Chicken Soup for the Soul of America (31 page)

David Jacobson
is an award-winning cartoonist currently working for
The Journal News,
a Gannett newspaper in Westchester, New York, where his cartoon appears daily. His sports cartoon, “Offsides,” was syndicated through United Features.

Bil Keane
created “The Family Circus,” based on his own family, in 1960. It now appears in well over 1,500 newspapers and is read daily by 188 million people. The award-winning feature is the most widely syndicated panel cartoon in America. Check out The Family Circus Web site:
www.familycircus.com
.

Carol Kline
, coauthor of the bestselling
Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover's Soul, Chicken Soup for the Cat and Dog Lover's Soul
and
Chicken Soup for the Mother's Soul 2,
has been a pet lover her entire life. Currently she is on the board of directors for the Noah's Ark Animal Foundation located in Fairfield, Iowa, a unique, cageless no-kill animal shelter that saves lost, stray and abandoned cats and dogs. Write Carol at: P.O. Box 1262, Fairfield, IA 52556, or e-mail:
[email protected].

Rosemarie Kwolek
works in Manhattan as a legal secretary and lives in Bardonia, New York, with her husband, Edward, a design engineer for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey where he was assigned to Tower One of the World Trade Center. They have two daughters in college and one in medical school. Rosemarie can be reached at
[email protected].

Patricia Lorenz
is an art-of-living writer and speaker and the author of three books, over 400 articles; a contributor to ten
Chicken Soup for the Soul
books; thirteen
Daily Guideposts
books; numerous anthologies; and an award-winning columnist for two newspapers. For speaking engagements phone 1-800-437-7577 or e-mail:
[email protected].

Gordon MacDonald
is an author and speaker among business and nonprofit organizations on the subject of leadership and the organization of the inner life of the person. Author of fifteen books, he is best known for
Ordering Your Private World.
A book centered on his experiences and observations of life at Ground Zero is due later in 2002. He lives with his wife, Gail, in Canterbury, New Hampshire.

Jimmy Margulies
is the editorial cartoonist for
The Record
in New Jersey. The recipient of international, national and local awards, his cartoons are syndicated by King Features. A graduate of Carnegie Mellon University, he and his wife Martha have two children, Elana and David.
[email protected].

Charles Memminger
, a National Society of Newspaper Columnists award-winner, is a newspaper columnist and screenwriter in Honolulu, Hawaii. His column, “Honolulu Lite,” is published in the Honolulu Star-Bulletin and can be read online at
www.starbulletin.com
.
You may e-mail him at
[email protected].

Mary Mooney
began writing after the age of forty. Living in Jakarta, Indonesia, for three years gave her a new appreciation for her family, country and world. She is certified as a multicultural, diversity trainer and hopes to have her first children's picture book dealing with diversity,
Happy Family Cookies,
published soon. E-mail:
[email protected]
or
[email protected]
.

Cornel Nistorescu
, fifty-three, is one of Romania's most influential journalists. During a career spanning almost thirty years, he worked as a reporter, columnist and senior editor. He has published three books, founded a press group and a radio station. He has written for publications in Belgium, Holland, France and the United States. Currently he is the managing director of the daily newspaper,
Evenimentul Zilei,
in which he is publishing his daily column. Contact him at:
[email protected]
; fax: +4 01 202 20 10.

Jennifer Oliver
, wife of househubby, Stephen, and four beautiful children, is a Webmaster for a government organization in central Texas. Her stories have appeared in several e-zines and in “Heartwarmers of Love.” She is currently writing a fictional romance novel and managing a Web site for inspirational stories. E-mail:
[email protected].

David Page
is an elementary school principal in the suburban Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, area. He is a writer of poetry, short stories, TV scripts and plays. Two of his most well-known pieces are the comedy,
If I Only Knew Then,
and the musical,
Resisting Gravity
(starring Grammy Award-winner, William Warfield.) David lectures nationally. E-mail:
[email protected]
.

Jeff Parker
has been editorial cartoonist at
Florida Today
since 1992. His cartoons are distributed to newspapers throughout the United States by
Cagle.com
.
Jeff also assists Dean Young and Denis Lebrun with the art chores on the renowned comic strip, “Blondie,” for King Features.

Annie Perryman
is a twelve-year-old, born and raised in rural Oregon, who loves Father-Mother God, family and friends, Sunday school, America, school, tap and jazz dancing (ten years), horses (especially at Grammy's farm and Cedars Camps), karate (Green Belt), soccer (four years), storytelling (County Hall of Fame), speech (first place), modeling, acting, reading, fishing, and her dog and cat. E-mail:
[email protected].

Judith Simon Prager, Ph.D.
, clinical hypnotherapist, trains first responders, pediatric interns and psychiatric nurses in verbal first aid. With Judith Acosta, LCSW, she has written
The Worst Is Over: What to Say When Every Moment Counts
about words that can calm, relieve pain, promote healing and save lives. Web site:
www.theworstisover.com
.

Carol McAdoo Rehme
, a frequent contributor to
Chicken Soup for the Soul
and other inspirational books, is a full-time storyteller, speaker and author. Her latest passion is a pilot program, “Silver Linings for Golden Agers.” It is the recipient of several grants and provides highly interactive, multi-sensory presentations at eldercare facilities. Contact her at:
[email protected]
or
www.rehme.com
?.

Harriet May Savitz
was born in Newark, New Jersey, and grew up during the depression. She is the award-winning author of twenty-one books and two essay collections,
Growing Up At 62
and
Messages from Somewhere: Inspiring Stories of Life After 60
(Little Treasure Publications, Inc.). To learn more, visit
www.harrietmaysavitz.com
.

