Chicken Soup for the Cat & Dog Lover's Soul (44 page)

Barbara Bartocci
is an award-winning author and speaker. Her latest book is
Midlife Awakenings: Discovering the Gifts Life Has Given Us
(Ave Maria Press, Notre Dame). She speaks before women’s conferences and business audiences throughout the United States and Canada. For more information, call toll-free 877-214-9625 or e-mail
[email protected].

Carol Ann Baum
is a New Jersey-based freelance writer, retired from her previous career as a driver of a large school bus for a private carrier. She is married and the mother of two grown sons. She has always written, but not seriously until recently.

Ellen Perry Berkeley,
formerly senior editor of the
Architectural Forum,
is author of the heart-warming and fact-filled
Maverick Cats: Encounters with Feral Cats.
For an autographed and personalized copy of this acclaimed and award-winning book, send a check for $12.95 to Ellen at Box 311, Shaftsbury, VT 05262.

Martha Campbell
is a graduate of Washington University School of Fine Arts, and a former writer-designer for Hallmark Cards. Since she became a freelancer in 1973, she has had over twenty thousand cartoons published and has illustrated nineteen books. She can be reached at P.O. Box 2538, Harrison, AR 72602 or by calling 870-741-5323.

Roger Caras
a prolific author and broadcast correspondent on animals, wildlife and the environment, became president of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) in October 1991. It was the latest challenge for a man whose career in animal welfare began at age ten. Caras, a mainstay in the movement to promote adoptions and stop the killing of retired greyhounds, owns four greyhounds and eight other dogs, nine cats, five horses, two cows, a llama, two alpaca and assorted other animals on his farm/retreat in western Maryland.

Dave Carpenter
has been a full-time freelance cartoonist and humorous illustrator since 1981. His cartoons have appeared in
Barron’s,
the
Wall Street Journal,
Forbes, Better Homes & Gardens, Good Housekeeping, Woman’s World, First,
the
Saturday Evening Post
and numerous other publications. Dave can be reached at P.O. Box 520, Emmetsburg, IA 50536 or by calling 712-852-3725.

Cindy Podurgal Chambers
is a freelance writer, editor, photojournalist and advertising copywriter with hundreds of magazine and newspaper articles to her credit. A well-known public speaker specializing in humorous and motivational topics, she is frequently featured at seminars, as well as on television and radio talk shows. She is currently putting the finishing touches on a collection of humorous reminiscences entitled
Growing Up in the Sixties and
Other Tales of Horror
. She can be reached by e-mail at
[email protected].

John E. Cooper,D.T.V.M., F.R.C.V.S.,
was the lead veterinarian for the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project (MGVP) in central Africa from 1993 to 1995. The project provides veterinary care and monitors the health of the highly endangered mountain gorillas. Dr. Cooper obtained his Bachelor of Veterinary Science degree from Bristol University in 1962 and was granted membership to the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons in 1966. He lives in England with his wife, Margaret. Morris Animal Foundation’s Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project is one of just a few projects in the world that provides health care for an endangered species in its natural habitat. To contribute to or help Morris Animal Foundation call 800-243-2345, visit the Web site at
www.morrisanimalfoundation.org
or send a tax-deductible donation to 45 Inverness Dr. E., Englewood, CO 80112.

Jo Coudert
is a freelance writer, a frequent contributor to
Woman’s Day
and
Reader’s Digest
, and the author of nine books, among them the bestselling
Advice
From a Failure
and
Seven Cats and the Art of Living
, and her most recent,
The Good
Shepherd
. She lives on the bank of a small river in western New Jersey with one person, one dog, and six cats, and there she gardens and paints watercolors.

Christie Craig
is a writer, photographer and teacher. With over three hundred magazine credits and one published novel, her work has appeared in magazines such as
Reader’s Digest, Pet Life, Cats
and
Bird Time.
Known for her inspiration and encouragement, she teaches writing classes in Houston, Texas. For information, call 281-376-6474.

