Niagara Falls native's new book "Memory Falls" coming out in January

Mark Jacobs has lived a fair share of his life in other countries, working in U.S. embassies on three continents and speaking languages such as Spanish, Turkish, and the Guarani used in parts of Paraguay. But the Niagara Falls native still remembers his hometown well, using it among various other exotic locales in his novels and short stories. His newest book, “Memory Falls,” which will be released in January through Regal House Publishing, delves into a local community not many outside of Western New York are familiar with. kAm“xE 92D 2 D6?D6 @7 E96 4:EJ[ :ED 9:DE@CJ[ 2?5 2 D6?D6 @7 E96 24EF2= u2==D E96>D6=G6D[” y24@3D D2:5 @7 E96 3@@<]k^Am kAm$6E :? 4FCC6?E\52J }:282C2 u2==D[ E96 ?@G6= 7@==@HD |2C4FD[ 2 7@C6:8? 4@CC6DA@?56?E C6EFC?:?8 9@>6 3642FD6 9:D fd\J62C\@=5 >@E96C[ t==6?[ :D 24E:?8 DEC2?86] !2CE @7 2? pC>6?:2?\p>6C:42? 72>:=J[ D96 925 364@>6 >@C6 @3D6DD65 H:E9 E96 pC>6?:2? 86?@4:56[ :? H9:49 E96 ~EE@>2? t>A:C6 <:==65 2?5 5:DA=2465 ?62C=J `]d >:==:@? pC>6?:2?D H:E9:? :ED 3@C56CD]k^Am kAmw@H6G6C[ |2C4FD 925 366? =:G:?8 H:E9 2 %FC<:D9 H@>2? 2?5 96 925 ?@E E@=5 96C 23@FE 9:D >@E96C 2?5 G:46 G6CD2] ~E96C DE@CJ=:?6D :?4=F56 C64@??64E:?8 H:E9 9:D 72E96C v6@C86[ 2=D@ fd J62CD @=5[ H9@ 925 366? 2 {@D p?86=6D C@4< >FD:4:2?[ 2?5 2? @=5 9:89 D49@@= 7C:6?5[ pC49[ 2 %FD42C@C2 #6D6CG2E:@? C6D:56?E H9@D6 A@6E 4@FD:? 92D 5:D2AA62C65]k^Am kAm“xE’D 23@FE 9@H >6>@CJ :>A24ED A6@A=6 2?5 E96:C C6=2E:@?D9:AD :? E@52J’D H@C=5[” y24@3D D2:5]k^Am kAm“|6>@CJ u2==D” H:== 36 y24@3D’ D6G6?E9 AF3=:D965 3@@<] w6’D 2=D@ HC:EE6? ab_ D9@CE DE@C:6D E92E 2AA62C65 :? G2C:@FD >282K:?6D =:<6 qF772=@ $AC66[ %96 wF5D@? #6G:6H[ %96 pE=2?E:4[ %96 x@H2 #6G:6H[ 2?5 !=2J3@J]k^Am kAm}:282C2 u2==D :D 9@>6 E@ 2 ?@E23=6 pC>6?:2? 4@>>F?:EJ E92E >:8C2E65 96C6 27E6C (@C=5 (2C x[ 46?E6C65 @? E96 $E] w28@A 2?5 $E] $2C<:D pC>6?:2? 49FC496D @? hE9 $EC66E] y24@3D :D 56D46?565 7C@> {632?6D6 :>>:8C2?ED @? 9:D 72E96C’D D:56[ H9@ 2=D@ 42>6 E@ (6DE6C? }6H *@C< 27E6C E92E H2C 42FD65 E96 ~EE@>2? t>A:C6’D 72==] pD E96D6 8C@FAD 2CC:G65 :? p>6C:42[ E96C6 H6C6 :?E6C>2CC:286D 36EH66? E96D6 pC>6?:2?D[ {632?6D6[ 2?5 $JC:2?D H9@ 2EE6?565 r2E9@=:4 r9FC496D[ H:E9 y24@3D D2J:?8 96 92D pC>6?:2? 4@FD:?D]k^Am kAm“%96C6 FD65 E@ 36 2 A2C:D9 42==65 ~FC {25J @7 {632?@?[” y24@3D D2:5[ C676CC:?8 E@ E96 7@C>6C |2C@?:E6 r2E9@=:4 r9FC49 @? }:282C2 $EC66E E92E 4=@D65 :? a__f] “%92E H2D 9@H x 2?J pC>6?:2?\p>6C:42?D]”k^Am kAmw2G:?8 366? HC:E:?8 D:?46 96 H2D 2 49:=5[ y24@3D 92D 8@?6 :?E@ :E 7F==\E:>6 @G6C E96 A2DE a_ J62CD 2?5 6DA64:2==J :?E@ 9:D C6E:C6>6?E] w6 =:G6D @? 2 72C> ?62C pAA@>2EE@I[ ':C8:?:2[ 3FE 96 DE:== @C6 E92? ad J62CD @7 H@C=5 EC2G6=[ 7:CDE 2D A2CE @7 E96 !6246 r@CAD :? !2C28F2J 7@C EH@ J62CD[ E96? 2D 2 &]$] 7@C6:8? D6CG:46 @77:46C H96C6 96 H@C<65 :? q@=:G:2[ !2C28F2J[ %FC<6J[ w@?5FC2D[ 2?5 $A2:?] pD 2 7@C6:8? D6CG:46 @77:46C[ y24@3D H2D @7E6? E96 AF3=:4\724:?8 A6CD@? 7@C &]$] 6>32DD:6D 96 H2D D6?E E@] w6 562=E H:E9 =@42= 2?5 p>6C:42? >65:2[ C2? 4F=EFC2= 2772:CD @77:46D[ 2?5 @C82?:K65 uF=3C:89E D49@=2CD9:A 6I492?86D]k^Am kAmy24@3 D2:5 E92E 925 `[___T 96=A65 9:> H:E9 9:D G2C:@FD HC:E:?8D] w:D `hhf 2H2C5\H:??:?8 “$E@?6 r@H3@J” :D D6E :? q@=:G:2[ 9:D a__c ?@G6= “p w2?57F= @7 z:?8D” :D 23@FE 2 5:A=@>2E :? |25C:5[ 2?5 9:D `hhg D9@CE DE@CJ 4@==64E:@?[ “%96 {:36C2E:@? @7 {:EE=6 w62G6?[” 762EFC6D H@C< D6E :? 3@E9 q@=:G:2 2?5 !2C28F2J]k^Am kAm“xE @A6?65 >J 6J6D 23@FE H92E E96C6 :D :? E96 H@C=5[” y24@3D D2:5 23@FE 9:D E:>6 :? E96 !6246 r@CAD] “x 7@F?5 E92E 492==6?8:?8 2?5 x =@G65 =62C?:?8 ?6H 4F=EFC6D 2?5 DA62<:?8 ?6H =2?8F286D] p7E6C 4@>A=6E:?8 8C25F2E6 D49@@=[ C2E96C E92? 364@>:?8 2 E62496C[ 96 E@@< 2 7@C6:8? D6CG:46 E6DE 2?5 A2DD65]k^Am kAm“|6>@CJ u2==D[” =:<6 y24@3D’ @E96C H@C:?65]k^Am kAmw6 2=D@ 92D 2?@E96C 3@@< D6E :? }:282C2 u2==D C625J E@ 8@[ 42==65 “%96 r:EJ @? E96 #:G6C[” 3FE 92D ?@E 7@F?5 2 AF3=:D96C 7@C :E J6E]k^Am