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  • Welcome Jenny Hinsman, Rave Reviews Spotlight Author!

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    I have learned so much from my fellow Independent Authors.  Rejection and fear came into play very early on when I decided to put the stories in my head down on paper.  I published my first book, Souls, A Novel, in 2012 and attempted to get a literary agent.  It was difficult at first to…

  • Gearing up for Halloween . . . already!

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    Not only ghosts, but psychic powers can be linked to the ancient Celts’ celebration of Samhain, or Halloween. Two of my favorite subjects to write about. No wonder it’s my favorite holiday.

  • Boston’s Mysterious Secret Tunnels

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    I am not a native Bostonian, but have been residing now for almost ten years just an hour away from this iconic city. One, apparently, jam-packed with history—both legendary and secretive. Underground tunnels are one of the mysteries of Boston’s history, and I’m not talking about the Big Dig. Local lore documents a series of…

  • Do You Believe In Ghosts?

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    On the surface, this question seems simple enough. There are people who claim to have had sightings or other communicative interactions with the dead, and believe fervently that the events truly occurred. There are others who think the whole business is hogwash. I’m not sure if anyone has done a study comparing the spiritual/religious status…

  • The Mystery of Van Gogh’s Death

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    It has been accepted knowledge for over 100 years that Dutch Post-Impressionist artist, Vincent Van Gogh committed suicide in 1890. His tortured life, during which he exhibited more than one obsession and some very unusual, self-injurious habits (like eating paint) which would seemingly substantiate this theory. But details are sketchy, and in 2014, more than one…

  • Abandoned Asylums

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    Today I’m going to intrigue you into my latest release, Spirits of the Heart, a story set in an abandoned mental asylum. Talk about restless, unhappy spirits . . . From Spirits of the Heart, a Haunted Voices novel: When the child looked up, Miller gasped. Behind her, against the fence, a bright red McDonald’s…

  • ESP – Do You Believe?

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    A proposed study by Duke’s Rhine Research Center focuses on the effect of positive feedback on participants being tested for extra-sensory perception, or ESP. Since many who believe they may possess this ability suffer from self-doubt, the study provides subjects immediate, subliminal, auditory feedback when they make a correct selection. So, can we learn ESP?…

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    This is the excerpt for your very first post.