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August 27, 2016
A Reading Strategy for At-Risk Kids
Retired teacher pens YA trilogy that captivates high school reluctant readers. See additional links at the end of this post for further exploration.
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What an amazing journey I’m on. Never in a million years would I have guessed how my young adult series, The St. Augustine Trilogy, would be used to teach students in high school reading classes. But that has happened and continues to happen, allowing me to help kids enjoy the written word, learn some valuable life lessons and develop some critical skills.
The St. Augustine Trilogy
Book 1: Sliding Beneath the Surface
Book 3: Targeting Orion’s Children
This phenomenon with my books has given me the delightful opportunity to once again work with some exceptional teachers who are doing wonderful things for young people. They are an inspiration and deserve all the support I can give them.
The first step on this path came when I decided to write fiction after having published nonfiction for adults as well as young people. To do this, I decided to use my background in working with at-risk youth, a love of history, and an extensive knowledge of the paranormal as the foundation for my efforts.
The result was a young adult paranormal/historical series set in America’s oldest and most haunted city, St. Augustine, Florida. The St. Augustine Trilogy features these main character as seen below and offers a premise that says, “You Create Your Own Reality.”
Lyle, the Homeless Guy
Jeff Golden: A rebellious fifteen-year-old while kid from a very dysfunctional family who hates school, reading and most teachers.
Carla Rodriguez: Jeff’s strong, no-nonsense and academically talented Black Hispanic girlfriend.
Lobo: The old, mysterious Native American shaman who guides Jeff and Carla on their perilous travels into the unknown.
Lyle: The Homeless Guy. An aging, alcoholic recluse who is afraid of his own shadow, often for very good reason.
Kathy Snyder
Now, in creating the trilogy, I thought I would just be selling books individually online to young people who enjoyed reading. But no, fate had other ideas that crystalized in the form of a high school intensive reading teacher named Kathy Snyder. After posting a nice review of Book 1 of the trilogy on Amazon.com, she contacted me wanting to use Sliding Beneath the Surface with all of her students for motivational and skill building purposes.
I was both flabbergasted and delighted at the prospect. It didn’t seem to me that my writing would work effectively with struggling readers, even though I had written it at around a seventh grade reading level, but if Kathy could make it work, why not? And so, she and I set about collaborating on how to actually make a success of this experiment. We communicated extensively, sharing thoughts, ideas and strategies.
The Castillo de San Marcos in St. Augustine
In order to help her bring the book, the plot, and the city of St. Augustine alive for her students, I created a photo disk. It contained well over 100 pictures, shots I had taken of St. Augustine and at historical reenactments during my research for the books. In there, I also inserted trilogy graphics, book covers and even photos of me. Click here for the Teacher Resources section of this website.
Oh, and I sent Kathy my large listing of online links that I collected so her students could use those in doing their own initial research before actually reading the book.
The final result was incredible. As time went on, I kept hearing from Kathy that her kids were loving the book and things were going beautifully. And at the end the project, she invited me to her school where I spent the day speaking to all of her classes. I’m telling you, those kids were so attentive and knowledgeable about the book that I was truly astounded. In fact, that was the best day I had ever had in a classroom.
Well, with the success of those efforts, Kathy and I decided to collect all we had done together, add to it, and create a teacher guide for Sliding Beneath the Surface. In that way, we figured, we could pass on to other teachers the benefit of our experiences. So that guide, and the photo disk I gave to Kathy, I make available free of charge to any teacher who uses one or more of the trilogy books in the classroom.
Kathy has now retired from teaching, but I have created a teacher guide for Book 2 of the trilogy, Stepping Off a Cliff, using the one we created for Book II as a template. Together with a new photo disk created just for Book 2, both these items are also now available to teachers free of charge. And once I publish Book 3, hopefully in late 2017, I will create similar materials.
Today, more and more reading teachers are using books from The St. Augustine Trilogy in their classrooms and that thrills me no end. And to any teachers who are reading this and considering such a move, I offer any assistance that I am able to provide. In the meantime, see the links I have provided below for more detailed information.
Reading Motivation That Worked. The original article I published about my efforts with Kathy Snyder.
Reading Teacher Sparks Student Interest An article from teacher Kathy Snyder about her experience.
A book Series for the Reading Classroom The multiple themes and threads that make the series of value.
Main Characters in the St. Augustine Trilogy
The St. Augustine Trilogy and America’s Oldest City The setting for the series in St. Augustine, Florida and how that provides a fascinating backdrop for action.