Cheryl Sawyer
is coordinator of the Counselor Education Program at the University of Houston Clear Lake. Cheryl enjoys traveling, camping and playing with her children. As a nationally recognized speaker in educational fields, Cheryl is available for conference or workshop presentations. She has recently been honored as the Clear Lake City, Texas,
Barnes & Noble
author-of-the-month. Please reach her at:
[email protected] or [email protected].

Howard Schnauber
is a retired state park manager and real estate agent. He was Marine Sgt. from 1941 to 1946, and fought on Guadalcanal and Peleliu. Joined the 40th Div. 160th Reg. Tank Co. during the Korean War and was the recipient of four Purple Hearts. Past Commander and active in the D.A.V. for over 15 years. He has written articles for the
Fort Collins Coloradoan.
Neva and Howard have been married for forty-five years.

Raised in the Midwest,
Joyce Schowalter
gardens, e-mails, and markets drinking water purifiers via her Web site:
www.AlwaysPure.com
.
She invites you to check out inspiring true stories of heroes in everyday life at
HeroicStories.com
,
where her signature is “Co-Conspirator to Make the World a Better Place.”

Julie Jordan Scott
is a Passionate Living coach, writer, speaker and Mom extraodinaire who lives with her four children in Bakersfield, California. She has taught thousands of people worldwide to live with passion everyday. To contact Julie, call 661-325-4116, e-mail:
[email protected]
or visit her Web site:
http://www.5passions.com
.

David Skidmore
, his wife, Melissa, and daughters, Daisy Sue and Anna Belle, live in Tennessee, where he serves as youth minister for the North Boulevard Church of Christ. He speaks often to teens, and enjoys watching his daughters entertain the world. He can be reached at
[email protected]
or at 615-893-1520.

Jon Sternoff
's goal is to inspire others to inspire others. Since 1992 he has maintained his own romance related inspirational Web site, Romance 101 (
www.rom101.com
). His source of inspiration can be found with his wife, Janel, and his two basenjis, Tosh and Zoe. He can be reached at:
[email protected].

Ann Marquerite Swank
is eighteen, majoring in fine art and child psychology. She still works with children in her family's in-home childcare, and helps care for her disabled father. By auctioning her artwork, she raised over two thousand dollars for September 11 relief funds. Digital portfolio available and commissions accepted via:
[email protected].

Dave Timmons
is a motivational speaker, singer and songwriter, specializing in leadership and personal growth. His background includes twenty-five years as an innovative leader in the banking industry. His mission is inspiring people to aim higher and achieve more in their personal and professional lives. Please contact him at:
[email protected].

Caroline Broida Trapp
is a member of the Birmingham Temple of Farmington Hills, Michigan, a humanistic Jewish Congregation. An initial circulation of this story by her mother resulted in e-mail requests from around the world for Solly Ganor's book. Contact:
www.birminghamtemple.org
or
www.rongreen.com/solly.html
for information on humanistic Judaism or Holocaust survivor Solly Ganor.

Victoria Walker
resides in Fort Myers, Florida, with her teenage son, Jeremy. She is a freelance writer, the owner of WordWalker Publishing, a company that specializes in business copywriting and informational e-books, and she is proud to be an American! For more information, visit her online at
http://worldwalkerpublishing.com
or
http://victoriawalker.com
.

Tina Warren
is a mother, writer and Web designer. Her work can be found at
http://www.unifiedspirits.com
.
Tina enjoys the simple pleasures in life such as playing peek-a-boo with her son or making a stranger smile. E-mail her at:
[email protected].

Molly Lynn Watt
divides her writing life between Antrim, New Hampshire, and Cambridge, Massachusetts. She is published in newspapers, magazines, journals and elsewhere. She is a forty-year veteran teacher, workshop leader and national consultant on school improvement. She lives with her husband, Dan, and is a grandmother of five.

Bob Welch
is a columnist at
The Register-Guard
newspaper in Eugene, Oregon and author of six books, including
The Things That Matter Most
and the Gold Medallion award-winning
A Father for All Seasons.
He can be contacted at
[email protected].

Jeannie S. Williams
is a prolific author, lecturer and consultant in the field of education. She conducts dynamic staff development, parenting and student workshops and has more than twenty-five years' experience working with teachers and parents. She is a frequent contributor to the
Chicken Soup for the Soul
books and the
Stories for the Heart
book series. Jeannie shares the joy of working with children in her two newest books,
What Time Is Recess?
and
I Pledge Allegiance . . . From the Bottom of My Heart.
She can be reached at P.O. Box 1476, Sikeston, MO 63801 or e-mail:
[email protected].

Ferida Wolff
is the author of
Listening Outside Listening Inside,
an inspirational book for adults, as well as fourteen books for children. She was both a student and teacher of yoga for twenty-six years and now facilitates meditation workshops. Please visit her Web site:
www.feridawolff.com
or contact her at
[email protected].

Permissions

We would like to acknowledge the many publishers and individuals who granted us permission to reprint the cited material. (Note: The stories that were penned anonymously, that are in the public domain, or that were written by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen or Matthew E. Adams are not included in this listing.)

A Time of Gifts.
©2001 by
The New York Times Co.
Reprinted by permission. Originally published in
The New York Times
, September 26, 2001.

They Took a Vote.
Reprinted by permission of Bill Holicky. ©2001 Bill Holicky.

Let Us Be United.
Reprinted by permission of Kimberly Beaven. ©2001 Kimberly Beaven.