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On an early winter morning in January 2017, I awoke to let my dog outside. Opening the door to our back yard, I witnessed a large, mysterious red-furred canine walking across my property, leaving large paw prints in the snow - prints much larger than the paw prints of my 70-lb dog's. The tracks appeared and vanished with no discernable start or end.
The Paranormalist is the personal blog of John Carlson, an ordinary man who has had some extraordinary and life-altering experiences. The purpose of sharing and discussing them is to (hopefully) offer some comfort and insight to others who have had similar encounters with unknown phenomena. My goal for this website is to create a place where people can share their stories and thoughts on the nature of these varied phenomena, and to build a supportive community of individuals who have struggled in the aftermath of these encounters.