Hi, I submitted a new manuscript today ...Hope they like it as much as I do,,,,Oh well I'll keep you posted...In the meantime take a look at a real life Halloween tale!

 AS TOLD TO ME BY A GOOD SOCIAL MEDIA FRIEND

Dad's mom was always in Fairfield Hill Hospital For the Insane when I was growing up but my family was very secretive about it & told us she had a tumor in her head which she needed a drain in so she had to be there. I only found out about 10yrs ago tho I'd known she'd been put at some point in MiddleTown Hospital of the Criminally Insane but never knew why there, until about 10 yrs ago.

 a young man called & said his father was my father's brother & he was doing genealogy on his family & found my father so he'd called him. My Dad didn't believe it was anything but a scam.

( But the siblings of this man each the age of one of my fathers children including me kept in touch.) 

 They asked for pic's of my Dad's mother though he never called her that himself. I later found out she was in Middletown hospital For Criminally Insane because she had Schizophrenia & had been charged with attempted manslaughter .

If you google Fairfield Hills there are lots of stories about it & it was used in movies etc. 

She came from a wealthy family in south western CT we were close to her brother & sister & no-one else has it in the family but even thinking of where she was at that time-we all know how insane asylums were then it must have been a nightmare. 

She was in Middletown For Criminally Insane because she had Schizophrenia & had been charged with attempted manslaughter for trying to cook (brace yourself) my father when he was 2yrs old. My Great-grandmother walked into their home to find my father in a big Pot with Potatoes Carrots & Onions etc. She was making stew out of him. My great-grandmother called the police after taking my father out of the pot. She was arrested that day in 1930 & spent her entire life in mental hospitals except one time she escaped & ran to Canada married this man who was my fathers brother & had the kids doing the genealogy-had children with him then ran away to be arrested when reentering the US & put in MiddleTown for attempted Murder. Here I am not old but not young & I just found out recently about the Murder part. My father being in a pot of hot water cooked. Thankfully he was not burned but always had anger towards his mother. We never knew why. 

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

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I was attacked by a bear and I survived but it changed my life ..get the whole story here

What an ordeal I tried to stay calm and keep my wits about me. I felt like Leo Dicaprio in The Revenant

I was helpless and surprised

Hi , welcome glad you joined me. No promoting anything today just friendship.
I really was not attacked by a bear,  well sort of I guess. I was attacked by Max Bear.
Only Max Bear attacked me with love and kindness and sent me his two books in the mail to give to my grandson.
I met Max on face book . We are two authors just doing our thing out there. and I don't know how Max feels but I really like me some Max bear. We have a lot in common. we both hate bullies , we both love Coffee. we both like to read and write and we sell a book or two.
Max bear is one of the benefits of social media . He offered me the chance to meet someone very special. 
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Thanks Max Bear huggzzz to you and give your human a big hug for me too.

I was attacked by a bear and I survived but it changed my life ..get the whole story here

What an ordeal I tried to stay calm and keep my wits about me. I felt like Leo Dicaprio in The Revenant

I was helpless and surprised

Hi , welcome glad you joined me. No promoting anything today just friendship.
I really was not attacked by a bear,  well sort of I guess. I was attacked by Max Bear.
Only Max Bear attacked me with love and kindness and sent me his two books in the mail to give to my grandson.
I met Max on face book . We are two authors just doing our thing out there. and I don't know how Max feels but I really like me some Max bear. We have a lot in common. we both hate bullies , we both love Coffee. we both like to read and write and we sell a book or two.
Max bear is one of the benefits of social media . He offered me the chance to meet someone very special. 
so, without further Ado here he is my friend Maxi

Thanks Max Bear huggzzz to you and give your human a big hug for me too.

I love it when a plan comes together.

                  Hello I wanted to share this with you
The following links will direct you to where you can purchase/
                            The Village of Jodicus


Amazon

Barnes and Noble

publisher direct from Tate publishing


                                  Here is the official Book Trailer

Thank you for your time and warm blessings to you and yours.

Ahhh the final part of the book progression, the review

Well this last process I had kind of shunned.
Reviews good or bad I was not going to take them to heart.
In my mind the book had to be written.
I didn't say it had to be read, although I was hoping it would be.
So, guess what I got my first official review.
The review was from someone I met on social media.
A like minded soul out there promoting a book.
I will not mention any names as I have stated before  this blog is about me and my book progression.
so I am going to post the review but before I do here is the links to purchase this book

My fine friends at Tate publishing


Here is the link to my website its pretty cool , got some nice pics on video in the gallery page 
and the landing page is info about the book. and there is a contact me page with email addresses and such. so, please check that out.

The village of Jodicus website

Now drum roll please here is my first official review :)

A Compact Novel with Impact! 

By reader choice, I acquired the paperback version of this novel (78 pages). Taking place from 33 – 100 AD, spiritual and religious undertones pervade throughout a story laced with brutal combat befitting the historical era.

From the very first page, the author’s voice and writing style convincingly transport you to ancient times in the manner of a sage narrating events to a captive audience seated before him by a crackling fire inside a mountain cave. His story is propelled by Marksivna, a hero who tries to unravel his past, while fighting to preserve the new utopian village of Jodicus.

Though compact, this novel does not fall short of reader expectation. J.R. Sweeney provides vivid descriptions, backstories, witty dialogue, conflicts, and blood spills on the meadow. It is apparent the author incorporated his knowledge of historical background and his familiarity with the Bible in this well-written novel.

Reading 'The Village of Jodicus' in one sitting justifies qualifying this book a page-turner. 

Not take reviews to heart I said when a very talented published author whom I admire for her unique style and flow. writes this about my humble work. Damnit I  am a grown man and this man cried.

Hi, I am here for you, if you need me for anything. In this post we will cover how to contact J.R. Sweeney I am very approachable and want to help.

Hi everyone below is where you can find me most any day.

here is my email......jrsweeney57@gmail.com

here is the link to buy my book

here is my website

good old facebook

most awesome twitter

Google plus is very awesome

good reads

youtube here you can view the trailer to my book


Ok guys that' s enough links for you and just so you know . I love and respect all of you

peace.

here have a picture on me....see ya

what the heck here is another one