Sci-fi author Paul Vecchiet joins me today to chat about this new novel, The Disclosure Paradox.
Bio:
Paul G. Vecchiet is an author whose speculative fiction bridges U.S. government cover-ups, extraterrestrial phenomena, spirituality, and the future of humanity. Through his writing, Paul encourages readers to explore hidden truths and imagine new realities. A U.S. government civilian and former U.S. Air Force Civil Engineering Officer, Paul draws from real-life experiences in his novel, The Disclosure Paradox.
Inspired by transformative meditation experiences in 2009, the novel incorporates elements of Paul’s personal journey, including the discovery of a hidden underground space at a large secure military facility, into his storytelling. “The Disclosure Paradox” has garnered high praise on Amazon and Goodreads, with its revised February 2025 edition offering readers a thought-provoking exploration of discovery and intrigue.
Born in Italy, Paul immigrated to the United States as a child, where his life was shaped by a rich blend of cultural influences and professional accomplishments. After earning a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Illinois, Chicago, he served as a Civil Engineering Officer in the United States Air Force. His assignments across Washington, the Azores, Ohio, and Japan informed both his professional expertise and his globally reflective perspective.
For more information about Paul G. Vecchiet and The Disclosure Paradox, visit www.thedisclosureparadox.com.
Welcome, Paul. Please tell us about your current release.
The book explains there is a link between the extraterrestrial phenomena and human spirituality. The main point in the story is that humans are not spiritually advanced to join the universal community. The word people use to describe pressure on governments to reveal truths about interaction and contact with ETs is Disclosure. The book explains the Disclosure would result in unintended consequences. This is a paradox.
The reader finds out at the end that the paradox is “how can humans improve spiritually if they are not allowed to know their inherent flaws?”
I originally self-published this book in 2019. Then I wrote a prequel titled ‘What Doesn’t Kill Her’ and self-published in 2021. After experiencing less than favorable amount of interest by readers I resolved not to write again.
A former Benedictine monk searched ‘extraterrestrials and ‘religion’ and found The Disclosure Paradox. He enjoyed it so much that he ‘friended’ me on social media. He told me the only thig missing in my book was The Shroud. He proceeded to send me hundreds of PDF files of research papers from many other researchers on every aspect of the Shroud. As I read them, I realized that it would make for an excellent sequel adding to the messages I wanted to convey. I quickly wrote an outline and sent it to him, and he loved it. After a few months, I sent him a draft of the manuscript. He loved that too and he is the one who wrote the foreword I mentioned earlier.
With his endorsement I was encouraged to seek publication through queries. During the process, I was approached by Bob Yehling because he noticed I was an administrator on his Facebook group, Word Journeys. He explained he left his group while under cancer treatment and thanked me for the service. Then he asked what I was doing, and I described my book, ‘Salvation’. He offered to help me on the query process and then after reading the manuscript helped edit it and then as an author himself, passed it on to his publisher who liked it. When they found it was the third in a series, they asked for the other two manuscripts and liked them. So now I have a publisher who will release the series completely, starting with the first one.
This confirms what I wrote in the preface about fate, destiny and people in our lives.
What inspired you to write this book?
There were two key personal experiences that led me to investigate the UFO and phenomena and how it impacts humanity. The first was falling asleep while listening to a rock music station during my sophomore year and waking up in the middle of night to a talk show where the guest was Erich von Daniken explaining how there are passages in the Bible that describes extraterrestrial contact – namely, the book of Ezechiel. I went to the school library the following day and found the chapter and verse he described.
The second event occurred as a senior captain in the U.S. Air Force where I discovered blueprints for an underground cryogenic facility. I kept that secret until I was five years after I left the Air Force
I was moved to research suppressed truths after stumbling upon an Ancient Aliens episode about the passage in the book of Ezechiel. Then I recalled the experience in the Air Force. After contacting experiencers, people who knew about various conspiracies, I started a blog in 2009.
Look for work with the government again, I stopped the blog in 2011 but kept all the text. After meditative experiences and encounters with psychic women, I decided to write the book in May 2018. I self-published it in November 2019. This version is a better version of the self-published book
All the characters, including the main character are based on real people. I change the names to protect their identities. Character names are real names with the first letters transposed.
The idea for the book was to write about suppressed truths using fiction. There were several key points I wanted to stress coming from the main idea. The main character is based on myself with all the back story and certain events presented as key moments in the story.
Excerpt from The Disclosure Paradox:
Louis easily found the Aurora address near the city center. He parked his car on the crumbling concrete drive plagued by crabgrass and weeds. The drive ran alongside the vacant-looking house. Like the discarded veteran panhandling across the street, it appeared empty, lacking vitality. Stepping out of the car, Louis’s conscience made his head turn to face the panhandler. Cars stopped at the intersection, but no one acknowledged the man with his cardboard sign that read, “HOMELESS IRAQ WAR VET. PLEASE HELP. GOD BLESS.” Louis negotiated the crosswalk and stopped. The panhandler looked Louis up and down, his stoic expression unchanged. Louis spoke to him.
