In this supernatural memoir, the author shares her true story of growing up in a house of spirits, learning to co-exist with those spirits as a child, then channeling the story of those spirits as an adult--as a Gatekeeper. A fascinating tale of a family and their multi-generational home--a home that harbors explosive secrets from a volatile period in Chicago history.

Antoinette "Tiyi" Schippers was born in the Chicago area during the mid-20th century as the third child in a family of ten. Raised in a rich culture of storytelling, Tiyi learned at an early age how to captivate an audience with vivid and lusty tales. She has been an early childhood educator for 40 years, is an accomplished songwriter and traditional American music performer and has served as a city council member for nearly a decade in the small northern Michigan town wherein she and her husband have resided for the past thirty-five years. Tiyi is the mother of four children and enjoys being a grandmother to five children.

Part 1
A House of Spirits
Origination
Chapter 1 Engenderment
Chapter 2 Concealed
Chapter 3 Recurrence
Chapter 4 Forlorn
Chapter 5 Manumission
Chapter 6 Lurking
Chapter 7 Disquiet
Chapter 8 Blackout
Chapter 9 Terror
Chapter 10 Empyreal
Chapter 11 Tormented
Chapter 12 Escape
Chapter 13 Serpent
Chapter 14 Reconstruction
Chapter 15 Susurration
Chapter 16 Nightmare
Chapter 17 Return
Chapter 18 Anamnesis
Part 2
The Spirits Speak
Vivification
Chapter 19 Survivor
Chapter 20 Dandy
Chapter 21 Entente
Chapter 22 Hunger
Chapter 23 Passage
Chapter 24 Ménage
Chapter 25 Denouement
Chapter 26 Perorate
Chapter 27 Joseph
Chapter 28 Chara
EPILOG