Each of us has flaws and shortcomings being an imperfect mankind. We have reached spiritual success when we identify these flaws and shortcomings and make positive changes. There remains hope for each of us while living. Regardless of our past or present there remains hope for a better today and tomorrow.
Author Tom Carman
My name is Tom Carman. I am a retired Medicolegal Death Investigator with 20 years of experience in investigating deaths, providing forensic and evidence preservation education to emergency medical services, fire personnel, and law enforcement. I have consulted on multiple additional death cases. My background is in forensics and business. I have been a past CEO of a large non-profit ambulance organization. I currently write inspirational, spiritual, and true crime books. I also provide inspirational speaking upon request, offering hope to all the underdogs.
My writing journey began by the request of Jean Stevens who encouraged me to write about her life. With this in mind, I also wanted to dive deeper into the flaws of each of us and how we can improve upon our lives. I began to put pen to paper using the life of Jean, my own lived experience, death cases that had an effect on my journey, and what we learn from scripture. I have an internal desire to provide hope for all underdogs. This includes those formerly incarcerated, presently incarcerated, those struggling with sin, those struggling with the realization that death becomes each of us, and the realization that we are amidst a spiritual war.
“My Illusion of Normal – The Peculiar Case of Jean Stevens” is part one of the My Illusion of Normal trilogy. Jean Stevens I would learn had as much to offer as I did, making a situation where we both could learn from each other. Jean made the conscious decision to dig up and co-reside with her late husband Jimmy and her twin sister June. Although this was totally illogical in my mind, I would learn it made perfect sense to Jean. Together we developed a long-term friendship that would eventually lead to hope, acceptance, and the death of Jean.