Mark Simone

From the Book Jacket:

Mark Simone is a minister in Ohio and sometimes finds it hard to explain his belief that occasionally ghosts share the same spaces as occupy. Writing primarily in the field of youth ministry, this is Mark's first attempt at fiction, Married to Kathy, they are blessed with four kids and six grandkids, Mark also loves photography, guitar and is a college professor, He really does believe in ghosts... Find our more information about the book and the author at www.ghostsofpawpaw.com

But there is so much more!

I have been a full time youth pastor for over 35 years and I have loved almost every minute of it. People often tell me that the youth keep me young, but I believe that each of us has to focus and create our own youthfulness. I may age naturally in life, but I hope I never get old. Getting old is a decision!

I have had some personal run ins with ghosts and it is from these encounters that I became a believer. While I do not understand how they can be among us, I have seen some freaky things and I know it was more than dust in the eye or the glimmer of a reflection. People ask me how I can be a Christian minister and believe in ghosts. I don't see how my faith has anything to do with the ghosties.

I began writing these (and many other) stories on January 2nd, 1992. I just sat down as a New Year's Resolution and went to work putting an idea I had down on paper. In that year I wrote about 20 stories - not all good, but a few had merit. I continued in the years to come, and after I had accumulated about 60 of them, I thought maybe I'd get a few of them published. Thus The Ghosts of Paw Paw Lake.

Making the book even more special was collaborating with my oldest son, Daniel, who is a wonderful artist. Dan went with his impressions of scenes as he read the stories and from his imagination comes the wonderful illustrations for the book.

I would love to chat with you about ghosts if you like. You may reach me through our website at www.ghostsofpawpaw.com.