The St. Augustine Trilogy & Historic Events Specifies the actual historic events that happened in America’s oldest city that are woven into the series.
Teaching History Through Young Adult Novels
Teaching Resilience Through Young Adult Novels
Click the following in order to see the two trilogy novels, and their reviews, currently listed on amazon.com:
August 24, 2016
Ghost Investigation & Photo – Queen mary
Photographic evidence of a ghostly being aboard ship by my friend Peaches Veach from California Paranormal Private Investigations (CPPI).
Of all the locations I’ve visited and/or investigated, The Queen Mary in Long Beach, California is one of the most interesting. Back in the day, it was a luxury liner that was then converted into a troop transport ship during WWII. Thousands of people are believed to have perished on or around the ship over the years. World renowned psychic Peter James believed there are close to 600 spirits wandering the ship.
The Queen Mary was bought by the City of Long Beach and turned into a floating hotel in 1967. It serves not only as a hotel, but also has restaurants, exhibits, and convention facilities. There are also a number of tours available to visitors. On one of those tours is where I had a paranormal encounter. Multiple parts of the ship are haunted.
We had taken one tour earlier in the day and it took us into the changing rooms of the first class swimming pool. Several spirits are said to haunt this area. We had told the guide before the tour started that we were paranormal investigators so that he would understand why we’d have some pieces of equipment with us. There were almost enough of us to have our own private tour.
This little excursion was done in the dark and towards the end of it, we turned off our flashlights. That’s when the tour guide started talking about a possible male spirit being in that area, who he might be and why he might be there. When we talked about it later, a few of us agreed we felt the energy change all around us right at that moment. It’s hard to describe if you’ve never felt energy shift in such a way, but it’s much like how it feels when people have an argument in a room and you’re just standing there observing and feeling the tension.
For whatever reason, the tour guide sounded uncomfortable talking about this spirit. When he finished speaking, all was quiet for a while. Finally, someone asked a question but there was no response. Turning our flashlights back on, we realized the guide had left. We never did see him again.
We all decided to leave the room and I was the last one out. As we started moving, I felt a pressure on my back that was similar to having someone pushing me. I told my friends, “Move! Go! Go! Go! We’re being pushed out!” Another friend who has an intuitive “gift” also felt that the male spirit was upset and wanted us out.
Later in the day, we took another tour that’s really a “smoke and mirrors” event where they use all kinds of special effects. We had been told not to take flash photos since that would disorient everyone. As I snapped a photo without flash, I realized that I would have a blurry result due to camera shake. So I just dismissed what I had done and moved along with the group.
Original blurry photo of 3 people in the dark. Bright light at top is a bulb hanging from the ceiling. The white streak of light in the middle of the picture going across the woman is unidentified. Just above that streak, and below the woman’s head, is the small oval of a face that you can barely see.
A few days later, I was looking at my photos and came across a blurry picture. At first, I thought that I should just delete it. Then I noticed something strange. I showed my coworker, and she and I both gasped when we looked at it closer. To us, it looked like a head showing only one side of the face. This was the picture I had taken in the dark.
A closer, cropped view of the face.
We speculated as to what it might really be, but I knew exactly who could check it out for me. I have a friend by the name of Tony who is a retired mortician. He specializes in facial reconstruction. Tony has some forensic software that analyzes photos, including pixel count, color temp, etc. He can tell if a photo has been altered in any way. I’ve gotten to know Tony over the years, with all of the interesting photos I’ve sent him.
Tony’s enhancement of the previous photo to bring out the opposite side of the face. In this version of the picture, a shoulder below the face is clearly visible on the left.
Tony’s answer to this particular photo? “I don’t believe in ghosts, but you have something there. I just don’t know what it is.” He verified the photo had not been altered (I had taken it, so of course, I already knew that), and he took it a step further enhancing and removing certain color tones. He was able to digitally shift things around in order to show the other side of what we all believe is a face in the photo. To me, it looked like someone wearing an Elizabethan collar from the 16th Century, which would be extremely weird to find here in the States.
Tony’ second enhancement, no color, cropped and enlarged. Look carefully.
Tony’s official opinion in the end was that what we were seeing was a woman he believed to be between 40 and 60 years of age with her hair in an updo. This, he thinks, meant that in a different era, she was probably financially well off. The last thing he added was that she was staring right at me!
