The Author

Here’s a short biography to help you learn a little more about me.

A little over 49 years ago, a baby was born at the hospital in Sept-Îles. That baby was quite special — “broken” in more ways than one. Doctors diagnosed him with osteogenesis imperfecta and gave him less than 24 hours to live.
But that baby clung to life and proved them all wrong.

49 years later, I’m still proving them wrong.

A few years later, those same doctors told me I’d never ride a snowmobile or an ATV. I did both — for years.

At school, I was a hard worker, curious, and especially gifted in the arts. I dreamed of becoming a computer programmer (even though I never quite understood how to write code without following instructions to the letter).

From a young age, I was insatiably curious. I built up a wildly diverse knowledge base: mineralogy, graphology, archaeology, history, the paranormal, ufology, general computing, electronics, art… and much more. I also learned a great deal from fascinating people I met along the way.

In 1996, I became secretary-treasurer of the Louis-Langlois Museum in Pointe-aux-Anglais. For six and a half years, I had the opportunity to create jobs while studying maritime and regional history (which I love!) and accounting (which… not so much).

Books, Blogs, and More Books

For nearly twelve years, I tried to build websites — without success. Then, in July 2012, I connected with blogger Jean-François Cloutier, who kindly offered to help. Together, we launched Paranormalqc. I later created other blogs, though they didn’t gain as much traction.
Still, my greatest passion has always been reading.

As a child, I had a small library filled with novels, comics, books about animals, airplanes, and more. Many belonged to my parents — like The Adventures of Harry Dickson and classic comics like Mandrake.

After managing blogs for over twelve years, I needed a change. I searched for a long time, but kept hitting walls.

Until one day, I got stubborn with a particularly stubborn AI (thanks, Copilot — even if you still drive me nuts sometimes). I’m not talking about ChatGPT, which, in my case, works wonders for my… digestive regularity.

This software wasn’t answering my queries, but it mentioned public domain books. I asked for more info, and it finally stopped being stubborn — at least for that day.

I did further research to verify its claims (AI can be a bit crazy sometimes — but not always; they can surprise us). I double-checked with my friend Nicole, who worked in publishing for years, and everything checked out.

I dove into American works, especially Golden Age comics from the 1950s. But then I made a major discovery: there’s a treasure trove of public domain literature here in Québec that’s been forgotten.

That journey led me to create this site — a place to share the works I’ve created and those still to come.

Vincent Deroy
Author, Editor, and Collector