As a story teller I place a part of myself and my experiences in everything I write. I spend most of my time developing the characters, because I feel that people are the most complicated, fascinating and beautiful part of any story. When you read my books my hope is that you will be intrigued, filled with wonder, made to feel a little uncomfortable and then placed on the edge of your seat, kind of like riding a rollercoaster. It is what I feel is the story of life.
— Jeffrey Shapiro
Annie's World
Last night, the night winds told me tales of the meadows…
Last night, the night winds told me tales of the meadows…The stars twinkled as lilies in the sky…As a pup this happens to me every night…Before I sink into my pillow and go to sleep. The morning light wakes me…
Worry makes me smaller than I already am….
Worry makes me smaller than I already am….It turns my fur turn a kind of yellowy white…It splits me right down the middle…And the fight within, robs me of who I really am. I become like a sun beaten slope…Isolated…
So pastel, so peaceful…
So pastel, so peaceful…Like living on the seashore and playing in the sunshine…Casting light instead of shade…Pulling beauty from craziness. I’m still trying to name that color…It must be some color of a new world…How is it able to refresh…
Happy Thanksgiving! I’m almost always thankful, but when I’m not, I always remember…
Happy Thanksgiving! I’m almost always thankful, but when I’m not, I always remember… All colors change when mixed with black…Hanging in the air and then tumbling to the ground…Making me defensive against the things that will do me good…Freeze me…
I often feel that my life has been, “always…”
I often feel that my life has been, “always…”Have you ever felt the same?Something deep inside me as pure as a snow crystal…A surprise always waiting for me inside the blue air. This feeling is beyond any limit or boundary…Life…
About Jeff
Jeffrey Mark Shapiro was born in Gloversville New York. Gloversville is a small town about 25 miles Northwest of Albany in the foothills of the Adirondack Mountains on the Great Sacandaga Resevoir. Jeffrey grew up in these mountains riding mini-bikes and snowmobiles, fishing the mountain lakes and ponds and getting into the normal amount of mischief associated with a young boy growing up in the wild.
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Book Reviews
"The How I Found Trouble Books are absolutely timeless. I've read both of them at least 3 times, they just make me laugh and feel young. I've given the books to different members of my family and we all have the same reaction. Well done and thank you Jeff Shapiro. And please we need another."
Bill P.
