vintage letter with red ribbon
Photograph of confederate soldier's grave in Northlawn cemetery, Utica, Ohio. He passed away on the train en route to a prison camp further north. He was removed from the train and laid to rest here.

Chris Houck Nihart

I write stories from the heart about family and friendships. And ghosts. Because what good is a story if you don’t include a ghost or two?

Drawing of house as I reimagined it for my first novel. Artwork by Rachael Brenneman