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Jeffrey B. Allen
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Born: New Bedford, Massachusetts, 1953.
Jeffrey B. Allen graduated High School from Central Bucks East in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. It was 1972.
He studied art at Bloomsburg University for two years before attending Boston University where he majored in history and minored in set design and fine art. A one year hiatus in the form of a hitchhiking trip helped appease his restless and inquisitive nature. Allen attributes that early journey to laying the foundations for his strong views on politics and religion. Later, he traveled through Europe and Mexico forming some strong opinions concerning the relationship between history, politics and religion. Those years of learning, searching, and questioning have contributed greatly to the philosophical depth of Allen's writing.
Allen graduated from Millersville State University in architectural design and taught for two years while also working toward his Masters Degree at Temple University in Philadelphia. After a brief teaching career, he created his own architectural woodworking firm in 1980.
By 1982, Allen was owner and president of Artistic Furnishings Incorporated, a design house and manufacturer of custom architectural millwork. The company employed designers, artisans and support staff. His work can be seen throughout eastern Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey in private residences and businesses. During those years he traveled at home and abroad and studied the architectural works, both classical and modern, within every city he visited. The inventiveness of the architect and the genius of structural engineering amazed him. "So much of history can be discovered within the architecture of civilized man."
In 1996 Allen received his fifty ton US Coastguard captain's license and followed that with extensive sailing adventures and chartered voyages. In 2006 Allen received the Holt Businessman-of-the-Year award. In 2007 Allen sold his Architectural woodworking business and soon after published his first Novel, GoneAway Into the Land. He writes as the Interior Design Specialist for the Lehigh Valley Examiner and contributes articles as an expert author for publication through Ezine Articles and other internet sites. Allen is currently working with a new publisher and expects his second novel, Beneath the Quarry Waters, to be published in early 2010.
Today, Jeffrey Allen resides in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania where he consults in the field of interior space planning, although most of his time is devoted to writing.
Birth Place: New Bedford, MA USA
Accomplishments: The Donald Holt Business achievement award 2007
GoneAway accepted into the High School English curriculum at two Senoir High Schools (so far) and is in the libraries of the Middle Schools within the same districts. GoneAway has an OCLC World Cat Number(299038946) and is in the local libraries of the Lehigh Valley of PA.
GoneAway was just picked up by a NewYork Publisher and will soon be available in hardback with a jacket as well as soft cover. The publisher will be sending Jeffrey B. Allen on a signing tour and media exposure for the novel will increase ten fold.
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Short Stories
 The Eyes of the Caneboy by Jeffrey B. Allen The CaneBoy is Johns alter ego. John learns the horrors of what happened to his mother before he was born. He finds out there is another like him, a twin....
The Sequel by Jeffrey B. Allen GoneAway Into the World. Read a sampling of the sequel to GoneAway into the Land. Yes, Mengus is back. He emerges from the depths of the Earth only to find himself climbing on a craggy hillside ove...
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Poetry
 GoneAway Into the World by Jeffrey B. Allen Inspiration is as much a mystery of the human spirit as imagination and ingenuity. I believe one of the strongest driving forces behind the rapid evolution of mankind, and now our freefall into techn...
Beneath the Quarry Waters by Jeffrey B. Allen My new novel should be in print by the spring of 2010. Here is the poem thread for the story....
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Articles
 Why are people shooting each other by Jeffrey B. Allen Tweeter asked the question today: Why are people shooting each other? I am not a pessimist, and I am an ardent patriot, but things do not seem right with our times....
Speech to the National Junoir Honor Society by Jeffrey B. Allen The relationship between achievement and selflessness...
Where do we go when we die? by Jeffrey B. Allen I just finished reading Nancetta Liles Flint House - a very exciting insightful ghost story,and with my book, GoneAway, still deeply ingrained in my mind,I couldn't help tackling this subject from a ...
Attitude by Jeffrey B. Allen I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it....
What day is it today? It’s Constitution Day by Jeffrey B. Allen Stand up and be proud. But it is difficult to do when our President openly says our Constitution is a flawed document....
LED lighting: You've heard of it, but what is it? by Jeffrey B. Allen Today, LED technology is about to change the way we illuminate our houses and office buildings....
Barnwood flooring; beauty, durability,authenticity by Jeffrey B. Allen When considering an old world look, there is one type of wood flooring many people never consider; barn-wood flooring. Not only beautiful but environmentally green. ...
Kitchen Cabinetry - cost, quality and lead time by Jeffrey B. Allen It is important to know the different levels of kitchen cabinetry before you buy. In today's world of kitchen cabinets, "you get what you pay for"applies more than ever....
Designing a room? Knowing the traffic flow is as important as finding the f by Jeffrey B. Allen When redesigning a room in your house, you must first define the focal point, put do not forget the traffic pattern. It can be equally as important....
Building your dream house? by Jeffrey B. Allen The dream of building your dream house does not have to be a nightmare...
Harnessing the Power of Your Emotions by Jeffrey B. Allen There is good and there is evil in the world. One cannot survive without the other, and although we all wish good to triumph, we relish exhilaration within the mouth of evil. ...
Lights Out by Jeffrey B. Allen The true meaning behind the Fourth of July hit me harder than ever this year. I believe in our country and on the principles in which it was conceived. Therefore I was moved to write the following art...
Informative by Jeffrey B. Allen On Writing:
How I make my characters believable.
Posted on Scribe Vibe, 06-03-09...
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News
 Author, Jeffrey B. Allen, Guest Speaker by Jeffrey B. Allen Author, Jeffrey B. Allen was the guest speaker for the National Junior Honor Society annual induction ceremony....
Book Signings -- GoneAway - Into the Land by Jeffrey B. Allen Arrange your date NOW for the much anticipated re-release of GoneAway Into the Land by Author, Jeffrey B. Allen...
The Authonomy.com comments are astounding by Jeffrey B. Allen Comments for GoneAway Into the Land are excellent from the Authonomy.com Web Site owned and operated by Harper-Collins...
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Events
 Jeffrey B. Allen - Guest speaker 10/14/2009 Jeffrey B. Allen will be the guest speaker for the 2009 National Honor Society induction ceremony for the Quakertown Community Schools in eastern Pennsylvania....
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| Jeffrey B. Allen
“My journey is my journey, how can you comprehend,
That what becomes the truth for me is one I cannot lend,
Or even simply give away, because it is of me,
It is of me, and me alone, not him, not her, not thee,
A private part of who I am and what I represent,
Impossible to understand from where your journey's sent.”
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Review by Norm Goldman of BookPleasures.com
Using his own unique style and voice, Jeffrey B. Allen with GoneAway Into the Land has really stretched the limits of the traditional fantasy novel. Shifting in and out of fantasy, Allen cleverly intertwines the theme of child and spousal abuse with a land of the unknown.
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National Examiner
Allen is the National Examiner for architectural design in the Lehigh Valley of Pennsyvania
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Additional information
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| GoneAway Into the Land was published by Wandering Sage Publishing in September of 2008.
Allen's new novel, Beneath the Quarry Waters will be published by AEG Publishing group, and should have a release date of February 2010, if all goes according to plan. Then, get ready, because Jeffrey B. Allen has been working on the sequel to GoneAway. Yes, Mengus and NikHart Maraska are back. |
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