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Jeffrey T. Leonards

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Historical Fiction, Psychology, Romance

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Jeffrey T. Leonards, Ph.D. is a retired psychologist boasting a lifelong appreciation of creative literature. His own journey into writing for public consumption began in late adolescence with a published letter to the local newspaper. That led to his becoming a regular guest columnist to his undergraduate newspaper. As a young graduate student, Dr. Leonards had two monographs accepted for publication in peer-reviewed professional journals. Since then, he has remained active submitting guest commentaries to local and national news outlets, has published several journal articles, and was the former editor of The Maine Psychologist, a monthly guild issue.

A relative newcomer to fiction, Leonards published a debut novel, Fräulein: Struggle for Jeffrey T. Leonards, Ph.D. is a retired psychologist boasting a lifelong appreciation of creative literature. His own journey into writing for public consumption began in late adolescence with a published letter to the local newspaper. That led to his becoming a regular guest columnist to his undergraduate newspaper. As a young graduate student, Dr. Leonards had two monographs accepted for publication in peer-reviewed professional journals. Since then, he has remained active submitting guest commentaries to local and national news outlets, has published several journal articles, and was the former editor of The Maine Psychologist, a monthly guild issue.

A relative newcomer to fiction, Leonards published a debut novel, Fräulein: Struggle for Identity on March 23, 2021. His second novel, Sigmund Fraud, Licensed Imposter, was published in March, 2023, while a third, tentatively entitled Privileged Communications, is currently in the works.

Dr. Leonards has found fiction to be an ideal medium for combining 37 years of clinical experience with decades of study in psychology, history, and existential philosophy. This is reflected in characters whose personal values often come in sharp conflict with unforeseen, bewildering challenges. The clashes that ensue always demand choices, and the more profound the choice, the greater the risk of it altering one’s direction in life and reshaping identity in unpredictable and sometimes disturbing ways.

When not writing, Dr. Leonards is a dedicated endurance athlete with over 160,000 miles of cycling—the equivalent of 6.5 trips around the earth over the course of 48 years. He is equally passionate about Nordic skiing, holds a first-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do, and was a volunteer ski-patroller at Sunday River Ski Resort. For the past 25 years, he has been a year-round player and coordinator of men’s ice hockey. In 2001, he spearheaded Franklin County Maine’s first indoor youth ice-hockey program, during which he successfully raised promotional grants from the NHL Philadelphia Flyers along with special words of encouragement from the late owner, Ed Snider, and hall-of-famer superstar, Bobby Clarke.

Dr. Leonards resides with his wife and German Shepherd on the Saco River in Southern Maine.

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Sigmund Fraud, Licensed Imposter

The highest mortality rates among seniors appears to come within the first year of retirement. Why is that? I think, from my experience, it is due to a person who may have thirsted for retirement discovering that their reason for being may be now in the rear-view mirror. All the fantasies of retirement bliss (travel, tennis, leisurely dinners out, grand kids, etc) a Read more of this blog post »

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― Jean-Paul Sartre

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