Name (required):

  Expression ^{(Optional mood/title along with your name) Examples: (happy, sad, The Joyful, etc.) help)}

  E-mail address (optional):

* Type your message here:
>The upcoming NFSA conference stimulated a new attempt >to make contact with Nancy Wells-Gosling, the author >of <I><B>Flying Squirrels: Gliders in the Dark</B></I>. > ><I><B>FS/GitD</B></I> was published in 1985. In >November of 1986, Ms. Wells - under her maiden name - >wrote a brief paper (771 words), <a rel=nofollow >target=_blank >href="http://www.worldandi.com/specialreport/1986/novem >ber/Sa11422.htm"><I><B>Night Gliders: The Flying >Squirrel</B></I></a>, that is online at The World and >I, a web-based 'nature' emagazine (you can click the >link to read the first few paragraphs ...) > >Little more has been heard from her. It seems that >sometime after completing <I><B>FS/GitD</B></I>, Ms. >Wells was divorced from her husband, David C. Gosling >(to whom she had dedicated <I><B>FS/GitD</B></I>). It >appears that Mr. Gosling remains in Michigan, but Ms. >Wells has drifted away (perhaps 'glided' away might be >a better choice ...). What promised to be a soaring >career as a biologist/mammalogist or member of a >similar nature/science based professional life seems >to have been caught in a downdraft. > >On a Google search, the last reference I could find to >Ms. Wells was a November 2000 request at MuseumL at >LSoft.com from a Cheryl Maslin seeking contact with >Ms. Wells. It does not appear that any such contact >or information was provided to Ms. Maslin from her >request. Sigh. > >It's my understanding that Ms. Wells is perhaps >somewhere in the mid or south west of the US, and it >is feared that she is not living in a comfortable >situation. > >Life often sends a violent spinning wind our way. >Often, we get caught up in the force of that wind, and >find we cannot alone extract ourselves from the >funnel. If something jars our grip -- if no one cares >to throw us a lifeline -- or, if <u>many</u> care, and ><I>do</I>, but we are simply too caught up in the >vortex -- it's easy to lose our hold, faulter, and >crash. Indeed, crashing is the easiest thing we can >do. Flying is hard -- and sometimes, even just >gliding can take all one's strength. Ask any flying >squirrel .... > >I do so wish that the attempts to find her had been >successful, and that she was found to be in good >spirits and good surroundings. Her's is one of the >few (if not only) non-fiction books devoted entirely >to the flying squirrel, as far as I am aware. The >only other non-fiction 'book' that is about only >flying squirrels is Curt Howard's softcover 'how to >keep' book. And the Howards personal stories also had >a sad ending. > >Ms. Wells' story has me feeling particularly sad. >Perhaps it's just that we're close in age, and judging >by her book, in temperment, that I am thus affected. >Or maybe, it's just that I'd so like a copy of her >book, but cannot bring myself to just 'lift' one from >the library! (LOL!) I wonder if Smithsonian can >publish a softcopy without the author's permission >.... but I'd rather see it done with her permission, >and to her benefit. (I wonder, does DCG get >royalties, if such a reprint is done? Hmmmph. That >alone might be a reason for Ms. Wells to decline >permission ...)
Choose Message Icon: None :-) Happy ;-) Wink :-D Joy :} Smirk <:-} Innocent ☮ Peace >:) Mischief B-) Shades <3 Heart |O Yawn <:P Sick >:-( Angry :~( Sad ? Question *!* Alert Thumbs Up Thumbs Down (!) Idea [Info] Info Oo. Talk [ View Emoticons ]

Notice: Copies of your message may remain on this and other systems on internet. Please be respectful.