tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003489296067000954.post2581857099804266505..comments2023-05-20T10:46:56.285-05:00Comments on The Writers Porch: "The Goat Castle Murder"Carol Murdockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16749285023748227382noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003489296067000954.post-87942681204802389912013-06-26T17:11:40.262-05:002013-06-26T17:11:40.262-05:00I spent many years in Natchez, researching this cl...I spent many years in Natchez, researching this classically Southern Gothic murder. The result is my book, The Goat Castle Murder; Moonlight & Madness in Mississippi. It is due out this fall from Water Street Press and I hope y'all will take a look!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003489296067000954.post-149436791342620002013-06-14T17:55:08.722-05:002013-06-14T17:55:08.722-05:00I spent many years in Natchez interviewing people ...I spent many years in Natchez interviewing people who knew or knew about Jennie, Duncan, Octavia and Dick, reading their letters and scouring old newspapers to learn more. I compiled my discoveries in a novel called, appropriately, The Goat Castle Murder which will be published this fall. Anybody interested can read more at http://michael-llewellyn.net/historical-fiction/goat-castle/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003489296067000954.post-21907366721274435372010-10-05T11:04:05.420-05:002010-10-05T11:04:05.420-05:00Extremely interesting. I first read about Goat Ca...Extremely interesting. I first read about Goat Castle as a child in a book called "The Haunting of America" (1973) by Jean Anderson. Good work on finding these facts and photos! Pleasantly surprised and fascinated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003489296067000954.post-85018405533041749272009-03-22T11:59:00.000-05:002009-03-22T11:59:00.000-05:00Thank you so much for sending me the link to this,...Thank you so much for sending me the link to this, Carol.<BR/>I enjoyed it so much and such a fascinating and interesting story. How ironic that all four ended up being so eccentric. Quite a story!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003489296067000954.post-6835838608804908032009-02-28T15:23:00.000-06:002009-02-28T15:23:00.000-06:00What a fascinating story! You researched and expla...What a fascinating story! You researched and explained it wonderfully!<BR/><BR/>Sometimes truth can be more fanciful than fiction.<BR/><BR/>My husband and I volunteer at a very historic cemetery in Brooklyn, NY called Green-Wood Cemetery. It has it's own historian and he's written several books about the people buried there --many famous and infamous. <BR/><BR/>Right now we've been involved with a Civil War Veteran project and have found over 3,000 Civil War veterans buried in the cemetery, even some Confederate soldiers. Some wonderful fascinating stories there too! If you have time I posted about a few on my blog awhile ago -- they can be found under the posts labeled BROOKLYN. I should have probably tagged them as "Green-Wood" -- a future project :)Pat @ Mille Fiori Favoritihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08922525910685129822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003489296067000954.post-83315283590231817332009-02-27T19:16:00.000-06:002009-02-27T19:16:00.000-06:00Duncan Minor looks just like Clark Gable to me. T...Duncan Minor looks just like Clark Gable to me. This was a very interesting post and well deserving of the POTD mention.Susan English Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05661766173970296173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003489296067000954.post-52461403359771744732009-02-27T12:11:00.000-06:002009-02-27T12:11:00.000-06:00I loved that story and congrats on the Post of the...I loved that story and congrats on the Post of the Day.<BR/><BR/>CraigCraig Glennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10648043386935477033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003489296067000954.post-28218027517485178102009-02-27T10:05:00.000-06:002009-02-27T10:05:00.000-06:00Natchez under the Hill-great place !!Natchez under the Hill-great place !!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003489296067000954.post-75361940507476390872009-02-27T09:49:00.000-06:002009-02-27T09:49:00.000-06:00Wonderfully exotic story and evocative pictures. A...Wonderfully exotic story and evocative pictures. All very F.Scot Fitzgerald. Loved itAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003489296067000954.post-13604432270658798652009-02-27T08:22:00.000-06:002009-02-27T08:22:00.000-06:00Fascinating story! I am always a sucker for an int...Fascinating story! I am always a sucker for an intriguing murder. The name "Goat Castle" makes it all the more unique. Did you happen to read Bee's post about the quirky names of houses? "Goat" would certainly fit it there. It doesn't evoke an elegant air, does it?Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003489296067000954.post-34175029176676089162009-02-26T09:39:00.000-06:002009-02-26T09:39:00.000-06:00What an interesting story. So many grand homes on...What an interesting story. So many grand homes on the old South that have so many stories. I love reading about these kinds of things. That's another thing wonderful about the South, we don't hide our eccentric residents; we put them on the font page of the paper!Katherine Roberts Aucoinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15454975337867383578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003489296067000954.post-91641389617443567362009-02-26T08:14:00.000-06:002009-02-26T08:14:00.000-06:00What a fascinating story!!Thank you for sharing th...What a fascinating story!!