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>Bev, I am so sorry you were unable to get in touch >with Nancy Wells-Gosling. Her book is absolutely >wonderful - I read the library copy and was so >impressed that I paid the awful price they were asking >on AddAll and bought my own copy. And I've never >regretted spending the money!! She is at the top of my >'if you could meet anyone in the world, who would it >be' list. Her knowledge and understanding of flyers is >awesome. > >Since no one knows where she is, I shall place her >mentally in a lovely cottage in the woods somewhere, >surrounded by flyers and all the other animals she >loved, and continue to admire, and envy, her talent. > >Judy C. > > >>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/nove >m >>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 ...)
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