Vern Hobbs Freelance writer Vern Hobbs has found the delicate balance between the right and left sides of the brain. His technical articles have appeared in popular sailing magazines for a decade, winning acclaim for detail and accuracy. Meanwhile, Vern’s nautical adventure and travel features have been described as moving, inspirational, and sometimes comical. The great novelist, Thomas Wolfe, once said, “Fiction is fact revealed.” As a fiction writer, Vern follows that philosophy, creating stories that are informative and thought provoking, as well as entertaining. His debut novel, Flying Fish, achieves that goal. A heartwarming story of community survival and personal awakening, Flying Fish also teaches us about things as diverse as commercial aquaculture and real estate fraud. Vern, his wife Sally, and their feline companions live on the Florida coast, and sometimes aboard their 40 year-old sailboat, exploring forgotten bays and islands, always in search of a good story.