Tony and I have both studied this picture over the years and continue trying to figure out exactly whose face it is. After comparing it to many other photos, we have yet to find the answer. We’ve gone back to the Queen Mary several times since that original experience to try and find an answer but with no luck. One of my more intuitive friends said that whoever the person is in that picture, she will not appear again. She got my attention the first time and is glad that I know she’s there. Even so, my quest to discover the identity of our mystery woman continues.
Fascinating, Peaches. Thanks so much.
Click here for the CPPI website.
Click here for the Queen Mary Website.
Click here for a video on the Queen Mary.
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If you would like to read more great stories about paranormal phenomena, you might be interested in checking out my book, Carl Jung, Hauntings, and Paranormal Coincidences. You can find it in most online bookstores. Listed below, however, are direct book links to some of the larger retail outlets in the English-speaking world:
Amazon.com, Amazon Canada, Amazon UK, Amazon India, Amazon Australia, Barnes and Noble, Books-A-Million.
August 17, 2016
Can You Sense a Spirit’s Emotions? Feelings?
An investigation into paranormal events involving a family with a child as told by my friend, Peaches Veach. Peaches is the Director and Lead Investigator for California Paranormal Private Investigations (CPPI).
Being an almost full time paranormal investigator for the past 5 years, I have been able to understand spirits a little more. Mostly they’re like us…they have feelings and when something upsets or startles them, I can sometimes feel that emotion when I’m near them. I’ve felt their anger, hurt, confusion, and joy.
During an investigation at a rather upscale home a few years ago, another investigator had an “image” in her head of what the spirit looked like. When we went into the owner’s study, we noticed some pictures and the investigator said, “That’s him! That’s the guy I’ve been seeing!” When we spoke to the homeowner, he indicated that was his father, and that he had passed away nearly 30 years ago.
The activity in this home had started up about two and a half years ago and their nearly three year old daughter was seeing something in her bedroom which frightened her. She now would not sleep in her room.
We were told about the activity that happened in the nearly 5000 square foot home. I emphasize that the home was only four years old because many people believe a property needs to be very old or historic for anything ghostly to happen. This home was near native land, but after some research, we were told it was not an ancient Indian burial ground, as nearly all property is jokingly believed to be in California.
Once the investigator who recognized the man from a photo as the deceased grandfather, he was able to actually speak to him. The spirit relayed information that there was a dark presence outside of the home, and he, the grandfather, was there to protect his new granddaughter. We’ve found that spirits can appear when something notable happens in a person’s life—such as a crisis or a birth—and this spirit came calling when his granddaughter was born.
We told the spirit that he was actually scaring his granddaughter, because she didn’t know how to verbalize what she was seeing. The emotion I felt afterwards was so intense. My heart sank and I could almost feel the room become so pressurized I couldn’t breathe. Tears ran down my face. I told the grandfather spirit that he could stay, but he needed to keep his distance from the family since the granddaughter didn’t exactly understand why he was there.
The family was extremely grateful that we were able to find the reason for the haunting and talk a little sense into the spirit. Even though we knew why he was there, being able to make the daughter understand was going to be a different task for the family. They were okay with that, as long as they knew who or what was in their house.
This is the reason I’m a paranormal investigator. When I experienced paranormal happenings in my life while growing up, I didn’t have someone to contact in order to help me understand. To have situations like this, to actually feel what the spirit feels is something unique for me. Yeah, and this what keeps me searching for answers as to why spirits stay here and how we can learn to live in harmony with them.
Thanks so much Peaches. Great work and wonderful story.
Click here to see the CPPI website.
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If you would like to read more great stories about paranormal phenomena, you might be interested in checking out my book, Carl Jung, Hauntings, and Paranormal Coincidences. You can find it in most online bookstores. Listed below, however, are direct book links to some of the larger retail outlets in the English-speaking world:
Amazon.com, Amazon Canada, Amazon UK, Amazon India, Amazon Australia, Barnes and Noble, Books-A-Million.
August 16, 2016
Ghost Energy Shift – Queen Mary
Photographic evidence of a ghostly being aboard ship by my friend Peaches Veach from California Paranormal Private Investigations (CPPI).
Of all the locations I’ve visited and/or investigated, The Queen Mary in Long Beach, California is one of the most interesting. Back in the day, it was a luxury liner that was then converted into a troop transport ship during WWII. Thousands of people are believed to have perished on or around the ship over the years. World renowned psychic Peter James believed there are close to 600 spirits wandering the ship.
