Peeling Back the Veil: Lifelong Experiences with the Woo - ECONOMY Version

by Drew Schmidt, Drew Schmidt (Illustrator), Drew Schmidt (Compiler)

Overview

This book is a chronological description of the events and encounters I have experienced throughout my life, To the best of my ability; I recall them as of the date of publication.
These events are strange, non-exaggerated, recollections that really happen to me throughout my life. Many of the events can be cross-referenced and checked for accuracy.
These events are not "stories," but memories that have shaped me for whom I am today. These events start as early as the house I was born into, up to the date of sending this off for publication. (1985 - 2025)
These encounters with the phenomena or so-called "Woo" are as accurate as I can recall with no exaggeration; this being said, some passages may be short and to the point, while others may have extensive details to better understand the situation, and perhaps, provide greater insight and connections for those who choose to explore...

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798319634962
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	07/18/2025
Edition description:	ECONOMY Version - white w/ black text
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.25(h) x 0.51(d)

About the Author

About the author:

Drew Schmidt is a loving husband and father. He grew up in Menasha, WI, and later moved around Wisconsin; spending time in Lodi, Mauston, and Portage. This south-central Wisconsin location is where most encounters and experiences happen.

Drew is a trained Artist, with a BA in Studio Art, and a Minor in Graphic Communication and Design from UW-Green Bay; 2009.

His parents got divorced when he was 7, and he went through years of counseling and therapy. He grew up a shy kid, drawing and creating all the time. With few friends and lacking the interest of “sports,” he found himself in his room making things and listening to music a lot. With no internet or cable tv until later in life, his mind was free of distraction.

Later as an adult, he would recognize he was on the Autism spectrum- and only then would his thoughts and behaviors make sense. An example of this is when in school he had a hard time reading and doing math. Homework was a chore or even torture at times. Being labeled as LD (Learning Disabled); though he would not find this out till graduation of high school. He was not to know this facts. He knew something was different, and was not to be treated differently than anyone else.

Later on, he would find friendship and common ground stricly be accident with the paranormal community and related podcasts. The serendipedious nature of everything was and is, too real to ignore.

He was then featured as a speaker on the- “On Wednesdays, We Talk Weird Podcast” and a few sister shows highlighting his passions and encounters as well.

Only then did he come to find how common-place the “Woo” really is and felt a connection to somthing bigger than himself. This Compelled him to compile this book to explain his encounters and really go in-depth documenting and cronologically laying out his life-long experiences.

All of which he takes great pride in not exhaduration/inflating any details - of which to better understand all aspects, inter-workings, eccentricities, and inter-connectabilites of said events.