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 often feel sorry for humans…
I often feel sorry for humans…A magical, confused contradiction…Awakening before your dreams end…Yet, a mysterious energy binds your lives together. The life of a pup is quite different…Two days are never the same…We are explorers, adventurers, eaters of mysterious things…Often…
There is a junction on every path…
There is a junction on every path…It forms a decision…Do I continue to condemn myself with guilt?Or do I contemplate my own beauty? Who is better to know this than you?You have been there so many times…Knowing so deep in…
I want to become a farm-dog at a one-horse farm…
I want to become a farm-dog at a one-horse farm…It would have to have a herd of cows (do cows come in herds?)I would never lose one as I moved them from pasture to pasture…An old farmer taught me a…
My butlers are my pets…
My butlers are my pets…Their names are Jeff and Mary…I have been training them all my life…They can do many tricks…And I don’t even have to give them a biscuit. They are my actors…Each day I write them a new…
It is interesting to watch how humans project themselves on this and that. For example…
It is interesting to watch how humans project themselves on this and that. For example… The pessimist might say…The earth is nothing but a big rock…Smacking sinister…It bites and is cruel like insect rain. The naturalist might say…This is my…
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.
Books
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.
