About The Author
A.L. Cooley was born and raised in Warren, Ohio, a community nestled between Youngstown and Cleveland. Alton, the oldest among his siblings, is also a husband of 47 years to his wife Emilia, father to Natalie and Michael, and grandfather to Carmen and Norah. As an accomplished musician who has shared the stage with hundreds of musicians, Alton has opened for Bootsy Collins, Blood Sweat and Tears, and Steppenwolf to name a few. Among his many talents, Alton plays and writes music, songs, and poems that have become part of poetry anthologies. Over the past 40 years, Alton has had many of his songs released. Cooley produced an award-winning documentary in 1998, "Ghosts in the Valley," and hosts the award-winning podcast, "Ghosts in the Valley." "Spencer's Ghosts", A.L. Cooley's first book, took over 50 years to write and is based on his real-life adventures growing up in a haunted house, like being shot at point-blank range and living to talk about it!
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