Doug Dillon
Doug Dillon is a husband, father, grandfather, author, blogger and former educator living in Central Florida. He writes for both adults and young people, mostly in the arenas of history and the paranormal. Doug has written for Prentice Hall, Harcourt, Boys’ Life, Learning Magazine, the Orlando Sentinel, Mitchell Lane Publishers and Old St. Augustine Publications.
The paranormal thread in this author’s work stems not only from extensive research but personal experience as well. In fact, his first published work, a book co-authored with his wife, Barbara, is a family history of paranormal discovery and understanding. Titled, An Explosion of Being: An American Family’s Journey into the Psychic, it was first published by a division of Prentice Hall in 1984.
Two of Doug’s articles for Boys’ Life were selected for use in student assessment programs. One of those articles titled, “Gentle Pioneer: The Life of Johnny Appleseed,” was implemented through Educational Testing Service for the state of Washington from 2010 through 2015. The other article, titled, “Walt Disney: America’s Fun Maker,” was implemented through Harcourt Assessment for the state of Michigan from 2007 through 2015.
Doug is a recipient of a Disney Teacheriffic Award for his efforts as part of an innovative middle school program, and his book, Where Are Saigon, Kampuchea and Burma? A Brief Political and Geographic History of Asia, for reluctant readers ages 11-14, won first place in the history category for the Florida Writers Association’s Royal Palm Literary Awards program.
“You don’t have to stay trapped in your thoughts just because you think them.”
“We may be living past and future lives at the same time we are living this one.”
“The stars up there at night are closer than you think.”
“The physical world we live in is just the beginning.”
“What would you say to yourself if you could actually meet a younger you?”
“Treat everyone you meet as if they were you.”
“Ψ Some say that prayer is talking to God while meditation is listening to Him. Works for me. Ψ”
“Compassion is the key to the ultimate survival of our species.”
“Dreams link us to those who have already left this life.”
“Coincidences give you opportunities to look more deeply into your existence.”
“Some ghosts or felt presences may simply be the essence of another living person projected outward while sleeping.”
“A child’s imaginary playmate just might actually be there.”
“Other people are only aspects of our own greater being.”
“Stay present for the “now” of your life. It’s your “point of power.”
“Pay attention to the intricate patterns of your existence that you take for granted.”
“Very young children often accept the paranormal as “normal” until adults squeeze it out them.”
“Ever have a dream so real you felt you could reach out and touch it?”
“Who are you? No really. Way, way down deep. Who are you?”
“We co-create our reality with others in unseen ways.”
“Coincidences link us to the unknown and weave us into it.”
“Paranormal events are just edges of the infinite we “happen” to encounter.”