Community Jay Shafer: Living Small, Real Small (Video) by Gary Kopycinski on July 18, 2010 Gary Kopycinski Author More in Community: Star Wars Giveaway, Rock Painting, and More at the Park Forest Library in May April 16, 2024 Non-Partisan Committee Sets Annual Meeting April 14, 2024 Experience the Best Summer Ever: Main Street Nights Returns with a Spectacular Lineup April 11, 2024 Ten years ago, Jay Shafer downsized to an 89-square-foot house and reinvented both his lifestyle and career in the process.