Author Archives: authorpaulhayden

Unknown's avatar

About authorpaulhayden

Author, artist, screenwriter, environmentalist. husband, father, surfer, surfing instructor, volunteer.

“Jury Duty”

This week I was called once again for jury duty for the SEVENTH time. Based on discussions with tons of people, this must be close to some sort of record because the only person I found that was even remotely … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

123,787 Words

I just completed the final draft of my new novel “The Waves of Fate” which is the final saga to my previously released novel “The Nonconformist”. I had not originally considered writing a follow up to that novel but over … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Excess Baggage

I for one, which one could easily determine if they have read my personal story “Chicken of The Sea” or to a certain degree from reading my novel “The Nonconformist” which is mostly fiction but covers a great deal of who … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Leaving and Returning

I’m sure most of us have all taken long trips/vacations. Whether they are just to places not far from home or continents away they are usually something that we plan for and look forward to with a great deal of … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Road Trip

I’m sure most of us have taken a long road trip. If you have then I’m sure you are aware that they can either be super fun and relaxed or nightmares like the one in “Vacation” when the Griswalds were … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

The environment thanks you Leo DiCaprio

The other night at the Oscars, Leonardo DiCaprio made a plea on behalf of the environment for people to take global warming seriously and to do whatever they could to help preserve our world in as good a way as … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

If a Tree falls in the woods….

I’m sure most of us has heard the old scientific question “If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around does it make a sound”. I seem to remember the answer was no as if the sound … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Are good losers, losers?

After the super bowl cam Newton of the Carolina Panthers basically said that sure he was a bad loser and that anyone who said they were a good loser was a real “loser”. Certainly I can understand his post bowl … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

The greatest generation?

A number of years ago Tom Brokaw wrote a book about the “Great Generation” which was about the WWII generation. While I respect Tom and that generation, at the same time the idea that they were somehow the greatest generation … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

The things I’ve learned about myself from my characters

I’m sure we all have a view of who and what we are but If you’re like me I sometimes wonder if that vision is an honest and correct one and if it’s how others view me. It’s kind of … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment