Submitted for 2023 Pulitzer Prize Competition! In Second Because the First One is Not Yet Finished, Sniechowski enters into the world of reincarnation and romance telling the story of a love relationship that extends across five hundred years. Emile Chevet (a Benedictine priest) and Justine Foirere, (a beautiful peasant girl) have fallen deeply in love during the Catholic Church’s 1505 Inquisition. They are found out, accused of heresy, and are taken into custody by the merciless Jean Baptiste Dorembie, Archbishop and Inquisitor of Avignon. Because their love was cut short, they reincarnate in the year 2005 and determine to explore the promise they made centuries ago. When they reincarnate and meet again in 2005 in upstate New York, Jessica Fortin (Justne) arrives in the Emergency Room after a car accident and is treated by Dr. Erik Albright (Emile). Realizing something deeply meaningful is happening between them, they engage in professional hypnosis to explore their previous life together all the while falling more and more in love in current time. Applause for Second Life I was very impressed with the powerful writing. The story gets quite dark, and I thought Jim handled the emotions of the characters very effectively. Very well written! -Riley Quinn, Amazon Bestselling Author Wow, Jim is an amazing writer!! I am thoroughly impressed. -Ken Mahoney President and CEO of Mahoney Asset Management I really could see “Second Life” played out as if on screen; I loved that! Even if the torture scenes put Game of Thrones to shame! -Eliza Osborn, Professional Book Formatter Lush descriptions, rich story-telling, and a writer so tuned in to such in-depth emotion and feeling. Sniechowski is doing it again, now with a reincarnational romance! -Wendy Lucas, Realtor Emeritus, Virginia Beach, VA Second Life could be the most suspenseful reincarnational romance you will ever read. And it needs to be made into a movie! The opening scene, in 1505, with priest Emile and heart-strong Justine, drew me right in. I dreaded learning about their fate at Dorembie's fevered hands, and therefore desired to explore how the enduring forces of love and life might transcend death to reach across the centuries and give the lovers a second chance in 2005! -Tom Albertsson, Philosopher, Reykjavik, Iceland Love Sniechowski’s exploration of reincarnation and the power of love in Second Life! How he writes about the 1505 period is riveting. And when I started into 2005, I was really upset that Erik (Emile in 1505) was in so much disbelief. So at times I wanted to slap him and say shut up. It was fascinating to see that I had no patience or compassion for his judgements. And then the hypnosis explorations revealed such intense 1505 realities! What a richly woven tale – totally recommended to all my friends! -Melinda Allen, Graduate Student in Business Affairs, Santa Monica, CA Second Life affected me profoundly in two ways. This love story across time, set both in distant medieval 1505 and juxtaposed with 2005 resides side-by-side such that there are vividly felt tremors between them. My other moment of Zen emerged out of Sniechowski’s masterful story telling which caused me to be literally swept up into inquisitional torture in a 16th century castle, steeped in malevolent Catholic righteousness-fueled retribution.