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#1 Bestselling Book, Five Weeks in the Amazon: A backpacker’s journey: life in the rainforest, Ayahuasca, and a Peruvian shaman’s ancient diet By: Sean Michael Hayes (canadianhayes.com) Cover Design: Rory Doyle Available online now.

During the last week in August I crossed two goals off my bucket list. I became a #1 Bestselling author, and I met Jesse Stewart, a musician I’m a huge fan of. Here is my story from that week.

We picked up Jesse Stewart on a wet and windy Saturday evening from the corner of Main and Terminal in Vancouver, BC. It was Saturday, and two since meeting each other for the first time in the parking lot of Pat’s Pub & Brewhouse on East Hastings Street. We went back to my friend Brennan’s house, and...

Satisfaction and confusion were the emotions I saw most often. Although whether they were true emotions, or were created in my mind and then impressed upon others is debatable.

Then, along came the Doctor, and if I had to tell the truth I don’t think either of us knew what to do.

What was right for Me?

What was right for You?

What was Just and Fair? And for whom was it Fair to?

Of course, nothing from before mattered anymore. Not when there was so much immediate brightness. There was only now...

At first I wasn’t sure whether to have my book narrated by a professionalor record the audiobook formy true storyFive Weeks in the Amazonon my own. With the encouragement, and support of Brennan McClay (my good friend and co-owner of my book’s publisherhmmediahouse.com),I decided to narrate it myself.

For the past few weeks I have been recording the audiobook for Five Weeks in the Amazonat 60 Road Studios in Siem Reap, Cambodia. There have been two major challenges I face every time I enter...

At first I wasn’t sure whether to have my book narrated by a professionalor record the audiobook formy true storyFive Weeks in the Amazonon my own. With the encouragement, and support of Brennan McClay (my good friend and co-owner of my book’s publisherhmmediahouse.com),I decided to narrate it myself.

For the past few weeks I have been recording the audiobook for Five Weeks in the Amazonat 60 Road Studios in Siem Reap, Cambodia. There have been two major challenges I face every time I enter...

The last time cupid infected me with his poison arrow, except for the situation ruminating atpresent, I have feltlike Mel, the protagonist in Raymond Carver’s “What We Talk About When We Talk About Love.” Without my ridiculous misconceptions getting in the way, here are a few of my favorite excerpts from the film adaptation, Birdman..

“Mel always has love on his mind,” she said. “Don’t you, honey?” She smiled, and I thought that was the last of it.
“I just wouldn’t call Ed’s behavior love. T...

When I was staying at the Funky Flashpacker in Siem Reap, Cambodia, I met friends from all over the world. They hosted a magician to entertain the guests one evening. I captured what I saw in writing while my friend Gabriel Bouchard shot the below photos. What I’m really curious to know though;do you believe in magic?

Why? Because it was Magic

The crowd was huddled shoulder to shoulder, their eyes darting back and forth. Curious, confused, laughing.

Why?

Because it was magic.

His Irish accen...

“A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words”was writtenabove a pod of breaching Orca whales, on a photo taken somewherein Puget Sound. The words werewritten in ahaphazardcursive as if to implythe weakness of writing, while proving the magnificence of photography. This was was when I was a young boy, onapromotional poster for the ferry company,during thetwo-hour ferry crossing to see my grandparents from Tsawwassen to Vancouver Island.

Something captivated mein that quote. It seemed like a challenge...