The Queen Mary was bought by the City of Long Beach and turned into a floating hotel in 1967. It serves not only as a hotel, but also has restaurants, exhibits, and convention facilities. There are also a number of tours available to visitors. On one of those tours is where I had a paranormal encounter. Multiple parts of the ship are haunted.
We had taken one tour earlier in the day and it took us into the changing rooms of the first class swimming pool. Several spirits are said to haunt this area. We had told the guide before the tour started that we were paranormal investigators so that he would understand why we’d have some pieces of equipment with us. There were almost enough of us to have our own private tour.
This little excursion was done in the dark and towards the end of it, we turned off our flashlights. That’s when the tour guide started talking about a possible male spirit being in that area, who he might be and why he might be there. When we talked about it later, a few of us agreed we felt the energy change all around us right at that moment. It’s hard to describe if you’ve never felt energy shift in such a way, but it’s much like how it feels when people have an argument in a room and you’re just standing there observing and feeling the tension.
For whatever reason, the tour guide sounded uncomfortable talking about this spirit. When he finished speaking, all was quiet for a while. Finally, someone asked a question but there was no response. Turning our flashlights back on, we realized the guide had left. We never did see him again.
We all decided to leave the room and I was the last one out. As we started moving, I felt a pressure on my back that was similar to having someone pushing me. I told my friends, “Move! Go! Go! Go! We’re being pushed out!” Another friend who has an intuitive “gift” also felt that the male spirit was upset and wanted us out.
Later in the day, we took another tour that’s really a “smoke and mirrors” event where they use all kinds of special effects. We had been told not to take flash photos since that would disorient everyone. As I snapped a photo without flash, I realized that I would have a blurry result due to camera shake. So I just dismissed what I had done and moved along with the group.
Original blurry photo of 3 people in the dark. Bright light at top is a bulb hanging from the ceiling. The white streak of light in the middle of the picture going across the woman is unidentified. Just above that streak, and below the woman’s head, is the small oval of a face that you can barely see.
A few days later, I was looking at my photos and came across a blurry picture. At first, I thought that I should just delete it. Then I noticed something strange. I showed my coworker, and she and I both gasped when we looked at it closer. To us, it looked like a head showing only one side of the face. This was the picture I had taken in the dark.
A closer, cropped view of the face.
We speculated as to what it might really be, but I knew exactly who could check it out for me. I have a friend by the name of Tony who is a retired mortician. He specializes in facial reconstruction. Tony has some forensic software that analyzes photos, including pixel count, color temp, etc. He can tell if a photo has been altered in any way. I’ve gotten to know Tony over the years, with all of the interesting photos I’ve sent him.
Tony’s enhancement of the previous photo to bring out the opposite side of the face. In this version of the picture, a shoulder below the face is clearly visible on the left.
Tony’s answer to this particular photo? “I don’t believe in ghosts, but you have something there. I just don’t know what it is.” He verified the photo had not been altered (I had taken it, so of course, I already knew that), and he took it a step further enhancing and removing certain color tones. He was able to digitally shift things around in order to show the other side of what we all believe is a face in the photo. To me, it looked like someone wearing an Elizabethan collar from the 16th Century, which would be extremely weird to find here in the States.
Tony’ second enhancement, no color, cropped and enlarged. Look carefully.
Tony’s official opinion in the end was that what we were seeing was a woman he believed to be between 40 and 60 years of age with her hair in an updo. This, he thinks, meant that in a different era, she was probably financially well off. The last thing he added was that she was staring right at me!
Tony and I have both studied this picture over the years and continue trying to figure out exactly whose face it is. After comparing it to many other photos, we have yet to find the answer. We’ve gone back to the Queen Mary several times since that original experience to try and find an answer but with no luck. One of my more intuitive friends said that whoever the person is in that picture, she will not appear again. She got my attention the first time and is glad that I know she’s there. Even so, my quest to discover the identity of our mystery woman continues.
Fascinating, Peaches. Thanks so much.
Click here for the CPPI website.
Click here for the Queen Mary Website.
Click here for a video on the Queen Mary.
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If you would like to read more great stories about paranormal phenomena, you might be interested in checking out my book, Carl Jung, Hauntings, and Paranormal Coincidences. You can find it in most online bookstores. Listed below, however, are direct book links to some of the larger retail outlets in the English-speaking world:
Amazon.com, Amazon Canada, Amazon UK, Amazon India, Amazon Australia, Barnes and Noble, Books-A-Million.
