Ray Hodges is the author of Almost: A Childhood Survived, a powerful memoir of resilience, and the Justice Series written under his pen name J.R. Barns. His stories blend raw emotion, psychological tension, and small-town secrets into page-turning reads that stay with you long after the last word. When he’s not writing, Ray is building sheds, designing shirts, or spending time with his wife Lisa in Oklahoma. He believes stories can both haunt and heal—and he writes to do both.

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