I've Updated My Website

I'VE UPDATED MY WEBSITE

I have a new look. After some series soul searching, I realized that I could present my stories and me in a better light. 

It should now give you a more pleasing appearance. I hope you enjoy!

Mark Canniff

Why Did I Choose the Paranormal?

WHY DID I CHOOSE THE PARANORMAL?

I get asked this question quite a bit, so I wanted to take a moment to answer it.

I've experienced the "paranormal" from a young age. If I'm honest about it, my first encounter happened when I was about six years old.

Our grandparents were putting us to bed (my sister and me) in what we called the "yellow room" of their house. 

As you can guess, the theme of that bedroom was yellow.

Anyway, My grandma was tucking in my sister in her bed. While my grandpa was right beside me, as we walked through the doorway, as he was preparing to do the same. I happened to look outside of the window, next to my bed and I could see red glowing eyes staring back at me. The distance between the two "eyes" suggested something rather large.

What I saw outside freaked me out. Of course. And I found myself screaming pointing to the thing outside of the window. Well, of course, grandpa was trying to calm me down, reassuring me that nothing was there.

I knew better...
(This event may not seem very scary for some. Indeed, if I saw it today, it might unnerve me but I certainly wouldn't be reacting like I did as a child, then again, I was only six. Lol.)

It took me a while to go to sleep that night with my grandpa by my side. But I drifted off and never saw that "thing" again.

I didn't have much of anything else that I can remember happen to me until I was in my teenage years.

By this time, I had grown curious and wanted to learn more.

My writing had started to reflect that. I was producing outlines for future books (in my mind) that all had a supernatural theme. Leaving my imagination to wander.

It sort of became a natural fit that I would move into this genre as my experiences in life have seen a fair bit.

Plus, of course, my "faith" (which is of my own understanding), has helped to drive the curiosity even deeper.

So, creating a fictional story. that surrounds a paranormal theme as I explore my own theories about what could be going on is a natural fit for me.

In many ways that my whole life has helped to "guide" me in that direction.

So, that is how I became interested in this subject. A real sense that there is plenty of depth and I can keep exploring "until the cows come home" if I wanted to. :)

I hope your day is an awesome one.

Mark

Dream, Recurring