and without saying anything he spotted the papers I was holding and snatched them out of my hand.

“I could see his expression change as he read the woman’s comments.  He had only read the first page when he looked up and asked where she was.  Then he excused himself from the set and quickly walked away.

“About fifteen minutes later he walked back, took me by the arm and pulled me aside.  ‘She was an old friend from the past.’  He started to walk away but thought the better of it.  He said, ‘She was someone I loved a long time ago.  And I’d appreciate it if you’d keep it to yourself.  Or at least until I’m long gone, if you know what I mean.’

“On the next to last day of the shoot, Mr. Gable walked over to me and said, ‘Remember that lady who gave you the note?’  I nodded.  He said, ‘She was a good woman and fell on tough times.  I helped her out and everything’s going to be OK.'”

“The strange thing is the night before I had a dream where I kept running after Mr. Gable trying to hand him a piece of paper.”

I.  Hochanser
NY, NY

“My heart dropped right out of my body.”

I was rushing back home.

After making a lame excuse to my boss, I had left work early because I had a premonition that I was needed, that my presence was necessary.

I didn’t know why I had acted upon it.  I’ve had pessimistic thoughts before and rarely have they reached fruition.  But today the premonition resonated in my soul.  I could feel it all the way to my toes.

And with a pregnant wife and a son who was not quite three years old, I couldn’t take the chance that I wasn’t needed.

I pulled up into the driveway and burst out of the car only to have Mindy come running up to me.  She said a terrible thing had occurred, and my heart dropped right out of my body.

To my relief (and I will forever feel guilty about it), our dog Sandy had been run over by a car only minutes before.

Fortunately, Sandy suffered mostly superficial injuries, and after a couple of days at the vets, she returned with a limp but not much more.  She was lucky.

Mindy asked why I had suddenly come screeching up to the house unannounced, and why I wasn’t at work.  I explained my premonition, and it was then she said she had a similar feeling as well.

This wasn’t a surprise as Mindy and I are soul mates and we have often had similar thoughts rushing through our heads at the same time.

D. Eckerston
Hartford, CO

“Everyone in the place feared for his life”

I would like to tell you about a paranormal experience I had recently.

Normally, I wouldn’t tell this to anyone for fear they’d think I was a bit loony, but I’ve read several of your stories, and I’d like to hear what you think.

It was a Tuesday afternoon and I was on my way to a local pub to share a beer or two with a couple of good buddies.  I received a call on my cell from my sister, Emily, who said she was thinking of me and was afraid something bad might occur.

I assured her that I was fine and explained that she always had an active imagination.  However, what she told me scared the daylights out of me.

Emily said that she had been “watching” me all day.  I asked her what she meant and she said she could see just about everything I had done for the past several hours.

When she heard me give out a little snicker, she went on to describe several things I had done.  Well, my snicker disappeared because there was no way she could have known.  I hadn’t been around anyone else, so no one could have alerted her.  And she described places and events in such detail, I was unnerved.  Absolutely, unconditionally, unnerved.

Then she said to come back home.  To not meet with my friends.  When I asked why, she just said, trust me.

Well, I did as she said because after her extraordinary tale, I wasn’t about to ignore her warning.  As I walked in the house, I received another call.  This was from Andy, one of my friends at the place I was supposed to go.

Andy said one of the patrons at the bar had pulled a gun and started waving it at everyone.  They called the police who quickly arrived on the scene and disarmed him.  But for a while everyone in the place feared for his life.

Who knows what might have happened had Emily not forewarned me.

F. Taslov
Jackson, MI