<BR/>Thank you for sharing this.<BR/>This type of tale is one of the things I truly love most about the south - Southern Gothic is always best when it's the real thing, isn't it? In all it's tragic glory.<BR/>You know who this story brought to mind?<BR/>Eugene Walter. It just sounds like a story he would enjoy telling.Kaye Wilkinson Barley - Meanderings and Museshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07486129009717476920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003489296067000954.post-54282774141260713622009-02-26T05:02:00.000-06:002009-02-26T05:02:00.000-06:00Thanks Carol for telling this story, which is so i...Thanks Carol for telling this story, which is so intriguing and exciting that I'd like to read a book about it.Reader Wilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06384603525251159272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003489296067000954.post-20621072624932117802009-02-26T01:15:00.000-06:002009-02-26T01:15:00.000-06:00What an amazing story. Thanks for sharing this wit...What an amazing story. Thanks for sharing this with us, Caroldavid mcmahonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18009095220051075552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003489296067000954.post-11301826442565614122009-02-26T00:44:00.000-06:002009-02-26T00:44:00.000-06:00Great blog, very impressive, the first time I am h...Great blog, very impressive, the first time I am here with you on my blog and I can say that I was fascinated by the way your voice I wish you all the best. StevenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003489296067000954.post-53376399048929318192009-02-25T22:08:00.001-06:002009-02-25T22:08:00.001-06:00Are you sure Mr. William Faulkner didn't write thi...Are you sure Mr. William Faulkner didn't write this story? These folks were just his kind of people.steviewrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14233066158555762167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003489296067000954.post-11249441736287710242009-02-25T22:08:00.000-06:002009-02-25T22:08:00.000-06:00Wonderful story -- just waiting to be dramatized!...Wonderful story -- just waiting to be dramatized!Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003489296067000954.post-42265742669652865892009-02-25T22:03:00.000-06:002009-02-25T22:03:00.000-06:00What an exciting story...Eccentric Southern aristo...What an exciting story...<BR/>Eccentric Southern aristocrats, and all the flaws of commoners.A Brit in Tennesseehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16080644141670903160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003489296067000954.post-46459084097413871992009-02-25T20:44:00.000-06:002009-02-25T20:44:00.000-06:00What an intriguing story. The illustrations make ...What an intriguing story. The illustrations make it even more interesting. Goat Castle is a very unusual name and very unusual people lived there. Thank you so much for sharing the story and your talent.<BR/>SweetieSweetiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01216509812299330017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003489296067000954.post-90458681404295597362009-02-25T20:11:00.000-06:002009-02-25T20:11:00.000-06:00Woah !! what an immersing story....simply couldn't...Woah !! what an immersing story....simply couldn't wait to know the end...<BR/>nice write !Femin Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06261731875448040555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003489296067000954.post-24578287792247304772009-02-25T19:58:00.000-06:002009-02-25T19:58:00.000-06:00What a great story! Never heard of it, must confes...What a great story! Never heard of it, must confess. And I do love the name, 'goat castle'!The Prodigal Touristhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08334946081603232068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003489296067000954.post-83730606667850781192009-02-25T18:31:00.000-06:002009-02-25T18:31:00.000-06:00Another great tale dug up from the pages of histor...Another great tale dug up from the pages of history and dusted off for all of us to read. <BR/>Thanks, Carol.<BR/>And BTW, I had extra batteries in my Jeep - which did me little good because I was too exhausted to walk down and get them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003489296067000954.post-89437227468235944752009-02-25T18:06:00.000-06:002009-02-25T18:06:00.000-06:00What a whirlwind of a story! I agree with Cynthia,...What a whirlwind of a story! I agree with Cynthia, this might make for an interesting movie.Wayfaring Wandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02601279315250019787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003489296067000954.post-74442459677825955272009-02-25T15:56:00.000-06:002009-02-25T15:56:00.000-06:00Dave, Sandi, Carolyn......Thank you, I love this s...Dave, Sandi, Carolyn......<BR/><BR/>Thank you, I love this story and love being able to share it! There are many stories like this around the deep south and I will tell more later.Carol Murdockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16749285023748227382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003489296067000954.post-38180774793566521752009-02-25T14:41:00.000-06:002009-02-25T14:41:00.000-06:00What a fascinating story! I just love tales of th...What a fascinating story! I just love tales of the eccentric Southern gentry.NCmountainwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615765649828716560noreply@blogger.com