August 15, 2016
St. Augustine’s Top Paranormal Event
St. Augustine, Florida, Halloween, Sunday, October 30, 2016, 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. The real deal!
Authors of the paranormal, Doug Dillon and Dave Lapham will meet the public, chat about things that go bump in the night, especially in St. Augustine, and sign their books.
Location: The City of St. Augustine’s Visitor Information Center, 10 W. Castillo Drive, St. Augustine, Florida. Click here for more information about the location and parking.
Doug Dillon will be signing these books:
Sliding Beneath the Surface Book I of The St. Augustine Trilogy.
Stepping Off a Cliff, Book II of The St. Augustine Trilogy.
The St. Augustine Trilogy: A young adult, paranormal/historical series set in present day St. Augustine that takes readers, young and old, on spooky, whirlwind tours of key locations of the ancient city and probes actual historic events in time travel mode.
3. Carl Jung, Hauntings, and Paranormal Coincidences.
Nonfiction. A book of true life events, stories taken from Carl Jung’s life and the lives of others that vividly demonstrate our potential to connect with unseen worlds. Includes stories from St. Augustine.
Dave Lapham
Dave Lapham is widely recognized as the first writer to uncover the wealth of paranormal happenings in St. Augustine and putting them in print. He will be signing two books specifically relating to St. Augustine and one about ghost hunting adventures. See his nonfiction book covers, titles and links below. Click on Dave’s website to find out more about him, his experiences and writing.
The Ghosts of St. Augustine
Hunting Ghost Stories, St. Augustine, Florida
St. Augustine, Florida, Halloween, Sunday, October 30, 2016, 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. The real deal!
Authors of the paranormal, Doug Dillon and Dave Lapham will meet the public, chat about things that go bump in the night, especially in St. Augustine, and sign their books.
Location: The City of St. Augustine’s Visitor Information Center, 10 W. Castillo Drive, St. Augustine, Florida. Click here for more information about the location and parking.
Doug Dillon will be signing these books:
Sliding Beneath the Surface Book I of The St. Augustine Trilogy.
Stepping Off a Cliff, Book II of The St. Augustine Trilogy.
The St. Augustine Trilogy: A young adult, paranormal/historical series set in present day St. Augustine that takes readers, young and old, on spooky, whirlwind tours of key locations of the ancient city and probes actual historic events in time travel mode.
3. Carl Jung, Hauntings, and Paranormal Coincidences.
Nonfiction. A book of true life events, stories taken from Carl Jung’s life and the lives of others that vividly demonstrate our potential to connect with unseen worlds. Includes stories from St. Augustine.
Dave Lapham
Dave Lapham is widely recognized as the first writer to uncover the wealth of paranormal happenings in St. Augustine and putting them in print. He will be signing two books specifically relating to St. Augustine and one about ghost hunting adventures. See his nonfiction book covers, titles and links below. Click on Dave’s website to find out more about him, his experiences and writing.
The Ghosts of St. Augustine
Best Haunted Halloween Event, St. Augustine, Florida
St. Augustine, Florida, Halloween, Sunday, October 30, 2016, 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. The real deal!
Authors of the paranormal, Doug Dillon and Dave Lapham will meet the public, chat about things that go bump in the night, especially in St. Augustine, and sign their books.
Location: The City of St. Augustine’s Visitor Information Center, 10 W. Castillo Drive, St. Augustine, Florida. Click here for more information about the location and parking.
Doug Dillon will be signing these books:
Sliding Beneath the Surface Book I of The St. Augustine Trilogy.
Stepping Off a Cliff, Book II of The St. Augustine Trilogy.
The St. Augustine Trilogy: A young adult, paranormal/historical series set in present day St. Augustine that takes readers, young and old, on spooky, whirlwind tours of key locations of the ancient city and probes actual historic events in time travel mode.
3. Carl Jung, Hauntings, and Paranormal Coincidences.
Nonfiction. A book of true life events, stories taken from Carl Jung’s life and the lives of others that vividly demonstrate our potential to connect with unseen worlds. Includes stories from St. Augustine.
Dave Lapham
Dave Lapham is widely recognized as the first writer to uncover the wealth of paranormal happenings in St. Augustine and putting them in print. He will be signing two books specifically relating to St. Augustine and one about ghost hunting adventures. See his nonfiction book covers, titles and links below. Click on Dave’s website to find out more about him, his experiences and writing.
