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career.” Now, Bartholic works alone, except for her clients, the people who have had experiences that they have asked her to investigate. She has appeared in many books written by her clients about their experiences. “T don’t have any choice, I have to continue this work,” Bartholic explains, her gaze lowered. “My mother is simply horrified by the whole idea and she totally rejects the reality of my experiences and my life.” Bartholic’s mother still lives in Tulsa but Bartholic doesn’t share stories of her investigative work with her parent. “In a way I agree with her.” The tinkling laugh sounds. “Nobody in their right mind would ever get into UFO—alien research. It’s far too dangerous. Within the past year and a half, at least seven researchers whom I knew well, have met untimely deaths. When you step forward with the kind of information we handle, you’re taking your life in your hands.” According to Bartholic, aliens start by abducting the very young, then they continue to abduct and experiment with the chosen ones for the rest of that particular child’s life. Their memories of the abductions are shrouded so the UFO subject never knows exactly what is going on, only that he or she has had some sort of strange experience that rises to trouble the surface of his or her mind at unexpected moments. Any advice for readers? Bartholic shrugged, then leaned forward, her voice quiet. “When your kids keep saying monsters are coming into their rooms at night... pay attention! They probably are.” Peggy Fielding Peggy Fielding is a writer and a teacher of writers She lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma and teaches writing at Tulsa Community College. She has degrees from Central State life to act as my teacher for what has become my real