What the book, "Centralia PA, Devils Fire" is all about!

It is winter and book sales have slowed. Sold a few for Christmas gifts, and some at the local bookstores. Hey! This book is not just for folks interested in Centralia! It is a fun, if not campy, sort of novel, wrapped in three levels of writing. The first is as a "campfire" tale, with demons and priests and witches. But, just like "The Wizard of Oz" these demons actually are metaphors for the mining company interests. The priests, witches and others are the townspeople, the Molly Maguires, and others coming to save the day. And overall, the book represents my personal beliefs regarding big business, politics, and religion. All of the information in the book is accurate historically, but has been re-positioned to fit the novel. So, when the story speaks of demons, of course there were no REAL demons, however, the demons used as metaphors are historically accurate, as are all of the services performed, etc. In short, you can learn a lot of history while enjoying a fun story aimed at readers of all ages!

Centralia PA, Devils Fire - What "Silent Hill" should have been!

A bit of clarification on my book.

This story is based on an actual town legend and actual history. All historical details are factual, the demons represented are metaphorical. This is a unique story written on three levels. The first is the "campfire tale" level, basically just a fun novel to tell around the campfire. The second is the metaphorical level, where the demons represent the mining companies and mining interests and those fighting the demons represent the residents and others working for the miners and the town. The final and most important level is the overall reason for writing this novel - the personal beliefs of the author; on big business, politics religion and humanity in general. When you comprehend the story at this level you have read it correctly (it may take more than one reading to grasp the full complexity of the story.)

One photo says it all, Centralia PA time capsule opening, 10/4/2014

Looks like the Centralia time capsule is going to be opened this Saturday instead of 2016. Seems that the vandals that destroyed it also let water get into the contents. There will be a distribution of contents and food and refreshments this Saturday (10/6) beginning at noon at the Centralia American Legion in Wilburton No. 2. Contact for the event is Commander Ed Lawler, 570-205-9495.

For those who missed the Bloomsburg Fair, or who are not local, Signed copies of "Centralia PA, Devils Fire" may be purchased online at mkt.com/shecktorenterprises for a limited time for 15 dollars, shipped!

Final edition, second release of "Centralia PA, Devils Fire" is now available!

The final release, with all typographical and grammatical corrections, of my book, "Centralia PA, Devils Fire" is now available on Amazon! Those who purchased prior to this release may contact the author for a free replacement. There have been several updates and this is now a second edition release. See the press release site for more information.
 Centralia PA, Devils Fire, Press release 2014

Centralia PA, Devils Fire - Officially has been released.

Centralia, PA - Devils Fire is now available in paperback and on Kindle. All of the typographical issues have been fixed now that I fired my editors and proofreader, who seemed to be collaborating against each other!. The book is available on Amazon at the link below, or just search "Centralia PA" on Amazon. Amazon Prime members can read for free.
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=centralia%20pa%20devils%20fire