If you liked BEAR and wanna share the story, by all means donate your copy to a local library. Even if they sell it for a buck at their used book sale, it’s all good. Or, stop in at the Library Director’s office and ask him or her to buy a copy. My wife was a Library Director for six years and loved getting suggestions. While you’re there, renew your card and tell a volunteer how much you appreciate their work.
And remember how Billy Wayne got his start…it would be nice if we all put one back.
About colealpaugh
Cole Alpaugh's newspaper career began in the early 80s, starting with small daily papers in Maryland and Massachusetts, where his stories won national awards. His most recent job was at a large daily in Central New Jersey, where his "true life" essays included award-winning pieces on a traveling rodeo and an in-depth story on an emergency room doctor that was nominated by Gannett News Service for a 1991 Pulitzer Prize. Cole also contracted with two Manhattan-based news agencies, covering conflicts in Haiti, Panama, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Thailand and Cambodia. His work has appeared in dozens of magazines, as well as most newspapers in America. Cole is currently a freelance photographer and novelist living in Northeast Pennsylvania, where he spends afternoons in a virtual running race around the equator, and evenings watching his daughter's magical stage performances. You can find him online at ColeAlpaugh.com.