Barbara J. Crocker
lives in Flat Rock, Michigan. She is a paralegal for Adams & Pope, P.L.L.C. Her husband, Michael, is an electrician. They have a twenty-two-year-old daughter, Amy, and a two-year-old Labrador retriever named Amber, who thinks she is in charge! Barbara and her family enjoy camping, boating, going to northern Michigan, taking the dog for long walks and Detroit Red Wings hockey. In her spare time she enjoys crocheting, counted cross-stitch, working in the yard and reading. She is a Sunday school superintendent and a Sunday school teacher at her church.

Christine Davis
is the author of
For Every Dog an Angel and for Every Cat an Angel,
giftbooks celebrating the magical connection between people and their “forever dogs” and “forever cats.” She lives in Portland, Oregon with her dog Jake . . . and Jake’s kittens, Dickens, Pippen, Molly and Star. She can be reach at
davis @lightheartedpress.com.

Lisa Duffy-Korpics
is a high-school social studies teacher and freelance writer from Dutchess County, New York. Before becoming a teacher, she worked for the Peekskill Police Department as their animal control officer, an experience that provided her with a lot to write about! She enjoys spending time with her husband, Jason, her five-year-old son, Charles, and two-year-old daughter, Emily. She can be reached at
[email protected].

Toni Eames
is an author and lecturer who writes a column for
Dog World
magazine. Among her books are
A Guide to Guide Dog Schools
and
Partners in
Independence: A Success Story of Dogs and the Disabled.
In 1998, she was inducted into the National Hall of Fame for Persons with Disabilities.

Alicia Karen Elkins
shares her north Alabama home with two cats. She is the only female to receive service-connected disability for a bareback-bronco rodeo wreck on army time. A columnist for Native American and farm publications, Karen also enjoys writing poetry, covering events and being a stockyard barnhand at Fisk/Allison.

Jane Eppinga
is a Tucson-based freelance writer. Her book,
Henry Ossian
Flipper: West Point’s First Black Graduate,
was part of the petition presented to President William J. Clinton, who posthumously pardoned Henry O. Flipper. A racially biased court-martial removed Flipper from the military in 1882. Currently, she is working on a book entitled
Arizona Folklore.

Benita Epstein’s
cartoons appear in hundreds of publications such as the
Wall
Street Journal, Barron’s
and
Better Homes & Gardens.
She has three cartoon collections:
Suture Self, Interlibrary Loan Sharks
and
Seedy ROMS and Science of Little Round
Things
(McFarland & Co.). Benita can be reached by calling 760-634-3705 or by e-mail at
[email protected]
Visit her Web site at
www.reuben.org/benitaepstein/
.

George Feifer
is the author of eleven books of fiction and nonfiction. The
New
York Times Book Review
named his book on Okinawa,
TENNOZAN
, a Notable Book of 1992. His articles and essays have appeared in magazines such as the
Atlantic, Harper’s,
the
New York Times, New Republic
, and the
Boston Globe
.

Mary Bucher Fisher
composed “A Gift Exchange” for her 1987 Christmas card. She is a retired copyeditor who now freelances. Her credentials include B.A., cum laude; M.A., journalism; Phi Beta Kappa; Mensa; listings in
Literary Market
Place
and three volumes of
Who’s Who
(women, Midwest, communications); and technical editing awards. Mary can be reached at 100 Glenmont Ave., Columbus, OH 43214 or by calling 614-262-5628.

Debbie Freeberg-Renwick
and her husband, Tim, design and build everything from period costumes to custom cabins on wheels. Their motto, “Nothing is too good for our kitties,” led to the creation of the ultimate scratching post: a seven-foot faux marble classical column wrapped with matching rope. Jeeves and Poppy enjoy watching these activities and occasionally lend a paw. Jeeves mastered toilet training through the excellent book,
Ray Berwick’s
Complete Guide to Training Your Cat.
Deb and Tim can be reached by e-mail at
[email protected].

Joe Fulda
has been into purebred dogs for more than thirty years, as well as being a breeder, exhibitor, trainer, groomer and kennel operator. Joe has been an AKC judge and is a past president of the Tacoma, Washington, Kennel Club. He authored an award-winning weekly pets column for
Tacoma New Tribune
for eleven years and has contributed articles to major dog magazines since 1967. He was twice vice president of the Dog Writers’ Association of America. Joe also was the talk-show host on KLAY as “The Pet Professor” in Lakewood, Washington, for three years. He is the author of
Maltese, A Complete Pet Owner’s
Manual
(Barron’s, 1996).

