Author Archives: authorpaulhayden

 Although I hate to admit it, I’m old by no matter what measure you could come up with. Besides being old, my body is pretty beat up from years of doing all kinds of sports and assorted dare-devilish activities. During my … Continue reading →

 Notice how flat the waves were in the cover of my new novel? Well that’s pretty much how they’ve looked most of this summer and for the most part most of this past spring and winter. Flat spells such as … Continue reading →

 There is a line in the movie “Home Alone” where Kevin is in the church sitting next to his old neighbor and they are talking about families. During their discussion the old man says, “families are a complicated thing”. After … Continue reading →

 Several weeks ago I watched the movie “The Fault in our Stars’. Besides being a really good flick, it brought out a question I never really pondered before. The two main characters in the movie both liked a specific novel … Continue reading →

 I remember a cool Twilight Zone episode (for those who are too young to remember it they hold an annual TZ marathon each year on the Scifi channel) that had to do with a bunch of senior citizens who lived … Continue reading →

 The event, International Surfing Day, was held yesterday at beaches around the world. Our local First Coast Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation along with our friends fro Keep Jacksonville Beautiful, Sidereal and many other like minded organizations help our event … Continue reading →

 This past Saturday the Wounded Warriors Project in conjunction with the Florida Surfing Association headed by Paul West again put on a surfing clinic for our Wounded (Surf) Warriors at Huguenot Memorial Park. I was again fortunate to be able … Continue reading →

 This past weekend I was privileged to help man the Surfrider booth at a World Water Day event at the Jacksonville Zoo to help spread the word about conserving water and keeping our rivers and oceans clean and free of pollutants … Continue reading →

 Three times each summer the Florida Surfing Association heads up three Super Grom events for kids ten and under. I have had the pleasure of acting as an instructor at their events for the last eight years or so and … Continue reading →

I’ve believed for quite some time that surfing literally saved my life. having grown up in a highly dysfunctional and sometimes violent home situation, I developed a great many phobias and a very low self esteem. I have also come … Continue reading →