{"id":83231,"date":"2018-10-18T15:48:54","date_gmt":"2018-10-18T22:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/?page_id=83231"},"modified":"2021-03-25T17:37:37","modified_gmt":"2021-03-26T00:37:37","slug":"the-ghosts-of-november-the-blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/?page_id=83231","title":{"rendered":"The Ghosts of November \u2013 The Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"

Between 2007 and 2008, Jeff Brailey maintained a blog titled The Ghosts of November<\/em>, after his self-published 1998 book of the same title. Brailey began revising the book for re-publication to coincide with the thirtieth anniversary of the deaths in Jonestown, but the efforts proved unsuccessful. The final version of the manuscript which survived Jeff’s death in January 2014 appears here<\/a> on this website.<\/p>\n

While many postings discuss Brailey\u2019s efforts to secure a literary agent, most of them are devoted to topics relating to Jonestown, cults, cult leaders, and other related subjects.<\/p>\n

We are publishing the relevant blog postings for a couple of reasons. First, they shed light on the experiences of someone who was shortly at the death scene in Jonestown. Brailey\u2019s insights into the trauma of the bodylift remains unparalleled. Second, the postings honestly depict the life experiences of a fascinating character. Among other jobs he held, Jeff Brailey served on the medical crew of offshore oil rigs in Nigeria. We do not want these important documents to vanish into the ether.<\/p>\n

While we have simply copied and pasted the postings into individual Word documents, we are also including the direct links to Blogspot. We cannot guarantee that these links will work\u2014which is one reason we decided to copy and paste them while they were still online.<\/p>\n

The blogposts appear in chronological order, oldest to newest.<\/p>\n

Rest in peace, Jeff!<\/p>\n

Hi There<\/a> 23 April 2007<\/p>\n

Jonestown Relics<\/a> 24 April 2007<\/p>\n

E-mail From a Future Reader<\/a> 28 April 2007<\/p>\n

Talking to the Dead<\/a> 7 May 2007<\/p>\n

Reunion?<\/a> 8 May 2007<\/p>\n

Charles Huff\u2014A Legend in His Own Mind<\/a> 9 May 2007<\/p>\n

17 Months And Counting<\/a> 10 May 2007<\/p>\n

Out of the Cocoon<\/a>\u00a012 May 2007<\/p>\n

Satan in a Box<\/a> 13 May 2007<\/p>\n

The Next Jim Jones?<\/a>\u00a014 May 2007<\/p>\n

On Leaving Nigeria<\/a>\u00a016 May 2007<\/p>\n

A Jonestown Bibliography<\/a>\u00a020 May 2007<\/p>\n

238 Pounds<\/a>\u00a021 May 2007<\/p>\n

People\u2019s Temple<\/em> \u2013 The Play<\/a>\u00a025 May 2007<\/p>\n

Leaving on a Jet Plane<\/a> 31 May 2007<\/p>\n

Another Indianapolis-Based Cult?<\/a> 21 June 2007<\/p>\n

Rogue Messiahs<\/a>\u00a027 June 2007<\/p>\n

Remember the Past<\/a>\u00a028 June 2007<\/p>\n

Common Properties of Potentially Destructive and Dangerous Cults<\/a> 1 July 2007<\/p>\n

Jonestown<\/em>: The DVD<\/a>\u00a022 July 2007<\/p>\n

A Memorial to the Children<\/a>\u00a015 July 2007<\/p>\n

I am Back<\/a>\u00a020 Nov 2007<\/p>\n

Religious Freedom and Cults Writing Contest<\/a> 7 June 2008<\/p>\n

Terrorism\u2019s Guyana Connection<\/a>\u00a012 June 2008<\/p>\n

Revised Edition Will Be Published Here<\/a>\u00a04 Aug 2008<\/p>\n

Thirty Years<\/a> 8 Nov 2008<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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