Randy Glasbergen
has had more than twenty-five thousand cartoons published in magazines, books and greeting cards around the world. He also creates
The Better Half,
which is syndicated to newspapers by King Features Syndicate. You can find more of Randy’s cartoons online at
www.glasbergen.com
.

H. Gordon Green
was known at the time of his death in 1991 to readers of his weekly columns in the
Toronto Star
and Montreal’s the
Gazette
. H. Gordon Green will also be remembered across the country for his regular commentaries on more than thirty radio stations, including CBC, and for his twenty years as contributing editor of the now defunct
Family Herald
, Canada’s most widely read magazine.

Jim Grove
and daughter,
Amy,
live in Winter Park, Florida. Amy is ten years old and a fourth-grader. Jim and his wife, Leslie, have been married for eighteen years and have two other children, David and Jennifer. They also have a dog named Flower; two rabbits, Oreo and Thumper; a leopard gecko named Tiger and a new hamster, Sunshine. Jim, a financial advisor, enjoyed a twenty-year career as a sports writer and editor at four daily newspapers. Hopefully, his writing career is just beginning. He can be reached at 3063 Ash Park Loop, Winter Park, FL 32792, by calling 800-356-3009, ext. 3009, or by e-mail at
[email protected].

Liz Gunkelman, D.V.M.,
is a 1987 Graduate of Iowa State College of Veterinary Medicine. She lives on an acreage near Glenwood, Iowa, with her husband, two sons and various critters. Dr. Gunkelman works part-time at Best Care Pet Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. Her full-time job is “Mom.” She can be reached at Best Care Pet Hospital at 3030 “L” St., Omaha, NE 68107 or by calling 402-734-1494.

G. Edgar Hall
is a University of Arizona retiree and a member of the Society of Southwestern Authors and the Southeastern Arizona Christian Writers Fellowship. His publications have appeared in nostalgic, religious, outdoor and historical magazines and newspapers. He is seventy-nine years old, married and has seventy-two grandchildren. Presently, Edgar is working on a book of family stories entitled
Hall Family Footprints.

Vincent Hans
is the national sales and marketing manager for Vanguard Records. During his free time, he enjoys giving tours at the William S. Hart Museum in Newhall, California.
Norma Hans
is a full-time college student majoring in business. She is also an aspiring actress. Vince and Norma reside in Valencia, California, and have been soul mates since 1987. They are very grateful to Dr. Tracy McFarland (The Cat Doctor) of Newhall, California, for keeping Ragamuffin healthy for the past seven years. Vince, Norma, Ragamuffin and Maggie can be reached by e-mail at
[email protected].

Ellen Harvey
is a writer and publicist with the United States Trotting Association, the registry for Standardbred horses. Raised on a horse farm in western Pennsylvania, her father and brother are both racehorse trainers. She can be reached at HRC, 41 Rt. 34, Colts Neck, NJ 07722, by calling 732-780-3700 or by e-mail at
[email protected].

Jonny Hawkins
is a nationally known cartoonist whose work has appeared in the
Saturday Evening Post, National Enquirer, Barron’s
and over 175 other publications. His syndicated comic feature,
Hi and Jinx,
runs in many U.S. newspapers.

Bill Holton
is a freelance writer living in Key West, Florida. He can be reached by e-mail at
[email protected].

David C. Hoopes
lives, works and writes in West Chester, Pennsylvania, with his wife Sandra and his pal, Wolfgang, a 115-poundGerman shepherd. He is currently seeking representation for his first novel, while working on his second.

Lisa Hurt
is an assistant editor at the
Connecticut Post
in Bridgeport, Connecticut. After growing up in West Point, Kentucky, she graduated from Western Kentucky University and has since worked at newspapers and magazines in Kentucky, Florida, Hawaii, New York and Louisiana. She lives in a New England coastal town with her fiancé, Steve, and their four cats. She can be reached by e-mail at
[email protected].