The Ghosts of St. Augustine
Best Paranormal Experts Visit St. Augustine, Florida
St. Augustine, Florida, Halloween, Sunday, October 30, 2016, 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. The real deal!
Authors of the paranormal, Doug Dillon and Dave Lapham will meet the public, chat about things that go bump in the night, especially in St. Augustine, and sign their books.
Location: The City of St. Augustine’s Visitor Information Center, 10 W. Castillo Drive, St. Augustine, Florida. Click here for more information about the location and parking.
Doug Dillon will be signing these books:
Sliding Beneath the Surface Book I of The St. Augustine Trilogy.
Stepping Off a Cliff, Book II of The St. Augustine Trilogy.
The St. Augustine Trilogy: A young adult, paranormal/historical series set in present day St. Augustine that takes readers, young and old, on spooky, whirlwind tours of key locations of the ancient city and probes actual historic events in time travel mode.
3. Carl Jung, Hauntings, and Paranormal Coincidences.
Nonfiction. A book of true life events, stories taken from Carl Jung’s life and the lives of others that vividly demonstrate our potential to connect with unseen worlds. Includes stories from St. Augustine.
Dave Lapham
Dave Lapham is widely recognized as the first writer to uncover the wealth of paranormal happenings in St. Augustine and putting them in print. He will be signing two books specifically relating to St. Augustine and one about ghost hunting adventures. See his nonfiction book covers, titles and links below. Click on Dave’s website to find out more about him, his experiences and writing.
The Ghosts of St. Augustine
Best Spirit Contact, St. Augustine, Florida
St. Augustine, Florida, Halloween, Sunday, October 30, 2016, 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. The real deal!
Authors of the paranormal, Doug Dillon and Dave Lapham will meet the public, chat about things that go bump in the night, especially in St. Augustine, and sign their books.
Location: The City of St. Augustine’s Visitor Information Center, 10 W. Castillo Drive, St. Augustine, Florida. Click here for more information about the location and parking.
Doug Dillon will be signing these books:
Sliding Beneath the Surface Book I of The St. Augustine Trilogy.
Stepping Off a Cliff, Book II of The St. Augustine Trilogy.
The St. Augustine Trilogy: A young adult, paranormal/historical series set in present day St. Augustine that takes readers, young and old, on spooky, whirlwind tours of key locations of the ancient city and probes actual historic events in time travel mode.
3. Carl Jung, Hauntings, and Paranormal Coincidences.
Nonfiction. A book of true life events, stories taken from Carl Jung’s life and the lives of others that vividly demonstrate our potential to connect with unseen worlds. Includes stories from St. Augustine.
Dave Lapham
Dave Lapham is widely recognized as the first writer to uncover the wealth of paranormal happenings in St. Augustine and putting them in print. He will be signing two books specifically relating to St. Augustine and one about ghost hunting adventures. See his nonfiction book covers, titles and links below. Click on Dave’s website to find out more about him, his experiences and writing.
The Ghosts of St. Augustine
Top Florida Halloween Event
St. Augustine, Florida, Halloween, Sunday, October 30, 2016, 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. The real deal!
Authors of the paranormal, Doug Dillon and Dave Lapham will meet the public, chat about things that go bump in the night, especially in St. Augustine, and sign their books.
Location: The City of St. Augustine’s Visitor Information Center, 10 W. Castillo Drive, St. Augustine, Florida. Click here for more information about the location and parking.
Doug Dillon will be signing these books:
Sliding Beneath the Surface Book I of The St. Augustine Trilogy.
Stepping Off a Cliff, Book II of The St. Augustine Trilogy.
The St. Augustine Trilogy: A young adult, paranormal/historical series set in present day St. Augustine that takes readers, young and old, on spooky, whirlwind tours of key locations of the ancient city and probes actual historic events in time travel mode.
3. Carl Jung, Hauntings, and Paranormal Coincidences.
Nonfiction. A book of true life events, stories taken from Carl Jung’s life and the lives of others that vividly demonstrate our potential to connect with unseen worlds. Includes stories from St. Augustine.
Dave Lapham
Dave Lapham is widely recognized as the first writer to uncover the wealth of paranormal happenings in St. Augustine and putting them in print. He will be signing two books specifically relating to St. Augustine and one about ghost hunting adventures. See his nonfiction book covers, titles and links below. Click on Dave’s website to find out more about him, his experiences and writing.
The Ghosts of St. Augustine
