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But as an author he envisioned the colorful journeys of its characters having himself walked some of their paths.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#B89A4D&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;80%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;80%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px||20px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;622fd7c7-cc45-422c-a39a-21b9663f2c3f&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;&#8211;et_global_heading_font||||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#1F2A33&#8243; header_2_font_size=&#8221;30px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.1em&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;25px||25px||true|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">The Hudson Valley Years<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;e4193cab-9fd4-4fb1-b578-03176fb468d4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;&#8211;et_global_body_font||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#1F2A33&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Time Farm is the decrepit Hudson Valley farmstead where the novel\u2019s protagonists Frank and Francy flee financial disaster common in America. 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It is published under the pen name Leigh Light.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/cleverunicorn.com\/clients\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Shakespeare-Polaroid-Shot.webp&#8221; alt=&#8221;Click for More&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Click for More&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/cleverunicorn.com\/clients\/books\/the-which-of-shakespeares-why-leigh-light\/&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/cleverunicorn.com\/clients\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Ruin-Polaroid-Shot.webp&#8221; alt=&#8221;Click for More&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Click for More&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/cleverunicorn.com\/clients\/books\/ruin\/&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;e4193cab-9fd4-4fb1-b578-03176fb468d4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;&#8211;et_global_body_font||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>His third novel <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cleverunicorn.com\/clients\/books\/catching-izaak-walton-leigh-light\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Coming Soon\" style=\"color: #ccffff;\"><em>Catching Izaac Walton<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/span> is pending publication. <em>Catching<\/em> carries succinctly curated startling aspects of the Seventeenth Century English Civil War into a modern tale of troubled romance amid murder investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Leigh is now completing <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cleverunicorn.com\/clients\/books\/stone-blood-ancient-maya-alive-today\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Coming Soon\" style=\"color: #ccffff;\"><em>Stone Blood<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/span>, bringing alive accurate scholarship of the intensely vivid ancient Maya world. As experienced through a modern thriller set in Guatemala.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#B89A4D&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;80%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;80%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;50px||50px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Our Story&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;rgba(244,239,230,0.8) 0%|rgba(237,228,214,0.29) 100%&#8221; background_color_gradient_overlays_image=&#8221;on&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/cleverunicorn.com\/clients\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/paper-bkg-LeighSeippel-Website-Transparent.webp&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_center&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset1&#8243; collapsed=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_enable_image=&#8221;off&#8221; background_size=&#8221;contain&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_center&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;622fd7c7-cc45-422c-a39a-21b9663f2c3f&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;&#8211;et_global_heading_font||||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#1F2A33&#8243; header_2_font_size=&#8221;30px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.1em&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;25px||25px||true|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">The Conservationist<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;e4193cab-9fd4-4fb1-b578-03176fb468d4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;&#8211;et_global_body_font||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#1F2A33&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Leigh&#8217;s love of nature led to his service with financial support on the boards of two of the largest American land and water conservancies, Scenic Hudson and Trout Unlimited. 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