Chicken Soup for the Ocean Lover's Soul (31 page)

Matt Walker
is a native East Coaster currently held hostage in California as Senior Editor of
Surfing Magazine.
A lifelong devotee to both the ocean and the written word, he plans on using his
Chicken Soup
paycheck to buy yet another surboard, perhaps for his son McRae—if he’s lucky.

Nathan S. Woods
received his bachelor of arts degree from Loyola University in 1999. He is a hip-hop artist, poet and writer in New Orleans. He enjoys walking, people-watching, video games and good conversation. He plans to write a book of poetry. Please reach him at
[email protected].

Jennifer Zambri-Dickerson
, a New Jersey native, is a graduate of the University of Delaware with a bachelor’s degree in animal science. Jennifer currently lives in Dover, Delaware, with her husband and two children. She is working on her first novel. Jennifer can be reached at
[email protected].

Liz Zuercher
moved from Chicago to California after earning her English degree from DePauw University. She put writing on hold to raise two sons and operate a graphic-arts business with her husband. Recently, she returned to studying writing, authoring short stories and essays, as well as editing colleagues’ work.

Allan Zullo
, of Fairview, North Carolina, is the author of more than seventy nonfiction books on a variety of topics.

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 Wyland are not included in this listing.)

Raising Cecily.
Reprinted by permission of Nan Lincoln. ©1986 Nan Lincoln. From
The Bar Harbor Times
, Issue: June, 1987.

Surrogate Mom and Pup.
Reprinted by permission of Roxayne Spruance and Michelle Staedler. ©2001 Roxayne Spruance and Michelle Staedler.

Hooked on Mahogany
and
Octopus Odyssey
. Reprinted by permission of Mike Lipstock. ©1997, 1996 Mike Lipstock.

The Blind Diver.
Reprinted by permission of Joycebelle Edelbrock. ©2001 Joycebelle Edelbrock.

In Harmony.
Reprinted by permission of Martha Gusukuma-Donnenfield. ©1996 Martha Gusukuma-Donnenfield. With acknowlegement to Bob Krause for the personal connection he shared with Martha’s father in his final days.

Encounter with a Sperm Whale.
Reprinted by permission of Gaie Alling. ©1997 Gaie Alling.

Swimming Surprise.
From
The Ocean Almanac
by Robert Hendrickson, copyright ©1984 by Robert Hendrickson. Used by permission of Doubleday, a division of Random House, Inc.

If You Could Touch a Whale.
Reprinted by permission of Paula McDonald. ©1995 Paula McDonald.

Back to Sea . . . the Story of J. J.
Reprinted by permission of Jack Hanna. ©2003 Jack Hanna.

Angus.
Reprinted by permission of Florian Graner. ©2002 Florian Graner.

Sound Behavior.
Reprinted by permission of Abby Murray. ©2002 Abby Murray.

Anna’s Miracle
and
A Signal Is Worth a Thousand Words.
Reprinted by permission of Linda Schnecker Erb along with the Dolphin Research Center.

Manatee Tranquility
and
Strange Discovery.
Reprinted by permission of Steve Creech and Paul Dragon. ©2002 Steve Creech.

The Fishermen.
Reprinted by permission of Stephen Byrne. ©2002 Stephen Byrne.

A Day on the New Hampshire Shore.
Reprinted by permission of Nicole-René Rivette. ©2000 Nicole-René Rivette.

Guided Tour
. Reprinted by permission of Nathan S. Woods. ©2002 Nathan S. Woods.

A Forever Ocean View
. Reprinted by permission of Liz Zuercher. ©2002 Liz Zuercher.

Crab Lessons
and
The Perfect Shell.
Reprinted by permission of Jennifer Zambri-Dickerson. ©2001, 1990 Jennifer Zambri-Dickerson.

Ebb and Flow
and
Octopus’s Garden.
Reprinted by permission of Eve Eschner Hogan. ©2002 Eve Eschner Hogan.

The Friendly Isle.
Reprinted by permission of Tal Aviezer and Jason Cocovinis. ©2000 Tal Aviezer and Jason Cocovinis.

Dream Vacation.
Reprinted by permission of Jennifer Lowry. ©2002 Jennifer Lowry.

Letters.
Reprinted by permission of Michael Geers. ©2000 Michael Geers.

Goddess.
Reprinted by permission of Danette Rivera. ©2000 Danette Rivera.

I Found a Tiny Starfish.
Reprinted by permission of Dayle Ann Dodds. ©1998 Dayle Ann Dodds.

After the Beach.
Reprinted by permission of Nancy V. Bennett. ©1997 Nancy V. Bennett.

Sea Dog.
Reprinted by permission of Jon L. Rishi. ©2002 Jon L. Rishi.

