G'day - I'm Jack Harmer

I write quirky shorter mystery-suspense and thriller fiction novels as my retirement activity.
Some have a bit of the paranormal or the arcane in them. Often they include a romance where the spicy bits are never on the page.
So your Mum and Gran can read them too.Why do I write novels like this?Cos I like them.Along with articles that aim to help us all to think a bit about why we are who we are. To think a bit more before we might act in haste.Bottom Line:
I write things that might help you and others to have something to talk about.When you are meeting face to face.Cos talking to people makes life better.

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Blog Chat

This is where I post articles and stuff about the stories I write.And about how we can all learn different ways to be able to chat to each other in person and not keep hiding behind our phones and tablets.Because chatting to each other in person is how we can best share what we are really feeling and experiencing.The good, the bad and the things that make us happy or sad.That's what communication between us humans is all about.You can like or dislike what you read here. That's all good.What matters is that you can add a comment so we all get to learn what different people all think.Just keep it nice though. Or it will get deleted.

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My Books & Products

MY BOOKS
I write short quirky, maybe funny mystery-suspense novelettes. For a couple of reasons.For me because I can write them quickly and get a lot more published.For you because we are all busy and often can't spend hours lost in reading a book the way I did way back when I was much younger.In today's world we often find that the best time we have for reading is on those boring train and bus rides getting to and from where we work.My stories are perfect for filling in those otherwise boring periods.My stories are published as ebooks since reading them on phones and tablets is how today's work works these days.You can find my books distributed through all the main book stores.MY PRODUCTS
I write articles and post them here in my Blog and on Substack.I offer comments and suggestions to those close to and just retiring about how to regain a sense of purpose and usefulness.I also offer comments and suggestions to young men in their 20s about ways to combat their fear of approaching someone in public to speak to them.

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About Me

Who is Jack Harmer and why should you care?Great questions both.I'm an octogenarian. Meaning that I am very old but still prepared to step up and offer my bit to help others enjoy a quiet read.And also to offer some suggestions based on my experiences that I gained as I made my way through my own life.One of the big things I've learned is that there is nothing new under the sun. As famous artist Claude Monet found when he painted all those different versions of his lily pond, every day, even each hour made things look different. But his lily pond was still his same lily pond.Our lives are like that. When I was a boy, finding any books to read was hard. In the years just after WW2 ended, books didn't exist in the quantities and types we have today. Today we can carry dozens of books with us on our phones and tablets.But often we don't read because we don't have time. Our time and minds are being overloaded with data and knowledge that we can't find time to process. So we spend a lot of time in our heads trying to catch up.But that's the wrong way to do things. Most of the time we don't need reams of facts and opinions, we only need to understand the basics. To learn about the opinions of those that matter to us.Which is why I take the time to write about easy ways for us all to learn how to communicate in person, face to face.Sure, we can whip out a text message to the guy sitting close by. But does that tell us how we are feeling, or why? No it doesn't.We humans need face to face contact so we can observe for ourselves what we and others are feeling, needing and all the other human needs and emotions.They are all communicated by using our senses. hearing, seeing, tasting, smelling and the like. Without using these innate senses, we can't behave like normal people.This is a not so good side effect of our use of the technology we rely on today. But we can't afford to let our natural thinking, our innate skills wither and die. Our lives depend on us possessing them and using them every day.So I write about how I have used my innate and learned skills every day during my long life. Not because I'm better or worse than you. Because I'm not. I'm just one old bloke that cares enough to step up and offer some suggestions that you can take or leave.Although I hope you take them and occasionally leave your phone or tablet on the table and start a chat with someone.

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Thank you

Here is where I feature the basic details of the fiction novels I write. My books are, or will be readily available from several different outlets .Details of where to find my books is clearly shown. They are, or will be, ready for you to buy and read in several different formats.Please enjoy my stories.