Rochelle Jewel Shapiro is the author of Miriam the Medium, (Simon & Schuster, 2004.) The paperback, just out, is currently selling in Holland, Belgium, and the U.K. as well as the U.S. She's published essays in NYT (Lives), Newsweek, My Turn, and in many anthologies such as For Keeps (Seal Press, 2007.) More essays will be out in 2009. She teaches "Writing the Personal Essay" at UCLA Extension. Her website is www.miriamthemedium.com

Blog Entries by Rochelle Jewel Shapiro

You'll Never Guess, or Will You?

Posted June 19, 2008 | 04:08 PM (EST)


You'll never guess what Upton Sinclair was doing besides writing great American novels such as The Jungle and Oil, which was recently made into the Oscar-winning movie, There Will Be Blood. He was doing telepathic experiments with his second wife, Mary Craig Kimbrough, a psychic, whom he affectionately called "Craig."...

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The Historical Psychic

Posted April 9, 2008 | 08:56 PM (EST)


I had to resort to Nostradamus for Dummies by Scarlet Ross to learn the meaning of Nostradamus' predictions. Nostradamus was not only writing in a dreamlike state, he also had to be careful around both royalty and the church if he wanted to keep his head firmly attached to...

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Psychic Finders And Losers

Posted March 11, 2008 | 11:50 AM (EST)


"Listen, I don't need a whole psychic reading," a guy tells me over the phone. "I just want you to find my Lindeberg Coleman twill trench coat. It's grey stone with a four-button front, buckle detail at the cuffs, and a single back vent."

From the detail he's going...

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Are You Sure You Want to Be Psychic?

Posted January 30, 2008 | 03:46 PM (EST)


"How can I get to be psychic like you?" people ask me breathlessly.

I've worked as a psychic for over thirty years and it means more to me each day, but would you really want to have this gift if you actually knew what it was like?"

First off, people...

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