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Continue reading →: The Other John ThompsonJohn Thompsons Sr and Jr were two of the greatest stonemasons of the 19th century. This story is not about them.
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The Anti-vaccinators: A Perennial Controversy
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Continue reading →: The Anti-vaccinators: A Perennial ControversyWhat can previous anti-vaccination movements teach us today? These cases from the 1880s remind us that there is nothing new under the sun.
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Continue reading →: Buried at the Crossroads: The Tragic Story of Elizabeth James200 years ago, suicides faced the ultimate indignity of roadside burial, cast out from their communities. Here, we do what we can to piece together the short life of one of these people.
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Continue reading →: BONUS CONTENT: Catherynne M. Valente Talks About the Megatron Flying Saucer RestaurantIn this exclusive additional content, Catherynne M. Valente talks the once-real flying saucer restaurant that now features in her new book.
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Continue reading →: Tony Conn Interviews Catherynne M. ValenteI interview Catherynne M. Valente about her new book, Space Oddity, a hilarious and heartwarming satire about pandemics, online misinformation, and worlds on the brink of destruction.
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Continue reading →: The Hard Stand Monster: Werewolf, Prankster, or Soviet Spy?In the 1970s, American airmen reported seeing a strange creature at RAF Alconbury. Was it a werewolf, a ghost, a prankster, or a Soviet spy? Also, there’s a minotaur, because why not?
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Continue reading →: The Restaurant at the End of the Universe: The Megatron StoryIn 1990, a flying saucer landed just outside an airbase in rural Cambridgeshire. Then things got really weird. Learn the full history, including UFOs, poltergeists, werewolves, and witchcraft. It’s the Megatron story.
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C.E. Wood: A Fraudulent Medium Exposed
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Continue reading →: C.E. Wood: A Fraudulent Medium ExposedIn 1882, a Peterborough businessman invited the famous spirit medium to perform a séance in his home. No-one could have predicted the chaos that would follow.
Hello,
I’m Tony Conn
I write on a variety of subjects, seeking the human side of the strange and sensational. My work has featured in the Fortean Times, Vector, Bright Lights Film Journal.
I’m working on a long-term project about the Megatron flying saucer restaurant.
I also serve as an ambassador for the charity Refugee Support Europe.
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Eccentric Orbits: Collected Writing from Tony Conn 