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Oh, let's see. My name is Jeff Howe and I like to write sometimes, mostly when the mood strikes, I guess, which really sort of lets on that I don't do it for a living.  

I have written poetry, fiction, blog entries, even advertising content, but there's none of that here.  These are all books of compilations of some of my work.

There's love poetry, light poetry, dark poetry, poetry that deals with death, life and relationships.  Some of it is autobiographical, and some of it is downright humorous.

There's also short stories, both in prose poetry form and regular prose.  I rather enjoy stories that have a neat twist at the end (like the Twilight Zone), so I have incorporated those into my own work.  

There's also commentary to be found in some of the introductions and in the essays I included in Hallucination of Majestic Elephants.  There will also be essays in the current book I am putting together.

I have entered poetry contests and fiction contests with some success.  I have also been a member of several online poetry review sites, but that has lapsed somewhat recently.

I do not write erotic poetry or stories, nor do I write anything having to do with demons, vampires, werewolves or anything occultic.  I am a firm believer in the idea that a good story will always entertain without having to include prurient or occultic materials.  Additionally, the language I use could be rated no worse than PG 99.9% of the time.  If you have any questions about the other .1%, just email me.

I am originally from Maine, went to college in Massachusetts, did a hitch in the US Army where I met my wife.  We returned to Maine in 1987 and have lived here ever since.  We have two sons and a town government that keeps increasing our property taxes in outrageous fashion.

Just a regular guy.

Hope this tells you enough to pique your interest.  See ya 'round the web. 

Echoes from the Antechamber caps off a five-year exercise in writing and expression.  It takes a look back at childhood memories that I want to keep, but also contemplates issues of aging.  A combination of poetry, short stories and essays, it is similar to Hallucination of Majestic Elephants in many ways.  I like that format for the flexibility it allowed me in composing its presentation.  Thank you for looking!

Find Echoes from the Antechamber at the following sites:  
Amazon  •  CreateSpace

The Decision is a short story for Kindle.  Don't have a Kindle?  No worries.  You can download the Kindle application free for your desktop or laptop and start reading! The Decision is only 99¢ and available only in electronic format.

Find The Decision here:  Amazon
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The search is a journey that lasts a lifetime. There are places that feel like that for which we search, but the urge is never totally quieted. And though we can't say with any certainty, we suspect that if we really found what we wanted, we'd never leave again. Hallucination of Majestic Elephants explores this subject with poetry, short stories and essays.

Find Hallucination of Majestic Elephants at the following sites:
Amazon •  CreateSpace

There is an indefinable urge to always take a last look. It is difficult to leave what was behind, for it has marked us in some way. Look One Last is my final book of exclusively poetry. It succumbs to the urge to take a last look at the journey to where I am now. I am content for what has been and looking forward to what will be, so Look One Last with me.

Find Look One Last at the following sites:
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A compilation of ten short stories. Starts with the Subway Series trilogy, which includes the Amazon short, The Train. Other story titles include The Concourse, The Tracks, A Brave New World, The Six O'Clock News, The Box, Uncle Leo's Nose, Waiting for Sherrie, A Forest in Forever and Overheard at the Game. Also available in Kindle format.

Find Of Trains and Other Things at the following sites:
Amazon • Books-A-Million • CreateSpace

The March of the Turtles is a poetic book about death. It's partly the result of the death of a family member, though most of it was written prior to that event.  Death causes a significant change of lifestyle for the living as well as the dead, right?  Well, some of that significance is written about in this book.  Also available in electronic version on Lulu.

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Amazon • Barnes & Noble • Books-A-Million • Lulu

Falling from a Cloud is a stepping stone of sorts.  There are carryovers from the themes of the first book and foreshadowing into the third.  It was also an experiment in terms of layout and organization lending it a uniqueness not found in any of the other books.  A downloadable electronic version may be purchased at Lulu.

Find Falling from a Cloud at the following sites:
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The book that started it all.  From Here to Never is the first poetry anthology of several. It is loosely themed around the mid-life realization that youth has been left in the past and will never be experienced again. There are memories, observations and statements in both rhyme and free verse.  

Find From Here to Never at the following sites:
Amazon • Barnes & Noble • PublishAmerica