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HAMILTON V. (KIP) GAYDEN ‘56
,
is a judge
of the First Circuit Court in Nashville, Tennessee.
He is also the published author of two novels:
To Circle the Cross
and
Miscarriage of Justice
.
Miscarriage of Justice
is a murder mystery based
upon real events “ripped from the headlines of
the March 16, 1913,
Tennesseean
”
and is rated
with 4.9 out of 5 stars on Amazon.com.
A selection of books by SKS alumni authors:
Wendy Shreve, John B. King, Kip Gayden,
Balazs Szabo, Richard deRosa and
Jack Hemingway.
JOHN (JACK) HEMINGWAY ’41
,
was the eldest son of the novelist Ernest
Hemingway and the father of famous daughters (Joan, Margaux and Mariel).
Hemingway’s 1986 book,
Misadventures of a Fly Fisherman: My Life With and
Without Papa
details his experiences as a fly fisherman and as the son of Ernest
Hemingway. According toWikipedia, Jack Hemingway helped finish
A Moveable
Feast
(1964),
his father’s memoir of life in 1920s Paris, published three years after
his father’s death. A second volume of Jack Hemingway’s autobiography was
released posthumously in 2002:
A Life Worth Living: the Adventures of a Passionate
Sportsman
.
Before his death, in an interview entitled “Hemingway in Sun Valley”,
Jack Hemingway said that he wasn’t really conscious of his father’s importance as
a writer until his junior year at SKS when his English teacher Mr. Borg told him he
couldn’t believe he hadn’t read his father’s work. “He made me read several things.
I wasn’t mature enough to appreciate Papa’s prose writings until the war years.”
JOHN KING ’65
wrote and self-published a book in 2010 of paintings and poetry about Parkinson’s disease. John owns Hudson Valley Homestead
foods with a line of over 100 products, including homemade dressings, mustards, barbecue sauces, vinegars and spices. King’s book can be
purchased by calling 518.851.7336 or at thetroybookmakers.com.
HOWARD MARKS ’76
has been writing about computers for
PC Magazine
since 1987, has
written hundreds of articles, and has been the lead author or a significant contributor to three
books on computers/computing.
STEVE SINGER ’71
earned his
bachelor’s degree in Environmental
Science from New England College
and studied underwater archaeology
at Nova University. He worked as
associate editor for
Treasure Quest
magazine and writes for other dive-
related publications. He is the author
of
Shipwrecks of Florida
(
Pineapple
Press; 2nd edition, July 1, 1998), a
listing of over 2,100 shipwrecks from
the 16th century to the present and
a reference book for underwater
archaeology and shipwreck recovery.
Singer recalls SKS English teacher
(
the late) Alan Laufman and history
teacher Alan Anderson as inspirations.
WENDY SHREVE ‘78
is a past faculty member (1997-
2000)
who earned a master’s degree in English from the
University of Montana and had her first book published
this summer entitled
Shadowwater
,
a mystery set in
Cape Cod where Wendy lives. She is working on a sequel
entitled
Dark Sea
(
Shadowwater II
)
that will be out in
the spring. Shreve advises students and new writers to
write and journal whatever thoughts come to you when
inspired and to have fun. “When writing creatively,
remember your audience but also write from your heart.
Find your own voice. Write to show people new ideas,
places, experiences and your love of the written word.“
BALAZS SZABO ’63
wrote a book about his
experience as a boy in Hungary during the time
of the Soviet Occupation and the Hungarian
Revolution, and his solo defection to the U.S.
Knock in the Night
(
Refugee Press 2013
is a memoir that has
been likened to
The Diary of Anne Frank
in its vivid
and captivating account of a childhood under a
terrorist regime. Szabo is also an accomplished
artist and has several published art books of his
works including the winner of the U.S. print design
excellence award
The Eye of the Muse
.
DIANE (KLETZ) TRAVERS ’72
holds
an MFA inWriting from Sarah Lawrence
College, taught writing at SUNY Purchase
for a decade, and lectured at Westchester
Community College in the Lifelong Learning
program. She now heads her own company,
Perfectly Stated Lectures andWriting
Projects, which offers literary lectures and
memoir writing workshops in assisted living
residences in the New York area. Travers
says that it was her senior project at SKS on
the History of the Women’s Movement in
America that sparked her interest and built
her confidence in writing. Her SKS dance
teacher and local Cornwall journalist, Judy
Bennet, must have seen Travers’ potential
when Bennet invited Travers to attend a
luncheon of journalists sponsored by Orange
County. Diane Travers created
“
Our Common
Ground” for
On the Mountain
.
WILLIAM MCDONALD ’64
spent most of his career with the
Connecticut Post
as a feature writer,
including sports reporting, people
profiles, and reporting on Hispanic
issues. An avid paddler, he has
had articles published in
Canoe
and
Paddler
magazines. His blog is
PeterPondSociety.com. McDonald
was editor of SKS’
Mountaineer
newspaper and credits Mr. Carhart,
his English teacher at SKS, for being a
major influence in his life.
