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Paul Guernsey's third and most recent novel is "American Ghost," which was published in August, 2017. From his haunted farmhouse in rural Maine, Paul edits and publishes The Ghost Story: Ghost Stories in Literature, Folklore, and Contemporary Culture (http://www.TheGhostStory.com), and administers a pair of international short story contests called The Ghost Story Supernatural Fiction Award (biannual) and The Screw Turn Flash Fiction Competition. In addition to his novels—which include “Unhallowed Ground,” runner-up for a PEN/Nelson Algren Fiction Award, and "Angel Falls"—he has written extensively on the outdoors, especially on the sport of fly-fishing. His nonfiction book on fly-fishing, "Beyond Catch & Release: Exploring the Future of Fl ...more

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So completely paralyzed that even blinking required a conscious effort, William lay …moreI can—although you might think I'm cheating with the semicolon. ;)

So completely paralyzed that even blinking required a conscious effort, William lay for nearly a week on the dirt floor of the abandoned barn, helplessly staring toward the unseen top of the tall ladder from which he'd fallen after a swarm of insects—green, glowing, whining like electric drills—had plunged at him from among the rotten rafters to drive fiery stingers into the back of his neck. Some foreign kind of wasp, he guessed they were, some alien invasive species, although he'd never seen nor read about anything like them, and as soon as he regained consciousness he felt them crawling over his defenseless face, where after nearly an hour each one eventually paused to touch him with the sticky tip of her abdomen before flying off toward the ceiling; three days later, when he began to feel a renewed and even more horrifying sensation of wet crawling he understood that they had laid their eggs upon the stubble of his cheeks, and that those eggs had now hatched—and by the morning of his last day in the barn, just before his son found him lying there and called for an ambulance, the white larvae had all squirmed their way into his nose and his ears and his open mouth, and had wriggled deep inside his head, and if he listened carefully, he could hear them chewing. (less)

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Paul Guernsey Fortunately, I've never suffered from writer's block. However, I've had periods when the writing hasn't gone very well. My solution is to take a few d…moreFortunately, I've never suffered from writer's block. However, I've had periods when the writing hasn't gone very well. My solution is to take a few days off and do something physical—preferably some kind of work, such as splitting firewood. Or, I go fly fishing. Fly fishing invariably returns me to that enchanted state of mind in which I enjoy creating a story. . . . (less)

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	American Ghost 3.64 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 2017 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	21st Century Ghost Stories: Volume II by Paul Guernsey (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Andy Paciorek (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator), Grey Malkin (Sub Editor) 4.50 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2021	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beyond Catch & Release: Exploring the Future of Fly Fishing 4.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2011 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	21st Century Ghost Stories by Paul Guernsey (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Andy Paciorek (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator), Carie Juettner (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2018	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Unhallowed Ground 3.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1986 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Noah and the Ark by Paul Guernsey (Goodreads Author), Lori Lohstoeter (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Angel Falls: A Novel liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1990 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Paul Guernsey said: " Okay . . . right up front, I do have some bias, because I edited this anthology of contemporary supernatural stories. But this also means I know all 30 stories better than anyone else on the planet—and I can promise you that they're all terrific. Not ...more "

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