The Ballad of Shellby Shores

By Deborah Paul

Around 2003, my granddaughter Shellby came to live with my husband and me. One of our bonding and endearing experiences was she and I became part of a womens surfing club in the South Bay called Ohana Nalu (Wave Family). The Shellby Shores personality is a compilation of the many amazing curl girls we surfed with, including world-class surfers and coaches Mary Setterholm and Wendy Gilley, plus our immediate surfing pals Joyce Flood, Sonia Nicholson, Kiki Foley, and Ivette Stickelmaier. Hermosa Beach surf instructor Vince Ray and my husband, Jim, were also integral parts of our surfing experience. Many of our ladies could hang 10, barrel, and as far as I know, I was the only member at the time who could do a headstand on a wave. Still, the ballad reflects the talent, kindness, and caring sisterhood our group encapsulated at a tumultuous time in many of our lives. The Ballad of Shellby Shores is Deborah Pauls second published book in a series of five childrens books.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Jun 21, 2017
• ISBN: 9781543430561

Deborah Paul

Deborah Paul returned to school in the 1990s earning a journalism degree from Cal State University Dominguez Hills. After graduation, she was hired as a newspaper reporter for the South Bay Weekly section of the Los Angeles Times. Later, she was asked to come back to CSUDH to teach journalism and be advisor to the campus newspaper. Eventually she landed at Orange Coast Magazine as their Charitable Events editor and upon retirement, still contributes articles and columns to the Peninsula News on the Palos Verdes Peninsula. Currently, she has self-published four-of-five children's books in her ballad series. Her fictional stories are inspired by real people she has interviewed or who have left an indelible mark on the quiet display of human kindness. She resides in Rancho Palos Verdes married to Jim, her husband of many adventures.

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