What Do You See?
Reprinted by permission of Gary Riedel. ©2001 Gary Riedel.

A Lesson from the Sea.
Reprinted by permission of Walker Meade. ©2002 Walker Meade.

The Day at the Beach.
Reprinted by permission of Arthur Gordon. ©1999 Arthur Gordon.

The Sea and the Wind That Blows
by E. B. White. Reprinted by permission of the E. B. White Estate. Originally published in the
Ford Times,
Vol. 56, Issue June 1963, pp. 2–6.

The Driftwood Queen.
Reprinted by permission of Anne Carter. ©2002 Anne Carter.

A Sign of Love.
Reprinted by permission of Warren Iliff. ©2002 Warren Iliff.

Sand Castles.
Excerpted from
And the Angels Were Silent.
©1992 by Max Lucado. Used by permission of Multnomah Publishers, Inc.

Sea of Curiosity
and
The Specialist.
Reprinted by permission of Sylvia A. Earle. ©1996 Sylvia A. Earle. From chapter 2 of
Sea Change: A Message of the Oceans.
©1996.

Who’s Watching Who?
Reprinted by permission of Joe Moran. ©2002 Joe Moran.

The Jonah Factor.
Reprinted by permission of Mark Conlin. ©1998 Mark Conlin. Appeared in production notes of PBS program, “Secrets of the Ocean Realm” at
www.pbs.org/oceanrealm/producers/index.html.

Close Encounter of the Squid Kind.
Reprinted by permission of Mark Conlin. ©1998 Mark Conlin. Appeared in production notes of PBS program, “Secrets of the Ocean Realm” at
www.pbs.org/oceanrealm/producers/index.html.

Finding His Way Home.
Reprinted by permission of Clive Cussler. ©1993 Clive Cussler.

Eyes in the Dark.
Excerpted from
Kon-Tiki
by Thor Heyerdahl. ©GYLDENDAL NORSK FORLAG AS. 1948; pp. 117–119.

Fred’s Big Adventure.
Reprinted by permission of Mark Conlin. ©1998 Mark Conlin. Appeared in production notes of PBS program, “Secrets of the Ocean Realm” at
www.pbs.org/oceanrealm/producers/index.html.

Last One Standing.
Reprinted by permission of Phil Lansing. ©2001 Phil Lansing.

Geriatric Genocide.
Reprinted by permission of Warren Miller. ©1994 Warren Miller.

A Shot at the Title.
Reprinted by permission of Jim Kravets. ©2002 Jim Kravets.

Father Time.
Reprinted by permission of Matt Walker. ©2001 Matt Walker.

Two Battleships.
Reprinted by permission of Maurice Ricketts. ©2003 Maurice Ricketts.

The Bond Between a Captain and His Ship.
Reprinted by permission of Borderland Sciences. ©1983 Borderland Sciences. Excerpted from I
nvisible Horizons
by Vincent Gaddis (pp. 70–71).

Sailsmanship!
Reprinted by permission of Bruce Nash and Allan Zullo. ©1993 by Nash & Zullo Productions, Inc.

First Homecoming
. Reprinted by permission of Leslie Smith. ©2000 Leslie Smith.

Lost in the Atlantic.
Reprinted by permission of Deborah Morris. ©1994 Deborah Morris. Excerpted from the book series
Real Kids Real Adventures.

One Hundred and One Atlantic Nights.
Reprinted by permission of Jan Meek, Daniel Byles and Janet Matthews. ©1999 Janet Matthews.

A Miracle Between Sea and Land.
Reprinted by permission of Alan Ebert. ©1993 Alan Ebert. Originally printed in
Good Housekeeping
; Issue: April 1993.

Pedaling over the Atlantic.
By Jamie Kageleiry. Reprinted by permission of
Yankee
Magazine.
Excerpted from
Yankee Magazine
, July 1993; pp. 44–50, 110.

Fear of the Unknown.
Reprinted by permission of Maggie Stapp-Hempen. ©2000 Maggie Stapp-Hempen.

Exploring the Sunken Wreck.
Excerpted from
Exploring the Bismarck
by Dr. Robert D. Ballard. ©1991 Madison Press Books.

Using His Teeth.
By Lester David. Reprinted by permission of Maggie Rosen for Lester David and
Boys’ Life
, February 1995, published by the Boy Scouts of America.

This Magic Moment.
Reprinted by permission of Jennifer Anderson. ©1993 Jennifer Anderson.

Fighting for Their Lives.
Reprinted by permission of Maris Sidenstecker. ©2000 Maris Sidenstecker.

Do You Hear It?
Reprinted by permission of Tiffany Pope. ©2000 Tiffany Pope.