Rona Vaselaar

Rona Vaselaar is a graduate from the University of Notre Dame and currently attending Johns Hopkins as a graduate student.

I Played Hide-And-Go-Seek With My Brother And It Went Completely Wrong

“Hey, Charlie, how about we play hide ‘n’ seek? I’ll even count first.”

I Found Out The Dark Secret My Town Has Been Hiding Since The 1930s

I’ve been working for our town’s little one-room for over 20 years now. You know what’s difficult about being a small town librarian? There are no children’s librarians, no reference librarians.

I Wish I Never Went Through My Little Brother’s Text Messages

Oh, God, please help me. I think I’m going to be sick…

My Patient Exhibited Symptoms Of Something That Wasn’t Of This Earth

Stephanie’s parents were hysterical when they brought her in.

I Moved Into The House Where My Brother Committed Suicide And Weird Things Have Started Happening

But I still wasn’t prepared for it when it happened.

There’s A Haunted Lake In Minnesota And My Friend And I Decided To Swim In It

Nothing made sense.

We Had A Strange Visitor During Minnesota’s Worst Blizzard In History

But in the winter, all the rules changed.

I Lost My Wife To A Drunk Driver And I Thought I’d Never Be Able To See Her Again

Jessica. Sorry, it’s still hard to even write her name. It feels like the weight on my chest gets heavier every time.