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
I’m looking for the clockmaker…
I’m looking for the clockmaker…The person that makes us rush about…I’m looking up, down and across the air…Through the clouds of sun caught dust…Into oneness and melody. Maybe he lives in the east…The place of the mellowed, sweet and kind…I…
How can anyone improve the feathers of a bird?
How can anyone improve the feathers of a bird?Or the golden locks of my hair?Or the deep, deep, beauty I see in you?Or all the natural wonders of this earth?I don’t think it can be done. Everything awakens in the…
Remember when I told you that there is gold at the end of every rainbow?
Remember when I told you that there is gold at the end of every rainbow?This story is written on every soul like a map to an unknown treasure…I’m sure you love that story…It was planted by the one great heart…
I love the cozy middle…
I love the cozy middle…Here I chill, curl up and forget…Quickly I find the exact balance…And fall into a fat, numb, sleep. For me, this is the gate of the blessed…I’m no longer an intruder in this world…I see the…
Come with me, I’ll introduce you to the weaver of the fields…
Come with me, I’ll introduce you to the weaver of the fields…I know the place where we can watch Her weave…You will see that Her patterns are all fashioned after dreams…Ah! Here come the singers and the dancers! Not a…
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.
