Richard B. Hayman earned a bachelor’s degree from Emerson College in Boston and a master’s degree from Central Michigan University. Ever since serving as a United States Coast Guar...view moreRichard B. Hayman earned a bachelor’s degree from Emerson College in Boston and a master’s degree from Central Michigan University. Ever since serving as a United States Coast Guardsman, Richard has nurtured a lifelong passion for the water and for seafaring tales. Now a retired English teacher, he resides with his wife, Elizabeth, near the shores of Lake Huron in Oscoda, Michigan.view less