Chicken Soup for the Soul of America (30 page)

Contributors

Christina M. Abt
is a newspaper columnist, magazine profiler and radio commentator. Her work has also been featured on the
Heartwarmers.com
Web site as well as in
Heartwarmer's
books and
Petwarmer's
CD. She is the wife of one awesome husband, Michael, the mother of two terrific kids and will always be her mother's daughter. E-mail:
[email protected].

Tom Adkins
resides in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. As executive editor of
CommonConservative.com
,
Tom is often published nationally and frequently appears as a pundit on various political television shows. With deep appreciation, he dedicates this article to the men, women and families who served and sacrificed in America's Armed Forces.

Marsha Arons
is a freelance writer and video producer. Her stories and articles have appeared in
Good Housekeeping, Reader's Digest, Redbook, Woman's Day
and
Woman's World.
She has contributed to eight of the books in the
Chicken Soup for the Soul
book series. She is married and the mother of four daughters.

Lynn Barker
, member of the Writers Guild of America, has written for print, television, film and the interactive market. Credits include,
The Twilight Zone
(1986),
Amazing Stories
and
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
She is a film critic and entertainment writer for several Web sites and is content producer at
www.agirlsworld.com
.
E-mail:
[email protected].

Kimi Beaven
grew up on Kauai and met Alan in India in 1990. She has a beautiful daughter Sonali and two wonderful stepsons. Kimi and Alan are known for their enthusiasm for life and deep commitment to the upliftment of humanity. Kimi can be reached at
[email protected].
More information can be found at
www.Alanbeaven.org
.

Arthur Bowler
, a graduate of Harvard Divinity School, is a writer, speaker and part-time minister in Switzerland. He is the author of the forthcoming book
A Prayer and a Swear,
a funny, inspirational look at life. You can reach him at
[email protected].

Shirley Boyer
recently retired after thirty years of teaching in elementary education. Shirley enjoys reading stories to children, flower gardening, swimming, traveling and being a hostess in her home. She keeps busy with occasional substitute teaching, reading and being with friends.

Ellie Braun-Haley
is the author of
A Little Door, A Little Light,
an uplifting collection of stories about, angels, heavenly intervention and after-death communication. She is currently gathering stories for the sequel and publishing related stories on the Web. Contact her at
[email protected]
or
www.eaglecreek.org
.

Helice Bridges
, creator of the “Who I Am Makes a Difference” Acknowledgement Ceremony and Training Programs, has positively impacted the lives of over 23 million children and adults worldwide in corporations, organizations and schools. To order Blue Ribbon products or invite Helice to speak, please reach her at
[email protected].

Pam Bumpus
and her husband, Alan, farm in east central Illinois. Writing is her hobby. She plans to publish a book,
Backside of the Storm,
a collection of inspiring and humorous events from a family journal she keeps, in the near future. Please e-mail her at:
[email protected].

Michele Wallace Campanelli
is a national bestselling author and published novelist of Hollis Books. She is assisted by editor Fontaine Wallace, English professor at Florida Institute of Technology. Her cousin, Amberley Wallace, is on the USS Carl Vinson, an aircraft defending US in Enduring Freedom. To contact Michelle, go directly to
www.michelecampanelli.com
Michele sends all the families affected by the 9/11 tragedy her prayers. God bless America!

Anne Carter
, a native New Yorker and retired teacher, dedicates this story to her daughter, Donna, whose middle name is courage. May the world of our “Sweetest 13” always be proud and free. She sends her love to Daniel, Dylan, Alexander, Cameron, Maclaine and Matthew, Katie, Jack, Douglas, Alexandra, Shane, Christian and Michael. Contact Anne at:
[email protected].

Deanna Cogdon
is a wireless marketing communications manager with Aliant Telecom (serving the four Atlantic Canadian provinces). She holds an undergraduate degree from Careleton University, a diploma in public relations from Algonquin College and is completing a diploma in marketing and international business. She is an aspiring writer. E-mail:
[email protected].

Fred O. Cox
was born March 18, 1941, in Pleasantville, New York, grew up in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, and graduated from Duke University, in 1963. He began his career in banking in New York City and then worked for thirty years in resort and golf development and management. He is a cofounder of Boulders in Carefree, Arizona, has served on several boards of directors. Today Mr. Cox acts as a consultant and resides in Palm Beach, Florida.

Terri Crisp
has been involved in helping animals during disasters since 1983. She is the author of two books,
Out of Harm's Way
and
Emergency Animal Rescue Stories,
which tell of her experiences in over fifty major disasters. She can be reached at:
[email protected].

Mike Daisey
's monologues include
Wasting Your Breath
and
I Miss The Cold War.
His first book,
21 DOG YEARS: Doing Time @
Amazon.com
,
will be published in spring 2002 by
The Free Press.
He lives in Brooklyn with his lovely wife, Jean-Michele. You can find him online at:
www.mikedaisey.com
.

Elizabeth Danehy
currently resides with her parents and sisters in Duxbury, Massachusetts. She is presently working toward a bachelor's degree in social work at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York. She is a member of The Sirens, an a capella group whose CDs are available to the public.

Michael D'Antonio
is a writer who lives on Long Island, New York. He is the author of ten books on subjects as varied as religion, golf, atomic science and the pesky mosquito. He can be contacted at
[email protected].

Michael De Adder
, artist, was born in New Brunswick, Canada. He received his bachelor of fine arts degree from the province's Mount Allison University. Michael currently draws daily editorial cartoons for a major East Coast newspaper. Michael is also an accomplished painter. Please view samples of his cartoon work online at
www.artizans.com
.

Lisa Duncan
is a professional speaker and trainer. She teaches “Investment Dressing: How to Build a Professional Wardrobe on $5 a Day” to colleges and national corporations. She also offers inspiring speeches and seminars on the benefits of stress management and on having an “Attitude of Gratitude.” She may be reached at Duncan and Duncan Enterprises LLC; 303-512-7638; e-mail:
[email protected].

Meredith Englander
graduated from the University of Michigan with a BA in psychology from Columbia University with a master's in clinical social work, and Bank Street College of Education with a master's in special education. She is a cofounder and director of MATAN: The Gift of Jewish Learning for Every Child. For more information, visit:
www.matankids.org
.

Captain Aaron Espy
is a firefighter/paramedic who works and lives southwest of Seattle. He is best known throughout the fire service for his unique brand of firehouse poetry. Espy is a columnist, freelancer and author of
Standing in the Gap,
a book of firehouse poetry.

Marc Farre
is a New York-based composer, singer and songwriter with three CDs released so far. His most recent,
Man on the Sun
(available on
Amazon.com
), has been hailed by critics as “fantastic,” “mesmerizing” and “joy and ecstasy.” He's also composed more than a dozen scores for modern ballet, as well as special music for healing. Marc can also be heard occasionally on public radio. “Prayer Flags” will appear on Marc's next album. In the meantime, you can download it for free (and contact Marc) on his Web site:
www.marcfarre.com
.

Robin Gaby Fisher
has been writing for
The Star-Ledger,
New Jersey's largest circulation newspaper, for seven years. She was a finalist for this year's Pulitzer Prize for her seven-part series
“After The Fire”
which chronicled nine months in the lives of two students recovering from critical burns in the Seton Hall University dormitory fire. Recently she wrote a five-part series about two World Trade Center widows and their struggle to recovery from the September 11 tragedy. Please reach her at
[email protected].

Danielle Giordano
is a twenty-one-year-old college student from Rockaway, New Jersey. She is a special education major and aspiring writer. Her passage was written directly following the tragic events on September 11, her goal is to express our unity and show that we will not help to feed the fear which terror thrives on. Please reach her at:
[email protected].

Teri Goggin, R.N.
, is a writer, reiki master and mother of two remarkable children. Her book,
Strong & Wise: Four Keys to Transforming Life's Pain,
unlocks the secret to finding powerful gifts beneath painful challenges. For information on her book, or the
Strong & Wise
workshops, visit Teri's Web site:
www.StrongWise.com
.

Steve Goodier
is the publisher of the Internet newsletter
Your Life Support System.
He sends his e-zine of hope and encouragement to people in over 100 nations daily. He left his position as senior minister in a Denver, Colorado, church to write and publish his newsletter and has since written numerous books. Steve and his wife (and best friend), Bev, now work together, in their home in Colorado, publishing the daily e-zine and inspirational books. You can only get Steve's books here:
www.LifeSupportSystem.com
or call 877-344-0989.

Maria Miller Gordon
is a trade organization's newspaper editor-in-chief, a freelance writer and a photographer. She is the cofounder of her local writers club and is currently working on her first novel. Maria lives in rural northwest Ohio with her husband and two children. Contact her at:
[email protected].

Steven M. Gorelick, Ph.D.
, is a college administrator and sociologist at the City University of New York. His specialties are the press coverage of crime and violence, social panic, and the history of propaganda. His commentaries have appeared in
The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Christian Science Monitor, International Herald Tribune
and in many other publications.

Shelley Divnich Haggert
is a freelance writer and the editor of a local parenting magazine. Shelley has three children and enjoys living on the Canada-U.S. border. She loves history and literature and plans to publish children's picture books one day. Please reach her at:
[email protected].

Megan Hallinan
received her bachelor's degree from Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland. She is a native of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and received her commission as a naval officer on March 17, 2000. After the navy, she will spend the rest of her life traveling.

Susan Sloate
is a published author/playwright/screenwriter and runs her own telecommunications business. Visit her at
www.SusanHalm.com
or e-mail
[email protected].

William Harvey
studies at The Juilliard School in New York City. He is the director of Music for the People, soon to become a nonprofit organization, which will send young classical musicians around the world to play for people who need the solace music provides, starting with soldiers stationed at overseas bases. For more information, please contact him at
[email protected].

HeroicStories
is a free online newsletter that publishes true stories of “heroes in everyday life,” inspiring their readers to act to help others in need.
HeroicStories
also publishes reader reactions to the moral issues raised in the stories. Thus,
HeroicStories
creates a global dialog about humanity's incredible capacity to act to benefit others. Free e-mail subscriptions are available at:
www.HeroicStories.com
.

Bill Holicky
is an architect who lives in Boulder, Colorado, with his wife Kelley and their son Jackson. His passage is dedicated to the memory of Jackson's older brother, I.B. He can be reached at
[email protected].

Kathy Ide
lives in Brea, California, with her husband, Richard, and two sons, Tom and Mike. She is a full-time freelance author, coauthor, editor, and proofreader. She works with both authors and publishing houses, including Moody Press, Thomas Nelson Publishers and Honor Books. E-mail:
[email protected].