“I’m a veteran too. Air Force.”
“Army.”
Before Louis asked the next question, the panhandler interjected. “You’re probably wondering why I’m here asking for money.”
“No. I know why you are here.”
“Oh, So, you know what happened to me in Iraq? You know what I saw? What I lived with every day? What finally broke me?”
“No. That’s not what I mean. You’re here because of our failed society.”
Louis bent down to the panhandler’s level, next to him. “Thanking you for your service, but being ignored when you need help is an empty gesture.”
The panhandler put down his sign and turned to Louis. “So, are you going to help me?”
“What are you trying to do?”
“Man, I’m just surviving day by day.”
“Have you tried to get help at the VA?”
“Hines? Man—Maywood was OK for John Prine, not me. I’m staying away from the VA. It’s depressing, and there’s too many people like me and not enough good people that could help. And don’t want to get on no drugs. That treatment will get you hooked and killed.”
“You like the Mailman?”
“I got to know his music from our platoon leader. You know that song about old people?”
“‘Hello in There’?”
“Yeah. That’s what I see when I go the VA. It’s not right, man. Not right.”
“You want to change that? Go and be a volunteer. They deserve it. You’ll feel better about yourself.”
Louis reached for his wallet, took out a twenty-dollar bill, and handed it to the man.
“Here. This should help a bit. Right now, your best chance is the VA. Consider it another challenge.”
The man took the money.
“Thanks,” he said, looking straight into Louis’s eyes. Then he nodded.
Louis held his hand out, and the man reached and held it.
“It’s been a while since a stranger shook my hand,” he said still holding on.
“Go volunteer and you could shake more friendly hands. I hope you get the care you deserve.”
The man released the grip. Without adding a word, he followed Louis with his eyes as Louis walked back to cross the street.
The two-story wood-framed bungalow needed care, its blue clapboard siding faded. The trim around the windows was weathered with some dry rot. A wood-framed addition enclosed the front porch. The roof appeared to sag slightly at the ridge and there were no gutters. Another one-story addition with oversized windows was built on the back of the modest-sized house. There were small windows in the cellar facing the drive that were boarded inside.
Louis walked toward the front of the lot and navigated the uneven weathered concrete sidewalk to the house. Cars and trucks passed closely on the busy state route. The entrance to the house was on the opposite side of the enclosed porch. Its concrete stoop led to four concrete steps aided by a loose, rusted wrought iron handrail. The landing at the top of the steps was just big enough to accept one visitor. There was no doorbell or screen door. Louis knocked on the chipped and weathered wood door. He heard the release of a deadbolt and felt the jiggle of the loose doorknob.
What exciting project are you working on next?
I originally self-published this book in 2019. Then I wrote a prequel titled ‘What Doesn’t Kill Her’ and self-published in 2021. After experiencing less than favorable amount of interest by readers I resolved not to write again.
A former Benedictine monk searched ‘extraterrestrials and ‘religion’ and found The Disclosure Paradox. He enjoyed it so much that he ‘friended’ me on social media. He told me the only thig missing in my book was The Shroud. He proceeded to send me hundreds of PDF files of research papers from many other researchers on every aspect of the Shroud. As I read them, I realized that it would make for an excellent sequel adding to the messages I wanted to convey. I quickly wrote an outline and sent it to him, and he loved it. After a few months, I sent him a draft of the manuscript. He loved that too and decided to write the foreword.
The second novel, which is complete, is a sequel that closes the book on some characters, is about a conspiracy to destroy the Shroud of Turin. It has an entire chapter dedicated to the facts to support its authenticity. It is titled ‘Salvation’ and has salvation of many levels. Like my other books, there is social voice, and in this book, the antagonist is motivated by revenge from being abused as a child.
When did you first consider yourself a writer?
When I began to write the blog in 2009.
Do you write full-time? If so, what’s your workday like? If not, what do you do other than write and how do you find time to write?
My full-time job is Design Manager for the US Army Corps of Engineers. I have been there since 2012. I am a licensed architect. I don’t watch TV. When not playing with my grandson, or doing chores on our 6 acres on the mountain, or reading, I write – mostly when the wife and grandson are in bed.
What would you say is your interesting writing quirk?
As a technical writer, and a detail-oriented architect, there are passages in my books that occur in or around famous places around the world. I write to give the reader a complete picture of the scene.
As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
A spy – I liked ‘The Man From Uncle’.
Anything additional you want to share with the readers?
My website ends with the words, ‘Stay curious.’ I guide the reader on how the main character developed his belief system, going into the proverbial rabbit hole, but I also explain that it easy to get to deep where it could lead to problems. The main character understood this and avoided that trap. If people are in favor of disclosure, they need to understand why the governments are preventing this – all to protect us. The only way this could happen is for the world to rid itself of the trappings that corrupt us. It will likely take generations, but it is not impossible. The Renaissance rid the world of an evil that prevented free thought, suppressed the human spirit, and criminalized science and art. In the age of the internet, we need to start a second renaissance.